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