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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.
Last Episode Aired
1983-06-06
S2E24 — Surprise Party
An opera star agrees to perform at Patti's birthday party, mercifully replacing Sidney's terrible clown act.
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Tony Randall
Sidney Shorr
Swoosie Kurtz
Laurie Morgan
Kaleena Kiff
Patricia 'Patti' Morgan
Lynne Thigpen
Nancy
Chip Zien
Jason Stoller
Alan North
Judge Mort Harris
Barbara Bryne
Mrs. Gaffney
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