Bosom Buddies (1980–1982)

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

Creators:

Robert L. Boyett, Thomas L. Miller, Chris Thompson

Stars:

Tom Hanks, Peter Scolari, Donna Dixon

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
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)

Storyline

Henry and Kip are two advertising designers who had a real problem with finding a place to live. At the beginning, the sole place they could afford was condemned, but they only found out when the wrecking ball was smashing up the place while they were sleeping. A female friend suggested they stay at her building, but the snag is that the place is for women only. In desperation, they assume the identities of the women Hildegard and Buffy in order to rent a room. Now as they pursue their dream of success in the ad business, they also struggle to keep their deception at the apartment building so they won't be evicted, but the beautiful neighbours they have are a constant temptation.

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Plot Keywords:

advertising | writer | advertising agency | small business | advertising executive | 

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Taglines:

Friendship can be a real drag.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 November 1980 (USA)

Also Known As:

Amigos del alma

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The advertising agency where Kip and Henry worked in during the first season was Livingston, Gentry & Mishkin.

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Goofs

In a second season episode, an opening shot of Kip & Henry's building shows a California state flag flying outside. Since they work in New York City, this would be incorrect. It is an obvious stock shot of a downtown Los Angeles office building meant to imply Manhattan.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Saturday Night Live: Cameron Diaz/Smashing Pumpkins (1998)

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Soundtracks

"My Life"
Written by Billy Joel

User Reviews

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 !