Well-educated and upper middle class, Maude Findlay is the archetypal feminist of her generation. She lives in suburban Tuckahoe, New York, with her fourth husband, Walter, their divorced daughter, Carol, and grandson Phillip.
Air date: 1975-09-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude's political ambitions, and possible election as Senator, threaten her and Walter's marriage.
Air date: 1975-09-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Walter moves out of the house and into bachelor digs when Maude persists with her political plans.
Air date: 1975-09-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude and Walter arrive at a party with ""dates"" of their own.
Writer: Charlie Hauck
Air date: 1975-09-29
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude decides the marriage is over and is caught in a ""compromising position.""
Writer: Charlie Hauck
Air date: 1975-10-06
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: It is finally election day, and Maude's political and marital fates hang in the balance.
Writer: Charlie Hauck
Air date: 1975-10-20
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Viv's dog dies while in Maude's care, and Maude fears she will be blamed for it.
Writer: George Tibbles
Air date: 1975-10-27
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mrs. Naugatuck is conning everyone, and Maude has to get to the bottom of her scheme.
Air date: 1975-11-03
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Vivian's ex-husband comes back into her life.
Writer: Jay Folb
Air date: 1975-11-10
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude pours out her innermost feelings, revealing long-hidden secrets and anxieties as well as new insights into her character.
Air date: 1975-11-17
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: As a joke, Walter poses as a doctor at Arthur's convention. But his ""medical expertise"" is called for in an emergency.
Air date: 1975-11-24
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Arthur and Vivian fall out over issues of intimacy and honesty in relationships.
Air date: 1975-12-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude finds Walter's business ethics extremely problematic.
Writer: Seaman Jacobs
Air date: 1975-12-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: One of Maude's ex-husbands gives himself to her, literally.
Writer: Woody Kling
Air date: 1975-12-22
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Walter is certain his annual party for his employees will be spoiled by Maude's activist houseguest.
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
Air date: 1976-01-05
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Who broke Maude's priceless crystal bowl? There are several conflicting versions of what happened to the punch bowl.
Air date: 1976-01-12
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Walter is arrested for lewd behavior on his birthday. But Walter's alibi might prove to be even more embarassing than the accusation.
Air date: 1976-01-26
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude decides Henry Fonda would make the perfect President of the United States and starts a campaign to get him elected, with or without his approval.
Writer: Charlie Hauck
Air date: 1976-02-02
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude's obsession with Henry Fonda spirals out of control, causing concern about her mental health.
Writer: Seaman Jacobs
Air date: 1976-02-09
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude stages a tribute to American women for the Tuckahoe Bicentennial celebration. All the men are convinced it is a money losing proposition.
Air date: 1976-02-16
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Mrs. Naugatuck falls ill and is hospitalized just before she is to become an American citizen.
Writer: Charlie Hauck
Air date: 1976-02-23
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude's nephew streches everyone's patience, as his laid back lifestyle is just a cover up for his lack of responsibility.
Air date: 1976-03-01
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: A literary authority would rather lunch with Vivian than Maude, but Maude simply cannot come to terms with this.
Air date: 1976-03-08
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Carol is determined to get promoted at all costs, but Maude does not want her to sacrifice her integrity.
Writer: Charlie Hauck
Air date: 1976-03-15
Runtime: 30 min
Overview: Maude hires an ex-con as her cook, but does not find it easy to live with the knowledge of what he has done.
