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The Best Episodes of Bosom Buddies

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Kip and Henry, two young studs working for a New York ad agency, must disguise themselves as women to live in the one apartment they can afford.

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    Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 1 - The Truth and Other Lies
    7.8/10(56 votes)

    #1 - The Truth and Other Lies

    S2:E1

    After not being about to take Sonny back to his apartment after a date, Kip decided to reveal his secret to Sonny.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 7 - Beauty and the Beasts
    7.4/10(58 votes)

    #2 - Beauty and the Beasts

    S1:E7

    Buffy and Hildy are invited by Sonny and Isabelle to a singles bar. The pair are ignored by the men, causing Henry to question society's favoritism for attractive people. Feeling like a hypocrite for spurning Amy's advances, he asks her out on a date.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  3. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 3 - Reunion
    7.4/10(59 votes)

    #3 - Reunion

    S2:E3

    At his high school reunion, Henry encounters a deaf girl he dumped as his prom date.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 17 - Not With My Sister, You Pig
    7.1/10(50 votes)

    #4 - Not With My Sister, You Pig

    S2:E17

    Kip's younger sister, Vickie, pays a vist...and he is totally convinced that Henry has seduced her.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 1 - Bosom Buddies
    7.0/10(91 votes)

    #5 - Bosom Buddies

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 5 - On the Road to Monte Carlo
    7.0/10(51 votes)

    #6 - On the Road to Monte Carlo

    S2:E5

    Kip and Henry use insurance money from a elevator accident to take a vacation in Monte Carlo.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 14 - Only the Lonely
    6.9/10(56 votes)

    #7 - Only the Lonely

    S1:E14

    Kip and Henry are worried when Ruth invites them to dinner, and appears to wabt more than a business relationship.

    Director:Tom Trbovich
    Writers:Jack Carrerow, David Chambers

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  8. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 7 - All You Need is Love
    6.9/10(49 votes)

    #8 - All You Need is Love

    S2:E7

    Henry begins getting tired of his relationship status--so he decides to submit a personal add in a video dating service. But when he thinks he found the girl of his dreams--he soon finds out that she's not exactly normal.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 2 - My Brother, My Sister, Myself
    6.8/10(66 votes)

    #9 - My Brother, My Sister, Myself

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Chris Thompson
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 6 - Kip and Sonny's Date
    6.8/10(59 votes)

    #10 - Kip and Sonny's Date

    S1:E6

    Kip's date with Sonny turns into a disaster, thanks to his nervousness and Henry's date, Cecily - Ruth's niece and a recent devotee of punk rock.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 8 - Revenge
    6.8/10(64 votes)

    #11 - Revenge

    S1:E8

    The girls hatchs a scheme to embarass Walter after he dumps Amy for another woman at a costume party.

    Director:John Tracy
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 12 - How Great Thou Art
    6.8/10(58 votes)

    #12 - How Great Thou Art

    S1:E12

    For Kip's birthday, Henry arranges to have some of his painting shown at The La Daux Gallery.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 16 - The Show Must Go On
    6.8/10(63 votes)

    #13 - The Show Must Go On

    S1:E16

    After Isabelle steals the show from Bob The Comic by singing ""New York, New York"" during his stand-up act, Kip and Henry arrange for her to sing at a night club.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  14. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 4 - One for You, One for Me
    6.8/10(50 votes)

    #14 - One for You, One for Me

    S2:E4

    At ""60 Seconds Street""'s first shareholder's meeting, Herny puts a cap on Kip's abuse of his expense account. While Kip is away on a skiing holiday with Sonny, Henry is arrested for buying a stolen video recorder.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Jack Carrerow

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  15. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 9 - The Slightly Illustrated Man
    6.8/10(45 votes)

    #15 - The Slightly Illustrated Man

    S2:E9

    Amy and Kip decide they will get tattoos to show their devotion to Henry and Sonny.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 15 - The Way Kip and Henry Were
    6.8/10(46 votes)

    #16 - The Way Kip and Henry Were

    S2:E15

    Ruth and Kip and Henry reminisce about how she hired them straight out of school.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 18 - Not the Last Picture Show
    6.8/10(56 votes)

    #17 - Not the Last Picture Show

    S2:E18

    Kip and Henry contemplate what they will be like when they are older.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 17 - The Hospital
    6.7/10(52 votes)

    #18 - The Hospital

    S1:E17

    Sonny recruits Buffy and Hildy to volunteer as ""candy stripers"" when the hospital where she works becomes short on staff. Kip discovers he has competition for Sonny affections in the form of Jim, a blind patient who knows Buffy and Hildy are men. Amy finds herself in over her head when she substitutes for a sick Lilly as the hotel's manager.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writers:Jack Carrerow, David Chambers

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  19. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 18 - Best Friends
    6.7/10(56 votes)

    #19 - Best Friends

    S1:E18

    Henry feels left out when Kip renews his friendship with a rock and roll star.

    Director:Chris Thompson
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 5 - What Price Glory?
    6.6/10(63 votes)

    #20 - What Price Glory?

    S1:E5

    Kip and Henry have to compromise their morals to compete with Marty Bursky, the office boot-licker, for a prestigious new account, Dr. Bob.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 10 - Gotta Dance
    6.6/10(53 votes)

    #21 - Gotta Dance

    S1:E10

    Kip uses the public library commercial he's directing as an excuse to hire Sonny as a dancer, hoping to kick-start her career.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 15 - The Rewrite
    6.6/10(59 votes)

    #22 - The Rewrite

    S1:E15

    Kip tries to help Henry spice up a story documenting Ruth nearly discovering the duo's alternate identities.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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  23. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 11 - Cablevision
    6.6/10(49 votes)

    #23 - Cablevision

    S2:E11

    Kip and Henry produce a TV show, on cable, trying to advertise their client's product.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Bosom Buddies Season 2 Episode 16 - Who's on Thirst?
    6.6/10(51 votes)

    #24 - Who's on Thirst?

    S2:E16

    Kip and Henry, seeking a little isolation to spark their creativity, become stranded in a wilderness cabin in the dead of winter. The girls, left to their own devices, try to shoot a commercial by themselves, and quickly find they are over their heads.

    Director:Joel Zwick
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Bosom Buddies Season 1 Episode 13 - Kip Quits
    6.5/10(52 votes)

    #25 - Kip Quits

    S1:E13

    When Ruth insists that Kip indulge a new client, Kip walks out, expecting Henry to follow him.

    Director:Will Mackenzie
    Writer:Howard Gewirtz

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Truth and Other Lies" is the best rated episode of "Bosom Buddies". It scored 7.8/10 based on 56 votes. Directed by Joel Zwick and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/8/1981. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Beauty and the Beasts".