In the Classic Sitcom the Odd Couple, It Was Amazing

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Multiple Choice

In the classic sitcom The Odd Couple, it was amazing that Oscar and Felix got along, because Oscar was such a slob and Felix was so obsessively neat. From a Freudian perspective, what could be said about the way these two men made it through the anal stage of development?

• A) Oscar was anally fixated, but Felix was not.
• B) Oscar and Felix were both anally fixated, but in different ways.
• C) Neither Oscar nor Felix were anally fixated. They just had different personalities.
• D) Felix was anally fixated, but Oscar was not.

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