Bosom Buddies - Episode Guide

Season 1

Bosom Buddies

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1980

Bosom Buddies

Henry Desmond and Kip Wilson are imaginative young admen who solve an acute housing problem by donning wigs and dresses to qualify for residence in the Susan B. Anthony hotel for women.

My Brother, My Sister, Myself

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1980

My Brother, My Sister, Myself

When Kip is discovered in the apartment without his Buffy disguise, Lilly Sinclair, the new manager of the hotel, decides to have the other residents vote on whether Buffy and Hildegarde are evicted or not.

Loathe Thy Neighbor

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1980

Loathe Thy Neighbor

Feuds erupt amongst Amy and Sonny and Kip and Henry.

Macho Man

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1980

Macho Man

Henry worries that people don't perceive him to be masculine, so he overcompensates.

What Price Glory?

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Jan 1, 1981

What Price Glory?

The boys try to out-sleaze a rival ad man to land an account. Meanwhile Isabelle leads a self-defense class.

Kip and Sonny's Date

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1981

Kip and Sonny's Date

Sonny and a nervous Kip double date with Henry and Ruth's purple haired niece who calls herself Andrea Puss.

Beauty and the Beasts

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1981

Beauty and the Beasts

After experiencing life as an unattractive woman, Henry realizes that he himself has been shallow in only dating women for their looks, so he asks out Amy.

Revenge

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1981

Revenge

Amy instigates an elaborate charade with her friends to get back at a snobby congressional aide who dumped her at a costume party.

Amy's Career

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Jan 29, 1981

Amy's Career

Amy employs unusual tactics when she pitches an ad for Mountain Pine mouthwash.

Gotta Dance

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Feb 5, 1981

Gotta Dance

Sonny decides to go home to Michigan, so Kip entices her to stay by getting her a starring role in a TV commercial.

Sonny Boy

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Feb 12, 1981

Sonny Boy

Kip and Henry (as Buffy and Hildy) subdue two criminals that are robbing the hotel, drawing the attention of the media, and Henry's mother.

How Great Thou Art

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Feb 19, 1981

How Great Thou Art

Kip's artwork inspires Henry to have it displayed in a special showing inside a local art gallery as an original birthday present for him. Some attending patrons though , are not impressed with it.

Kip Quits

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Feb 26, 1981

Kip Quits

Kip quits his job rather than change a campaign to please a client and winds up selling hot dogs on a street corner.

Only the Lonely

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Mar 12, 1981

Only the Lonely

When Ruth pushes an evening of home entertainment on Kip and Henry, they realize she may not have any friends. Meanwhile Sonny, Amy and Isabelle care for a box full of kittens.

The Rewrite

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Mar 19, 1981

The Rewrite

Buffy and Hildy are nearly unmasked, so Henry writes about the incident and keeps trying to improve the story by changing the tone.

The Show Must Go On

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Mar 26, 1981

The Show Must Go On

The guys take jobs bussing tables to afford Isabelle the opportunity to sing in a night club.

The Hospital

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Apr 2, 1981

The Hospital

A blind hospital patient who can see right through Kip falls for Sonny. Meanwhile Lily is hospitalized for mono and Buffy and Hildy work at the hospital as candy stripers.

Best Friends

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Apr 9, 1981

Best Friends

Henry becomes jealous of Kip's revived friendship with his childhood friend, now a rock star.

Cahoots

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Apr 30, 1981

Cahoots

Kip and Amy agree to help each other get Sonny and Henry.

Season 2

The Truth and Other Lies

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1981

The Truth and Other Lies

Kip's ill timed decision to tell Sonny the truth about his alter ego causes an international incident.

There's No Business

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1981

There's No Business

Henry impulsively buys a TV commercial production house and later learns it's heavily in debt.

Reunion

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1981

Reunion

At their class reunion, Henry relives a painful incident with a deaf girl while Kip tries to flaunt Sonny in front of all of his former classmates.

One for You, One for Me

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Nov 27, 1981

One for You, One for Me

After berating Kip for being irresponsible with money, Henry buys a stolen VCR and is thrown in jail.

On the Road to Monte Carlo

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Dec 4, 1981

On the Road to Monte Carlo

Kip and Henry are nearly crushed in an elevator accident and subsequently decide to experience some wild fantasies before they die.

WaterBalloonGate

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Dec 11, 1981

WaterBalloonGate

Kip and Henry drop a water balloon on a car that turns out to belong to Richard Nixon. After being questioned by the Secret Service, Kip is so shaken that he gives up practical jokes.

All You Need is Love

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Dec 18, 1981

All You Need is Love

Depressed after breaking up with another girlfriend, Henry goes to a video dating service, where he meets a beautiful Satanist; Kip tries to lure Sonny into bed.

The Slightly Illustrated Man

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Jan 8, 1982

The Slightly Illustrated Man

To prove their deep love for Sonny and Henry, Kip and Amy go to a tattoo parlor.

Two Percent Solution

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Jan 15, 1982

Two Percent Solution

Ruth quits her job and comes to work full time at 60 Seconds Street. When feuds erupt between Ruth and the boys, Amy realizes her stake in the company is significant.

Cablevision

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Jan 22, 1982

Cablevision

Kip and Henry produce an episode length cable variety show, including an appearance by their special guest star and kidnap victim Penny Marshall.

The Grandfather

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1982

The Grandfather

Henry saves the life of a little girl who turns out to be the granddaughter of a mob boss.

Hildy's Dirt Nap

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1982

Hildy's Dirt Nap

A middle aged man falls in love with Hildy, so Henry fakes Hildy's death.

Kip Off the Old Block

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1982

Kip Off the Old Block

After a spat with his wife, Kip's dad seeks refuge with Kip and Henry at the hotel; Kip must explain his lifestyle to his father.

The Way Kip and Henry Were

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1982

The Way Kip and Henry Were

To cheer up Isabelle, Henry recounts his college days and the story of how the boys began working for Ruth.

Who's on Thirst?

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1982

Who's on Thirst?

Kip and Henry's weekend at a secluded cabin yields hunger and fears of death. Meanwhile Ruth accidentally lets a tiger loose in New York City.

Not with My Sister, You Pig

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1982

Not with My Sister, You Pig

Kip is furious when he thinks Henry has acted improperly with his kid sister.

Not the Last Picture Show

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Mar 25, 1982

Not the Last Picture Show

Kip, Sonny, Henry and Amy imagine what their lives will be like as senior citizens.

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