Klugman, Randall are perfect in 'Odd Couple'

Loads of vintage TV programs are coming to DVD on Tuesday, led by a number of shows making their home-video debut.

TV series

"The Odd Couple: The First Season" (CBS/Paramount, 1970-71, five discs, $42.99). After the success of Neil Simon's very funny play (with Walter Matthau and Art Carney) came the movie (with Matthau and Jack Lemmon) and then this series, with Jack Klugman and Tony Randall.

You might think, the third time around, it would lose some steam. But Klugman and Randall made the characters of sloppy Oscar Madison and prissy Felix Unger their own, and they are perfect, with great chemistry in this wonderful series.

Extras: Full frame, 24 episodes, favorite episodes from other seasons, audio commentaries/introductions, "Mike Douglas Show" excerpts, Klugman's 1971 Emmy win, Klugman's book-tour videos, promos, bloopers, Randall and Klugman in 1993 "Odd Couple" stage play

"Kidnapped: The Complete Series" (Sony, 2006, three discs, $49.95). Canceled after only three episodes, this show — about the kidnapping of a teenage boy (Will Denton), whose wealthy parents (Timothy Hutton, Dana Delaney) hire a former FBI agent (Jeremy Sisto) to track him down — is a complete 13-episode set with a conclusion. It's quite good, with an excellent cast. Think of it as a long miniseries.

Extras: Widescreen, 13 episodes, featurette, trailers

"Columbo: Mystery Movie Collection: 1989" (Universal, 1989, three discs, $26.98). Because each episode was feature-length, "Columbo" was always like a collection of TV movies more than a series. Peter Falk is still great in these follow-up films, as the deceptively low-key detective who is underrated by the killers he eventually traps.

Extras: Full frame, five films, featurette

"Ironside: Season 1" (Shout, 1967-68, eight discs, $59.98). After nine seasons as "Perry Mason," Raymond Burr took on a new crime-fighting persona, the wheelchair-bound San Francisco police consultant Robert Ironside. The pilot, with its quick-cut style and substitution of the word "flaming" for profanity, is a bit campy. But the series found its footing and is an enjoyable police procedural.

Extras: Full frame, 28 episodes, 1966 pilot movie