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The Show Must Go On

Episode Number: 16    Season Num: 1    First Aired: Thursday March 26, 1981    Prod Code: 017
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.

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Writer: Howard Gewirtz, Ian Praiser
Director: Will Mackenzie
Star: Tom Hanks (Kip "Buffy" Wilson),  Peter Scolari (Henry 'Hildegard' Desmond),  Wendie Jo Sperber (Amy Cassidy),  Holland Taylor (Ruth Dunbar),  Telma Hopkins (Isabelle Hamdon),  Donna Dixon (Sonny Lumet),  Lucille Benson (Lilly Sinclair (1980-1981))
Guest Star: Kip King (Bud Shore),  Bob Rosario (Himself (uncredited)),  Bob Saget (the comic),  Reb Brown (Roger)

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A new version of "My Life" is used. The intro starts with how Kip and Henry went from losing their apartment to how they had to dress as women to move into the Susan B. Anthony hotel (the clips all come from the pilot episode). From there, the updated theme music plays. (edit)
Isabelle's piano player is Bob Rosario. Although he is not mentioned in the end credits, she thanks him by name after her song. Rosario was best known as Bobby Darin's pianist, and also worked with Tony Orlando and Dawn. (edit)
Bob Saget, who played "Bob The Comic", was known primarily as a stand-up comic at this time. He would later work with Robert L. Boyett and Thomas L. Miller, series' creators and executive producers, and Don Van Atta, the series' producer, on thier later series, "Full House". (edit)
Comedy club owner "Budd Shore" was a combination of Budd Friedman, owner of "The Improv" comedy club, and Mitzy Shore, owner of the "Comedy Store" club, and mother of comedic actor Paulie Shore. (edit)
Telma Hopkins was a well known singer before she acted in "Bosom Buddies". She was primarily known as half of "Dawn" in "Tony Orlando And Dawn" (hits include "Tie A Yellow Ribbon 'Round The Ole Oak Tree", "Candida", "Knock Three Times" and "Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose
"), and also sang back up on the Johnnie Taylor hit, "Disco Lady". (edit)

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