

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.

Sep 8, 1982 - 30m
Laurie's bringing Patti to an anti-nuclear protest rally doesn't sit well with Sidney.

Sep 15, 1982 - 30m
Patti's biological father wants Patti to know the truth about him -- but Laurie doesn't.

Oct 2, 1982 - 30m
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Oct 9, 1982 - 30m
Sidney is racked with guilt when Patti lapses into a coma after falling from a swingset he built.

Oct 16, 1982 - 30m
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Oct 23, 1982 - 30m
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Oct 30, 1982 - 30m
It's the ninth anniversary of the day Sidney and Laurie first met.

Nov 6, 1982 - 30m
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Nov 13, 1982 - 30m
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Nov 27, 1982 - 30m
Sidney tries to help a teenage prostitute get off the streets. (Part 1 of 2)

Dec 4, 1982 - 30m
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Dec 11, 1982 - 30m
Sidney's visiting uncle Mort is no longer the good man Sidney remembers.

Dec 18, 1982 - 30m
Sidney worries about the stress Patti's undergoing because of her strict ballet teacher.

Mar 28, 1983 - 30m
Laurie's soap character undergoes a sex change and when Laurie begins using Sidney as inspiration for her work, he demands editorial rights.

Apr 4, 1983 - 30m
Patti auditions for a commercial.

Apr 11, 1983 - 30m
Sidney and Patti are temporarily blinded by an accident during a repair of her dollhouse.

Apr 18, 1983 - 30m
Sidney shocks a rabbi friend when he mentions he never had a bar mitzvah.

Apr 25, 1983 - 30m
Laurie's birthday has her feeling old, so she goes on a date with a 21-year-old.

May 2, 1983 - 30m
Laurie enters Sidney's old paintings in an exhibition.

May 23, 1983 - 30m
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May 16, 1983 - 30m
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May 16, 1983 - 30m
Sidney's fling with a female co-worker just doesn't work out. Guess Why?

May 30, 1983 - 30m
Sidney rescues a suicidal gay man, then is trapped into being his friend.

Jun 6, 1983 - 30m
An opera star agrees to perform at Patti's birthday party, mercifully replacing Sidney's terrible clown act.