In the Classic Sitcom the Odd Couple, It Was Amazing

question 242

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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