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Love, Sidney

30min

Comedy

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.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Welcome Home

1. Welcome Home

30min

28th Oct 1981

Laurie and Patti move back in with Sidney when Laurie's marriage fails.

Piece of the Rock, A

2. Piece of the Rock, A

30min

4th Nov 1981

The trio are in danger of eviction when the building goes condo and the new rules limit occupancy to one family per unit.

The Party

3. The Party

30min

11th Nov 1981

The Cat Burglar

4. The Cat Burglar

30min

18th Nov 1981

Just Folks

5. Just Folks

30min

2nd Dec 1981

Laurie's estranged parents come visit, and she learns that her father never told her mother about her many letters.

Run With It

6. Run With It

30min

9th Dec 1981

Fiddler Under the Roof

7. Fiddler Under the Roof

30min

16th Dec 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 Perlman.

Hello, Yetta

8. Hello, Yetta

30min

30th Dec 1981

Sidney sits in on a seance and asks to speak to his late mother Yetta.

Grade Expectations

9. Grade Expectations

30min

6th Jan 1982

Charlotte's Web

10. Charlotte's Web

30min

13th Jan 1982

Laurie's boss goes after Sidney.

The Price of Security

11. The Price of Security

30min

20th Jan 1982

Sail Away

12. Sail Away

30min

3rd Feb 1982

Laurie's First Date, A.D.

13. Laurie's First Date, A.D.

30min

10th Feb 1982

Laurie considers marrying her new boyfriend.

Is There Life After Show Business?

14. Is There Life After Show Business?

30min

17th Feb 1982

Puppy Love

15. Puppy Love

30min

24th Feb 1982

Laurie tries to cure Patti and Sidney of their dog phobia.

Laurie's Commercial

16. Laurie's Commercial

30min

3rd Mar 1982

Patti the Torch

17. Patti the Torch

30min

17th Mar 1982

A fire damages the apartment.

Patti's Roots

18. Patti's Roots

30min

31st Mar 1982

Visitors from Smoot

19. Visitors from Smoot

30min

7th Apr 1982

Sidney and the Actress

20. Sidney and the Actress

30min

16th Jun 1982

The Activist

21. The Activist

30min

8th Sep 1982

Father's Day

22. Father's Day

30min

15th Sep 1982

First air date

28th Oct 1981

Last air date

6th Jun 1983

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

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