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Bosom Buddies - The Complete Series
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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 5
Average rating: 4.0 of 5
One of the funnier comedies of the late 70's - early 80's era 4 out of 5 stars.
5 of 5 people found this review helpful.
Sure, the storyline had been done before in "Some Like it Hot", but I really loved this show. The obvious reason for looking back on it now is to see Tom Hanks "back in the day" before he hit the big screen. After all, he was the only actor besides Spencer Tracy to ever win back-to-back Best Actor Oscars. Wouldn't you be curious if we had 40 or so half-hour episodes of Spence as a young man parading around in a dress in a situation comedy? I know I would. Besides Tom Hanks, the other castmembers were terrific, and most had pretty good careers. Peter Scolari (Henry Desmond) had a long run on "Newhart" in the 80's, Donna Dixon (Sonny Lumet) was adequate enough as Hank's love interest on the show, the late Wendy Jo Sperber (Amy Cassidy) was very good as the overweight girl who hoped against hope that Scolari's character would come to love her, and then there's the early appearance of Telma Hopkins (Isabelle Hammond) who had other comedic roles on "Gimme A Break" and then "Family Matters". Holland Taylor as Ruth Dunbar rounds out the cast as Kip and Henry's boss in the first season and partner in the second one. She's part foil and part friend to the leading duo at a time (the early 80's) before the boomers had aged to the point where they would admit that there was such a thing as a beautiful older woman, which she was.
The show lost some of its appeal when the women found out that Buffy and Hildy were really Kip and Henry, but then the ruse couldn't have gone on for another entire season without the show losing even more appeal. Things were kept pretty interesting in the second season though by changing scenery - Kip and Henry buy their own ad agency - and by Kip blowing it in the worst way by cheating on Sonny. Sonny's response to finding out is not what Kip expected - she's OK with it for all the wrong reasons. It turns out she was never that sure of their relationship and she felt her lack of a reaction just proved she wasn't ready for an exclusive arrangement after all. The show lasted for only about 40 episodes, so it never really got a chance to really wear out its welcome. I'd recommend it for its inventive light comedy and all of the careers that it unexpectedly launched.
Editorial Review:
Before he became a star of the silver screen dramatic actor Tom Hanks made a comedic splash in the gender-bending 1980s sitcom BOSOM BUDDIES. When their condemned tenement is demolished by a wrecking ball struggling advertising copywriters Kip (Hanks) and Henry (Peter Scolari) decide to rent an apartment in the same building as their friend Amy (Wendie Jo Sperber). The only trouble is Amy lives in an all-female residential hotel forcing Kip and Henry to don drag and masquerade as their "sisters" Buffy and Hildegarde leading to a quirky series of cross-dressing misadventures that would make Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis proud. This collection presents the shortlived series in its entirety for a total of two complete seasons.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 097361301945 Manufacturer No: 130194
Bosom Buddies - The Second Season
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Total reviews: 5
Average rating: 4.5 of 5
Misshi-masshy 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 5 people found this review helpful.
I don't really have any special thirst to review this product, but that being said, I do think I can come up with one or two points, now that I own this DVD.
This season of Bosum Buddies is a shambles. Things are going in all kinds of directions, plots are picked up and then lost, with little or no ramifications. Wether or not the people knew this was going to be the last season, I don't know. Tom Hanks character also goes from lovable to pretty much a complete tool at such a relentless pace, you wonder if the show was being written by two groups of writers who had no idea what the other group was up to.
For those of us who are used to the sit-coms of the nineties and naughties, a show that doesn't plan ahead for their characters might seem a bit unresponsible, but remember, shows are still being axed, leaving characters in perpetual limbo (Joey).
And just one more thing before the good news, this is very dated. Shows from the 60's and 70's kind of work now, because the 60's are always cool, and brown being the new black, again, 70's shows also work pretty well now.
80's shows tend to be pretty cheesy to watch now. The music just sounds so cheap and out of place, and the way people are dressed, not to mention their hairstyles? Puh-lease!
Now, the 4 stars. Tom Hanks, pretty much, he is the alfa and omega of this show, and why he succeeds to this day is easy to see. From Bosom Buddies to Alex uncle on Family Ties, Splash via Man With Red Shoes, to Big, A League of Their Own, even duds like Vanity of the Bonfires, this man delivers again and again and again. We just like him is all, and as long as he shows up and is Tom Hanks, it doesn't matter if he is tearing Joe Nazi a new one or talking to a volleyball.
The friendship is another thing about this show. It is like a warm hug, like Joey and Chandler, only in pastel colours and pumps.
Oh, and finally, there's Donna Dixon. Yum-ee!
So, do I think you should get this season two of Bosom Buddies?
For sure, it's tv and ultimatly Hollywood history this.
Editorial Review:
Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 09/04/2007 Run time: 451 minutes Rating: Nr
Bosom Buddies - The First Season
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Total reviews: 32
Average rating: 3.5 of 5
You are missed, Wendie Jo 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.
The first season of "Bosom Buddies" is the very best. Because everything is so fresh and comedic. There are a total of 19 eps from Season One. I got this set partly because I am a big fan of Wendie Jo Sperber. She was always so cute and funny. I loved her in "Back To The Future." Wendie Jo sorta reminded me of Mama Cass (and who doesn't love Mama Cass?) This show came out before I was born, but I have seen most of the reruns on TBS and I fell in love with it. If you've never seen "Bosom Buddies" before, it's a lot like "Three's Company" or "Prefect Strangers" but even better!
A Little Disappointed 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Although I'm glad I bought this first season package of "Bosom Buddies", I am a little disappointed that it's not quite as I remember. Firstly, the opening theme song is not "My Life" by Billy Joel. It's something else entirely. Also, one of my favorite episodes (where Kip and Henry go to Ruth's apartment) was not complete. The part where they're all singing the Calypso song is not in it. That scene was hilarious. Makes me wonder how many episodes they have chopped up. I guess, in the long run, it's better to have some of Bosom Buddies as opposed to none of them.
Editorial Review:
Follow the escapades of kip & henry as they disguise themselves as women in order to live in the women-only susan b anthony hotel. Studio: Paramount Home Video Release Date: 03/13/2007 Starring: Tom Hanks Wendi Jo Sperber Run time: 478 minutes Rating: Nr
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