Bosom Buddies

1 9 8 0 - 1 9 8 2 (USA)
37 x 30 min episodes

Artist Kip Wilson and writer, Henry Desmond work together in an advertising agency (Livingston, Gentry & Mishkin) and share an apartment. When their apartment building is torn down, they have nowhere to go.

The office receptionist (Amy, who has a crush on Henry) suggests they stay at her hotel temporarily. 

Unfortunately, it's the Susan B. Anthony Hotel For Women and Kip and Henry must dress as women so they can stay there. 

Kip is "christened" Buffy by Henry and Henry is named Hildegarde by Kip.

After Kip meets Amy's room mate Sonny, he decides to stay there permanently to be near her and he convinces Henry to stay to write a book about his experiences living as a woman. 

Eventually, Henry and Kip reveal their true identities to the girls at the hotel, but nobody else seems to catch on.

They eventually go into the commercial production business with Amy, taking over the failing firm owned by Henry's uncle Mort. 

Sonny pursues her career as a nurse and Isabel takes over as manager of the hotel while waiting for her big break as an actress.

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Kip/Buffy Wilson

Tom Hanks
Henry/Hildegarde Desmond

Peter Scolari
Sonny Lumet

Donna Dixon
Isabel Hammond

Telma Hopkins
Amy Cassidy

Wendy Jo Serber
Ruth Dunbar

Holland Taylor
Lily Sinclair

Lucille Benson