| Love, Sidney | |
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 Title card showing Sidney Shorr and Patti Morgan together | |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on | "Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend" by Marilyn Cantor Baker |
| Developed by | Oliver Hailey |
| Starring | |
| Opening theme | "Friends Forever" performed by Tony Randall, Swoosie Kurtz & Kaleena Kiff (Opening version, eps. 1–20, 30-44; Closing version, eps. 1–20); also by Gladys & Bubba Knight (Opening version, eps. 21–29; closing version, eps. 21–44) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | R.G. Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 28, 1981 – June 6, 1983 |
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Love, Sidney is an American sitcom television series which aired two seasons on NBC, from October 28, 1981, to June 6, 1983. It stars Tony Randall as Sidney Shorr (a single, closeted gay man), Swoosie Kurtz as Laurie Morgan (a single mother with whom he shares his home), and Kaleena Kiff as Patricia "Patti" Morgan (Laurie's young daughter). It was the first program on American television to feature a gay person as the central character, although his sexual orientation was carefully downplayed for most of the series' duration.
The series was based on a short story by Marilyn Cantor Baker, which was adapted as the TV movie Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend, which NBC aired a few weeks before the series premiered. It was produced by Warner Bros. Television.