Pop Quiz Time! - The Odd Couple (1970) Discussion

[–] daverindone 10 years ago

I seem to remember Felix saying the only one he owned was ""Buckle Down, Winsocki""

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

"Buckle Down, Winsocki" is definitely one of them. There are more.

I phrased the question in terms of the end of the series to cover the fact that Felix does comment at one point on the limited scope of his collection, but we have reason to believe that that may not be entirely accurate, or may have changed over time.

Keep in mind, also, that this quiz is somewhat tongue-in-cheek.

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[–] MrBuzzcut 10 years ago

Didn't he win some opera records right before he won the car in the radio station phone contest?

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

Actually, everything which was won right before the car, Oscar claimed that *Felix* won. It was only when the car was won that Oscar asserted that he himself had won it.

Excellent guess, though!

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[–] tmaj48 10 years ago

He also owned an album entitled "Gus Lesnevich Sings Lightweight Hits." Lesnevich was a real boxer, but in the light heavyweight division.

My turn: What was the real first name of Speed, Oscar and Felix's poker buddy?

I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!

Hewwo.

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

That's another good one. But we're not done.

Those two were referenced in the same episode-- in the same line, actually. What Felix actually says was: "Oscar only has one record: 'Gus Lesnevich Sings Lightweight Hits.' That, and 'Buckle Down, Winsocki'." However, we have reason to believe that Oscar has more than that.

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

Also, to answer tmaj48's question: I believe Speed's real first name was "Homer". I think his full name was "Homer Deagan".

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[–] tmaj48 10 years ago

Well, Oscar did claim to own a "little record" of a Boccherini work, but I think he just made that one up.

I'm not crying, you fool, I'm laughing!

Hewwo.

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

Ding-Ding-Ding-Ding! Excellent! That's definitely one I was looking for. Like I said, this quiz is a little tongue-in-cheek, we're not going to argue too much about whether he *really* had it or not.

I can think of two more. One requires a huge amount of speculation, but the other we know for absolute certain that he has.

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

Actually, I just realized that we can make reasonable speculation of a sixth one.

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

I just discovered yet another record in Oscar's collection, which I had previously overlooked. C'mon gang, get with it!

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[–] nlfan-1 10 years ago

Not sure if this counts but when Felix had insomnia Oscar played a record for him of ocean sounds to get him to fall asleep-but only after he flipped it over from auto hijinks.

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

Hell yeah, that counts! And that's not even one of the ones I was thinking of! Double points for you!

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[–] nlfan-1 10 years ago

Hell yeah, that counts! And that's not even one of the ones I was thinking of! Double points for you!

Woo hoo!🙋

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

Bump! C'mon, guys, you're still missing some!

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[–] djmaraio 10 years ago

What about the Knute Rockney album? did Felix buy that for his son's team to learn to coach?

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

I'd have to go back to the episode and double-check, but I *think* Felix bought that album, so it doesn't count. Good thinking, though!

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[–] Qanqor 10 years ago

Bump! Since no one is guessing, I'll give you one. And you'll kick yourself for not thinking of it.

We absolutely know for a fact that Oscar has a record of the first attempted marriage of Blanche Madison to Roger Doctor. The one where Felix says "I object!"

It is also reasonable to infer that he has a record of their second attempted marriage too.

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