"Bosom Buddies" (1980) TV series 1980-1982

Creators:

Robert L. Boyett
Thomas L. Miller
Chris Thompson

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

27 November 1980 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Friendship can be a real drag.

Plot:

Two single men must disguise themselves as women to live in the one apartment they can afford.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Cross Dressing | Transvestism | Gender Disguise | Sitcom

Cast

 (Series Cast [7])

Tom Hanks	...	Buffy Wilson / ... (37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Peter Scolari	...	Henry Desmond / ... (37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Donna Dixon	...	Sonny Lumet (37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Holland Taylor	...	Ruth Dunbar (37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Telma Hopkins	...	Isabelle Hammond (37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Wendie Jo Sperber	...	Amy Cassidy (37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Lucille Benson	...	Lilly Sinclair (17 episodes, 1980-1981)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Lafayette Park - 2801 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions

Trivia:

The original theme song to the show was "My Life" by Billy Joel and was performed by Bertie Higgins.

Quotes:

Kip 'Buffy' Wilson: I ate my albino snake.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Making a 'Splash' (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

My Life

This Show Sucks

A local TV station began showing episodes of 'Bosum Buddies' and all I tell you is that unless you were old enough to remember watching this show back in the eighties, don't bother looking for it. I was a big fan of 'Bosum Buddies' back in grade school but after twenty-five years it has dated badly. While I admit it's interesting to see Tom Hanks back when he was young and unknown, the jokes are of the early PC variety and the plot lines revolve around Tom Hanks' and Peter Scolari's attempt to hide their cross-dressing secret from the women at the hotel. Watching this show in 2005, it's incredible how preachy everybody was back then.