Maude (TV series)

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Maude
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Genre Sitcom
Created by Norman Lear
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Starring
Theme music composer
Opening theme "And Then There's Maude"
Performed by Donny Hathaway
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 6
No. of episodes 141 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) Norman Lear
Producer(s)
Production location(s)
Running time 30 minutes
Production company(s) Tandem Productions
Release
Original network CBS
Original release September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12) –
April 22, 1978 (1978-04-22)
Chronology
Related shows
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

Maude is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972, until April 22, 1978. The show was the first spin-off of All in the Family, on which Bea Arthur had made two appearances as Maude Findlay, Edith Bunker's favorite cousin. Like All in the Family, Maude was a sitcom with topical storylines created by producers Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin.

Maude stars Bea Arthur as Maude, an outspoken, middle-aged, politically liberal woman living in suburban Tuckahoe, New York with her fourth husband, household appliance store owner Walter Findlay (Bill Macy). Maude embraces the tenets of women's liberation, always votes for Democratic Party candidates, and advocates for civil rights and racial and gender equality. Her overbearing and sometimes domineering personality often gets her into trouble when speaking about these issues.

Unusually for an American sitcom, several episodes (such as "Maude's Night Out" and "The Convention") featured only the characters of Maude and her husband Walter, in what amounted to half-hour "two-hander" teleplays. In the season four episode "The Analyst" (sometimes referred to as "Maude Bares Her Soul"), Arthur as Maude, speaking to an unseen psychiatrist, was the sole actor on screen for the entire episode.[1]

The show's theme song, "And Then There's Maude", was written by Alan and Marilyn Bergman and Dave Grusin, and performed by Donny Hathaway.

Characters

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Walter and Maude

Maude first appears in two season-two episodes of All in the Family: the first in December 1971 as a visitor to the Bunker home, and the second, a backdoor pilot setting up the premise of the Maude series, in March 1972. She is Edith Bunker's (Jean Stapleton) favorite cousin who has been married four times. Her first husband, Barney, died shortly after their marriage. She divorced the next two, Albert and Chester. Albert was never portrayed on screen, but the episode "Poor Albert" revolved around his death, while her second former husband Chester appeared once on the show, played by Martin Balsam.

Her fourth and current husband, Walter Findlay (played by Bill Macy), owns an appliance store called Findlay's Friendly Appliances. Maude and Walter met just before the 1968 presidential election. Maude sometimes gets in the last word during their many arguments with her hallmark catchphrase, "God'll get you for that, Walter", which came directly from Bea Arthur.[2] Maude's deep, raspy voice is also an occasional comic foil whenever she answers the phone and explaining in one episode, "No, this is not Mr. Findlay; this is Mrs. Findlay! Mr. Findlay has a much higher voice."

Maude's daughter, Carol Traynor, played by Adrienne Barbeau – in the All in the Family pilot episode the character was played by Marcia Rodd – is also divorced and has one child, like Maude. Carol and her son, Phillip (played by Brian Morrison in seasons 1-5 and by Kraig Metzinger in the sixth), live with the Findlays. Though single, Carol maintains her reputation of dating many men.

She dates various men throughout the early seasons, later forming a serious relationship with a man named Chris (played by Fred Grandy). Grandy left at the end of the second season. Like her mother, Carol is an outspoken liberal feminist who is not afraid to speak her mind, though they often clash. There are conflicting accounts as to whether Carol's father was Maude's first or second husband. In the series' first episode, "Maude's Problem", Maude reveals to Carol's psychiatrist that Carol's father was her second husband.

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Dr. Arthur Harmon

The Findlays' next-door neighbors are Dr. Arthur Harmon (Conrad Bain), a stuffy, sardonic Republican, and his sweet but scatterbrained second wife Vivian (Rue McClanahan). McClanahan confirmed in an interview with the Archive of American Television that she was approached by Norman Lear during the taping of the All in the Family episode "The Bunkers and the Swingers" (1972) to take on the role as a late replacement for Doris Roberts, the original choice for the part.[3]

Arthur has been Walter's best friend since the two served together in World War II. He was the one who brought Walter and Maude together in 1968 and "affectionately" calls Maude "Maudie." Vivian and Maude have been best friends since college. At the beginning of the series, Arthur is a widower. Vivian is introduced in a guest appearance that focused on her split with her first husband. She later got involved with Arthur as a divorcée.

The housekeepers

For the entire run of the show, Maude also has a housekeeper. At the beginning of the series, Maude hires Florida Evans (Esther Rolle), a no-nonsense Black woman who often has the last laugh at Maude's expense. Maude often makes a point of conspicuously and awkwardly demonstrating how open-minded and liberal she is. Florida almost quits because of this. Despite Florida's status as a maid, Maude emphasizes to Florida that they are "equals," and insists she enter and exit the house via the front door, even though the back door is more convenient for Florida.

Maude and Mrs. Naugatuck

Rolle's character was so popular that, in 1974, she became the star of her own series, Good Times. In the second-season episode titled "Florida's Goodbye", Florida's husband Henry (John Amos) gets a promotion at his job, and Florida quits to become a full-time housewife. Whereas Maude took place in New York, Good Times took place in Chicago, with numerous other differences in Florida's situation, such as her husband being called James Evans[4] – "Henry" being the name of James's long-lost father.

After Florida's departure in 1974, Maude hires a new housekeeper, Mrs. Nell Naugatuck (Hermione Baddeley), an elderly, somewhat vulgar, British widow who drinks excessively and lies compulsively. Unlike Florida, who commuted to work, Mrs. Naugatuck lives with the Findlays. She meets and begins dating Bert Beasley (J. Pat O'Malley), an elderly cemetery security guard, in 1975. In 1977, they marry and move to Ireland to care for Bert's mother. Mrs. Naugatuck's frequent sparring with Maude is, arguably, just as comically popular as Florida's sparring. The difference is that Mrs. Naugatuck often seems to dislike Maude, whereas Florida, on occasion, finds Maude frustrating.

Lear said the last name "Naugatuck" was taken directly from the town of Naugatuck, Connecticut, which he found amusing. Due to the popularity of Maude, Baddeley visited the town in the late 1970s and was given a warm, official welcome ceremony at the town green.

Maude then hires Victoria Butterfield (Marlene Warfield),[5] a native of Saint Norman (perhaps a nod to Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands) in the West Indies, whom Maude initially accuses of stealing her wallet on the subway. Victoria remains until the end of the series in 1978. The character of Victoria was never as popular as her two predecessors, and she was seen only sporadically and was not credited as a series regular.

Series history, topicality, and controversy

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The character of Maude Findlay was loosely based on creator Norman Lear's then-wife Frances.[6][7] She first appeared on two episodes of All in the Family as Edith Bunker's cousin. A "Cousin Maud," with a similar role, had also appeared on an episode of Till Death Us Do Part, the British series on which All in the Family had been based. Maude represented everything Archie Bunker did not: she was a liberal, feminist, upper-middle-class Democrat, whereas Archie was a conservative, prejudiced, working-class Republican.

Maude's political beliefs were closer to those of the series creators than Archie Bunker's, but the series often lampooned Maude as a naive "limousine liberal". They did not show her beliefs and attitudes in an entirely complimentary light. Just before the show's premiere in September 1972, TV Guide described the character of Maude as "a caricature of the knee-jerk liberal."

Maude as the Statue of Liberty

While the show was conceived as a comedy, the scripts also incorporated much darker humor, drama and controversy.[8] Maude took Miltown, a mild tranquilizer, and also Valium; she and her husband Walter began drinking in the evening. Maude had an abortion in November 1972, two months before the Roe v. Wade decision made abortion legal throughout the U.S., and the episodes that dealt with the situation are probably the series' most famous and most controversial. Maude, at age 47, was dismayed to find herself unexpectedly pregnant. Her daughter Carol brought to her attention that abortion had become legal in the state of New York.[9]

After some soul-searching, and discussions with Walter, who agreed that raising a baby at their stage of life was not what they wanted to do, Maude decided at the end of the two-part episode that abortion was probably the best choice for their lives and their marriage. Noticing the controversy around the storyline, CBS decided to rerun the episodes in August 1973, and members of the country's clergy reacted strongly to the decision. Thirty-nine stations pre-empted the episode.[9] The two-part episode was written by Susan Harris, who would work with Bea Arthur again later on The Golden Girls.[10]

The producers and the writers of the show tackled other controversies.[11] In a story arc that opened the 1973–74 season, Walter came to grips with his alcoholism and subsequently had a nervous breakdown. The beginning of the story arc had Maude, Walter, and Arthur enjoying a night of revelry. However, Maude panicked when she awoke the following morning to find Arthur in her bed. This alarmed her to the point that both of them swore off alcohol entirely. Walter could not do it ("Dean Martin gets a million dollars for his buzz") and became so frustrated during his attempts to stop that he struck Maude. Afterward, he suffered a breakdown as a result of his alcoholism and guilt over the domestic violence incident. The arc, which played out in two parts, was typically controversial for the show but gained praise for highlighting how social drinking can lead to alcoholism.[12][13]

The first-season episode "The Grass Story" tackled the then-recent Rockefeller Drug Laws, as Maude and her well-meaning housewife friends try to get arrested in protest over a grocery boy's tough conviction for marijuana possession. The severity of the marijuana laws contrasted with the characters' lax attitudes toward drinking and prescription pill abuse.

In season four, Maude had a session with an analyst, in which she revealed insecurities about her life and marriage and talked through memories from her childhood. The episode was a solo performance by Beatrice Arthur.

During the fifth season, Walter suffered another nervous breakdown, this time even attempting suicide, when he saw his business go bankrupt.

The Nielsen ratings for Maude were high, in particular, during the first seasons of the program, during the heyday of topical sitcoms, which its presence helped to create, when it was regularly one of the top-ten highest-rated American television programs in any given week.

In Great Britain, Maude was not shown nationally. It was shown beginning in 1975 in the ITV regions of Scottish,[14] Westward,[15] Border,[16] Tyne Tees,[16] Anglia,[17] Yorkshire,[18] Granada[19] and Channel.[20] Satellite station Sky One ran the series in the early/mid-1990s.

Series ending

In the fifth season, Maude dropped from No. 4 to No. 31 in the Nielsen ratings as its lead-ins Rhoda and Phyllis began to struggle. Public taste had abruptly shifted from "relevant" Norman Lear productions and the MTM company's sophisticated comedies toward escapist fare like ABC's Laverne & Shirley and Three's Company. In the sixth season, ratings dived further, and Lear revamped the format. In the last three episodes of that season, the fictional governor of New York appointed Maude as a congresswoman from Tuckahoe, as a Democrat during the 1978 U.S. midterm elections. She helped campaign for a congresswoman who unexpectedly died in her home. Maude and husband Walter moved to Washington, D.C., and the rest of the regular cast would be written out of the show in a prospective season seven.[21]

In spring 1978, Bea Arthur said she would leave the series. At least one TV columnist reported that CBS had already decided to cancel the show because of low ratings, and Arthur's announcement was an attempt to save face.[22] Lear still liked the concept of a member of a minority group in Congress, and it evolved into the pilot Mr. Dugan, with Cleavon Little replacing Arthur as the lead character. The show was scheduled for a March 1979 premiere, but negative feedback from black members of Congress, granted an advance screening, resulted in CBS deciding not to air the three episodes taped. Lear reworked the project into Hanging In, with Bill Macy playing a former professional football player turned university president. Hanging In premiered in the summer of 1979 but was canceled after four episodes.

Episodes

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Maude is a television series created as the first spin-off of All in the Family featuring Maude Findlay (Bea Arthur), Edith Bunker's cousin, who appeared in two episodes of the latter series' second season.

The first season of Maude was previously released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. In 2015, the complete series was made available in a large boxed set from Shout Factory.

Series overview

Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 22 September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12) March 20, 1973 (1973-03-20)
2 24 September 11, 1973 (1973-09-11) March 5, 1974 (1974-03-05)
3 23 September 9, 1974 (1974-09-09) March 31, 1975 (1975-03-31)
4 24 September 8, 1975 (1975-09-08) March 15, 1976 (1976-03-15)
5 24 September 20, 1976 (1976-09-20) April 4, 1977 (1977-04-04)
6 24 September 12, 1977 (1977-09-12) April 22, 1978 (1978-04-22)

Episodes

Season 1 (1972–73)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1 1 "Maude's Problem"
"Maude and the Psychiatrist"		 Robert H. Livingston Susan Silver September 12, 1972 (1972-09-12)
Maude (Beatrice Arthur) is suspicious when she notices changes to her daughter Carol's (Adrienne Barbeau) mood. Initially thinking Carol is having an affair, Maude is surprised to learn she is actually seeing a psychiatrist, and that he has a few questions for Maude.
2 2 "Doctor, Doctor" Bill Hobin Budd Grossman September 19, 1972 (1972-09-19)
Carol's eight-year-old son Phillip (Brian Morrison) is caught playing doctor with next-door neighbor Arthur's (Conrad Bain) visiting granddaughter, Angela. Arthur insists that Phillip be punished for the act, while Carol and Maude believe it to be just simple young expression. This sparks an argument between Arthur and Maude on "the moral decay in our society".
3 3 "Maude Meets Florida" Robert H. Livingston Rod Parker & Walter Stone September 26, 1972 (1972-09-26)
Forward-thinking Maude tries to prove her worth as a liberal by hiring a black maid, Florida Evans (Esther Rolle). In doing so, Maude overcompensates by going out of her way to treat her as an "equal," which Florida cannot stand. Maude's husband Walter is troubled to find Phillip swearing into a tape recorder and then playing it back.
4 4 "Like Mother, Like Daughter" Bill Hobin Susan Harris October 3, 1972 (1972-10-03)
Carol starts dating a man named Russell Asher (Cesare Danova) who once dumped her mother. While Maude does her best to warn Carol of his ways, Carol believes Maude is interfering too much in her life. However, a late night that went a bit too far, in which Russell calls Carol "Maude", proves that Maude was right.
5 5 "Maude and the Radical" Bud Yorkin Teleplay by: Eugene Pratt and Budd Grossman
Story by: Eugene Pratt		 October 10, 1972 (1972-10-10)
Maude organizes a fund-raising party for a black militant politician and invites all her rich white friends under false pretenses. Maude also tries to get black people to attend the party, but the best she can do is make Florida go to the event, calling her Florida DuBonnet. Then, during the party, Maude mixes Arthur's prescribed tranquilizers with alcohol, which causes her to reveal the fundraising part of the party, and causing her guests to leave.
6 6 "The Ticket" Bill Hobin Erik Tarloff October 17, 1972 (1972-10-17)
Maude receives a speeding ticket that could result in the suspension of her driver's license. Despite having a connection to someone who can "fix" the ticket, she insists on protesting the citation even after the judge immediately dismisses her "fixed" ticket.
7 7 "Love and Marriage" Bill Hobin Teleplay by: Budd Grossman
Story by: Ralph Goodman		 October 24, 1972 (1972-10-24)
Tired of being 27 years old and raising her son while living with her mother, Carol believes her ticket out of the house is to get married to a man (Frank Aletter) she does not truly love. Meanwhile, Walter gets tired of Maude neglecting him, which leads to a dish-breaking fight in the kitchen.
8 8 "Flashback" Bill Hobin Alan J. Levitt October 31, 1972 (1972-10-31)
While Maude and Walter wait to see who won the presidential election, they reminisce about the same night four years before. Carol is going through a divorce and moving in with Maude, and Walter and Maude must make a decision either to marry or just cohabit.
9 9 "Maude's Dilemma: Part 1" Bill Hobin Teleplay by: Susan Harris
Story by: Austin & Irma Kalish		 November 14, 1972 (1972-11-14)
At 47-years-old, Maude discovers she is pregnant and must figure out how to tell the news to Walter as she plays cards with neighbors Arthur and Vivian Cavender (Rue McClanahan).
10 10 "Maude's Dilemma: Part 2" Bill Hobin Teleplay by: Susan Harris
Story by: Austin & Irma Kalish		 November 21, 1972 (1972-11-21)
Carol suggests that Maude should terminate the pregnancy now that the practice is legal in the state of New York. Maude cannot gauge Walter's reaction as he is publicly indifferent to the idea. After soul-searching and taking advice from Carol, Walter, Arthur and Vivian, Maude decides to terminate the pregnancy.
11 11 "Maude's Reunion" Bill Hobin Teleplay by: Leo Rifkin and Alan J. Levitt and Budd Grossman
Story by: Leo Rifkin		 November 28, 1972 (1972-11-28)
Maude reunites with an old high school friend, Phyllis "Bunny" Nash (Barbara Rush), who was not a beauty when Maude knew her. She is horrified to learn that Ms. Nash is now a very attractive, single career woman, and it makes Maude resentful of her own position in life, especially when she bonds with Carol.
12 12 "The Grass Story" Bill Hobin Arnold Kane & Gordon Farr December 5, 1972 (1972-12-05)
Maude stands up for her principles when she hears of a teenager arrested for possession of marijuana. Maude convinces her rich liberal girlfriends to picket with her at the police station, and to get arrested themselves as a symbolic move when the police sees that they are also in possession of the drug. It proves to be a challenge for Maude to "score" some, but when she does, she and Walter fight over it.
13 13 "The Slumlord" Bill Hobin Teleplay by: Woody Kling
Story by: Marvin Kaplan		 December 19, 1972 (1972-12-19)
Maude and Walter are labeled slumlords after they learn that they own a rundown apartment building and someone pickets the conditions on their front lawn. It leads to problems for Phillip and aggravation for Florida, who temporarily quits her job.
14 14 "The Convention" Hal Cooper Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf January 2, 1973 (1973-01-02)
Maude accompanies Walter to an appliance convention in Massachusetts. They must share a room in a cheap motel after their reservations are mixed up at their first choice of hotel. At this inopportune time, Maude shares her feelings with Walter about the lack of meaning in her life and the difficulties she is facing in her quest for employment due to her gender. This leads to another fight between them.
15 15 "Walter's 50th Birthday" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Pamela Herbert Chais
Story by: Maurice Richlin		 January 23, 1973 (1973-01-23)
Maude prepares a surprise birthday party for Walter, who is depressed about turning 50. Always the optimist, however, Maude brings over an old friend to cheer Walter up, but it leads to even more ruin when the friend shows up to the party and dies. Maude and Walter argue, with them throwing their respective suitcases through the bedroom windows.
16 16 "Maude and the Medical Profession" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Lou Shaw and Alan J. Levitt
Story by: Lou Shaw		 January 30, 1973 (1973-01-30)
Maude and Walter are all ready to take their second honeymoon to Rome. A tetanus shot Maude received as a prerequisite for travel gives her a rash, and when she encounters a busy doctor (Tom Bosley) who gives her medication without telling her correct dosage, her equilibrium becomes completely off balance, forcing both of them to cancel their trip. Out $800 for their deposit, they are enraged enough to sue the doctor for malpractice.
17 17 "Arthur Moves In" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Pamela Herbert Chais
Story by: Norman & Harriet Belkin		 February 6, 1973 (1973-02-06)
Arthur quickly wears out his welcome with both Maude and Florida after he must move in due to fire damage at his house. After one demand too many, Maude insists that Walter tell Arthur to get out.
18 18 "Florida's Problem" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Budd Grossman
Story by: Alan J. Levitt		 February 13, 1973 (1973-02-13)
Florida's husband Henry (John Amos) insists that she does not need to work, and after he starts a second job, he gives her an ultimatum to quit. When Maude hears of the news, Maude stands up for Florida's rights while Walter sides with Henry.
19 19 "Walter's Secret" Hal Cooper Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf February 27, 1973 (1973-02-27)
Carol catches Walter having a cozy drink with a woman who used to work for him at his appliance business. Carol tells Maude, and fearing the worst, demands that Walter take his things and move out.
20 20 "Maude's Good Deed" Hal Cooper Pamela Herbert Chais March 6, 1973 (1973-03-06)
Maude's old friend Jane comes to visit, but the visit turns sour when Maude tries to reconcile Jane with her daughter Linda (Lee Lawson), who took her mother to court for her inheritance and later snags away Arthur, who Jane dated! The next day, Maude's final plan for peace goes completely awry.
21 21 "The Perfect Marriage" Hal Cooper Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf March 13, 1973 (1973-03-13)
Maude's best friend Vivian Cavender unexpectedly announces that she is getting a divorce, which shakes Maude as she believed Vivian's marriage to be completely perfect. It leads Maude to her own neuroses and second thoughts about her own marriage and how perfect it is.
22 22 "Maude's Night Out" Hal Cooper Pamela Herbert Chais March 20, 1973 (1973-03-20)
While getting ready for Cliff Naylor's party, Maude makes Walter jealous with the revelation that Cliff always checks Maude out. Walter responds by dropping a bomb on Maude: Cliff is cheating on his wife. Maude feels foolish that Cliff went after another woman and perhaps she is not as sexually attractive as she thought she was.

Season 2 (1973–74)

No. in
series		 No. in
season		 Title Directed by Written by Original air date
23 1 "Walter's Problem: Part 1" Hal Cooper Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf September 11, 1973 (1973-09-11)
A night of partying ends with many questions for Maude. How did Maude and Arthur end up in bed together? Why is her living room decimated? Who made a crank call to Maude's mother? The answer to the last question is Walter, and Carol's comment that Walter may have a drinking problem upsets him. Walter, who insists that he can drink with Maude anytime he wants, gets so drunk that he ruins Phillip's birthday cake, and after an argument, Walter slaps Maude across the face.
24 2 "Walter's Problem: Part 2" Hal Cooper Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf September 18, 1973 (1973-09-18)
Maude receives a black eye from the force of Walter's slap. Arthur sends over a reverend who is a recovering alcoholic to talk to Walter. A drunk Walter rebuffs everyone's pleas for help and finds the last bottle of alcohol in the house; Maude was nearly successful in clearing out the house earlier. When Maude and Walter have an argument, Carol announces that she is leaving with Phillip. Phillip telling Walter that he loves him breaks Walter; he throws the bottle of liquor through the kitchen window and asks for the reverend's help.
25 3 "Walter's Holiday" Hal Cooper Budd Grossman September 25, 1973 (1973-09-25)
Walter makes up a holiday called "National I Love You Day," hoping to have a romantic day alone with Maude. However, Vivian Cavender, recently divorced, comes over crying and Maude has to tend to her friend. With Walter's plans ruined, he takes out his frustrations at the gym with Arthur. Guest starring Johnny Brown as a salesman.
26 4 "Maude's Facelift: Part 1" Hal Cooper Susan Harris October 2, 1973 (1973-10-02)
Recently divorced, Maude's friend Vivian decides to get a facelift. Carol and Walter love the "new Vivian" but Maude has nothing but contempt for Vivian's decision. Vivian rightly deems Maude jealous; Maude then makes an appointment to get the procedure done, keeping it secret from Walter.
27 5 "Maude's Facelift: Part 2" Hal Cooper Rod Parker October 9, 1973 (1973-10-09)
Maude returns from Boston after a three-week "holiday," where she got her face lifted. Maude loves her facelift, but she quickly becomes angry when Walter, who didn't know she was going for a procedure, doesn't notice anything different about her face.
28 6 "Florida's Affair" Hal Cooper Alan J. Levitt October 16, 1973 (1973-10-16)
Florida doesn't know how to turn down the furnace repairman (Ron Glass) who has his eye on her. It causes problems between Florida and her husband Henry (John Amos) after Henry spies the repairman dancing with Florida. Maude and Walter would rather he finish work on their furnace.
29 7 "Maude Takes a Job" Hal Cooper Pamela Herbert Chais October 23, 1973 (1973-10-23)
Maude finally lands a job as a real estate agent. Walter quickly becomes resentful of Maude's new position because he misses her being home in the evenings and it interrupts his routine. He orders her to quit her new job.
30 8 "The Double Standard" Hal Cooper Budd Grossman October 30, 1973 (1973-10-30)

Carol and her boyfriend Chris (Fred Grandy) return from a camping trip and Maude has a dilemma which flies in the face of her purported liberal leanings; should her daughter sleep in the same room as her boyfriend or should he sleep out in the guest room? To make matters more complicated, Carol and Chris announce their engagement.

(A filmed episode was produced during the first season featuring a different actor portraying Carol's boyfriend. The episode was shelved for unknown reasons and slightly retooled and filmed for season two.)
31 9 "Vivian's Problem" Hal Cooper Pamela Herbert Chais November 6, 1973 (1973-11-06)
Maude is not hitting the right notes with Vivian when she fails in her matchmaking attempts for the divorcée. Vivian decides to date a 70-year-old retired general, and Maude is so convinced that she can do better that she fixes Vivian up with Arthur, whom Maude doesn't even like.
32 10 "Maude's Musical" Hal Cooper Woody Kling November 13, 1973 (1973-11-13)
Maude is in charge of choreographing a charity musical to raise funds for a library. Arthur voices his objections to the skits as he feels Maude's burlesque theme is too daring. Maude has to decide whether she will do the musical Arthur's way or not at all.
33 11 "The Will" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Albert E. Lewin
Story by: Jim Simmons & Leonard B. Kaufman		 November 27, 1973 (1973-11-27)
Maude and Walter are about to accept a "husband and wife of the year" award until a drag-out fight occurs between the two, regarding Walter naming Arthur trustee in his will. Walter is forced to reconcile with obstinate Maude as she announces her intent not to go to the awards banquet.
34 12 "Carol's Problem" Hal Cooper Budd Grossman December 4, 1973 (1973-12-04)
As Chris and Carol's wedding day approaches, Maude gives them their gift early; Maude has paid a down payment on a house. Everyone has a bone to pick with Maude when it is revealed that the house is a bit too close to home... just across the street!
35 13 "Music Hath Charms" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell and Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf
Story by: Lloyd Turner & Gordon Mitchell		 December 11, 1973 (1973-12-11)
Maude's gift-giving backfires again when she presents Walter with an electric organ as a present for their fifth wedding anniversary. Walter loves the gift, but he plays long and loud, annoying everyone. An argument leads Walter to drive off and crash his car into a tree; when he is unhurt, the house finds peace... temporarily.
36 14 "The Office Party" Hal Cooper Woody Kling December 18, 1973 (1973-12-18)
Walter hosts his workers at his house for a holiday party. They give him some startling news; they plan on forming a union. Walter is furious and plans on firing everyone in on the plan, but he has someone else to answer to: Maude.
37 15 "The Love Birds" Hal Cooper Dick Wesson January 1, 1974 (1974-01-01)
Vivian and Walter are fed up with Arthur and Maude constantly mentioning their late spouses. Arguments erupt between the two couples, but are eventually quelled. Vivian and Arthur announce to Maude and Walter that they are going to be married.
38 16 "Maude's Guest" Hal Cooper Alan J. Levitt January 8, 1974 (1974-01-08)
Maude houses a black teenage girl from the ghetto, Francie Potter(Tamu Blackwell). The teen shows her true colors, absolutely hating Maude's "liberal guilt complex" towards black people, and she makes life difficult for everyone in the house.
39 17 "The Wallet" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Max Hodge and Alan J. Levitt and Budd Grossman
Story by: Max Hodge		 January 15, 1974 (1974-01-15)
Maude finds a wallet belonging to a man who is known for his marital indiscretions. Walter and Maude get into an argument after Walter lets it known that he believes a wallet to be private, which leads to Maude snooping around behind everyone's backs. A case of misunderstandings lead Maude to a woman she is convinced Walter is seeing on the side.
40 18 "Maude's Revolt" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Lila Garrett
Story by: Ken Hecht & Lloyd Garver		 January 22, 1974 (1974-01-22)
Walter organizes a surprise birthday party for Maude, who is not handling aging well. Maude wants her birthday to go according to her plans, so she tells Walter to stay by her side and not to "go off with the men" to the other side of the room. When he strays from his promise, Maude leaves the party and locks herself in their bedroom.
41 19 "The Commuter Station" Hal Cooper Woody Kling January 29, 1974 (1974-01-29)
Maude convinces Arthur and Vivian to have a winter wedding in Vermont. As Maude, Walter and the soon-to-be marrieds take a train up from Tuckahoe, a blizzard strands them in a train station. Arthur is having cold feet about committing to Vivian, and Maude lets him know exactly how she feels. John Hillerman guest stars as a drunk.
42 20 "Florida's Goodbye" Hal Cooper John Rappaport February 5, 1974 (1974-02-05)
Florida's husband Henry receives a job promotion and Florida has decided to stay at home to be a housewife. Maude takes the news very hard, turning down every possible applicant for the position, and eventually has to come to terms with Florida's departure. Last appearance by Esther Rolle in the role of Florida Evans, as she was spun off into her own show, Good Times, that same week.
43 21 "The Tax Audit" Hal Cooper Bernie Kahn February 12, 1974 (1974-02-12)
Maude is in for a rude awakening as the man (Larry Haines) who conducts Walter's tax audit is the same man who attempted to rape her three decades before. Walter doesn't want to address the subject, forcing Maude to take matters into her own hands, giving the auditor a history lesson he won't forget. With this episode, Rue McClanahan becomes a regular and is listed in opening credits.
44 22 "The Investment" Hal Cooper Elliot Shoenman February 19, 1974 (1974-02-19)
Bad feelings abound when Arthur gives Walter a bad stock tip, causing him to lose $3,700. An inquiry into why Arthur didn't invest money in the stock himself causes bad blood not only between the two men but also between Maude and Vivian.
45 23 "Phillip's Problem" Hal Cooper Budd Grossman February 26, 1974 (1974-02-26)
Phillip is going through behavioral problems, and Walter suggests the boy get a spanking. Maude is completely against the idea until Carol and Chris leave for a weekend vacation and she's stuck dealing with Phillip and his insolence.
46 24 "The Runaway" Hal Cooper Alan J. Levitt and Budd Grossman March 5, 1974 (1974-03-05)
Francie Potter (Tamu Blackwell), the teenage girl who stayed with Maude months before, returns with a fabrication about her father mistreating and abusing her, in the hopes that Maude will give her money to "escape him." In reality, she and her boyfriend simply want to run away together.

Season 3 (1974–75)

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47 1 "Maude Meets the Duke" Hal Cooper Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf and Robert Hilliard September 9, 1974 (1974-09-09)
John Wayne is making a new movie, and he is visiting Arthur in Tuckahoe as part of publicity; Arthur believes he is John Wayne's number one fan. The day looks like it's going to be ruined when Arthur and Vivian's roof caves in, but Arthur talks Maude into hosting the event, on the condition that Maude say a few choice words to the Duke about his views on feminism. When he does turn up, Maude is so starstruck that she forgets everything she wanted to say.
48 2 "The Kiss" Hal Cooper Elliot Shoenman September 16, 1974 (1974-09-16)
Maude believes Walter is going through a midlife crisis after Walter takes up smoking a pipe and wearing platform shoes. Vivian runs to Maude's crying over an argument she had with Arthur about her dog. What causes the most drama, however, is a kiss Walter shares with Vivian, angering Maude and Arthur.
49 3 "Walter's Heart Attack" Hal Cooper Budd Grossman September 23, 1974 (1974-09-23)
Walter misses a special dinner with Maude because he is trying to stop his bookkeeper (Jill Clayburgh) from killing herself due to her husband leaving her. Maude believes he is having an affair and bites her tongue while Walter recovers.
50 4 "The New Housekeeper" Hal Cooper Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf September 30, 1974 (1974-09-30)

Maude hires a new housekeeper from England, Nell Naugatuck. Maude and Mrs. Naugatuck get along well initially but clash when Mrs. Naugatuck insists on catering to Walter's every need since he is "master of the house," to Maude's disdain. First appearance by Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Naugatuck.

Note: Conrad Bain & Rue McClanahan do not appear in this episode.
51 5 "Speed Trap" Hal Cooper Elliot Shoenman October 7, 1974 (1974-10-07)
Arthur and Walter go on a camping trip. Maude is upset with Walter's decision but quickly drowns her sorrows in food with Vivian. The men get in trouble as they are arrested for speeding in a well-known "speed trap" zone and they need the women to get them out of jail. Guest starring Héctor Elizondo as a cop.
52 6 "Lovers in Common" Hal Cooper Pamela Herbert Chais October 14, 1974 (1974-10-14)
While Arthur and Walter are out of town golfing, Maude and Vivian go out to a restaurant for drinks. They both have a secret to share: old flames sent them postcards announcing their imminent arrival in town. Upon seeing each other's postcards, they realize their "old flames" are in fact the same man, and they quickly get drunk while arguing over which woman he "really wants."
53 7 "Walter's Dream" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Dick Clair & Jenna McMahon
Story by: Ben Starr		 October 21, 1974 (1974-10-21)
Walter returns from a fishing trip in Canada with the news that he wants to move him and Maude up to Canada to live in the woods. Maude doesn't like the idea one bit and plays a trick of reverse psychology on Walter, which backfires when he tries to sell his appliance store.
54 8 "A Night to Remember" Hal Cooper Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf November 4, 1974 (1974-11-04)
Walter has business troubles on the mind late at night, and Maude makes it no easier with her own dilemma. Despite the stress Walter is feeling, Maude tells Walter that the doctor believes it be best for her to have a hysterectomy.
55 9 "Last Tango in Tuckahoe" Hal Cooper Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf November 11, 1974 (1974-11-11)
Mrs. Naugatuck is caught sneaking men into the house when Walter and Maude discover a man in her closet. Mrs. Naugatuck is highly offended and demands her right to privacy as part of her wages include room and board.
56 10 "Vivian's Party" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Elliot Shoenman
Story by: Barbara Avedon & Barbara Corday		 November 18, 1974 (1974-11-18)
Arthur tells Vivian on short notice that she has to prepare a dinner party for twelve guests. Vivian's maid quits on the spot, forcing Maude and Mrs. Naugatuck to help Vivian with her dinner. Hell hath no fury like Maude scorned when she finds out that she and Walter are not invited to Vivian's party!
57 11 "Maude the Boss" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Bob Schiller & Bob Weiskopf and Rod Parker
Story by: Ken Hecht & Lloyd Garver		 November 25, 1974 (1974-11-25)
Maude is promoted at her real estate agency. She is now working as office manager with three men who report to her. Two of the men don't have a problem with a female boss, but one does and tries to sabotage Maude at every turn. Guest starring Herb Edelman, over a decade before he'd regularly appear with Arthur and McClanahan on The Golden Girls.
58 12 "Maude's New Friend" Hal Cooper Rod Parker December 2, 1974 (1974-12-02)
Maude makes friends with a well-known writer (Robert Mandan), who happens to be gay. Walter does not approve of Maude's friendship, and not because he's a man or because he's gay, but because Walter feels Maude's friend is very condescending to him. At the same time, Maude has to deal with the fact that she isn't as liberal as she thought when it comes to her preconceived notions of gay people.
59 13 "Walter's Ex" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Elliot Shoenman
Story by: Barbara Gallagher & Sybil Adelman		 December 9, 1974 (1974-12-09)
Maude and Walter may finally be able to take their dream trip to Japan, as Walter's ex-wife Marta (Carole Cook) has informed him that she will be remarrying, allowing Walter to stop with alimony payments. Maude's rich Uncle Henry has also announced that he will be remarrying. Walter and Maude realize Marta is going to be marrying Henry and, knowing Marta's history via Walter, immediately become concerned that she is only marrying him because she's a gold-digger.
60 14 "Nostalgia Party" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Michael Morris and Budd Grossman and Elliot Shoenman
Story by: Michael Morris		 December 30, 1974 (1974-12-30)
Maude thinks up a great idea for a New Year's party when she suggests that the guests dress up as "the best year of their lives." The party leads to an argument between the guests as to why their year is the best.
61 15 "All Psyched Out" Hal Cooper Barbara Gallagher & Sybil Adelman January 6, 1975 (1975-01-06)
A psychic tells Maude her fortune. Among other things, she tells Maude that she will remarry for the fifth time. When the other events in her fortune start coming true, she convinces herself the only way to stay married to Walter is to marry him again. Walter is not so thrilled with the idea. Guest starring Paul Benedict as a minister.
62 16 "The Telethon" Hal Cooper Norm Liebmann January 20, 1975 (1975-01-20)
Maude organizes a telethon which is raising money for no cause at all, as the charity Maude endorsed backed out at the last minute. It is up to Maude to think up a cause or charity while on the air, or else the station pulls the plug.
63 17 "And Then There Were None" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck January 27, 1975 (1975-01-27)
Carol announces her engagement to a man (Don Chastain) who will be divorcing his wife (Audra Lindley) "soon." Maude makes sure everyone knows she disapproves, which cause both Mrs. Naugatuck and Carol to protest Maude's overbearing ways, and they both move out.
64 18 "The Emergence of Vivian" Hal Cooper Dick Bensfield & Perry Grant February 3, 1975 (1975-02-03)
Maude has gotten Vivian involved in the Congress of Women, and it is causing her to neglect dinner and the laundry, which Arthur hates. Arthur and Vivian get into a fight about her new hobby, and it's up to Vivian to balance her duties as wife and feminist and up to Arthur to stop expecting outdated notions of what a wife should be.
65 19 "Mrs. Naugatuck in Love" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck February 10, 1975 (1975-02-10)
Mrs. Naugatuck's behavior has changed, which makes everyone suspicious. They find out that she is in love, and they throw Mrs. Naugatuck a bridal shower when her special man asks her to marry him. At the shower, Mrs. Naugatuck receives news that the wedding is off, which humiliates and depresses her.
66 20 "Walter's Pride" Hal Cooper Elliot Shoenman February 24, 1975 (1975-02-24)
Walter needs $12,000 to bail the business out of the red; if he does not get the money within a week, he will have to file for bankruptcy. Despite Walter's insistence not to, Maude mortgages the house behind his back and then gives him the money to pay off his debt, which Walter does not want to do.
67 21 "Walter Gets Religion" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck March 3, 1975 (1975-03-03)
Walter has found a new interest in church and makes Maude attend services with him. Maude is terribly bored at the prospect and falls asleep during the sermon. She finds out that Walter may really only be going to church because the people there want to buy appliances from him. Guest starring Graham Jarvis as Reverend Williamson.
68 22 "The Cabin" Hal Cooper Budd Grossman March 10, 1975 (1975-03-10)
Arthur and Vivian decide to go on a romantic retreat to a mountain cabin. Maude senses the chance to put some fire back into her own marriage and organizes her own vacation to the mountains with Walter. The weekend is less than what Maude hoped for, discouraging her.
69 23 "Maude's Mother" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Budd Grossman and Elliot Shoenman
Story by: Michael Morris		 March 31, 1975 (1975-03-31)
Maude's mother (Audrey Christie) comes to visit for the first time since Maude married Walter. However, this is inconveniently timed as Walter's television ads for Findlay's Friendly Appliances start running, with Walter only wearing underclothes and a barrel, calling himself "Wow-ee Wally," which humors Maude's mother and mortifies Maude.

Season 4 (1975–76)

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70 1 "The Split" Hal Cooper Pamela Herbert Chais September 8, 1975 (1975-09-08)
Maude has to choose whether or not to run for a seat in the New York state senate. Walter becomes jealous when he feels Maude isn't supporting him, and finally puts his foot down; he demands Maude either choose him or her new political career.
71 2 "Consenting Adults" Hal Cooper Karyl Geld Miller and Pamela Herbert Chais September 15, 1975 (1975-09-15)
Maude feels bad about her argument with Walter, and she goes to his new apartment, where he took refuge after refusing to return to the house. Seeing his very mod bachelor pad insults Maude, as she hoped for a reconciliation. Maude and Walter ultimately decide to divorce.
72 3 "Rumpus in the Rumpus Room" Hal Cooper Marilyn Suzanne Miller September 22, 1975 (1975-09-22)
At Vivian and Arthur's 2nd anniversary party, Maude and Walter show up with separate dates; Maude arrives with a Senator (James Olson) while Walter arrives with a young woman (Bernadette Peters), which infuriates Maude. A vicious argument causes Walter to turn to the bottle once more. When Maude checks to see if Walter has arrived home safely, she finds him in bed with someone else.
73 4 "Maude's Big Decision" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck September 29, 1975 (1975-09-29)
Maude is more than relieved to find out that Walter was in bed with Arthur; they both passed out together after their night of partying. Maude finally decides to step down from the election if it means Walter will become sober again, but it is Walter who has the true change of heart and reconciles with Maude, giving her his full blessing about her role in politics.
74 5 "The Election" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck October 6, 1975 (1975-10-06)
Maude comes to the realization that she may lose the election for state senate, especially after a television interview in which she voices her liberal views about premarital sex is poorly received. She feels better knowing her marriage with Walter is intact again.
75 6 "Viv's Dog" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Charlie Hauck
Story by: Jay Moriarty & Mike Milligan		 October 20, 1975 (1975-10-20)
Vivian and Arthur go on holiday and leave Vivian's dog in the care of Maude. The dog passes away leaving Maude feeling guilty and unsure how to break the news to a distraught Vivian. Guest starring Teri Garr as Mrs. Carlson.
76 7 "For the Love of Bert" Hal Cooper George Tibbles October 27, 1975 (1975-10-27)
Mrs. Naugutuck has been making up various stories to persuade Maude and Bert to give her extra money.
77 8 "The Fling" Hal Cooper Phil Sharp November 3, 1975 (1975-11-03)
Vivian's ex-husband Chuck (William Redfield) comes back to town, wealthier and more charming than ever. Vivian falls under his spell, and Maude decides she must take action to prevent an affair between the two.
78 9 "Maude Bares Her Soul" Hal Cooper Jay Folb November 10, 1975 (1975-11-10)
A revealing psychoanalysis session helps Maude gather the missing pieces of her past so she can begin to understand the present. This episode is largely a solo piece for Beatrice Arthur.
79 10 "Arthur's Medical Convention" Hal Cooper Phil Sharp November 17, 1975 (1975-11-17)
Walter joins in on the practical joking fun at Arthur's medical convention, but it backfires on him when he's left tending to a heart attack victim.
80 11 "Arthur Gets a Partner" Hal Cooper Phil Sharp November 24, 1975 (1975-11-24)
Arthur desperately needs money to protect an investment, but, out of pride, he refuses to take an offer from Vivian.
81 12 "Walter's Ethics" Hal Cooper Arthur Marx & Bob Fisher December 1, 1975 (1975-12-01)
Walter has a chance to sell his store for a huge profit. Maude is pleased until she finds out that Walter has arranged a date between one of his employees and the married buyer (Robert Mandan).
82 13 "Poor Albert" Hal Cooper Fred S. Fox & Seaman Jacobs December 8, 1975 (1975-12-08)
Maude receives the ashes of her long-suffering ex-husband, "Poor Albert," just as Walter's blowout Founder's Day sale approaches. As a result, she must debate whether to stay in Tuckahoe to support Walter during his sale, or drive to the mountains to fulfill Poor Albert's final request.
83 14 "The Christmas Party" Hal Cooper Woody Kling December 22, 1975 (1975-12-22)
With Christmas on the way, Walter has his annual office Christmas party at the house, however, he's worried that Maude's feminist friend, Stephanie, who goes out of her way to preach to everyone on women's rights, will put a damper on the festivities.
84 15 "The Case of the Broken Punch Bowl" Hal Cooper Elliot Shoenman January 5, 1976 (1976-01-05)
Maude's priceless crystal punch bowl is shattered at a party given by the Harmons, at which Carol and Mrs. Naugatuck were both present — but separating the truth from Arthur's, Vivian's, and Mrs. Naugatuck's perception of the truth proves a challenge. Guest starring Lyle Waggoner as a party guest who (in various versions) Carol and Vivian flirt with.
85 16 "Walter's Stigma" Hal Cooper Jay Folb January 12, 1976 (1976-01-12)
When Walter is falsely arrested for indecent exposure, Maude seeks to protect his reputation from a petty gossip columnist (Alice Ghostley).
86 17 "Maude's Mood: Part 1" Hal Cooper Jay Folb January 26, 1976 (1976-01-26)
Maude initiates a campaign to elect Henry Fonda the President of the United States, without even knowing whether Fonda is interested in the office. Walter speaks to a psychiatrist about the matter and learns Maude may be manic-depressive.
87 18 "Maude's Mood: Part 2" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck and Jay Folb February 2, 1976 (1976-02-02)
Even though Henry Fonda categorically refuses to run for President, Maude persists in campaigning for his election, draining the family's energy and bank account in the process.
88 19 "Tuckahoe Bicentennial" Hal Cooper Seaman Jacobs and Milton Pascal February 9, 1976 (1976-02-09)
Maude stages a tribute to American women for the Tuckahoe Bicentennial celebration and all the men are convinced it is a money losing proposition. After seeing some of the practice performances, the man who owns the studio pulls out. However, it seems that all the men were wrong, soon the show is sold out.
89 20 "Mrs. Naugatuck's Citizenship" Hal Cooper Jay Folb February 16, 1976 (1976-02-16)
Mrs. Naugatuck has been studying to take her final exam to become a United States citizen. However, the day before the examination, she falls ill after suffering a minor stroke and is hospitalized, putting her chances of becoming a citizen in jeopardy.
90 21 "Maude's Nephew" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Charlie Hauck
Story by: Budd Grossman and Charlie Hauck		 February 23, 1976 (1976-02-23)
Walter has become fed up with Maude's nephew, Steve (Jerry Houser), who has been staying with the Findlays. Steve's laid back lifestyle quickly begins to appear as a cover for his lack of responsibility, when his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend shows up at the front door with an announcement... she's pregnant.
91 22 "Maude's Rejection" Hal Cooper Jay Folb March 1, 1976 (1976-03-01)
Maude tries to ingratiate herself with an acerbic English writer (Clive Revill), but she fails to appreciate his honesty when he tells her he can't stand her.
92 23 "Carol's Promotion" Hal Cooper Phil Sharp March 8, 1976 (1976-03-08)
Carol is passed over for a promotion which she feels she could have gotten if she'd responded to her boss's advances. Maude goes to pieces when Carol sets up a date between the boss and herself.
93 24 "Maude's Ex-Convict" Anthony Chickey Charlie Hauck March 15, 1976 (1976-03-15)
Maude hires an ex-convict (Bob Balaban) to fill in for a vacationing Mrs. Naugutuck, confident she can integrate him back into society. However, her idealism fails her when she finds out he was convicted for murdering his old bosses.

Season 5 (1976–77)

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94 1 "Vivian's First Funeral" Hal Cooper Sam Greenbaum September 20, 1976 (1976-09-20)
Vivian's phobia of funerals makes her a nervous wreck when she must attend the funeral of a friend with Maude. To complicate matters, Vivian is also nervous when she discovers Maude lost the antique brooch that Arthur had given her, which she lent to Maude who in turn lent it to someone else, whom Maude cannot remember. Maude and Vivian soon discover just whom it was Maude had lent the brooch to.
95 2 "Maude and Chester" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Pamela Herbert Chais
Story by: Sol Weinstein & Howard Albrecht		 September 27, 1976 (1976-09-27)
Maude meets her ex-husband Chester (Martin Balsam) to clear up some legal issues, but they end up locked in the lawyer's office.
96 3 "Bert Moves In" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian October 4, 1976 (1976-10-04)
Bert proposes to Mrs. Naugatuck, then withdraws his proposal when he loses his job and must move in with her to save money.
97 4 "Walter's Crisis: Part 1" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck October 11, 1976 (1976-10-11)
Maude and Walter are set to go on vacation, but their plans are put on hold when Walter doesn't get a loan.
98 5 "Walter's Crisis: Part 2" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Arthur Julian
Story by: Donald King		 October 18, 1976 (1976-10-18)
Walter goes into a deep depression when he finds himself out of a job.
99 6 "Walter's Crisis: Part 3" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: William Davenport
Story by: Donald King		 October 25, 1976 (1976-10-25)
Walter takes a sleeping pill to help with his depression, but he ends up swallowing more than he should.
100 7 "The Election" Hal Cooper Thad Mumford November 1, 1976 (1976-11-01)
With election day just around the corner, Carol goes to the percent to help out and Maude gets the chance to meet her daughter's new boyfriend (Michael O'Keefe) - a man who's ten years younger than Carol.
101 8 "The Game Show" Hal Cooper Jay Folb November 8, 1976 (1976-11-08)
The Findlays and the Harmons go to New York, where Maude and Vivian are chosen to be contestants on a game show. Guest starring Conrad Janis and Johnny Olson as the host and announcer of "Beat The Devil".
102 9 "Arthur's Worry" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Arthur Julian
Story by: Michael Smollins & Kathy Gori		 November 15, 1976 (1976-11-15)
Walter fears an upcoming camping trip with Arthur because he's dreamt that he kissed him.
103 10 "Mrs. Naugatuck's Wedding" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian and William Davenport November 22, 1976 (1976-11-22)
Mrs. Naugatuck refuses to change her last name at her wedding, leading the men and women to take sides on the matter.
104 11 "Maude's New Friends" Hal Cooper Pamela Herbert Chais November 29, 1976 (1976-11-29)
The Harmons introduce the Findlays to a couple (James Coco and Helen Page Camp) who are interested in wife-swapping.
105 12 "The Rip-Off" Hal Cooper Charles Tannen & Tom Adair December 13, 1976 (1976-12-13)
Walter goes to extremes to find security when he and the Harmons come home from the movies to find Maude tied up and the place burglarized.
106 13 "Walter's Christmas Gift" Hal Cooper Thad Mumford December 20, 1976 (1976-12-20)
Since the Findlays' finances are so low, they decide to give homemade gifts for Christmas, while Arthur offers Walter a partnership in a new business.
107 14 "Captain Hero" Hal Cooper Harry Cauley January 3, 1977 (1977-01-03)
Maude's visiting cousin (John Byner) insults one of potential contributors to her mental health clinic.
108 15 "Maude's Adult Relationship" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck January 17, 1977 (1977-01-17)
At Arthur's insistence, Walter starts to worry that Maude is having lunch with her handsome work associate.
109 16 "Arthur's Crisis" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck February 7, 1977 (1977-02-07)
Walter's fun-loving prankster friend (Eugene Roche) dies during an operation, leading Arthur to question his abilities as a doctor. Guest starring Michael Keaton, Charles Lane and Mary Jo Catlett.
110 17 "Maude's Desperate Hours" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian February 14, 1977 (1977-02-14)
With Walter out of town, Maude keeps getting threatening phone calls - and the caller may be a painter recently hired to work on the house.
111 18 "Maude's Reunion" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Charlie Hauck
Story by: Sandy Veith & Bruce Kane		 February 21, 1977 (1977-02-21)
Maude attends her 30th high school reunion and discovers that one of her oldest friends (Nanette Fabray) just had a stroke.
112 19 "Feminine Fulfillment" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Thad Mumford and Charlie Hauck
Story by: Joanne Greenberg & Jennie Blackton		 February 28, 1977 (1977-02-28)
Maude is shocked that Vivian joined a woman's group that encourages women to be subject to their husband's whims.
113 20 "Maude's Aunt" Hal Cooper William Davenport March 7, 1977 (1977-03-07)
Maude's aunt (Eve Arden) visits and proves to be just as caustic as she is.
114 21 "Arthur's New Best Friend" Hal Cooper Elliot Shoenman March 14, 1977 (1977-03-14)
Walter and Arthur each have new best friends.
115 22 "Vivian's Surprise" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian and William Davenport March 21, 1977 (1977-03-21)
Vivian is surprised that Arthur's had a change of heart when he returns from a trip.
116 23 "The Household Feud" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian and William Davenport March 28, 1977 (1977-03-28)
Maude and Mrs. Naugatuck get into a feud that starts with the Findlays not being invited to the party and Maude accidentally breaking Mrs. Naugatuck's urn.
117 24 "The New Maid" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck April 4, 1977 (1977-04-04)
Maude's new maid is a young West Indian woman whom she initially suspects of stealing her wallet.

Season 6 (1977–78)

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118 1 "Maude's Guilt Trip" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck September 12, 1977 (1977-09-12)
Maude weighs her options — to vacation in Rome, or not to vacation in Rome — when a plane purportedly carrying her mother's friend, Aunt Tinkie, crashes en route to Tuckahoe days after Tinkie makes Maude a beneficiary on her life insurance policy.
119 2 "Phillip and Sam" Hal Cooper Pamela Herbert Chais September 19, 1977 (1977-09-19)
Maude's new-fashioned ideas are put to the test when Phillip invites a female friend to spend the night.
120 3 "The Flying Saucer" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Arthur Julian
Story by: S.J. Levine		 September 26, 1977 (1977-09-26)
Maude believes she saw a flying saucer.
121 4 "Victoria's Boyfriend" Hal Cooper Thad Mumford October 3, 1977 (1977-10-03)
Victoria's Jamaican father (Roscoe Lee Browne) is not happy she's dating an American.
122 5 "Walter's Temptation" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian and Willian Davenport October 17, 1977 (1977-10-17)
Walter is tempted by his assistant (Marcia Rodd) when she's grateful to him for giving her a raise - on Maude's advice.
123 6 "Phillip's Birthday Party" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: William Davenport
Story by: Lynn Grossman & Bob Balaban		 October 31, 1977 (1977-10-31)
A group of a teenagers crash Phillip's birthday party.
124 7 "The Doctor's Strike" Hal Cooper William Davenport November 7, 1977 (1977-11-07)
Arthur organizes a doctor's strike just as Walter gets sick.
125 8 "The Ecologist" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian November 14, 1977 (1977-11-14)
Maude has sexual fantasies about an ecologist (Edward Winter) with whom she's working to clean up the Hudson River.
126 9 "The Gay Bar" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Michael Endler & Thad Mumford and Arthur Julian & William Davenport
Story by: Michael Endler & Thad Mumford		 December 3, 1977 (1977-12-03)
Arthur is not happy about a gay bar in town.
127 10 "Businessperson of the Year" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian December 12, 1977 (1977-12-12)
Maude and Walter compete to be Businessperson of the Year.
128 11 "Maude's Christmas Surprise" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian and William Davenport December 19, 1977 (1977-12-19)
Maude finds a baby on her doorstep at Christmastime.
129 12 "Maude's New Client" Hal Cooper William Davenport January 2, 1978 (1978-01-02)
Maude's new real estate client has a connection to the mob.
130 13 "The Obscene Phone Call" Anthoney Chickey Elliot Bernstein January 16, 1978 (1978-01-16)
Maude changes her phone number to put a stop to the obscene phone calls she's been receiving, but when the calls continue, Maude suspects that the culprit is someone she knows.
131 14 "Musical '78" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian and William Davenport January 28, 1978 (1978-01-28)
Maude holds a TV musical fund raiser to raise money for a disabled former child tap dancer, but learns before the telethon goes on the air that the child is faking her condition.
132 15 "My Husband, the Hero" Hal Cooper Sy Rosen February 4, 1978 (1978-02-04)
Maude is not happy when Walter is declared a hero for saving another person while a restaurant where they were dining goes on fire.
133 16 "Maude's Foster Child" Hal Cooper Johnny Bonaduce February 11, 1978 (1978-02-11)
Maude's Ethiopian foster child comes to visit for the first time, thanks to the sponsorship of a local African-American congregation - but when he arrives, Maude discovers he's not quite what any of them expected.
134 17 "Vivian's Decision" Hal Cooper Richard Herlan February 18, 1978 (1978-02-18)
Vivian considers leaving Arthur when she attends a college reunion and discovers that many of her former classmates and current students are really making a difference in the world. This episode is largely a "two-hander" for Beatrice Arthur and Rue McClanahan.
135 18 "Carol's Dilemma" Hal Cooper Teleplay by: Michael Walker & Melodie Hollander
Story by: Bob Baublitz & Kevin Hopps and Michael Walker & Melodie Hollander		 February 25, 1978 (1978-02-25)
Carol learns that her ex-husband is about to re-marry and wants custody of Phillip.
136 19 "Arthur's Grandson" Hal Cooper Richard Herlan March 4, 1978 (1978-03-04)
Arthur's grandson (Sparky Marcus) is coming to visit, so Arthur is hoping to patch things up with his son.
137 20 "Mr. Butterfield's Return" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian and William Davenport March 11, 1978 (1978-03-11)
Mr. Butterfield (Roscoe Lee Browne) returns with the intention of taking Victoria back to the West Indies.
138 21 "Phillip's Mature Romance" Hal Cooper Arthur Julian and William Davenport March 25, 1978 (1978-03-25)
Maude discovers that Phillip's girlfriend is four years older than him.
139 22 "Maude's Big Move: Part 1" Hal Cooper Dick Herlan April 8, 1978 (1978-04-08)
At a Chinese dinner party given for her Congresswoman friend, Maude discovers that Carol and Phillip are moving to Colorado; Vivian and Arthur are moving to Idaho; and her friend (Mary Louise Wilson) collapses dead on the floor. Final series appearance of Adrienne Barbeau.
140 23 "Maude's Big Move: Part 2" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck April 15, 1978 (1978-04-15)
Faced with the departure of nearly everyone she loves from her life, Maude sinks into depression only to be lifted by some excellent news — She's been named to succeed her friend as Congresswoman. Final series appearance of Conrad Bain and Rue McClanahan.
141 24 "Maude's Big Move: Part 3" Hal Cooper Charlie Hauck & Rod Parker and Arthur Julian & William Davenport April 22, 1978 (1978-04-22)
Maude and Walter leave New York for Washington, D.C. to begin a new chapter in their lives.

References

Home media

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first season of Maude on DVD in Region 1 in March 2007.

In August 2013, Mill Creek Entertainment announced it had acquired the rights to various television series from the Sony Pictures library including Maude.[23] Mill Creek re-released the first season on DVD in February 2015.[24]

In December 2014, Shout! Factory announced it had acquired the rights to the series. It released the complete series on DVD in March 2015. Among the bonus features, the set includes the two Second season episodes of All in the Family, which introduced Maude ("Cousin Maude's Visit" and "Maude"); two previously unaired episodes of Maude ("The Double Standard" and "Maude's New Friends"); the Syndicated Sales Presentation, hosted by Norman Lear; as well as three featurettes called "And Then There's Maude: Television's First Feminist"; "Everything but Hemorrhoids: Maude Speaks to America"; and "Memories of Maude" with interviews by Adrienne Barbeau and Bill Macy, along with newly discovered interviews with Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Maude director, Hal Cooper.[25]

In 2015, Shout! began releasing individual season sets. The second season was released in August 2015, the third season in November 2015,[26] the fourth season in March 2016,[27] the fifth season in June 2016,[28] and the sixth and final season in August 2016.[29]

DVD Name Ep # Release Date
The Complete First Season 22 March 20, 2007
February 3, 2015 (re-release)
The Complete Second Season 24 August 11, 2015
The Complete Third Season 23 November 10, 2015
The Complete Fourth Season 24 March 22, 2016
The Complete Fifth Season 24 June 14, 2016
The Complete Sixth Season 24 August 9, 2016
The Complete Series 141 March 17, 2015

Accolades

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Results Ref.
1972 Directors Guild of America Awards Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series Bill Hobin (for "Maude's Dilemma") Nominated [30]
1973 Hal Cooper Nominated [31]
1975 Nominated [32]
1976 Hal Cooper (for "Vivian's First Funeral") Nominated [33]
1972 Golden Globe Awards Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated [34]
Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Bea Arthur Nominated
1973 Nominated
1974 Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy Nominated
1975 Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Bea Arthur Nominated
Best Supporting Actress – Television Hermione Baddeley Won
1976 Adrienne Barbeau Nominated
1977 Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy Bea Arthur Nominated
1998 Online Film & Television Association Awards Television Hall of Fame: Productions Inducted [35]
1973 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Comedy Series Norman Lear and Rod Parker Nominated [36]
Outstanding New Series Nominated
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Bea Arthur Nominated
1974 Nominated
1976 Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Hal Cooper (for "The Analyst") Nominated
Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series Jay Folb (for "The Analyst") Nominated
1977 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Bea Arthur (for "Maude's Desperate Hours") Won
Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design for a Comedy Series Chuck Murawski (for "Walter's Crisis: Part 1 & 2") Nominated
1978 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Bea Arthur Nominated
Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series Hal Cooper (for "Vivian's Decision") Nominated
Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy Series Chuck Murawski (for "The Wake") Nominated
2001 Producers Guild of America Awards PGA Hall of Fame – Television Won
2004 TV Land Awards Favorite Cantankerous Couple Bill Macy and Bea Arthur Nominated
Favorite Made for TV Maid Esther Rolle Nominated
1972 Writers Guild of America Awards Episodic Comedy Alan J. Levitt (for "Flashback") Nominated [37]
1973 Bob Schiller and Bob Weiskopf
(for "Walter's Problem: Part 1 & 2")		 Won

Syndication and streaming

Maude aired on TV Land in 1999 for a brief time, including an introductory "Maude-a-thon" marathon. Maude was later seen on Nick at Nite in the United States in 2001. Reruns of Maude are occasionally shown on Canwest's digital specialty channel, DejaView in Canada. In 2010, Maude began reruns in Chicago, on WWME-CA's Me-TV. In 2011, Maude began airing on Antenna TV, a digital broadcast network, which has since run the entire six season cycle of the show.

In 2015, reruns of Maude began airing on Logo TV during late night/early morning. It airs weeknights on FETV, Family Entertainment Television. As of April 2021, Maude is on CHCH TV in the Toronto (Hamilton) Ontario area as part of their afternoon retro sitcom lineup. It is available in a heavily edited format on the CTV app for free with ads as part of its “Throwback” library.

As of July 2021, Maude is available for streaming on Amazon Freevee.

Adaptations

Maude was adapted in Italy airing on Canale 5 in 1982.

Maude was adapted in France as Maguy. Maguy aired on Sundays at 19.30 from September 1985 to December 1994 on France 2 for 333 episodes.[38]

Maude had previously been adapted in 1980 by ITV in the United Kingdom as Nobody's Perfect.[39] Starring Elaine Stritch and Richard Griffiths, the show ran for two series with a total of 14 episodes. Of the 14 episodes, Stritch herself adapted 13 original Maude scripts and Griffiths adapted one.[40] The original series was screened by certain ITV companies.[41]

References

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