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Love, Sidney is an American sitcom which aired two seasons on NBC, from October 1981 to June 1983. It stars Tony Randall as Sidney Shorr, Swoosie Kurtz as Laurie Morgan, and Kaleena Kiff as Patti Morgan. It was the first program on American television to feature a gay character as the central character, although his sexual orientation was carefully downplayed for most of the series' duration.
Original Release
10/28/1981 on NBC
US Release
10/28/1981
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tony Randall | Sidney Shore / Sidney Shorr |
Swoosie Kurtz | Laurie Morgan |
Kaleena Kiff | Patti Morgan / Patricia 'Patti' Morgan |
Chip Zien | Jason Stoller |
Alan North | Judge Mort Harris |
David Rasche | J. M. / J.M. |
Lenka Peterson | Laurie's Mother |
Hansford Rowe | Laurie's Father |
Richard Stahl | Rabbi Sugarman |
Jenny Wright | Jan |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Pro and Cons | Saturday, 02 October 1982 |
2 | The Accident | Saturday, 09 October 1982 |
3 | Sidney's Spree | Saturday, 16 October 1982 |
4 | Sidney's Cousin | Saturday, 23 October 1982 |
5 | The Anniversary | Saturday, 30 October 1982 |
6 | Rhonda Rabbit | Saturday, 06 November 1982 |
7 | Sitcom | Saturday, 13 November 1982 |
8 | Jan: Part 1 | Saturday, 27 November 1982 |
9 | Jan: Part 2 | Saturday, 04 December 1982 |
10 | Sidney's Hero | Saturday, 11 December 1982 |
11 | Ballet | Saturday, 18 December 1982 |
12 | One Is Enough | Monday, 28 March 1983 |
13 | Show Biz Mamas | Monday, 04 April 1983 |
14 | Blinded | Monday, 11 April 1983 |
15 | Sidney's Bar Mitzvah | Monday, 18 April 1983 |
16 | The Movie | Monday, 25 April 1983 |
17 | Sidney's Art Show | Monday, 02 May 1983 |
18 | The Revolutionary | Monday, 09 May 1983 |
19 | Alison: Part 1 | Monday, 16 May 1983 |
20 | Alison: Part 2 | Monday, 16 May 1983 |
21 | The Shrink | Monday, 30 May 1983 |
22 | Surprise Party | Monday, 06 June 1983 |
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Directors
Hal Cooper, Mel Ferber, Tony Mordente, Jay Sandrich
Writers
George Arthur Bloom, Pamela Chais, Ken Hecht, Bob Brunner, April Kelly, Bob Colleary, Oliver Hailey, Korby Siamis, Marilyn Cantor Baker, Karyl Miller, Fredi Towbin, Sandy Veith, Marty Nadler, Robert Van Scoyk, Thelma Herman, Stephen Black, Arthur Julian, Rod Parker, Henry Stern, David Lyn, Ernest Chambers, George Geiger, Bernard Dilbert, David Hurwitz, Larry Arnstein, Sylvia Alan, Howard Bendetson, Lew Levy, D.B. Gilles, Doodles Dubois, Marc Warren, Richard Baer, Elliott Reid, George Eckstein, Bob Bendetson, Jim Parker, Everett Greenbaum, Michael Poryes, Michael Cassutt, Dennis Rinsler, Mel Tolkin
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tony Randall | Sidney Shore / Sidney Shorr |
Swoosie Kurtz | Laurie Morgan |
Kaleena Kiff | Patti Morgan / Patricia 'Patti' Morgan |
Chip Zien | Jason Stoller |
Alan North | Judge Mort Harris |
David Rasche | J. M. / J.M. |
Lenka Peterson | Laurie's Mother |
Hansford Rowe | Laurie's Father |
Richard Stahl | Rabbi Sugarman |
Jenny Wright | Jan |
Martha Smith | Alison |
John Fiedler | Dr. Rice |
Alice Drummond | Tina |
Graham Beckel | Jimmy |
Janice Lynde | Karen |
Marcella Lowery | (as Marcella Lowry) |
Stephen D. Newman | John |
Merwin Goldsmith | Stage Manager |
Itzhak Perlman | Self |
Eddie Eisele | Butcher |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Hal Cooper | Executive Producer |
George Eckstein | Executive Producer |
Rod Parker | Executive Producer |
Ernest Chambers | Producer |
Terri Guarnieri | Producer |
April Kelly | Producer |
Bob Brunner | Producer |
Ken Hecht | Producer |
Sandy Veith | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1983 | Golden Globe | Best Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1983 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
1982 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Comedy Series | Nominated |
1982 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |