10 Ridiculous Sitcoms You Won't Believe Ever Got Made

8. Bosom Buddies (ABC, 1980 €“ 1982)

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What€™s It About?

Tom Hanks and Peter Solari pretend to be women as the only flat they can afford is in a building that only takes on female tenants. Why Is It So Ridiculous? I like to think that whenever Tom Hanks sees this, he weeps. That€™s got to be the go-to response of anybody who has two Oscars but once starred in something like Bosom Buddies. The only joke in this programme is poor transvestism. That is the foundation of everything in it. It also falls down because it€™s predicated on Hanks€™ and Solari€™s transvestism being so utterly convincing that only one person knows about it. When the fact that they are men in dresses is so obvious that Stevie Wonder would be able to work out what's going on. It looks, feels, and is cheap and utterly stupid. Even for a sitcom from the 1980s. What Happened To It? It was cancelled after two seasons.
 
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JG Moore is a writer and filmmaker from the south of England. He also works as an editor and VFX artist, and has a BA in Media Production from the University Of Winchester.