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

Creators:

Robert L. Boyett
Thomas L. Miller
Chris Thompson
(more)

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)

Series Directed by
Joel Zwick		(18 episodes, 1980-1982)
Will Mackenzie		(8 episodes, 1981)
Don Van Atta		(5 episodes, 1980-1982)
Chris Thompson		(4 episodes, 1980-1982)
John Bowab		(2 episodes, 1981)
John Tracy		(2 episodes, 1981)

Series Writing credits
Chris Thompson		(35 episodes, 1980-1982)
Robert L. Boyett		(33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Thomas L. Miller		(32 episodes, 1980-1982)
David Chambers		(8 episodes, 1980-1982)
Leonard Ripps		(8 episodes, 1980-1982)
Jack Carrerow		(7 episodes, 1981-1982)
Terry Hart		(4 episodes, 1981-1982)
Gary H. Miller		(4 episodes, 1981-1982)
Howard Gewirtz		(4 episodes, 1981)
Ian Praiser		(4 episodes, 1981)
Bruce Ferber		(2 episodes, 1981)
David Lerner		(2 episodes, 1981)
Jeff Franklin		(2 episodes, 1982)

Series Produced by
Robert L. Boyett	....	executive producer (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Edward K. Milkis	....	executive producer (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Thomas L. Miller	....	executive producer (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Chris Thompson	....	executive producer (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Jack Seifert	....	associate producer (29 episodes, 1981-1982)
Don Van Atta	....	producer (29 episodes, 1981-1982)
Jeff Franklin	....	producer (25 episodes, 1981-1982)
Leonard Ripps	....	co-producer (17 episodes, 1981-1982)
Terry Hart	....	co-producer (12 episodes, 1981-1982)
Howard Gewirtz	....	co-producer (12 episodes, 1981)
Ian Praiser	....	co-producer (12 episodes, 1981)

Series Original Music by
Howard Pearl		(37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Dan Foliart		(33 episodes, 1980-1982)

Series Cinematography by
Mikel Neiers		(18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Christopher Lynch		(11 episodes, 1981)
Larry Boelens		(4 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Film Editing by
Kris Trexler		(18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Kelly Sandefur		(13 episodes, 1980-1981)

Series Casting by
Helen Mossler		(32 episodes, 1980-1982)

Series Art Direction by
Ken Johnson		(18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Ken Davis		(12 episodes, 1981)

Series Set Decoration by
Richard J. DeCinces		(15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Chuck Rutherford		(9 episodes, 1981-1982)
Bruce A. Gibeson		(6 episodes, 1980-1982)
Edward M. Parker		(4 episodes, 1981)

Series Costume Design by
Robert Turturice		(33 episodes, 1980-1982)

Series Makeup Department
Linda Trainoff	....	hair stylist (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Jim Nielsen	....	makeup artist (12 episodes, 1981-1982)
Michael Westmore	....	makeup designer (11 episodes, 1981)
John Inzerella	....	makeup designer (10 episodes, 1980-1981)
Shirley Beck	....	hair stylist (6 episodes, 1982)
David Dittmar	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1982)
Tommy Cole	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1982)
Shirlee Beck	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1982)
Allen Payne	....	hair stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shelley Jensen	....	associate director (25 episodes, 1981-1982)
Randy Winburn	....	associate director (6 episodes, 1981)

Series Art Department
Michael Casey	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Joe Wood	....	construction coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Bill MacMeekin	....	audio (32 episodes, 1981-1982)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Ken Tamburri	....	camera operator (19 episodes, 1980-1982)
Paul Basta	....	camera operator (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Tom Karnowski	....	camera operator (17 episodes, 1981-1982)
Parker Roe	....	camera operator (16 episodes, 1981-1982)
Dick Price	....	camera operator (13 episodes, 1980-1982)
Tom Weber	....	video tape operator (13 episodes, 1980-1981)
Jeffrey Wheat	....	camera operator (11 episodes, 1980-1982)
Joe Epperson	....	camera operator (10 episodes, 1980-1981)
Tom Tcimpidis	....	video controller (10 episodes, 1981-1982)
Rick Caswell	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 1981-1982)
Bob Highton	....	camera operator (8 episodes, 1981-1982)
Richard Hissong	....	video controller (8 episodes, 1982)
Hank Geving	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1981)
Gareth Wilson	....	camera operator (4 episodes, 1981)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Danielle Feller	....	set costumer (37 episodes, 1980-1982)
Paul Saragusa	....	costumer: men (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Donovan Sage	....	costumer: women (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Mari Grimaud	....	costumer: women (12 episodes, 1981)
Betsy Heimann	....	costumer: women (2 episodes, 1981)

Series Music Department
Robert Rozario	....	composer: additional music (2 episodes, 1981-1982)

Series Other crew
Jack Carrerow	....	story editor (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
David Chambers	....	story editor (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Linda Nieber	....	assistant to producers (33 episodes, 1980-1982)
Karen McMurray	....	assistant to producers (32 episodes, 1981-1982)
Perry Williams	....	production assistant / assistant (31 episodes, 1981-1982)
Rick Bennewitz	....	technical director (25 episodes, 1980-1982)
Josie Hamilton	....	assistant to producers (21 episodes, 1981-1982)
Marilyn Bagley	....	script supervisor (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Peter Barth	....	stage manager (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Nancy Eddo	....	assistant to producers (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Brenda Hanes-Berg	....	assistant to producers (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Jon Hill	....	stage manager (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Gary H. Miller	....	program consultant (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Michael Villegas III	....	production assistant (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Russ Woody	....	production assistant (18 episodes, 1981-1982)
Brett Crutcher	....	stage manager (15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Ellen Deutsch	....	assistant to producers (15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Leslie Kross	....	assistant to producers (15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Sheila Lauder	....	script supervisor (15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Leonard Ripps	....	executive story consultant (15 episodes, 1980-1981)
David Wader	....	stage manager (15 episodes, 1980-1981)
Nat Bernstein	....	production assistant (14 episodes, 1980-1981)
Peggy Chane	....	assistant to producers (12 episodes, 1980-1981)
Parker Roe	....	technical director (7 episodes, 1981-1982)
Roger Garrett	....	executive story editor (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Randy Winburn	....	associate director (3 episodes, 1980-1981)
Melinda Casey	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 1981-1982)

Production Companies

• Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions
• Paramount Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1980-1982) (USA) (TV)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1984)
• Paramount Television (1984-)
• The Program Exchange

Other Companies

• Compact Video Systems Inc.  videotape facilities
• Paramount Studios  taped at
• Sunwest Recording Studios  post-audio facilities
• The Vidtronics Company Inc.  editing facilities

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:

In the summer of 1984 as Tom Hanks was becoming a household name thanks to the movie Splash (1984), NBC bought the rights to the ABC sitcom and re-aired selected episodes to lead off their Saturday Night line-up.

Quotes:

Kip 'Buffy' Wilson: Life is just a bowl of green oxtails.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in "Saturday Night Live: Elijah Wood/Jet (#29.8)" (2003)

Soundtrack:

My Life

This Is It....

....the show that launched the careers of Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari and Donna Dixon, one of the most beautiful women in the world. Inspired by the movie, "Some Like It Hot," two guys pose as their fictional sisters in order to live in all women's hotel. The boys were a funny comedy duo, and Dixon was their Monroe. However, once the premise and the uniqueness wore off, the series was stuck with trying to live up to its own hype which was impossible. The boys ended up losing their secret and starting their own business to try and keep the show going. A sad end to a great series !