Love, Sidney (1981)
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.
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Episode 1 - Welcome Home
Release Date: 1981-10-28Laurie and Patti move back in with Sidney when Laurie's marriage fails.
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Episode 2 - Piece of the Rock, A
Release Date: 1981-11-04The trio are in danger of eviction when the building goes condo and the new rules limit occupancy to one family per unit.
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Episode 3 - The Party
Release Date: 1981-11-11 -
Episode 4 - The Cat Burglar
Release Date: 1981-11-18 -
Episode 5 - Run With It
Release Date: 1981-12-09 -
Episode 6 - Just Folks
Release Date: 1981-12-02Laurie's estranged parents come visit, and she learns that her father never told her mother about her many letters.
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Episode 7 - Fiddler Under the Roof
Release Date: 1981-12-16Patti 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.
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Episode 8 - Hello, Yetta
Release Date: 1981-12-30Sidney sits in on a seance and asks to speak to his late mother Yetta.
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Episode 9 - Grade Expectations
Release Date: 1982-01-06 -
Episode 10 - Charlotte's Web
Release Date: 1982-01-13Laurie's boss goes after Sidney.
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Episode 11 - The Price of Security
Release Date: 1982-01-20 -
Episode 12 - Sail Away
Release Date: 1982-02-03 -
Episode 13 - Is There Life After Show Business?
Release Date: 1982-02-17 -
Episode 14 - Laurie's First Date, A.D.
Release Date: 1982-02-10Laurie considers marrying her new boyfriend.
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Episode 15 - Puppy Love
Release Date: 1982-02-24Laurie tries to cure Patti and Sidney of their dog phobia.
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Episode 16 - Laurie's Commercial
Release Date: 1982-03-03 -
Episode 17 - Patti the Torch
Release Date: 1982-03-17A fire damages the apartment.
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Episode 18 - Patti's Roots
Release Date: 1982-03-31 -
Episode 19 - Visitors from Smoot
Release Date: 1982-04-07 -
Episode 20 - Sidney and the Actress
Release Date: 1982-06-16 -
Episode 21 - The Activist
Release Date: 1982-09-08 -
Episode 22 - Father's Day
Release Date: 1982-09-15