It was so funny and their seemed to be so much chemistry amongst the cast. What went wrong???

They got away from dressing like women when their identities were discovered and when they got their own ad agency. I believe that's where they went wrong.

Maybe it was a case of "too soon" with the way some of the storylines went. Personally, I would have loved to have seen the show keep going.

Maybe it was a case of "too soon" with the way some of the storylines went. Personally, I would have loved to have seen the show keep going.
Yeah, but then we wouldn't have had Peter Scolari as Michael on Newhart. He and Julia Duffy were hilarious together. :D

Too much Buddies, not enough Bosom! :eek: Like comedyfreak said this show went downhill when when Tom and Peter stopped cross dressing.

i remember hearing rumors that some network executive HATED the show and wanted to do anything possible to get it cancelled, of course the ratings weren't spectacular in the original run but it was a big hit when it was syndicated soon after.

A later time slot may have helped. I think they should have put it on Tuesdays at 9:30, following 'Three's Company'. Those two shows would have fit perfectly together.

Because, despite the talented cast, it was a one-note joke which they could only go so far with before it became stale.

Because, despite the talented cast, it was a one-note joke which they could only go so far with before it became stale.
I have to agree with that. It's amazing how much mileage they WERE able to get out of it.

The timeslot change for the second season didn't help either, from what I recall.
Finally got Season 2 on DVD....LOL.

Mork & Mindy may have also inadvertently contributed to Bosom Buddies' early exit. To put things into proper perspective (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080202/board/flat/99308937?d=114776894#114776894):
ABC's sitcom ratings were slipping when "Bosom Buddies" was on the air. The show was generally paired with "Mork and Mindy," which had steadily declining ratings beginning in the second season, when they dropped the bulk of the cast and tried to moralize the show. The first season of "BB" stayed nestled after "M&M" on Thursday nights, and ABC's Thursday night shows weren't faring all that great in the ratings. Season 2 of "BB" bounced back and forth on Thursday and Friday nights... and again, "Mork and Mindy" is somewhat to blame for its ultimate cancellation. The final season of "M&M" found Mork giving birth to full-grown baby Mirth (Jonathan Winters), and this twist ran off droves of viewers. By the end of the season, ABC cleaned house and canceled half of their sitcoms ("Mork and Mindy," "Bosom Buddies," "Maggie," "It's a Living," "Best of the West," "Barney Miller," etc.).

Too much Buddies, not enough Bosom! :eek: Like comedyfreak said this show went downhill when when Tom and Peter stopped cross dressing.
Hmm and that basically was the main catch of the show wasn't it? That would be like Laverne & Shirley without Shirley no longer on the show, ...........oh wait that did happen!

The timeslot change for the second season didn't help either, from what I recall.
Finally got Season 2 on DVD....LOL.

If you combine the fact that the episodes don't seem to run in sequence, with the fact that the show vanished for over a month (early in the season, I might add), and the fact that it was preempted on more than one occasion, it's kind of easy to see why it might not have been retaining an audience's attention.

https://jacksonupperco.com/2021/11/03/short-lived-sitcom-potpourri-viii/

The problem is that, despite everyone having basic personalities, the storytelling never fully uses them for plot, instead resorting to structural romantic trappings or weekly gimmicks, even after drag is minimized at the top of Season Two (when all the regulars find out), and the workplace moves from the ad agency to the commercial house, which invites a string of disconnected episodic notions that, at their best, are comedic, but for the most part, have nothing to do with the characters — the situation.

And, of course, the biggest problem with the series (https://web.archive.org/web/20061031135959/http://www.jumptheshark.com/b/bosombuddies.htm) is its situation — a premise is a promise to the audience, and by setting up such a difficult one, the show is forced into a Catch-22: either it leans into its limited idea and burns out quickly, or it moves away and develops into the vague, low-concept “hangout comedy” of the second season, abandoning its promised design. Neither is a great option, but by choosing the latter, the show needs better characters, stories that flatter said characters, and/or more directly star-making material — like slapstick — to justify the rejection of its identity. And I’m afraid Bosom Buddies never gets there.