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