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 2)
The Activist (Episode 1)
Air date: 1982-09-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laurie's bringing Patti to an anti-nuclear protest rally doesn't sit well with Sidney.
Father's Day (Episode 2)
Writer: April Kelly
Air date: 1982-09-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Patti's biological father wants Patti to know the truth about him -- but Laurie doesn't.
Pros and Cons (Episode 3)
Air date: 1982-10-02
Runtime: 30 min
The Accident (Episode 4)
Air date: 1982-10-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sidney is racked with guilt when Patti lapses into a coma after falling from a swingset he built.
Sidney's Spree (Episode 5)
Air date: 1982-10-16
Runtime: 30 min
Sidney's Cousin (Episode 6)
Air date: 1982-10-23
Runtime: 30 min
The Anniversary (Episode 7)
Air date: 1982-10-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: It's the ninth anniversary of the day Sidney and Laurie first met.
Rhonda Rabbit (Episode 8)
Air date: 1982-11-06
Runtime: 30 min
Sitcom (Episode 9)
Writer: George Arthur Bloom
Air date: 1982-11-13
Runtime: 30 min
Jan (Part 1) (Episode 10)
Writer: Rod Parker
Air date: 1982-11-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sidney tries to help a teenage prostitute get off the streets. (Part 1 of 2)
Jan (Part 2) (Episode 11)
Writer: Rod Parker
Air date: 1982-12-04
Runtime: 30 min
Sidney's Hero (Episode 12)
Writer: Bob Colleary
Air date: 1982-12-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sidney's visiting uncle Mort is no longer the good man Sidney remembers.
Ballet (Episode 13)
Air date: 1982-12-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sidney worries about the stress Patti's undergoing because of her strict ballet teacher.
One is Enough (Episode 14)
Air date: 1983-03-28
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laurie's soap character undergoes a sex change and when Laurie begins using Sidney as inspiration for her work, he demands editorial rights.
Show Biz Mamas (Episode 15)
Air date: 1983-04-04
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Patti auditions for a commercial.
Blinded (Episode 16)
Air date: 1983-04-11
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sidney and Patti are temporarily blinded by an accident during a repair of her dollhouse.
Sidney's Bar Mitzvah (Episode 17)
Air date: 1983-04-18
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sidney shocks a rabbi friend when he mentions he never had a bar mitzvah.
The Movie (Episode 18)
Air date: 1983-04-25
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laurie's birthday has her feeling old, so she goes on a date with a 21-year-old.
Sidney's Art Show (Episode 19)
Air date: 1983-05-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Laurie enters Sidney's old paintings in an exhibition.
Alison (2) (Episode 20)
Writer: Bob Colleary
Air date: 1983-05-23
Runtime: 30 min
Alison (Part 2) (Episode 21)
Air date: 1983-05-16
Runtime: 30 min
Alison (Episode 22)
Air date: 1983-05-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sidney's fling with a female co-worker just doesn't work out. Guess Why?
The Shrink (Episode 23)
Air date: 1983-05-30
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Sidney rescues a suicidal gay man, then is trapped into being his friend.
Surprise Party (Episode 24)
Air date: 1983-06-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: An opera star agrees to perform at Patti's birthday party, mercifully replacing Sidney's terrible clown act.
Seasons
Episodes 22
Episodes 24