In 1965, Neil Simon’s Broadway production, The Odd Couple, was first presented to the public. Three years later, Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau starred in the film adaptation.
In essence, it shows Oscar, a very messy man following his divorce, and Felix, a neat freak. A series of amusing exchanges ensue as the two argue about how clean they are.
In 1970, it also became a television series, with Tony Randall as Felix and Jack Klugman playing Oscar.
Thus, the idea has been well-liked for a while. After taking stock of his lengthy career, Van Dyke talked about his popular movie, Mary Poppins, in which he costarred with 89-year-old Julie Andrews.
Having portrayed both Bert and the bank chairman in the film, he continued by saying that Andrews was “as sweet as she could be and so patient with me,” whereas he found singing difficult.
