How Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari Made Comedy Magic Together

[@Jen-fr4sd]

Thanks for this interview! What a flashback! I loved that sitcom, Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari, fabulous chemistry and improv!!!

[@redflame44]

OMG.... i loved this show growing up..... hysterical!! i wish they would air it from time to time???

[@paulsmith7062]

I loved Bossom Buddies it was so funny. I admit I would NEVER have thought Tom would become the actor he has. He is incredible in almost all the roles he takes and is so versatile. Absolutely one of my favorite actors

[@clurkroberts2650]

Peter Scolari was always fun to watch

[@dannyboy6754]

I absolutely loved watching the show. Mr. Hanks and Mr. Scolari was a perfect match along with the other actors. Ah, the good times. Have beautiful lives everyone

[@tamirenfisher702]

Oh I loved Bosom Buddies!!!!!!

[@AL13NM]

One of the Great t.v. theme intros Ever! Thank you Billy Joel!

[@vacuumofknowledge122]

Great duo, and the spot where Peter came on at the Wonders' big ending was excellent

[@1962LIBBY]

Being a fan of Buddies was hard. It moved days and times constantly. Loved it.

[@susandunn7207]

I loved Bosom Buddies! It was funny and Tom Hanks and Peter Scalari seemed like brothers. The only other times I’d ever seen Peter in later years was in shows produced by Tom, which told me that they still had a bond even several years later.

[@jeffreywillstewart]

Scalari was on Newhart and then Girls.

[@MrCatcandance]

I love that he embraces something like this early in his career. A lot of actors of his great success try to deny or distance themselves from the past but you can tell he truly loved that experience. What a genuine guy.

[@catherinechaney6882]

I so enjoyed that show, it was magic and then the movies...!

[@MrCatcandance]

@ one of the biggest stars ever with such a wonderful start!

[@22lyric]

I could swear I read long ago that he WAS embarrassed by it. I loved the show and always hoped for a reunion but was so disappointed when I heard that.

[@ComedyAintPretty]

@@22lyric Maybe that’s how he felt at one stage in his life and career but now he’s gotten past that and he’s remembering the good times.

[@chrissiebawn9357]

I loved that show. I can't even remember how old I was, young, needless to say the good old days! 😂😀❤🙏😀

[@BigBadGrun]

50 yo male here, I watched bosom buddies back in the day. Comedy gold.

[@Leadeshipcoach]

60 year old here . Me too! Loved it!

[@pluribus_unum]

Period issues aside... Bosom Buddies was the best thing to happen outside of Night Court for that generation of sitcoms.

[@zoyavora2601]

love Tom hanks in comedic roll, miss it!

[@ParticleLarry]

Cheers

[@rgrndu]

Never got into Night Court but remember liking Bosom Buddies, which wasn't around very long.

[@nnaw]

One of the best teams ever ❤

[@marigoldenergy8512]

I would love seeing them together again.

[@mythra7174]

@@marigoldenergy8512 I would as well. Unfortunately, Peter Scolari passed away in 2021.

[@BEACHDUDE71]

hilarious show, Sunny Sunny Sunny

[@randyreynaldo8401]

I remember that scene with the portable tv well! Though Tom asked Guy how he got to see episodes of Bosom Buddies, I actually bought and still own the DVD collection of the full series, having watched the show when it originally aired. My now-wife and I realized we were meant for each other because when we first met, we each learned the other was a big fans of the series!

[@starwolf3020]

When you take what's written on the page and change it or add to it in the same space without missing a beat ,that's JAZZ , COMEDY JAZZ !!!!!!! :)

[@robertacolarette1594]

I will never forget watching Bosom Buddies. My mom and I laughing our heads off. It was one of those shows that you talked about the next day in work. Great show. She was the one who picked Kip (Tom) as so funny and cracked her up constantly. As Tom talking about jokes they made themselves, I remember Henry picking up his clothes out of their closet with Ron Popeil’s Pocket Fisherman. Only some of the audience would catch that. I thought it was hilarious.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

Or that time when they recycled the old "stuck in a cabin during a snowstorm" plot. Looking for food, they opened a pantry door and there was like one can of beans. And Scolari said, "Great, we booked the Dick Gregory suite!" Hardly anyone at the time remembered that Dick Gregory had gone from 1960s comedian to a diet/fasting guru.

[@vincentjoyce5100]

My favorite show of the 80’s.

[@thebeardedseeker5633]

Loved Bosom Buddies. I was around 12-14 when it was on air and the main reason I watched it was because I had a little crush on Peter Scolari. Because of that I never missed watching the series intro theme. 🥰

[@FloraWest]

Hey did I write this comment? : )

[@chocolatestraw3971]

That show was one of the reasons I learned to juggle and ride a univycle. Scolari was the better juggler (and the unicyclist), but Hanks was also very skilled, and they were good at passing clubs.

[@markcorcoran482]

Kip and Amy drunkenly go for tattoos, and at the touch of the needle, Tom does a paroxysmal freeze, mouth agape in silent agony, and holding the freeze, flees the parlor. Priceless.

[@mythra7174]

His love dot.

[@trevor2001]

This is the ultimate episode. ♥️

[@leeyaferguson9019]

I loved Bosom Buddies ❤❤

[@buzztp5119]

funny show R.I.P. Wendie Jo Sperber

[@joestahl9102]

And peter scolari

[@trevor2001]

She was in Bachelor Party with Hanks as well, 80s raunchy classic.

[@michaelbyrne8860]

I liked Bosom Buddies! And actually thought of the Actors, that Peter Scolari would be the one to be a Big Star in Hollywood! Not Tom Hanks! Go Figure! But that was a well written show! And a Great Comedian Duo!

[@jimmypage1517]

I thought the same thing.

[@GloriaGraceRand]

I adored that show and was sorry to see it cancelled. But thankfully, they both went on to wonderful careers.

[@davidserlin8097]

One of my first crushes was on Peter Scolari. I love Tom Hanks, but I will always dream of Peter Scolari ca. 1980.

[@ComedyAintPretty]

I really liked Bosom Buddies. I remember thinking that Peter Scolari has a great future. And that other guy is pretty good too.

[@ProjectAthleteAL]

I always thought it would have been great if they would have made a Bosom Buddies movie with Tom Everett Scott and Steve Zahn playing the roles with Hanks directing. Very similar actors to Hanks and Scolari.

[@mythra7174]

😁Heh, yes! I just made a comment before seeing yours that TES and SZ were like another version of Kip and Henry with they way they looked. I bet they would've done a good job of it.

[@GeorgeMaster-xg7lg]

It's always good that some actors in movies never forget their TV roots.Tom is one example.

[@Elpadre16]

Classic show I have them all on dvd

[@chiyohanson4622]

Peter was the nicest guy & so talented!! ❤

[@yttrxstein4192]

Yes they did, and everyone forgot about Scolari. Thank goodness we all got to see hanks for the last 35 years though. Constantly.

[@censorshipsucks9493]

Anyone else remember Mazes and Monsters?

[@dangermartin69]

Yep.

[@dangermartin69]

Yep.

[@queenannsrevenge100]

Tom’s one unforgivable role! 😱 I kid - hey, it was a job😄

[@bedobrains307]

My favorite show as a kid. Sunny, Sunny, Sunny! Had the biggest crush on her.

[@jim1174]

Love the show so much I bought the DVD.

[@susanschneider8324]

I wish they had Bosom Buddies reruns on TV.

[@creatinotionchannel2680]

I would have loved a Foul Play tv series with Tom.

[@trevor2001]

The Bosom Buddies episode where they went to the tattoo parlor should be in the Library of Congress.

[@RodCornholio]

I think that show made him a household name and launched his career.

[@davidbaron8330]

They were brilliant in that show.

[@mythra7174]

Loved Bosom Buddies. One of my favorite all time shows. I have the series on DVD and they had to cut some scenes because of the rights issues with the songs that were used in the show. The Billy Joel song "My Life" that was used for the opening credits they couldn't even use and that was pretty iconic for an opening. The end credits had an instrumental song and that was the song used for the opening credits on the DVDs, but with lyrics. It wasn't as good, obviously. And I remember a scene where Kip and Henry were in jail and there was another guy in the cell with them that was intimidating so you think it was going to be trouble, then they cut to them dancing with the guy (played by Ernie Hudson), and they were all singing "Yakety Yak (Don't Talk Back)", so it showed that they were getting along. But, on the DVD they had to cut that scene out. So, it was pretty choppy. I wish they would get the rights and re-release a DVD set with all the cut scenes back in. Peter Scolari and Tom Hanks had great chemistry and worked so well together. I liked that Hanks gave Scolari a cameo in "That Thing You Do." I always thought that two of the guys in the band were kind of like another version of Kip and Henry. Edit: Tom Everett Scott as Guy and Steve Zahn as Lenny are the two I'm talking about.

[@darcyskittens8591]

I love Bosom Buddies. And I'm amazed at how offensive the concept of it is. It could never be made today.

[@Sassy413]

Loved Bosom Buddies!!!

[@nnaw]

I have both seasons on DVD love them both!!!

[@TeemarkConvair]

and the absolute classic line, "Good Job God!"

[@MontyVerde]

I remember watching some Bosom Buddies back then. I thought the show was odd and silly but I did know that those two guys are great together and will move on to other (better) roles.

[@lookinforthe70s]

Good show. Was disappointed when it went off the air. When I watched Tom Hanks in movies for years after that, I always first thought of Bosom Buddies. Great theme song too. Many TV shows and commercials had great theme songs back then. When I hear Billy Joel's "My Life", to this day, I think of the show Bosom Buddies.

[@troycardi219]

That show was hilarious 😂

[@thegreatrenaldo7718]

Loved Bosom Buddies

[@ChadOakes538]

Fondest of memories ...

[@troycardi219]

They were a good comedy team

[@lucky1u]

Love the movie Foul Play, but never heard of the tv show. Definitely watched Boosem Buddies though.

[@kevangeorge1357]

Bosom Buddies was Classic.

[@MLT2550]

Forget forest Gump, to me Tom Hanks will always be Kip "Sonny..Sonny..sonny" Wilson! I loved that show from beginning to end, Taped the episodes on VHS, then bought the dvd sets(Please release it on blu-ray uncut Please!!!). I still remember 1st time i saw Tom before BB in a guest spot in a 5 min role on Taxi as Chistopher Lloyds stoner roommate at college and Tom Stole to scene from CL, which is VERY hard to do!

[@BunnyWatson-k1w]

I remember when Tom appeared on Family Ties as the Mom's kid brother.

[@stevencramsie9172]

Uncle Ned!

[@nozrep]

i have no idea what bosom buddies is😂. will go down the rabbit hole!! I am at the age where the first time i ever knew who Tom Hanks was it was because of Apollo 13 which mezmerized me at 8 years of age😅. anyways come to find out as i grew up he’d of course already been around a while and so i went back and watched some of his other movies prior to Forest Gump and Apollo 13 but for some reason, still to this day until right now had no idea what bosom buddies is. so, thanks!

[@jhgfdsertuiokjhg]

Very underrated show

[@Its_the_Whole_Everything]

That's so funny that he's talking about the TV scene cuz I have always remember that

[@evancortez2]

Bosom Buddies would’ve been a bigger hit if they had the original Billy Joel version for the theme song

[@vincentdelorca1821]

Barry Bostwick of Rocky Horror Picture Show fame got the part

[@rodolfoleyva5157]

In today's environment, you could not make Bossom Buddies. But it was a really good show 😁

[@gaden002]

"It was the show that would not die"

[@krisscanlon4051]

Wish he stayed right there...comedy Hanks...just be like a funny guy 😂 tantamount to like a John Ritter not Forest Gump...Bosom Buddies was my first preteen show i needed in my young life. 😂

[@dt8787]

I watched Bosom Buddies and liked it. Not sure I would ever call it comedy magic though.

[@cel6682]

When he ran out the tattoo shop.

[@KenS-z6r]

I remember that series (old guy here) and thought it was one of the silliest, stupidest series ever produced. I'm glad Tom Hanks went on with his career to do such great movies!!

[@LextheRobot]

Does anyone know which episode he's describing, with the thrown portable TV? I'd like to see it, and own the series on DVD, but would like to narrow my search.

[@patrickmuhwheeney6518]

I'll never forget the "albino snake"...

[@brunoprimas1483]

Maserati.

[@motorcity7137]

Anyone else remember the trip to Monaco ??

[@darrylsmith5771]

Donna Dixon WOW 😳

[@enriquegilmour]

Everyone had heard that word before Rosalie said it on live TV, I promise.

[@atg1338]

Could have never made this show in 2024💯

[@TomDavidMcCauley]

True. It wouldn’t succeed these days because people love different kinds of comedy now

[@esterdrass4964]

I wasn't a fan of Bossom Buddies; I tried but didn't care for it. But I love the actors, Peter Scolari in Newhart was hilarious and sadly passed away. Tom Hanks in his many movies playing various characters, both great entertainers. Wendy Jo Sperber, she has been in many films and always a great performer, she passed away very young. Maybe if I saw Bossom Buddies now, I would appreciate it.

[@DuncanJimmy]

Wait, what does he mean "We became... almost too tight for some people on the show."? That others were jealous, they misinterpreted their brotherhood as something more intimate, or that the studio didn't have as much control over them if they were a united front?

[@davidserlin8097]

The latter. When two stars speak as a united front, they can demand certain things from the producers. That’s what the stars of Friends did.

[@jeffreys-vu6gd]

I loved the first season; the second, not so much. The women were also amazing! Sunny, Sunny, Sunny.....

[@michaelway7936]

You could see the bond between them in the opening credits, what ABC was thinking about canceling them,I don't know

[@OniNoSweeney]

I know I was way too young to watch this show as a kid because I named my teddy bear "Sunny Sunny Sunny Sunny".

[@OldGeezerWithNothingBetterToDo]

They should do a reboot of "Bosom Buddies." Today's culture would put a whole new spin on it.

[@enriquegilmour]

I have a cousin who is basically the same age as I am, and when we were both about 12 years old, he told me that the actress who played Sonny, Donna Dixon, was also the same woman who took all her clothes off on Hot Dog...The Movie. I kinda didn't believe it for some reason. So I checked somewhere, and come to find out tbe actress who got naked on Hot Dog...The Movie was really Shannon Tweed, which made a lot more sense to me when I found out more about her.

[@ricardojimenezjimenez8581]

I have it on DVD

[@Dman425]

That is Tom Hanks brother.

[@wolfgangrotkiske6068]

My college roommate & I had a "date" with Kip & Henry every week!

[@evancortez2]

there was a “Foul Play” TV show? I don’t remember that

[@metsiemetsie6262]

I do. It starred Deborah Raffin and Barry Bostwick. Lasted 5 episodes.

[@TheOriginalFreak]

Recently binging a bit of Friends, it seems unlikely that Chandler, Joey, and to a certain extent Ross show signs of Bossom Buddies influences.

[@David-h1f4r]

Was Tom tickling young girls on Happy Day's?

[@tabuckeye2326]

Sunny. Sunny. Sunny.

[@Elpadre16]

Sonny Sonny Sonny

[@Aaron-lc9cx]

Intelligent people often repeat themselves

[@mr.sa7anserv606]

People would be pisssssed at that show today. Banned in Florida.

[@TheRegularjoe1365]

The only reason anyone watched that show was Donna Dixon.

[@pauloshman6188]

I was there are shows like anymore.

[@JSwan-bd1tc]

Tom is morphing into J.K. Simmons or vice versa.

[@markvito746]

Perfect strangers was better . Cousin larry appleton😅

[@SisterUnity]

I wonder what that very last sentence signifies? that they became too tight for some on the show? Were they jealous?

[@hx3trapped]

I loved that series. I bought it on dvd a couple years ago and was very disappointed that they replaced the theme song. The theme song was also part of the shows character. Again…disappointed!

[@LoveWallis]

I used to think this show was ridiculous because neither of them looked like women. Lol .

[@andrewfischer8564]

all you bigots didnt mind hanks in drag.

[@davidpowell3469]

Maybe I'll watch it again since I am a somewhat different person now, but I did not like the show when it was on.

[@richardlemons8196]

I had a real epiphany about "Bosom Buddies" a few years back. I always thought that the term "Bosom Buddies" was always referring to Tom and Peter's characters friendship, but I dont think it was. I think the term was actually in reference to the women they became friends with while living in the all-woman housing complex. I imagined a cigar smoke filled pitch meeting where some cigar munching exec says, "let's call the show "Friends with Tits", and then somebody says, "No the network censors would never go for that, I know! let's call it "Bosom Buddies"! in obvious reference to the main characters newly acquired buddies all with ample bosoms. Then they all congratulated each other on a job well done then went out for dinner and drinks. What do you think?

[@RodCornholio]

Never thought about it until I read your comment. I still have my "kid mind" way of thinking about it. I didn't even realize what Cyndi Lauper's "She Bop" song was about.

[@davidserlin8097]

It never occurred to me that it was anything other than a play on the word bosom because they were in drag.