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

User Rating:

6.8/10   

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

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 pilot episode was shot on film, the rest of the series was shot on videotape.

Quotes:

Kip 'Buffy' Wilson: She certainly gives credence to those rumors Eva Braun made it out.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Caddyshack (1980)

Soundtrack:

Shake Me Loose

The Show that Launched Careers

"Busom Buddies", the simpliest premise. Struggling young men who cannot afford a home, take the best one they can get, as women. Someone who watches this show once will first laugh just looking at stars Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, and then will say what a stupid show that it ended up to be. Nowadays, its seems like a simple publicity stunt, great actors doing that. The show was a good try. The writers squezzed every possible situation into the show, no matter how crazy or stupid. As the show grew on and more of the supporting casts charracters found out about the "busom buddies" the show went downhill. Most nowadays just watch it to look at Hanks and Scolari. I guarantee you would not be seeing the reruns if Hanks had not become the star he did, and i'll bet you on that one.