Tom Hanks on 'Bosom Buddies' & Tom Selleck Nearly Tanking His Career | SiriusXM

[@patricke2088]

I really respect his willingness to discuss Bosom Buddies. Many movie stars just ignore their early work

[@ericlondon2663]

I remember that show. Along with 8 Tracks, phonebooths/pay phones, Saturday Morning cartoons, that black & white then color non-remote control family TV that had dials, THACO, and smoking EVERYWHERE. God am I getting old.

[@KeithJackson-ux7eh]

Right there with ya. 😂😂😂

[@jayacorn4719]

I’m so old. I remember my sister and I had to come to an agreement about which character/actor was “ours.” Tom Hanks was mine.

[@WilliamTheMovieFan]

THAC0, nice!

[@douggrey6253]

There’s a nice moment in That Thing You Do where Peter Scolari and Tom Hanks share a quick screen shot together when The Wonders play the Hollywood TV show, Scolari is the host as Hanks watches from backstage…They were close friends.

[@killerofdemons6699]

Loved that show and epic theme song

[@lasvegasira]

Bosom Buddies was the first favorite show I remember having as a kid.

[@gkennedy2998]

Me too. First time that I got the jokes on a sitcom.

[@mretrain]

Bosom Buddies was my favorite show when I was in fifth grade, and I idolized Tom Hanks. One time in class we played a game on a rainy day where everybody told who their favorite actor was. I proudly proclaimed, “Tom Hanks!” After the show ended I followed his career, and would be over the moon if he made a guest appearance on Family Ties or whatever, and before long, Splash! came along, and Dragnet and Big, and eventually superstardom. From the very beginning, though, I sensed he was going to be huge, because in my mind he already was.

[@harrypothead42024]

Same here, I was born in 78

[@harrypothead42024]

​@@gkennedy2998I was too young to get the jokes. I just enjoyed the hide and fool aspect of it

[@Piwork69]

@@mretrainI equally idolized the comedy prowess of Scolari, in addition to Hanks, of course. I loved those funny mannerisms, facial expressions and seemingly unscripted little moments.

[@jwyh4162]

Listening to Hanks talk about 80s television feels like another lifetime ago. We're deep into the streaming TV era, even though it's still in an infancy phase, yet it feels like we're far removed from how traditional television use to be.

[@gregorde]

And those were some fantastic shows

[@Statsy10]

That was such a fun show. Hanks and Scolari had such great chemistry together.

[@ianbauer4703]

Great show with Hanks and Scolari! Loved watching while still in grade school.

[@gregstephens2339]

Tom Hanks for President!!!

[@DanielWright-np3fq]

I was a fan. I cannot tell you a single plot or episode of any of those shows, but I never missed it, because the chemistry between Tom, Peter and Wendy Jo Sperber with Holland Taylor thrown in for fun...it was hilarious dynamite. Even Donna Dixon got some good laughs, but the Three Musketeers, Tom, Peter and Wendy made that show so much fun to watch.

[@cookieenthusiast6213]

Same here. When the comedy team works and characters are well developed, you don't need much plot. Sometimes it is just a way to get from funny moment to funny moment.

[@Aisha.The.Traveler]

I loved Bosom Buddies! 😊

[@Gerrys-Channel]

So did I. I miss the old shows.

[@Piwork69]

I was around 12 or 13 when Bosom Buddies came out. I was the hugest fan of both Peter and Tom bc my 12 year old brain or keen eye recognized the hilarious chemistry those two had. I marveled at how talented and funny both were together. It perplexed me why the show didn’t take off. This kid from Southern California (ME) was rooting for the show.

[@Sunny14136]

Hanks' retrospective on the shows at Paramount at the time brought me back to all of the TV I grew up on!

[@joemedley195]

I remember watching Bosom Buddies when it was on. I’ve been a Tom Hanks fan ever since.

[@lateefpou2986]

Facts me too. I had to wear the same leg braces as he did in Forrest Gump which made me love him even more

[@epbrown01]

My favorite line: “Four years at Ohio State and I have no idea what a buckeye is!”

[@randydalmas]

Me too. I thought he and Peter were one of the best duos on TV at the time. My adolescent brain connected with them right away. I've been a Tom Hanks fan ever since.

[@rockman4699]

Sonny Sonny Sonny

[@epbrown01]

@@rockman4699 People wonder how Colin Jost landed Scarlett Johansson; Dan Aykroyd marrying Sonny (Donna Dixon) was just as puzzling.

[@jonthomas8569]

I loved Bosom Buddies. The entire cast was wonderful, and had such great chemistry.

[@Bobalicious]

The second season of 'Bosom Buddies' was gold.

[@marquiswallace9957]

Tom Hanks is a national treasure.

[@matingly23]

Whose? Greece's?

[@michaelnino5082]

Never understood why Peter Scolari never made it big. He was great in that show.

[@chadriggs6524]

He was phenomenal in Newhart as well

[@wadafuttshowprolem7998]

Probably just one of those actors that decided for some reason didn’t want “the lifestyle” after he got a little older. He was on Newhart for a good while after Bosom Buddies and after a decade of trying and making it in two great shows took a step back from the everyday grind to live his life. You can easily live like a regular joe from the syndication money from one show...he ended up having two. That back end money is no joke.

[@John-ct9zs]

I figured he was likely thought of as too short to be leading man. Then again, guys like Dustin Hoffman and Michal J. Fox did great, so did Tom Cruise. But shorter guys whether fair or not have to bring more to the table, they have to either have amazing acting chops like Hoffman, and/or have that charm, wit or combination of something extra/and arrive at the right time like Fox and Cruise did. I always thought this was the reason Alfonso Ribeiro didn't have a bigger career beyond Silver Spoons and Fresh Prince, he had all the skills and good looks, but was a short guy.

[@vidpie]

Peter Scolari did a "Really Famous" podcast interview in 2017 where he talked openly of being diagnosed as bipolar and being addicted to crack: "I was in very very bad shape. I was like, 'I don't give a f*** anymore. I don't care. I don't care. I have got to find a way to save my life.'" He was 14-1/2 years sober when he gave the interview.

[@crosslink1493]

Didn't Peter have a great career on Broadway and theater in general? I'm not sure if that was before or after the drug addiction, but he would regularly appear in theater productions in NYC and Los Angeles.

[@jeffpowanda8821]

Hanks starred in the smash hit Splash the year after Bosom Buddies went off the air, so he didn't sit around too long waiting for calls.

[@John-ct9zs]

Yeah I remember he was thought of as just a comedic actor back in the 80s, not much above Steve Guttenberg. But you could tell with Splash and especially Big that he had that special sparkle.

[@tubewacha]

Bachelor party was one of my faves back in my immature days.

[@tree3po]

He just named 6 of the better comedic TV shows all shooting simultaneously, with MGnum PI in the wings. TV is so absolutely terrible nowadays!

[@danc3693]

Network TV is a big nothing now - not where it’s at for new shows as far as I can tell. Streaming is where it’s at - some people stream only. You can stream network programming as well now.

[@stevencramsie9172]

We are in a golden age of television right now. It’s just that the networks aren’t the place to see it.

[@randydalmas]

With all of those show in production and competing for attention, that is probably the best explanation of why Bosom Buddies only got 2 seasons.

[@SeptemberChild1835]

No. There are wonderful, creative shows on TV.

[@twalrus1]

By the third episode of Bosom Buddies, I knew Tom Hanks was going to be big in the industry. I think I have watched everything he has ever done.

[@mulemule]

*Imagine being asked the same insipid questions for **_40-years_** and still giving answers as if you care. (Now THAT'S a truly great actor.)*

[@raywalsh9152]

And then ... SPLASH! And the race was on!! I mean Daryl Hannah ... WHAT??? And after SPLASH! ... Bachelor Party ... holy cow ... Tawny Kitaen at the height of her powers ... are you freaking kidding me???

[@iscariot666]

He also worked with the absolutely gorgeous Wendie Jo Sperber on Bosom Buddies. ❤

[@BigHush]

Frank Costanza used to collect TV Guides.

[@jonathontuttle]

Love it!

[@jonathontuttle]

Love it!

[@mcw117]

The irony is that it was played as a ridiculous thing to collect on “Seinfeld”, yet today in reality that collection would be very valuable.

[@ihaveinsomnia1]

I loved getting the TV Guide!

[@dannytse8767]

@@mcw117 Really? I thought it was kind of like those "National Geographic" magazine collectors.

[@geneawisea2708]

Loved Bosom Buddies as a kid

[@jeffnettleton3858]

That may be the way that Hanks remembers it; but it wasn't the case. Bosom Biddies went through several timeslot changes, including airing on different nights. There was a promo for the series, where they joked about doing the "network shuffle," as they changed nights. Magnum PI was on opposite Barney Miller and It's a Living, in its first season. In the second season, Bosom Buddies started out against Nurse and Knots Landing, before being switched to an earlier timeslot, putting them up against Magnum PI. They were also switched to Friday nights, up against The Incredible Hulk, before the switch back to Thursday, in the slot against Magnum. I loved the series and followed it through the changes; but, in retrospect, it had worn out its premise in the first season and the second was a struggle to find plots.

[@dannytse8767]

I would think Tom Selleck has a different memory of that period of time...."I could've been Indiana Jones."

[@MrsRosencranz1]

A great show. I watched every episode a few years ago. Kip was darker than I remembered. The episode where they reveal themselves is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.

[@sierravista9013]

That show was sooo funny 😂

[@graterdeddly9527]

Bosom Buddies first season hit the nail. It was such a kid’s tv show - like Hanks using the stapler as a Star Trek communicator in one season. They lost it in the second season, but it really could not be sustained, the men dressing as women was a one joke schtick that got old fast and while they had the talent, they could not keep up the jokes. Hanks did Bachelor Party and Splash not long after and was really quite funny in both. It’s nice to hear he stayed friends with Scolari - they had a great play off each other on the sitcom.

[@sotheresthat7882]

“Gloria’s had her hand in the hormone jar…”🤣🤣🤣

[@Evolved-Tradez]

MY top fav sitcoms to this day are still married with children / Bosom Buddies. I remember singing the theme song (bosom Buddies) to adults when I was kid all the time lol. I really miss the days when Hanks did more comedy. He made his choice and has been quite successful doing so, but I really wish he would throw me bone once in a while with a all out comedy movie. He's great in comedic roles.

[@norbnar7197]

Yeah he was an absolute favorite comedic actor. Bosom Buddies, Splash, Bachelor Party...I had that same exact wistful feeling towards his choice to delve more into serious roles than comedic. Always hoping he'd return to full comedy.

[@augusthere7154]

I loved Bosom Buddies!

[@wanorman2007]

I remember listening to Paul Harvey in those days, and he had a comment about an upcoming television show about two guys who dress as women so they could live in a women's hotel in New York. His comment was dripping with disapproval, and I remember thinking, "How disgusting." But BB went on to become one of my all-time favorite shows.

[@OntarioAndrews415]

I was a big fan of Bosom Buddies back in the day. And of course it launched his career. No doubt.

[@justgivemethetruth]

I liked that show. I did not see many of the episodes, but it was clever and funny and original.

[@josron6088]

I really enjoyed "Bosom Buddies". I always wonder why It got canceled. This explains it.

[@JohnHenrySoto]

Great! He did what he was told! Nice! Great Tom!

[@williamwatson4354]

I loved B.B. The cast was great.

[@NemeanLion-]

I guess technically it was Magnum PI that almost tanked his career, and not actually Tom Selleck.

[@yeltsin6817]

As a kid I thought it was funny. As a teenager I thought that would be “fun”. Now as a 56 year old I want to live in that building

[@joekuul8769]

Imagine this, if you will. Working at a store on Ventura Boulevard in Encino, circa 2003. Peter Scolari pushing a baby stroller through the store...and right next to him, pushing another baby stroller...Adrian Zmed. Just chatting away, pushing two strollers (Scolari's kids, I think), nobody paying them any attention.

[@jedijones]

It was all over the place in syndication despite the small amount of episodes. Not sure if that happened after Hanks' success in Splash.

[@NicConstitution]

As I understand it, Bosom Buddies was originally pitched to the network execs as a straight buddy show, just two guys living and working in New York. The show creators didn't have the cross dressing angle anywhere on their radar. But, at some point during the pitch meeting, one of them used the friendship chemistry between Tony Curtis' and Jack Lemmon's characters in Some Like It Hot to illustrate the kind of friendship between Kip and Henry. The network execs latched onto the cross dressing in THAT movie, and suddenly loved the idea, thinking that the show HAD to go in that direction. After the pitch meeting, the show creators were in the elevator and looked at each other bewildered wondering how in the hell they had just ended up writing a show about two men trying to pass as women.

[@garrickmusic]

When I saw the very first episode of Bosom Buddies, I immediately said to myself, "That guy (Hanks) is going to move to movies and become a big star."

[@SeptemberChild1835]

Of course you did.

[@garrickmusic]

@@SeptemberChild1835 Yeah, I actually did. I don't think anyone hD to be a genius to see he had movie-star talent and charm.

[@dannytse8767]

When I finish watching the first episode of "Bosom Buddies", I immediately thought said to myself, "This show needs more Donna Dixon."

[@garrickmusic]

@@dannytse8767 That was a given, mate. I even had her poster in my room, keeping Heather Thomas, Teri Copley and Morgan Fairchild company. :)

[@EyeTunz]

LITERALLY!! HOLY SHIT!! THIS IS HUGE!!

[@raulzavala9061]

It was the battle of the two Tom's.

[@MichaelMarquez-m3b]

It is interesting that he points out that a more successful show was being shot on film but his show was only being recorded on videotape.

[@claytongross5657]

One of my favorite shows as a kid. I had to Google Peter, i didnt know he passed away 😔

[@jcop14]

What a cool dude.

[@mikepaulus4766]

Ah, that's why I never watched Magnum PI as a kid. It was on opposite Busom Buddies. My dad likes comedy over drama all the time.

[@Naptime2013]

I remember watching bosom buddies as a little kid and thinking it was hilarious. I never would have guessed it only lasted 2 years, Thinking back on the premise of the show now, yeah it probably was a miracle it lasted as long as it did. Donna Dixon deserved better!

[@somegamer7958]

Surprised it was only 2 seasons

[@hfbdbsijenbd]

Didnt get paid for two weeks, but his next paycheck, and all those thereafter, were 32.5% larger. Also got 30% increase in residuals and 4.5% of the gross for home movies. Funny he didn't mention that.

[@djtforever1414]

Magnum PI was not a cop - he was a private investigator.

[@SeptemberChild1835]

Split hairs much?

[@chrischar9428]

​@@SeptemberChild1835big difference

[@dannytse8767]

Magnum was not just a "private investigator"; he was a "world class private investigator". He was writing a manual on how to be one in the early seasons.

[@dinewalton]

When is the nextflix bosom buddies reboot Tom!????

[@g.anthonycapaldi721]

Paul Rudd and Adam Scott did a remake of the opening. There's a side by side comparison of it,they did a pretty good job👍

[@JoybuzzerX]

Wow. I thought the show lasted longer than 2 seasons.

[@DavidBrown-in8hi]

Fun show

[@ArthurRChan]

My favorite episode of Bosom Buddies was the one where Kip and Henry give video dating a try. It was my favorite before the guest actress on that episode ended up rather famous herself. Kip and Rita Wilson... I guess it was meant to be.

[@ThymeKeeper]

Bosom Buddies was way before its time.

[@milesmayhem5440]

Bosom Buddies was just a retooled Threes Company. No wonder it lasted two seasons.

[@BruceStephan]

Bosom Buddies came out after Love American Style and these shows were kinda implied on being a little too naughty for regular TV at that time .

[@BFSilenceDogood]

"I did what I was told" is an interesting turn of phrase. Wasn't he capable of making his own decisions?

[@robertdayton5503]

He dressed up in drag 50 years ago to be a star....he did what he was told to do

[@epbrown01]

People always talk about shows and movies you couldn’t make now. You *could not* make Bosom Buddies now. Two straight guys dressing as women to live in women’s only housing? Not a chance…

[@stevencramsie9172]

In the last seven years we’ve gone backwards unfortunately, so that’s why a show like that or a movie like Mrs. Doubtfire would get absolutely skewered by a particular segment of the public. It’s sad, really

[@clurkroberts2650]

Absolutely stupid premise and show… I loved it. Hanks and Scolari were a great team… lots of fun.

[@matthewdunham1689]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Mark-sd7fc]

Henry Winkler gets my vote

[@fstrgray82]

The story about “Bosom Buddies” being the “ugly stepchildren” sounds a little like what “WKRP” went through with MTM. I think even Mary herself said she wouldn’t watch a show like “WKRP”.

[@chrischar9428]

Probably thought it was derivative

[@fstrgray82]

@@chrischar9428 Something like that. Back then MTM sitcoms were known for being "classier" for lack of a better word, whereas WKRP came off (to them) as more slapstick. Still a great show though.

[@Beardo2517]

You know good and hell well if Bosom Buddies was made today the network would be threatened with shut down

[@SeptemberChild1835]

What?

[@Beardo2517]

@@SeptemberChild1835 Two actors dressing in drag on network TV? Magas would boycott the television company

[@SeptemberChild1835]

@@Beardo2517 Oh. True! 😃

[@HollywoodNobody]

The older he gets, the more Tom Hanks looks like the police sketch of the Zodiac killer.

[@STJ9694]

Jess sounds Canadienne when he says Boosem

[@mrtrent100]

BB was Great Peter was apparently a great guy /friend . So Why didn't the big star Hanks hook him up in his films ?

[@KeithJackson-ux7eh]

He did in quite a few. That thing you do. From the earth to the moon…

[@mrtrent100]

@@KeithJackson-ux7eh Small parts , never had him as a co star

[@KeithJackson-ux7eh]

@@mrtrent100 🤷‍♂️ Peter did his own stuff too. I agree he was just as funny and talented

[@mrtrent100]

@@KeithJackson-ux7eh Of course he was . But never got a big film Hanks could have got him parts in plenty of stuff . Ron Howard stuck is bro in almost everything .

[@KeithJackson-ux7eh]

@@mrtrent100 a fair argument

[@d.l.9517]

Ask Hanks about Isaac Kappy.

[@thefelonattorney]

They used to be so different and they aren’t that different the north and the south of California.

[@SeanDavis-l2d]

Be a good person and good things happen. BAY AREA, like that

[@bandmaidfanATL]

Anybody remember "Bachelor Party?" Surprised THAT didn't kill his career. 🤣 Great soundtrack tho.

[@automaticmattywhack1470]

REM actually has a song that played in Bachelor Party.

[@bandmaidfanATL]

@@automaticmattywhack1470 Yep, Wind Out. Great song

[@chalkbunt81]

Hanks seemed to lose his sense of humor after becoming a " serious actor", but at least he didnt ditch his friends from his earlier roles. Kudos to him.

[@sgt.grinch3299]

Never watched that show.

[@joekuul8769]

I thought Peter Scolari was going to be the super-star; what I get for thinking, I guess.

[@BrendtWaters]

Does Cagle think the show was called "Booze 'em Buddies"?

[@3LLT33]

True NorCal

[@CoCotheTurtle]

Well, the anecdote was engaging, but the headline was a lie, so I think I need to avoid this channel.

[@mrmuffer69]

I loved Bosom Buddies I thought Amy (WendieJo) was so HOT.

[@kilroy987]

And then Splash happened.

[@webslinger48]

We all know Tom Hanks career was going nowhere were it not for the 1987 movie he did with Dan Akroyd called Dragnet! And it was actually the music video he did for the theme song of that movie that catapulted him to massive success. Maybe the most underrated theme song by a major movie star based on an old police series ever. What a shrewd business decision by his agent, surprised more people don't know about this. 😂

[@michaelduran8627]

Republicans would cancel Bosom Buddies in 2024.

[@CHDean]

Tom Selleck…who knew he was such a wicked, evil man.

[@mr.pavone9719]

Rivering story.

[@nozzledrich]

Get ready for tom to move out of the country come Nov.

[@mikeobrien5476]

CANCEL TOM HANKS!!!

[@thebubbacontinuum2645]

Hanks wasn't a very good actor until the mid-80's. People forget his mediocre work.

[@idontreadyourrepliesever8032]

Boozem Buddies?

[@chrisbrimhall1613]

Funny he mentioned living in Northern California and to him Southern California was a completely different world……that’s why many Southern Californians want to create two separate states like the Carolina’s…..so we can be free from the stranglehold of Northern California politics

[@michaelrains64295]

LOL

[@a..c..2469]

Ahh yes, back when Tom wasn't a pompous ass

[@dominysynclair]

Why is he a pompous ass?

[@desiv1170]

You obviously haven't accepted the magnificence of a reverse mortgage, which is definitely not a scam!

[@Jim-pt8kk]

Boy, isn’t that the truth!!

[@dominysynclair]

Which Tom?

[@9erWarrior1961]

No one cares about the opinions of the rejects from the degenerate MAGA cult.

[@lirmchip]

Guys it was a tv show, he didn't save the world

[@acerjuglans383]

Guy, it's an interview. Relax.

[@lirmchip]

@@acerjuglans383 It's gaslighting bullshit

[@admtim]

Tom Hanks is insanely overrated. He has one speed, one delivery, one character. I don’t get the hype.

[@3-2-1-.]

"I did what I was told..." Just like the jabs?

[@acerjuglans383]

You're edgy......

[@362chop]

Where’s his comment on Epstein Isle??

[@ItsJustSoSweet]

Benevolent folks? LuLz ritual and now that he is big (no pun intended) Tom wanted it scrubbed! Find a full episode online, I doubt it exist! They all have to wear dresses to advance! HANKS IS ON EPSTEINS LOGS