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A middle-aged gay artist shares his New York apartment with a single mother and her little girl. Based on a short story written by Marilyn Cantor Baker, which was subsequently adapted into a TV movie entitled Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend.
Love, Sidney was the first program on American television to feature a gay character as the central lead, although for the series, Sidney's homosexuality was almost entirely downplayed from its subtle yet unmistakable presence in the two-hour pilot.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Welcome HomeOctober 28, 1981—Laurie and Patti move back in with Sidney when Laurie's marriage fails.
- S01E02Piece of the Rock, ANovember 4, 1981—The trio are in danger of eviction when the building goes condo and the new rules limit occupancy to one family per unit.
- S01E03The PartyNovember 11, 1981—
- S01E04The Cat BurglarNovember 18, 1981—
- S01E05Just FolksDecember 2, 1981—Laurie's estranged parents come visit, and she learns that her father never told her mother about her many letters.
- S01E06Run With ItDecember 9, 1981—
- S01E07Fiddler Under the RoofDecember 16, 1981—Patti takes up the violin, an interest that plays on the nerves of Sidney and Laurie—until they learn that her teacher is virtuoso Itzhak
- S01E08Hello, YettaDecember 30, 1981—Sidney sits in on a seance and asks to speak to his late mother Yetta.
- S01E09Grade ExpectationsJanuary 6, 1982—
- S01E10Charlotte's WebJanuary 13, 1982—Laurie's boss goes after Sidney.
- S01E11The Price of SecurityJanuary 20, 1982—
- S01E12Sail AwayFebruary 3, 1982—
- S01E13Laurie's First Date, A.D.February 10, 1982—Laurie considers marrying her new boyfriend.
- S01E14Is There Life After Show Business?February 17, 1982—
- S01E15Puppy LoveFebruary 24, 1982—Laurie tries to cure Patti and Sidney of their dog phobia.
- S01E16Laurie's CommercialMarch 3, 1982—
- S01E17Patti the TorchMarch 17, 1982—A fire damages the apartment.
- S01E18Patti's RootsMarch 31, 1982—
- S01E19Visitors from SmootApril 7, 1982—
- S01E20Sidney and the ActressJune 16, 1982—
Season02
- S02E01The ActivistSeptember 8, 1982—Laurie's bringing Patti to an anti-nuclear protest rally doesn't sit well with Sidney.
- S02E02Father's DaySeptember 15, 1982—Patti's biological father wants Patti to know the truth about him -- but Laurie doesn't.
- S02E03Pros and ConsOctober 2, 1982—
- S02E04The AccidentOctober 9, 1982—Sidney is racked with guilt when Patti lapses into a coma after falling from a swingset he built.
- S02E05Sidney's SpreeOctober 16, 1982—
- S02E06Sidney's CousinOctober 23, 1982—
- S02E07The AnniversaryOctober 30, 1982—It's the ninth anniversary of the day Sidney and Laurie first met.
- S02E08Rhonda RabbitNovember 6, 1982—
- S02E09SitcomNovember 13, 1982—
- S02E10Jan (Part 1)November 27, 1982—Sidney tries to help a teenage prostitute get off the streets. (Part 1 of 2)
- S02E11Jan (Part 2)December 4, 1982—
- S02E12Sidney's HeroDecember 11, 1982—Sidney's visiting uncle Mort is no longer the good man Sidney remembers.
- S02E13BalletDecember 18, 1982—Sidney worries about the stress Patti's undergoing because of her strict ballet teacher.
- S02E14One is EnoughMarch 28, 1983—Laurie's soap character undergoes a sex change and when Laurie begins using Sidney as inspiration for her work, he demands editorial rights.
- S02E15Show Biz MamasApril 4, 1983—Patti auditions for a commercial.
- S02E16BlindedApril 11, 1983—Sidney and Patti are temporarily blinded by an accident during a repair of her dollhouse.
- S02E17Sidney's Bar MitzvahApril 18, 1983—Sidney shocks a rabbi friend when he mentions he never had a bar mitzvah.
- S02E18The MovieApril 25, 1983—Laurie's birthday has her feeling old, so she goes on a date with a 21-year-old.
- S02E19Sidney's Art ShowMay 2, 1983—Laurie enters Sidney's old paintings in an exhibition.
- S02E20Alison (2)May 23, 1983—
- S02E21Alison (Part 2)May 16, 1983—
- S02E22AlisonMay 16, 1983—Sidney's fling with a female co-worker just doesn't work out. Guess Why?
- S02E23The ShrinkMay 30, 1983—Sidney rescues a suicidal gay man, then is trapped into being his friend.
- S02E24Surprise PartyJune 6, 1983—An opera star agrees to perform at Patti's birthday party, mercifully replacing Sidney's terrible clown act.
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