Love, Sidney (1981)

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.

• First Air Date: 1981-10-28
• Last Air Date: 1983-06-06
• Total Seasons: 2
• Total Episodes: 46
• Episode Runtime: 30 min.
• Network: NBC
• Creator: Oliver Hailey