 Early episodes from the first season were titled "Neil Simons The  Odd Couple". Simon objected to this, having nothing to do with the  television series, and not wanting to leave the impression left that  he did, not knowing the quality of the television scripts. (He did  continue to receive a Based on the Play created by credit.) After  seeing the first two seasons of the show he became more of a fan of  the TV version, and even agreed to appear as himself in a cameo in  one episode.