Bosom Buddies (1980-1982) had one of the most preposterous premises
ever. From the product description: Kip and Henry work at an advertising agency as an artist and writer
respectively. When the apartment that they were living in was condemned,
they had no place to live. So Amy their co-worker, who has a crush on
Henry, suggests that they stay with her but the only the problem is that
it's for girls only. So they get into drag and assume the personas of
Buffy and Hildegarde. When Kip meets Sonny, Amy's attractive roommate,
he is smitten and when they learn that there's a vacancy in the building,
Kip convinces Henry to take it so he can be close to Sonny, and so that
this experience might be good material for a book that Henry can write.
This is the TV show that made Tom Hanks a star and he's the key to it's
success. For the second and last year the show underwent a format change
and was funnier than ever.
During season 2 Kip and Henry reveal their secret to the ladies they
love. As a result, there is a lot less cross-dressing on the show. In
addition, they quit their jobs at the ad agency and run a TV production
studio; with the new business the series was able to stretch out a bit
and add more wacky situations for the gang.
Bosom Buddies is the kind of broad comedy sitcoms were famous
for during the 1980s, nothing subtle about it, but somehow Tom Hanks makes
it all watchable; he's a joy to watch even if he does have a pained expression
on his face most of the time...
