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.
Love, Sidney (Season 1)
Welcome Home (Episode 1)
Writer: Oliver Hailey
Air date: 1981-10-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laurie and Patti move back in with Sidney when Laurie's marriage fails.
Piece of the Rock, A (Episode 2)
Air date: 1981-11-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 3)
Writer: Robert Van Scoyk
Air date: 1981-11-11
Runtime: 30 min
The Cat Burglar (Episode 4)
Air date: 1981-11-18
Runtime: 30 min
Run With It (Episode 5)
Air date: 1981-12-09
Runtime: 30 min
Just Folks (Episode 6)
Air date: 1981-12-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laurie's estranged parents come visit, and she learns that her father never told her mother about her many letters.
Fiddler Under the Roof (Episode 7)
Writer: Robert Van Scoyk
Air date: 1981-12-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: 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 (Episode 8)
Air date: 1981-12-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sidney sits in on a seance and asks to speak to his late mother Yetta.
Grade Expectations (Episode 9)
Writer: Bernard Dilbert
Air date: 1982-01-06
Runtime: 30 min
Charlotte's Web (Episode 10)
Writer: Richard Baer
Air date: 1982-01-13
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laurie's boss goes after Sidney.
The Price of Security (Episode 11)
Air date: 1982-01-20
Runtime: 30 min
Sail Away (Episode 12)
Writer: April Kelly
Air date: 1982-02-03
Runtime: 30 min
Is There Life After Show Business? (Episode 13)
Writer: Mel Tolkin
Air date: 1982-02-17
Runtime: 30 min
Laurie's First Date, A.D. (Episode 14)
Air date: 1982-02-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laurie considers marrying her new boyfriend.
Puppy Love (Episode 15)
Writer: April Kelly
Air date: 1982-02-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laurie tries to cure Patti and Sidney of their dog phobia.
Laurie's Commercial (Episode 16)
Writer: Michael Cassutt
Air date: 1982-03-03
Runtime: 30 min
Patti the Torch (Episode 17)
Writer: April Kelly
Air date: 1982-03-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A fire damages the apartment.
Patti's Roots (Episode 18)
Air date: 1982-03-31
Runtime: 30 min
Visitors from Smoot (Episode 19)
Writer: April Kelly
Air date: 1982-04-07
Runtime: 30 min
Sidney and the Actress (Episode 20)
Writer: Everett Greenbaum
Air date: 1982-06-16
Runtime: 30 min
The Activist (Episode 21)
Air date: 1982-09-08
Runtime: 30 min
Father's Day (Episode 22)
Air date: 1982-09-15
Runtime: 30 min
Seasons
Episodes 22
Episodes 24