Season 4 (1973/74)
| No | Ep | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | 1 | "Gloria Moves In" | Garry Marshall | Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman | September 14, 1973 (1973-09-14) |
| Oscar is looking forward to a big marathon poker game he's throwing, but Felix throws a monkey wrench in his plans as he announces that his ex-wife Gloria is coming to stay for the weekend while her house is being painted. | |||||
| 72 | 2 | "Last Tango in Newark" | Jay Sandrich | Ron Friedman | September 21, 1973 (1973-09-21) |
| When famous male ballet star Edward Vilella is late for a children's performance of "Swan Lake", Felix realizes he must dance the lead role himself. | |||||
| 73 | 3 | "The Odd Decathlon" | Jay Sandrich | Jack Winter | September 28, 1973 (1973-09-28) |
| After Felix's insurance premiums go up, he challenges Oscar to a mini-decathlon to prove his physical superiority. | |||||
| 74 | 4 | "That Was No Lady" | Jerry Belson | Lee Kalcheim | October 5, 1973 (1973-10-05) |
| Felix meets a perfect match for him but she doesn't let on that she's married to a pro football linebacker, played by former pro football star Alex Karras. | |||||
| 75 | 5 | "The Odd Holiday" | Mel Ferber | Phil Mishkin | October 12, 1973 (1973-10-12) |
| In a flashback to a time when the boys were still married, the Ungers and the Madisons go on a two-week trip to the Caribbean. While Oscar and Blanche seem to be fighting the most during the trip, Felix and Gloria are having problems of their own, which culminate in her asking him for a divorce. | |||||
| 76 | 6 | "The New Car" | Garry Marshall | Teleplay: Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman Story: Michael Elias |
October 19, 1973 (1973-10-19) |
| With Felix's help, Oscar wins a new car in a radio contest. But when Oscar decides he wants to sell it, Felix won't let him. Dick Clark makes a cameo appearance as the DJ of the radio contest. John Byner guest stars. | |||||
| 77 | 7 | "That Is the Army Mrs. Madison" | Mel Ferber | Bob Brunner and Garry Marshall | October 26, 1973 (1973-10-26) |
| In a flashback, Oscar is enlisted in the Army Reserves and misses his girlfriend back home, Blanche. With encouragement from one Lieutenant Felix Unger, he proposes to her, and a wedding takes place at the Army base. Liam Dunn guest stars. | |||||
| 78 | 8 | "The Songwriter" | Mel Ferber | Buz Kohan & Bill Angelos | November 2, 1973 (1973-11-02) |
| While Oscar is dating singer Jaye P. Morgan, Felix sees it as a golden opportunity to pick up songwriting again, something he hadn't done since the army. His next goal is to try and sell Jaye P. his latest tune, "Happy and Peppy". Wolfman Jack guest stars. | |||||
| 79 | 9 | "Felix Directs" | Jerry Paris | Harvey Miller | November 9, 1973 (1973-11-09) |
| Murray The Cop is sick of self-righteous Felix, who pompously denounces movies. He challenges him to do better. Felix makes a documentary of Oscar, entitled Mondo Filth. Oscar brings a film producer to see the film and the producer offers Felix a directing job which becomes way over his head. David White guest stars. | |||||
| 80 | 10 | "The Pig Who Came to Dinner" | Jack Donohue | Mickey Rose | November 16, 1973 (1973-11-16) |
| Tennis star Bobby Riggs comes to see his buddy Oscar. Riggs is a hustler, and manages to gamble Oscar out of his money, clothes, the lease to the apartment and even the services of Felix! Riggs gives Oscar one more opportunity to win back everything he lost, by way of a ping-pong game between the two of them, winner take all. Female tennis star Billie Jean King, Riggs' tennis rival, makes a cameo appearance challenging Riggs to a game of ping-pong at the end of the episode. | |||||
| 81 | 11 | "Maid for Each Other" | Norm Gray | Marlene Barr | November 23, 1973 (1973-11-23) |
| Oscar's ulcer acts up so badly, he is forced to go to the hospital. He's allowed to go home after some examination, but only if someone other than Felix takes care of him. Leave it to Felix to try and find a suitable replacement for him in the guise of a nanny. | |||||
| 82 | 12 | "The Exorcists" | Jack Donohue | Frank Buxton and Michael Leeson | December 7, 1973 (1973-12-07) |
| Felix hears noises in the air conditioner and insists the apartment is haunted. He hires an exorcist but he charges too much so Felix buys a book on "how to exorcise at home". Oscar figures out the problem in the end, however. Victor Buono guest stars. | |||||
| 83 | 13 | "A Barnacle Adventure" | Bob Birnbaum | Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman | December 21, 1973 (1973-12-21) |
| Oscar's dentist, has invented a new kind of glue, made from barnacles. Oscar wants Felix to invest in it. | |||||
| 84 | 14 | "The Moonlighter" | Frank Buxton | Phil Mishkin and Mickey Rose | January 4, 1974 (1974-01-04) |
| Felix entrusts Oscar with $400 to buy Yankees season tickets for a client of his. Oscar bets the money on a losing horse instead. Instead of telling Felix what he did, he moonlights as a short-order cook down by the docks. Felix discovers him and makes Oscar work in his studio to pay off the debt. | |||||
| 85 | 15 | "Cleanliness Is Next to Impossible" | Frank Buxton | Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman | January 11, 1974 (1974-01-11) |
| Oscar is serious about his new girlfriend, serious enough actually, to undergo hypnosis to try and stop his sloppiness. Alan Arbus guest stars. | |||||
| 86 | 16 | "The Flying Felix" | Jack Donohue | Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman | January 18, 1974 (1974-01-18) |
| Felix is due to fly to Houston to shoot an ad for "Buckaroo Barbecue Sauce", but he's afraid of planes. Oscar lends a hand. Teri Garr guest stars. | |||||
| 87 | 17 | "Vocal Girl Makes Good" | Dan Dailey | Buz Kohan & Bill Angelos | January 25, 1974 (1974-01-25) |
| Felix stumbles upon a perfect choice for Carmen for his Opera Club's upcoming production of it. Only trouble is, she's self-conscious about her weight and can only feel comfortable singing when in the presence of her unrequited love, Oscar. | |||||
| 88 | 18 | "Shuffling Off to Buffalo" | Frank Buxton | Lowell Ganz & Mark Rothman | February 8, 1974 (1974-02-08) |
| Felix's brother Floyd arrives for a visit. He thinks Felix should get away from dirty, grimy New York City, so he offers Felix a general manager position at his Unger Gum bubble gum factory in upstate Buffalo. | |||||
| 89 | 19 | "A Different Drummer" | Mel Ferber | Frank Buxton and Michael Leeson | February 22, 1974 (1974-02-22) |
| Monty Hall is hosting a new nostalgia variety show, and Felix and his band "The Sophisticados" are dying to be on it. Oscar however, becomes a roadblock as he is mad at his old friend Hall, who is rerunning Felix and Oscar's Let's Make a Deal segment (episode 67), which turned out to be a disaster. | |||||
| 90 | 20 | "The Insomniacs" | Jack Donohue | Mickey Rose | March 1, 1974 (1974-03-01) |
| Felix can't sleep. Oscar, Murray and Myrna all try to help Felix get to bed. | |||||
| 91 | 21 | "New York's Oddest" | Harvey Miller | Art Baer & Ben Joelson | March 8, 1974 (1974-03-08) |
| Felix and Oscar sign up with the Civilian Reserves, and both begin to patrol the apartment building they live in. Felix takes his job a bit seriously and soon has the entire building hating him. | |||||
| 92 | 22 | "One for the Bunny" | Jerry Paris | John Rappaport | March 22, 1974 (1974-03-22) |
| A flashback episode as one of Felix's earliest photo jobs, is for Playboy magazine. Felix has to photograph six girls, one of which will be chosen as the centerfold. Gloria, his fiancee at the time, turns out to be one of those six girls. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner makes a cameo appearance. |
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