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Bosom Buddies
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Bosom Buddies

Thu, Nov 27, 1980
  • Comedy
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

Kip and Henry, two young studs working for a New York ad agency, must disguise themselves as women to live in the one apartment they can afford.

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Cast

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  • Tom Hanks
    Tom Hanks
    as Kip Wilson / Buffy
  • Peter Scolari
    Peter Scolari
    as Henry Desmond / Hildegarde
  • Donna Dixon
    Donna Dixon
    as Sonny Lumet
  • Holland Taylor
    Holland Taylor
    as Ruth Dunbar
  • Telma Hopkins
    Telma Hopkins
    as Isabelle Hammond
  • Wendie Jo Sperber
    Wendie Jo Sperber
    as Amy Cassidy
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Episodes

2 seasons · 37 episodes

Ended · 37 aired
Season 1
19 episodes · 19 aired
▾
  • E1
    Bosom Buddies
    Aired · Fri, Nov 28, 1980 · 30m

    Henry Desmond and Kip Wilson are imaginative young admen who solve an acute housing problem by donning wigs and dresses to qualify for residence in the Susan B. Anthony hotel for women.

  • E2
    My Brother, My Sister, Myself
    Aired · Fri, Dec 5, 1980 · 30m

    When Kip is discovered in the apartment without his Buffy disguise, Lilly Sinclair, the new manager of the hotel, decides to have the other residents vote on whether Buffy and Hildegarde are evicted or not.

  • E3
    Loathe Thy Neighbor
    Aired · Fri, Dec 12, 1980 · 30m

    Feuds erupt amongst Amy and Sonny and Kip and Henry.

  • E4
    Macho Man
    Aired · Fri, Dec 19, 1980 · 30m

    Henry worries that people don't perceive him to be masculine, so he overcompensates.

  • E5
    What Price Glory?
    Aired · Fri, Jan 2, 1981 · 30m

    The boys try to out-sleaze a rival ad man to land an account. Meanwhile Isabelle leads a self-defense class.

  • E6
    Kip and Sonny's Date
    Aired · Fri, Jan 9, 1981 · 30m

    Sonny and a nervous Kip double date with Henry and Ruth's purple haired niece who calls herself Andrea Puss.

  • E7
    Beauty and the Beasts
    Aired · Fri, Jan 16, 1981 · 30m

    After experiencing life as an unattractive woman, Henry realizes that he himself has been shallow in only dating women for their looks, so he asks out Amy.

  • E8
    Revenge
    Aired · Fri, Jan 23, 1981 · 30m

    Amy instigates an elaborate charade with her friends to get back at a snobby congressional aide who dumped her at a costume party.

  • E9
    Amy's Career
    Aired · Fri, Jan 30, 1981 · 30m

    Amy employs unusual tactics when she pitches an ad for Mountain Pine mouthwash.

  • E10
    Gotta Dance
    Aired · Fri, Feb 6, 1981 · 30m

    Sonny decides to go home to Michigan, so Kip entices her to stay by getting her a starring role in a TV commercial.

  • E11
    Sonny Boy
    Aired · Fri, Feb 13, 1981 · 30m

    Kip and Henry (as Buffy and Hildy) subdue two criminals that are robbing the hotel, drawing the attention of the media, and Henry's mother.

  • E12
    How Great Thou Art
    Aired · Fri, Feb 20, 1981 · 30m

    Kip's artwork inspires Henry to have it displayed in a special showing inside a local art gallery as an original birthday present for him. Some attending patrons though , are not impressed with it.

  • E13
    Kip Quits
    Aired · Fri, Feb 27, 1981 · 30m

    Kip quits his job rather than change a campaign to please a client and winds up selling hot dogs on a street corner.

  • E14
    Only the Lonely
    Aired · Fri, Mar 13, 1981 · 30m

    When Ruth pushes an evening of home entertainment on Kip and Henry, they realize she may not have any friends. Meanwhile Sonny, Amy and Isabelle care for a box full of kittens.

  • E15
    The Rewrite
    Aired · Fri, Mar 20, 1981 · 30m

    Buffy and Hildy are nearly unmasked, so Henry writes about the incident and keeps trying to improve the story by changing the tone.

  • E16
    The Show Must Go On
    Aired · Fri, Mar 27, 1981 · 30m

    The guys take jobs bussing tables to afford Isabelle the opportunity to sing in a night club.

  • E17
    The Hospital
    Aired · Fri, Apr 3, 1981 · 30m

    A blind hospital patient who can see right through Kip falls for Sonny. Meanwhile Lily is hospitalized for mono and Buffy and Hildy work at the hospital as candy stripers.

  • E18
    Best Friends
    Aired · Fri, Apr 10, 1981 · 30m

    Henry becomes jealous of Kip's revived friendship with his childhood friend, now a rock star.

  • E19
    Cahoots
    Aired · Fri, May 1, 1981 · 30m

    Kip and Amy agree to help each other get Sonny and Henry.

Season 2
18 episodes · 18 aired
▾
  • E1
    The Truth and Other Lies
    Aired · Fri, Oct 9, 1981 · 30m

    Kip's ill timed decision to tell Sonny the truth about his alter ego causes an international incident.

  • E2
    There's No Business
    Aired · Fri, Oct 16, 1981 · 30m

    Henry impulsively buys a TV commercial production house and later learns it's heavily in debt.

  • E3
    Reunion
    Aired · Fri, Oct 23, 1981 · 30m

    At their class reunion, Henry relives a painful incident with a deaf girl while Kip tries to flaunt Sonny in front of all of his former classmates.

  • E4
    One for You, One for Me
    Aired · Sat, Nov 28, 1981 · 30m

    After berating Kip for being irresponsible with money, Henry buys a stolen VCR and is thrown in jail.

  • E5
    On the Road to Monte Carlo
    Aired · Sat, Dec 5, 1981 · 30m

    Kip and Henry are nearly crushed in an elevator accident and subsequently decide to experience some wild fantasies before they die.

  • E6
    WaterBalloonGate
    Aired · Sat, Dec 12, 1981 · 30m

    Kip and Henry drop a water balloon on a car that turns out to belong to Richard Nixon. After being questioned by the Secret Service, Kip is so shaken that he gives up practical jokes.

  • E7
    All You Need is Love
    Aired · Sat, Dec 19, 1981 · 30m

    Depressed after breaking up with another girlfriend, Henry goes to a video dating service, where he meets a beautiful Satanist; Kip tries to lure Sonny into bed.

  • E8
    Other Than That, She's a Wonderful Person
    Aired · Sat, Dec 26, 1981 · 30m

    Henry starts to date an interior decorator that nobody else can stand.

  • E9
    The Slightly Illustrated Man
    Aired · Sat, Jan 9, 1982 · 30m

    To prove their deep love for Sonny and Henry, Kip and Amy go to a tattoo parlor.

  • E10
    Two Percent Solution
    Aired · Sat, Jan 16, 1982 · 30m

    Ruth quits her job and comes to work full time at 60 Seconds Street. When feuds erupt between Ruth and the boys, Amy realizes her stake in the company is significant.

  • E11
    Cablevision
    Aired · Sat, Jan 23, 1982 · 30m

    Kip and Henry produce an episode length cable variety show, including an appearance by their special guest star and kidnap victim Penny Marshall.

  • E12
    The Grandfather
    Aired · Fri, Feb 5, 1982 · 30m

    Henry saves the life of a little girl who turns out to be the granddaughter of a mob boss.

  • E13
    Hildy's Dirt Nap
    Aired · Fri, Feb 12, 1982 · 30m

    A middle aged man falls in love with Hildy, so Henry fakes Hildy's death.

  • E14
    Kip Off the Old Block
    Aired · Fri, Feb 19, 1982 · 30m

    After a spat with his wife, Kip's dad seeks refuge with Kip and Henry at the hotel; Kip must explain his lifestyle to his father.

  • E15
    The Way Kip and Henry Were
    Aired · Fri, Mar 5, 1982 · 30m

    To cheer up Isabelle, Henry recounts his college days and the story of how the boys began working for Ruth.

  • E16
    Who's on Thirst?
    Aired · Fri, Mar 12, 1982 · 30m

    Kip and Henry's weekend at a secluded cabin yields hunger and fears of death. Meanwhile Ruth accidentally lets a tiger loose in New York City.

  • E17
    Not with My Sister, You Pig
    Aired · Fri, Mar 19, 1982 · 30m

    Kip is furious when he thinks Henry has acted improperly with his kid sister.

  • E18
    Not the Last Picture Show
    Aired · Fri, Mar 26, 1982 · 30m

    Kip, Sonny, Henry and Amy imagine what their lives will be like as senior citizens.