Love, Sidney

October. 28,1981

Rating：

6.7

Genre：

Comedy

Keywords：

New York Single Mother Sitcom

Trailer Synopsis

Love, Sidney is an American situation comedy which ran on NBC from October 28, 1981 until June 6, 1983. The series was 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, which NBC aired on October 5, 1981, a few weeks before the series premiered. The premise involved a gay man and his relationship with a single mother and her five year-old daughter whom he invites to live with him. Tony Randall stars as Sidney Shorr, with Swoosie Kurtz as Laurie Morgan and Kaleena Kiff as her daughter Patti. The series was produced by Warner Bros. Television. 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.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 2 : 1982

24 Episode

Episode 1 - The Activist

September. 08,1982

Laurie's bringing Patti to an anti-nuclear protest rally doesn't sit well with Sidney.

Episode 2 - Father's Day

September. 15,1982

Patti's biological father wants Patti to know the truth about him -- but Laurie doesn't.

Episode 3 - Pros and Cons

October. 02,1982

Episode 4 - The Accident

October. 09,1982

Sidney is racked with guilt when Patti lapses into a coma after falling from a swingset he built.

Episode 5 - Sidney's Spree

October. 16,1982

Episode 6 - Sidney's Cousin

October. 23,1982

Episode 7 - The Anniversary

October. 30,1982

It's the ninth anniversary of the day Sidney and Laurie first met.

Episode 8 - Rhonda Rabbit

November. 06,1982

Episode 9 - Sitcom

November. 13,1982

Episode 10 - Jan (Part 1)

November. 27,1982

Sidney tries to help a teenage prostitute get off the streets. (Part 1 of 2)

Episode 11 - Jan (Part 2)

December. 04,1982

Episode 12 - Sidney's Hero

December. 11,1982

Sidney's visiting uncle Mort is no longer the good man Sidney remembers.

Episode 13 - Ballet

December. 18,1982

Sidney worries about the stress Patti's undergoing because of her strict ballet teacher.

Episode 14 - One is Enough

March. 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.

Episode 15 - Show Biz Mamas

April. 04,1983

Patti auditions for a commercial.

Episode 16 - Blinded

April. 11,1983

Sidney and Patti are temporarily blinded by an accident during a repair of her dollhouse.

Episode 17 - Sidney's Bar Mitzvah

April. 18,1983

Sidney shocks a rabbi friend when he mentions he never had a bar mitzvah.

Episode 18 - The Movie

April. 25,1983

Laurie's birthday has her feeling old, so she goes on a date with a 21-year-old.

Episode 19 - Sidney's Art Show

May. 02,1983

Laurie enters Sidney's old paintings in an exhibition.

Episode 20 - Alison (2)

May. 23,1983

Episode 21 - Alison (Part 2)

May. 16,1983

Episode 22 - Alison

May. 16,1983

Sidney's fling with a female co-worker just doesn't work out. Guess Why?

Episode 23 - The Shrink

May. 30,1983

Sidney rescues a suicidal gay man, then is trapped into being his friend.

Episode 24 - Surprise Party

June. 06,1983

An opera star agrees to perform at Patti's birthday party, mercifully replacing Sidney's terrible clown act.

Seasons 1 : 1981

22 Episode

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