In this episode we discuss a trove of documents from the Garry Marshall archives at Northwestern University. Topic covered are

- Testing of the episodes Hospital Mates and Felix's Ex-Wife's Boyfriend.

- A bombshell of a memo about what S2 of The Odd Couple could have been.

- The Writers room needs for a "script girl"

- Episode budget details

- Script needs for the back half of S1

- A mysterious script written by legendary TV creator Susan Harris

If you would like to see PDFs of these documents please email us at 1049Pod@gmail.com

In this episode we discuss a script we have obtained for an unproduced episode for S4 of The Odd Couple entitled The Decision Of The Judge Is Final in which Oscar judges a beauty contest. We also cover some clips of The Odd Couple in pop culture and a TV Guide cover article from 1972. If you would like a PDF of the article/script discussed here please email us at 1049Pod@gmail.com

In this episode of 1049 Park Avenue we review two very important documents:

1) Courtesy of the Garry Marshall archives at Northwestern University is the actual pilot testing report for the first episode of The Odd Couple – “The Laundry Orgy”.

2) The script for The Rain In Spain which we compare to the actual filmed episode.

Also, Garrett has a new book out about the famous screenwriter and playwright Ben Hecht which can be purchased on Amazon or here