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1* AdaptationDisplacement: Most people tend to think of the 1970s TV version first, before the original play or the movie that preceded it.
2* DiagnosedByTheAudience: Felix is fastidious, obsessive, {{man child}}ish, and insensitive without meaning to be. Even when he's trying to be on his best behavior, he finds it difficult to impossible to control his quirks. None of his screen-time ever gives a diagnosis for any of his unusual characteristics.
3* QuestionableCasting: Upon the female version's debut with Sally Struthers as Florence (female Felix) and Creator/RitaMoreno as Olive (female Oscar), at least a few reviewers referred to their casting as bizarre and "quixotic". To a lesser extent, Jenny Seagrove's casting as Olive in the 2001 West End production of the female version.
4* SignatureScene: From the play, "It's not spaghetti, it's linguini!" For many years, it was ''the'' go-to scene for first-time actors doing "partner" scenes.
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