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''Love, Sidney'' is an American sitcom that aired for two seasons (1981–83) on Creator/{{NBC}}. Quite possibly the very first American television series to feature a gay principal character, it stars Creator/TonyRandall as Sidney Shorr, a closeted, single, gay man, along with Creator/SwoosieKurtz as single mother Laurie Morgan and Creator/KaleenaKiff as Laurie's youngest daughter Patti, all of whom share a Manhattan apartment.

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''Love, Sidney'' is an American sitcom that aired for two seasons (1981–83) on Creator/{{NBC}}. Quite possibly the very first American television series to feature a gay principal lead character, it stars Creator/TonyRandall as Sidney Shorr, a closeted, single, gay man, along with Creator/SwoosieKurtz as single mother Laurie Morgan and Creator/KaleenaKiff as Laurie's youngest daughter Patti, all of whom share a Manhattan apartment.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the original short story and PilotMovie upon which the series was based, Shorr's sexual orientation was explicit; in the series, because of ExecutiveMeddling by the network, it was virtually downplayed out of existence.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the original short story and PilotMovie upon which the series was based, Shorr's sexual orientation was explicit; in the series, because of ExecutiveMeddling by the network, it was virtually downplayed out of existence.the character became more AmbiguouslyGay.
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* PilotMovie: ''Sidney Shorr: A Girl's Best Friend'', which aired three weeks prior to the debut of the series.

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''Love, Sidney'' is an Creator/{{NBC}} sitcom from the early 1980s, that is quite possibly the very first American television series to feature a gay principal character. It starred Creator/TonyRandall as Sidney Shorr, a closeted, single, gay man, Creator/SwoosieKurtz as single mother Laurie Morgan, and Creator/KaleenaKiff as Patti Morgan, Laurie's youngest daughter, all of whom share a Manhattan apartment.

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''Love, Sidney'' is an Creator/{{NBC}} American sitcom from the early 1980s, that is quite aired for two seasons (1981–83) on Creator/{{NBC}}. Quite possibly the very first American television series to feature a gay principal character. It starred character, it stars Creator/TonyRandall as Sidney Shorr, a closeted, single, gay man, along with Creator/SwoosieKurtz as single mother Laurie Morgan, Morgan and Creator/KaleenaKiff as Patti Morgan, Laurie's youngest daughter, daughter Patti, all of whom share a Manhattan apartment.



* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the original short story and made-for-TV movie upon which the series was based, Shorr's sexual orientation was explicit; in the series, because of ExecutiveMeddling by the network, it was virtually downplayed out of existence.

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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the original short story and made-for-TV movie PilotMovie upon which the series was based, Shorr's sexual orientation was explicit; in the series, because of ExecutiveMeddling by the network, it was virtually downplayed out of existence.existence.

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''Love, Sidney'' is an Creator/{{NBC}} sitcom from the early 1980s, that is quite possibly the very first American television series to feature a gay principal character. It starred Creator/TonyRandall as Sidney Shorr, a closeted, single, gay man, Creator/SwoosieKurtz as single mother Laurie Morgan, and Creator/Kaleena Kiff as Patti Morgan, Laurie's youngest daughter, all of whom share a Manhattan apartment.

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''Love, Sidney'' is an Creator/{{NBC}} sitcom from the early 1980s, that is quite possibly the very first American television series to feature a gay principal character. It starred Creator/TonyRandall as Sidney Shorr, a closeted, single, gay man, Creator/SwoosieKurtz as single mother Laurie Morgan, and Creator/Kaleena Kiff Creator/KaleenaKiff as Patti Morgan, Laurie's youngest daughter, all of whom share a Manhattan apartment.
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* ExecutiveMeddling: In the original short story and made-for-TV movie upon which the series was based, Shorr's sexual orientation was explicit; in the series, it was virtually downplayed out of existence.

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* ExecutiveMeddling: EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: In the original short story and made-for-TV movie upon which the series was based, Shorr's sexual orientation was explicit; in the series, because of ExecutiveMeddling by the network, it was virtually downplayed out of existence.
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''Love, Sidney'' is an Creator/{{NBC}} sitcom from the early 1980s, that is quite possibly the very first American television series to feature a gay principal character. It starred Creator/TonyRandall as Sidney Shorr, a closeted, single, gay man, Creator/SwoosieKurtz as single mother Laurie Morgan, and Creator/Kaleena Kiff as Patti Morgan, Laurie's youngest daughter, all of whom share a Manhattan apartment.

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*ExecutiveMeddling: In the original short story and made-for-TV movie upon which the series was based, Shorr's sexual orientation was explicit; in the series, it was virtually downplayed out of existence.

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