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Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Love, Sidney' from 1970-1982:



1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Love, Sidney':


(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)

October 28, 1981: Welcome Home
Season 1, episode 1
W: Oliver Hailey   D: Jay Sandrich

With Graham Beckel (Jimmy), Eddie Eisele (Butcher), Merwin Goldsmith. Laurie and her 6-year-old daughter Patti move back in with "confirmed bachelor" Sidney when Laurie's marriage fails.

November 4, 1981: A Piece Of The Rock
Season 1, episode 2
W: Stephen Black, Henry Stern   D: Tony Mordente

With Robert Hitt, Patricia Richardson, Arthur Hammer, Sheila Coonan. The trio are in danger of eviction when the building goes condo and the new rules limit occupancy to one family per unit.

November 11, 1981: The Party
Season 1, episode 3
W: Robert Van Scoyk   D: Jay Sandrich

With John Fiedler (Dr. Rice), Janice Lynde (Karen). Laurie throws a party and encourages Sidney to invite his old friends.

November 18, 1981: The Cat Burglar
Season 1, episode 4
W: Stephen Black, Henry Stern   D: Mel Ferber

With Kevin McClarnon. A cat burglar intrudes, and Sidney recognizes him as a classmate from his school days.

December 2, 1981: Just Folks
Season 1, episode 5
W: George Geiger   D: Mel Ferber

With Hansford Rowe (Laurie's Father), Lenka Peterson (Laurie's Mother). Laurie's estranged parents come to visit, and she learns that her father never told her mother about her many letters.

December 9, 1981: Run With It
Season 1, episode 6
W: Ken Hecht, Bob Brunner   D: Mel Ferber
An art director alters Sidney's work and Laurie wants Sidney to confront him about it.

December 16, 1981: Fiddler Under The Roof
Season 1, episode 7
W: Robert Van Scoyk   D: Tony Mordente

With Itzhak Perlman (Himself), Tom Aldredge. Patti takes up the violin, an interest that plays on the nerves of Sidney and Laurie -- until they learn that her teacher is virtuoso Itzhak Perlman.

December 30, 1981: Hello, Yetta
Season 1, episode 8
W: Larry Arnstein, David Hurwitz, Marty Nadler   D: Tony Mordente

With Stephen D. Newman (John), Nick Demetrius, Marcella Lowry, Dennis Romer, Alice Drummond (Tina). Sidney sits in on a seance and asks to speak to his late mother Yetta.

January 27, 1982: Grade Expectations
Season 1, episode 9
W: Bernard Dilbert   D: Tony Mordente

With Benny Baker, Veronica Redd, David Rasche (J.M.). Sidney becomes obsessed with his desire for Patti to win her school's spelling bee; Patti refuses to acknowledge to Sidney and Laurie that she has been playing hooky.

January 13, 1982: Charlotte's Web
Season 1, episode 10
W: Richard Baer   D: Tony Mordente

With Maurice Hines, Betty White (Charlotte). Laurie fears her soap-opera character is being written out of the program, so Sidney invites the predatory head writer over for dinner -- and almost becomes the main course himself.

January 20, 1982: The Price Of Security
Season 1, episode 11
W: Sylvia Alan   D: Tony Mordente

With Don Porter, Steve Elmore. Sidney comes to regret his new position with an ad agency when his obnoxious new boss becomes involved in his personal life.

February 3, 1982: Sail Away
Season 1, episode 12
W: April Kelly   D: Tony Mordente

With Bruce French, Jerry Supiran, Jane Dulo (Dee Dee), Peter Elbling (Steward), Victor Bevine. Sidney does nothing but complain throughout his time on a vacation cruise.

February 10, 1982: Laurie's First Date, A.D.
Season 1, episode 13
W: Ken Hecht, Bob Brunner   D: Tony Mordente

With Richard Stahl. Laurie decides to move in with her new boyfriend.

February 17, 1982: Is There Life After Show Business?
Season 1, episode 14
W: Mel Tolkin   D: Mel Ferber
Laurie quits the soap opera after receiving rave reviews for her performance in an off-Broadway play.

February 24, 1982: Puppy Love
Season 1, episode 15
W: April Kelly, Dennis Rinsler, Marc Warren   D: Mel Ferber

With Nicholas Mele, Jeffrey Kramer. Laurie tries to cure Patti and Sidney of their dog phobia after Patti is bitten.

March 3, 1982: Laurie's Commercial
Season 1, episode 16
W: Michael Cassutt, Lew Levy, Jim Parker, Marty Nadler   D: Mel Ferber

With Justin Lord. Laurie signs on for a TV commercial and then refuses to act in it when she discovers its content.

March 17, 1982: Patti The Torch
Season 1, episode 17
W: April Kelly   D: Mel Ferber

With John Myers, Robin Dearden (Adult Patti), Jack Riley (Tom). Sidney and Laurie discover that the fire which destroyed their living room was set by Patti.

March 31, 1982: Patti's Roots
Season 1, episode 18
W: Ken Hecht, Bob Brunner   D: Mel Ferber

With Tara Blank (Yolanda), Rita Gardner, John Ramsey, Raymond Serra (John). Patti is rejected by her classmates when they discover that she is illegitimate, and Patti's subsequent questions about her father send Sidney into a tizzy.

April 7, 1982: Visitors From Smoot
Season 1, episode 19
W: Thelma Herman, April Kelly, David Lyn   D: Mel Ferber

With Hansford Rowe (Laurie's Father), Lenka Peterson (Laurie's Mother). Sidney regrets inviting Laurie's parents to move out of their hotel and into the apartment.

June 16, 1982: Sidney And The Actress
Season 1, episode 20
W: Everett Greenbaum, Elliott Reid   D: Mel Ferber

With Myrna Loy (Vera Lonnigan), Zane Lasky (Leonard). 1930s movie queen Vera Lonnigan has long been Sidney's idol, and he joins her fan club.

September 8, 1982: The Activist
Season 1, episode 21
W: Thelma Herman, David Lyn   D: Mel Ferber

With Joanna Gleason (Gail), Larry Joshua, Helen Hanft, Bill Luhrs. Laurie's bringing Patti to an anti-nuclear protest rally doesn't sit well with Sidney when both of them wind up being arrested.

September 15, 1982: Father's Day
Season 1, episode 22
W: April Kelly   D: Mel Ferber

With Peter Coffield (Eddie), Rex Robbins (Judge). Patti's biological father wants Patti to know the truth about him -- but Laurie doesn't.





October 2, 1982: Pros And Cons
Season 2, episode 1
W: Fredi Towbin   D: Hal Cooper

With Helen Hayes (Mrs. Clovis), Russell Horton. A woman arrives who claims to be Sidney's old babysitter, and she revises Sidney's memories of his childhood before being revealed as a charming con artist.

October 9, 1982: The Accident
Season 2, episode 2
W: Pamela Herbert Chais   D: Hal Cooper

With Mary Louise Wilson, Peter Francis (James), Christine Ebersole (Nurse Loring). Sidney is racked with guilt when Patti lapses into a coma after falling from a swing he built for her in the apartment.

October 16, 1982: Sidney's Spree
Season 2, episode 3
W: George Arthur Bloom, Sandy Veith   D: Hal Cooper

With Barbara Byrne (Mrs. Gaffney). The apartment building superintendent's wife comes on to Sidney, who develops a toothache.

October 23, 1982: Sidney's Cousin
Season 2, episode 4
W: Fredi Towbin   D: Hal Cooper

With Truman Gaige, Wendy Schaal. Sidney accidentally destroys Patti's favorite stuffed rabbit.

October 30, 1982: The Anniversary
Season 2, episode 5
W: Pamela Herbert Chais   D: Hal Cooper

With Rick Lohman (Charlie). It's the ninth anniversary of the day Sidney and Laurie first met, but Sidney learns that Laurie has forgotten about his plans to celebrate the occasion together.

November 6, 1982: Rhonda Rabbit
Season 2, episode 6
W: Korby Siamis   D: Hal Cooper

With E. Brian Dean, Mike Mearian. Sidney receives an advance on an advertising campaign, and he plans to finance a Disney World excursion for Patti. But then Sidney learns the product he's promoting is untrustworthy.

November 13, 1982: Sitcom
Season 2, episode 7
W: Sandy Veith, George Bloom   D: Hal Cooper

With Alice Playten. Laurie accepts a role in a Hollywood-based comedy series.

November 27, 1982: Jan (1)
Season 2, episode 8
W: Rod Parker   D: Hal Cooper

With Jenny Wright (Jan/Phoebe). Sidney befriends a street-wise teenage prostitute and brings her home to try to reform her.

December 4, 1982: Jan (2)
Season 2, episode 9
W: Rod Parker   D: Hal Cooper

With Jenny Wright (Jan/Phoebe), John Snyder. Sidney learns that he is breaking the law when he tries to rehabilitate Jan, a 14-year-old prostitute, but concludes that her returning home is not an option.

December 11, 1982: Sidney's Hero
Season 2, episode 10
W: George Arthur Bloom, R.J. Colleary   D: Hal Cooper

With Ellen Parker, Melanie Haubert, Lou Jacobi (Uncle Mort). Sidney's visiting "Uncle" Mort provides an eye-opening revelation about Sidney's late mother.

December 18, 1982: Ballet
Season 2, episode 11
W: D.B. Gilles   D: Hal Cooper

With Adam Luders, Laura Copland, Brenda Currin, Cordis Heard, Suzanne Farrell. As far as Sidney is concerned, Patti's demanding dance instructor is a sadistic taskmistress.


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