 Three different stories were given as to how Felix and Oscar met and  became friends. The original opening narration to the show claimed  that they were childhood friends. Several times during the series,  however, it was claimed they met while they were both serving in the  army. One episode (a send up of the film _12 Angry Men (1957)_ (qv))  claimed they met while serving on the jury of a controversial murder  trial (Jack Klugman (qv), who appeared as a juror in  _12 Angry Men (1957)_ (qv), portrayed characteristics of several  characters from the film, including his own. Tony Randall (I) (qv)  portrayed the Henry Fonda (qv) character.) In the third season,  the word "childhood" was removed from the opening narration.