Maude
7/10
| Release Date | 1978-04-22 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Stars | Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Rue McClanahan, Conrad Bain |
| Directors | Rod Parker, Norman Lear |
| Release Date | 1978-04-22 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Genres | Comedy, Drama |
| Stars | Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Rue McClanahan, Conrad Bain |
| Directors | Rod Parker, Norman Lear |
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.
Maude extends an invitation to an annoying aunt out of guilt, but suffers for it.
Maude invites Phillip and his male ""friend"" to spend the night, which puts her liberalism to the test.
Maude sees a UFO but no one will believe her.
Maude sides with a ""liberated"" young girl against her father.
One of Walter's female employees wants not just a raise but Walter himself.
Maude chaperones Philip birthday party, and finds herself in the middle of ""sex, drugs and rock and roll.""
Arthur starts a doctor's strike, but will he treat his friends when they fall ill?
Maude's sexual fantasies about a handsome ecologist and her intense involvement in his project make Walter jealous.
Maude attacks Walter's bigotry when a gay bar opens in the neighborhood and Arthur tries to shut it down.
Maude and Walter compete against each other for the title of ""Businessperson of the Year.""
Maude's plans for the holiday do not turn out as expected.
Maude finds herself caught in between a Mother Superior and a mob boss.
Maude receives a series of crank calls. She is in for a bigger shock when she finds out who the caller is.
Maude raises money for what turns out to be a questionable charity.
A fire breaks out at a restaurant, and Walter must face what kind of person he is.
Maude's Ethiopian foster child turns out to be something different from what she expected.
Vivian decides after a thirty-year college reunion that she wants to be single again.
Carol's ex-husband shows up, and has ulterior motives.
A grandfather learns a lesson about life from his grandson.
Victoria Butterfield's father returns to take her away, and is confronted with secrets from his past.
Phillip is devastated when he finds out why an older woman has been showing interest in him.
Maude mourns the moving of her dearest friends till a death has a profound effect on her.
Maude's plans for a dinner party for a friend, a U.S. Congresswoman, changes her life in ways she could never have forseen.
Maude arrives in Washington as a newly elected Congresswoman and has to learn to do things differently.
