the odd couple be a comic gem . one the funny script ever commit to celluloid exceed only by strangelove and spinal tap and lebowski . lemmon and matthau be best friend represent obsessive compulsive felix and sloppy and irresponsible oscar . oscar wife have already leave him because he be impossible to live with due to his irresponsible attitude . felix wife leave him at the start of the movie and and after an aborted suicide attempt he move in with poker buddy oscar . thats when the fun begin . the entire script be brilliant and fill with brilliant one liner . you be probably already familiar with the f. u. joke but it still work brilliantly due to matthau comic timing . my favorite moment be when lemmon try to clear his sinus in the diner and when the pigeon sister be be charm by a very suave matthau and lemmon be totally out of his element . this one require repeat viewing .