PICK OF THE WEEK!
Bosom Buddies
Saturday, April 13, 11am/10c, Catchy Comedy
WHEN PRODUCERS ROBERT L. Boyett and Thomas L. Miller mentioned 1950s crossdressing movie while pitching a “sophisticated buddy comedy” to ABC, the network said they if that drag element was in it. The result: The November 27, 1980, premiere of the zany, good-natured and slightly lewd , starring newcomers Tom Hanks (who soon reached stardom with the 1984 movie ) and Peter Scolari (a three-time Emmy nominee, above right, with Hanks). They played best friends Kip and Henry, who disguise themselves as gals named Buffy and Hildy to get cheap housing at a women-only hotel.
