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Felix Oscar Odd Couple One's Forced Life Leave

Id ESLPod_0927_CN
Episode Id ESLPod 927
Episode Title Being Tidy and Messy
Title The Odd Couple
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The Odd Couple is a 1965 play written by famous American playwright (person who writes plays) Neil Simon, which was "adapted as" (made into) a film in 1968 and as a television series in the 1970s. The main characters are two roommates who are very different from one another. Felix is very controlled, "disciplined" (in control of one's actions and behaviors), and "neat" (tidy). His roommate, Oscar, is very "laidback" (relaxed), "lazy" (not wanting to work or do challenging things), and disorganized.

The two men are "thrown together" (forced to spend a lot of time together due to life circumstances) when Felix is "kicked out of the house" (forced to leave a home) by his wife, and Oscar lets him move in. Oscar continues to live his "slovenly" (lazy) life and is annoyed when Felix "continuously" (without stopping) "cleans up after him" (takes care of his messes).

Felix also has many "annoying" (bothersome; unlikeable) "habits" (things that one does regularly without even thinking about them). For example, he "clears his sinuses" (uses breathing and noises to try to remove obstacles in one's nasal (nose) passages, usually caused by an illness or allergies) very loudly in a coffee shop. And he "ruins" (destroys) a "double date" (a date where two couples go out together at the same time) by talking about how sad he is that his relationship has ended with his wife.

Eventually, Oscar "throws out" (makes someone leave a home) Felix, but then realizes that his friend has taught him many things. At the end of the film, they "apologize" (say they are sorry) to each other and "make up" (end their disagreement) "despite" (even though they still have) their differences.

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