One of the defining sitcoms of the early ’80s

November 27, 1980

The sitcom Bosom Buddies, starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari premiered on ABC-TV on this date.

(Yes, I know, this is not the original theme song – the production company lost the rights to the song.)

The producers pitched the series to ABC as a relatively straightforward buddy comedy in the spirit of Billy Wilder’s comedy films. When they used the film Some Like It Hot as an example, the network agreed to the series, but only if the main characters were disguised as women. Although the producers had to change the series quickly, they were able to produce it with little network creative interference.

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