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 Morgan (“Patti”) (Laurie's young daughter). It was the first program on American television to feature a gay character as the central character, although because of the era, his sexual orientation was carefully downplayed for most of the series' duration.