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