The Odd Couple (play) (a photographer in the television series), is thrown out by his wife, and moves in with his friend Oscar Madison, a slovenly sportswriter. Despite Oscar's problems – careless spending, excessive gambling, a poorly kept house filled with spoiled food – he seems to enjoy life. Felix, however, seems utterly incapable of enjoying anything and only finds purpose in pointing out his own and other people's mistakes and foibles. Even when he tries to do so in a gentle and constructive way, his corrections and suggestions prove extremely annoying to those around him. Oscar, his closest friend, feels compelled to throw
Jim Unger not expect to return to full-time cartooning but planned to add new material. Unger signed a long-term contract to bring ten years of classic "Herman" back to newspapers. He returned to Canada in his last years, settling in Saanich, British Columbia. Unger was a co-founder of Intraca with David Waisglass, creator of "Farcus". Intraca uses the humour of popular cartoons and motivational quotes to inform and boost employees with "positive daily business messages" on their computers. "Herman" characters are also found on workplace posters promoting safety and improved production. In 1990, "Herman" became the first newspaper cartoon syndicated in East