| Maude | |
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 Maude title card |
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Created by | Norman Lear |
| Starring | Beatrice Arthur Bill Macy Adrienne Barbeau Conrad Bain Rue McClanahan (1974-1978) Esther Rolle (1972-1974) Hermione Baddeley (1974-1977) J. Pat O'Malley (1975-1977) Marlene Warfield (1977-1978) Michael Keaton |
| Opening theme | "And Then There's Maude" written by Marilyn and Alan Bergman and Dave Grusin, performed by Donny Hathaway |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. Norman Milton Lear (born July 27 1922 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American Television writer and producer who produced such popular Bill Macy - born Wolf Marvin Garber on May 18 1922 in Revere Massachusetts to Michael Garber a manufacturer and his wife Mollie ( née Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11 1945 is an American Television, Film, character and Musical theater actress as well as the Conrad Stafford Bain (born February 4 1923) is a Canadian - American Actor, best known to TV audiences as Phillip Drummond from the Rue McClanahan (born Eddi Rue McClanahan; February 21, 1934) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress, known for Esther Rolle ( November 8, 1920 &ndash November 17, 1998) was an American actress of stage and television Hermione Baddeley ( November 13, 1906 - August 19, 1986) was a celebrated Academy Award -nominated English character Marlene Warfield (born June 19, 1940 in Queens, New York) is an American actress Michael John Douglas (born September 9 1951 better known by the stage name Michael Keaton, is an American Actor, known for his early comedic roles in " And Then There's Maude (Maude's Theme " was the Theme song for the television series Maude, written by Marilyn and Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman (born November 10, 1929) is a Composer, Songwriter and Author. Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) is a prolific American Lyricist and Songwriter. David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an Academy Award -winning American Composer, arranger and Pianist. Donny Hathaway ( October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul musician The United States of America —commonly referred to as the of seasons | 6 |
| No. of episodes | List of Maude episodes |
| Production | |
| Running time | approx. List of Maude Episodes (1972-1978 Season 1 1972-1973 1 Maude's Problem 2 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | CBS |
| Original run | September 12, 1972 – April 22, 1978 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | All in the Family |
| Followed by | Good Times Hanging In |
| Related shows | The Jeffersons Archie Bunker's Place Gloria 704 Hauser |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
Maude is a Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated half-hour American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972 until April 22, 1978. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April Good Times is a American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the Mr Dugan is a projected American sitcom about a black congressman that was cancelled before its scheduled airdate in March 1979 Archie Bunker's Place is an American Sitcom originally broadcast on the CBS network conceived in 1979 as a continuation of Gloria was a Spin-off television Situation comedy that lasted one season on CBS, from September 1982 to September 1983 704 Hauser is a short-lived CBS Television series that aired in 1994. The Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American Primetime Television The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the The year 1972 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1972. Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. The year 1978 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1978.
Maude starred Beatrice Arthur as Maude Findlay, an outspoken, middle-aged, politically liberal woman living in suburban Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York with her fourth husband. Maude Findlay is a Fictional character on the controversial sitcom, Maude, she was portrayed by seven-time Emmy -winning Tuckahoe is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States, and is located in the town of Eastchester. Maude embraced the tenets of women's liberation, always voted for Democratic Party candidates, strongly supported legal abortion, and advocated for civil rights and racial and gender equality. Second-wave feminism refers to a period of Feminist activity which began during the 1960s and lasted through the late 1970s The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. An However, her overbearing and sometimes domineering personality often got her into trouble when speaking out on these issues.
The program was a spin-off of All in the Family, in which Beatrice Arthur portrayed the title role of Maude, Edith Bunker's cousin; like that show, Maude was a sitcom with topical story lines created by producer Norman Lear. A Spin-off in Television is a new series which contains either characters or theme elements from an old series All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April Edith Bunker ( Née Baines) is a fictional 1970s Sitcom mom on All in the Family (and occasionally Archie Bunker's Place Norman Milton Lear (born July 27 1922 in New Haven Connecticut) is an American Television writer and producer who produced such popular
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Characters
Maude had been married three times before; two of her husbands, Albert and Barney, had died and she had divorced the other, Chester, who would appear on the show played by Martin Balsam. Martin Henry Balsam ( November 4, 1919 – February 13, 1996) was an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning American Her current husband, Walter Findlay (played by Bill Macy), owned an appliance store called Findlay's Friendly Appliances. Bill Macy - born Wolf Marvin Garber on May 18 1922 in Revere Massachusetts to Michael Garber a manufacturer and his wife Mollie ( née Maude and Walter met just before the 1968 presidential election. Please DO NOT flip the colors -->The United States presidential election of 1968 was a wrenching national experience and included the assassination of Democratic candidate Maude sometimes got in the last word during their many arguments with her trademark catchphrase, "God'll getcha for that, Walter. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance "
Maude's divorced daughter, Carol Traynor (from her second marriage, played by Adrienne Barbeau; in the Maude pilot, an episode of All in the Family, Carol was played by Marcia Rodd), and Carol's son, Phillip (played by Brian Morrison and later by Kraig Metzinger), also lived with the Findlays. Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11 1945 is an American Television, Film, character and Musical theater actress as well as the All in the Family is an American Situation comedy that was originally broadcast on the CBS television network from January 12 1971 to April Marcia Rodd (born July 8, 1940) is an American Actress. Rodd was born in Lyons Kansas, the daughter of Rosetta ( née Kraig Metzinger (born March 19, 1963 in Los Angeles California) is an American man who as a teenaged Actor, played the role of Maude Though single, Carol maintained her reputation of dating many men, as evidenced by her weekend "business trips" with various boyfriends. She dated various men throughout early seasons, eventually forming a serious (but brief) relationship with a man named Chris (played by Fred Grandy) in the later seasons. Fredrick Lawrence "Fred" Grandy (born June 29, 1948) is a former actor best known for his role on the sitcom " The Love Boat " Like her mother, Carol was an outspoken liberal feminist who was not afraid to speak her mind.
The Findlays' next-door neighbors were Dr. Arthur Harmon (a stuffy, sardonic Republican who clashed with Maude's political views, played by Conrad Bain) and his sweet but scatterbrained wife Vivian (played by Rue McClanahan, who in the 1980s would star again with Beatrice Arthur in The Golden Girls). Conrad Stafford Bain (born February 4 1923) is a Canadian - American Actor, best known to TV audiences as Phillip Drummond from the Rue McClanahan (born Eddi Rue McClanahan; February 21, 1934) is an Emmy Award -winning American Actress, known for The Golden Girls is an American sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, Arthur had been Walter's best friend since the two men served together in World War II; he was the one who brought Walter and Maude together in 1968 and "affectionately" called Maude "Maudie. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including " Vivian had been Maude's best friend since they both attended college together. When the series began, Arthur was a widower and Vivian was a soon-to-be divorcée (her previous last name was Cavender); in a late first-season episode, Vivian and her husband, Chuck, were getting a divorce after 21 years of marriage. Arthur and Vivian began dating at the beginning of the second season and were married during the middle of it.
The housekeepers
For the entire run of the show, Maude also had a housekeeper, a fact that sometimes contradicted her earnest, liberal intentions.
When the series began, the Findlays' maid was Florida Evans, a no-nonsense African American woman who often had the last laugh at Maude's expense. Florida Evans Dixon (born 1929 was the Supporting character on the Sitcom Maude and the lead character in its Spin-off, African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Maude would often make a point of conspicuously and awkwardly demonstrating how open-minded and liberal she was (Florida almost quit working for Maude because of this). Despite Florida's status as a maid, Maude emphasized to Florida she felt that they were "equals," and insisted she enter and exit the Findlay house via the front door (even though the back door was more convenient).
As portrayed by Esther Rolle, the character of Florida proved so popular that, in 1974, she became the star of her own new series entitled Good Times. Esther Rolle ( November 8, 1920 &ndash November 17, 1998) was an American actress of stage and television Good Times is a American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the In the storyline of Maude, Florida's husband, Henry, received a raise at his job, and she quit to be a full-time housewife and mother. Good Times is based on the childhood of its creator, Mike Evans, who starred as Lionel Jefferson on All in the Family and The Jeffersons. Michael Jonas Evans ( November 3 1949 – December 14 2006) (usually credited as Mike Evans) was an American Actor
After Florida's departure in 1974, Mrs. Nell Naugatuck (played by Hermione Baddeley), an elderly (and vulgar) British woman who drank excessively and lied compulsively, took over. Hermione Baddeley ( November 13, 1906 - August 19, 1986) was a celebrated Academy Award -nominated English character Unlike Florida, who commuted, Mrs. Naugatuck was a live-in maid. She met and began dating Bert Beasley (an elderly security guard at a cemetery; played by J. Pat O'Malley) in 1975. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. They married in 1977 and moved to Ireland to care for Bert's mother. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Mrs. Naugatuck's frequent sparring with Maude was, arguably, just as comedically popular as Florida's sparring. The difference in the two relationships was that Mrs. Naugatuck often came off as if she despised Maude Findlay, whereas Florida seemed periodically frustrated by her boss.
Lear admitted the last name 'Naugatuck' was directly taken from the Town of Naugatuck, Connecticut, which he found amusing. Naugatuck is a consolidated town and borough in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. Due to the popularity of the program, Baddeley even visited the town in the late 1970s and was given a warm, official ceremony at the town green.
Maude then hired Victoria Butterfield (played by Marlene Warfield), a native of the island of Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands, whom Maude initially accused of stealing her wallet. Marlene Warfield (born June 19, 1940 in Queens, New York) is an American actress Norman Island is located at the southern tip of the British Virgin Islands Archipelago. The British Virgin Islands ( BVI) is a British overseas territory, located in the Caribbean to the east of Puerto Rico. Victoria remained until the end of the series in 1978. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar)
Title sequence
The opening title sequence begins with an aerial shot of New York City, including the Chrysler Building. Title sequence generally refers to the method by which cinematic films or television shows present their title key cast and/or production members utilizing conceptual visuals The City of New York The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco Skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan at the intersection of 42nd It then showcases a drive from the city to Maude's house in Tuckahoe, where Maude answers her door to greet, ostensibly, the viewing audience. Although the sequence supposedly shows the trip in the then-present day (1970s), the cars in one part of the sequence appear to be from the 1950s.
One shot in the title sequence takes the viewer over the George Washington Bridge. The George Washington Bridge (known informally as the GW Bridge, the GWB, the GW, or the George) is a Suspension bridge spanning In reality, this bridge connects New York City with New Jersey to the west, whereas Westchester County, where Maude lives, lies to the north of Manhattan. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.
The show's theme song, And Then There's Maude, was written by Marilyn and Alan Bergman and Dave Grusin, and performed by Donny Hathaway
Series history and topicality
Maude spun off from All in the Family after the character of Maude Findlay appeared on two episodes of the first program, the first of which aired in December 1971. " And Then There's Maude (Maude's Theme " was the Theme song for the television series Maude, written by Marilyn and Alan Bergman Marilyn Bergman (born November 10, 1929) is a Composer, Songwriter and Author. Alan Bergman (born September 11, 1925) is a prolific American Lyricist and Songwriter. David Grusin (born June 26, 1934) is an Academy Award -winning American Composer, arranger and Pianist. Donny Hathaway ( October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul musician Maude was Edith Bunker's cousin, and she represented everything Archie Bunker did not: she was a liberal, a feminist, and upper-middle class whereas Archie was none of those things. Edith Bunker ( Née Baines) is a fictional 1970s Sitcom mom on All in the Family (and occasionally Archie Bunker's Place } Archibald "Archie" Bunker was a Fictional character in the long-running and top-rated American television Sitcom All in the Family Feminism is a discourse that involves various movements theories, and Philosophies which are concerned with the issue of Gender difference, advocate Although Maude's political beliefs certainly mirrored those of the series creators more than did those of Archie Bunker (the character of Maude was in fact said to be loosely based on creator Norman Lear's then-wife Frances), episodes of Maude often lampooned Maude as a naive "limousine liberal" and did not show her beliefs and attitudes in an entirely complimentary light. Frances Lear ( July 14, 1923, Hudson New York &ndash September 30, 1996, Manhattan) was an Activist, magazine Limousine liberal (also latte liberal, limousine leftist, learjet liberal, lakefront liberal, Lexus liberal, MasterCard Marxist Just before the show's premiere in September 1972, TV Guide described the character of Maude as "a caricature of the knee-jerk liberal. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming "
While the show was written as very funny in nature, scripts also incorporated much darker humor and even drama, to the point where the show, in some episodes, could be seen as depressing rather than humorous.
Maude took Miltown, a mild tranqulizer, and also Valium; she and her husband Walter Findlay (Bill Macy) began drinking in the evening. Diazepam (daɪˈæzɨpæm first marketed as Valium by Hoffmann-La Roche, is a Benzodiazepine derivative Drug. Bill Macy - born Wolf Marvin Garber on May 18 1922 in Revere Massachusetts to Michael Garber a manufacturer and his wife Mollie ( née
Maude had an abortion in November 1972, two months before the Roe v. Wade decision made abortion legal nationwide, and the episodes which dealt with the situation are probably the series' most famous and certainly its most controversial. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The year 1972 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1972. Roe v Wade, 410 US 113 (1973 is a controversial United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a Landmark decision regarding Maude, at age 47, was crushed when she found herself pregnant, and everyone agreed with her that having a baby at her age was very risky and not a wise thing to happen. Her daughter, Carol, brought to her attention that abortion was now legal in New York state. After some soul-searching (and discussions with Walter, who agreed that raising a baby at their ages was not very wise), Maude tearfully decided at the end of the two-parter that abortion was probably the best choice. Noticing the wide controversy around the episode, CBS decided to rerun the episodes in August 1973, and members of the country's clergy reacted strongly to the decision. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The year 1973 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1973. At least 30 stations dropped the show.
The producers and the writers of the show tackled other controversies. In a story arc that opened the 1973-74 season, Walter came to grips with his alcoholism and subsequently had a nervous breakdown. Mental breakdown (also known as nervous breakdown or snapping) is a non-medical term used to describe a sudden acute attack of Mental illness such as The beginning of the story arc had Maude, Walter and Arthur enjoying a night of revelry. However, Maude panicked when she woke up the following morning to find Arthur in her bed. This scared 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 aggravated during his attempts to stop that he struck Maude. Afterward, he suffered a breakdown as a result of his alcoholism and the domestic violence incident. The arc, which played out in three parts, was also controversial.
In the later seasons, Maude went through menopause, and many episodes showed Maude, sitting on a couch in a psychiatrist's office, talking through her insecurities about getting old as well as life in general. Menopause is the permanent shutting down of the female Reproductive system, a considerable length of time before the end of the lifespan A psychiatrist (also archaically called an alienist) is a Physician who specializes in Psychiatry and is certified in treating Mental disorders During the fifth season, Walter suffered another nervous breakdown, this time even attempting suicide, when he saw his business go bankrupt. Mental breakdown (also known as nervous breakdown or snapping) is a non-medical term used to describe a sudden acute attack of Mental illness such as
The Nielsen Ratings for Maude were high, particularly 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. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television
End of program
By 1978, when the series was in its sixth season, the ratings had started to sink and CBS decided to revamp the series. The final few episodes paved the way for Maude to get elected to Congress as a Democrat during the 1978 U.S. midterm elections (she helped campaign for a congresswoman who unexpectedly died in her house), causing Maude and husband Walter to move to Washington, D.C., with the rest of the cast being let go. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. The US House election 1978 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1978 which occurred in the middle of President Jimmy Carter Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D In the story, the Harmons moved to Idaho where Arthur accepted a job offer, and Carol got married and she and Phillip moved to Denver. The City and County of Denver (pronounced /ˈdɛnvɚ/ is the Capital and the most populous city of Colorado, in the United States
Those plans changed after just four episodes in the new format, when Bea Arthur decided she no longer wanted to continue the role of Maude. The idea was revamped repeatedly and in 1979 led to a short-lived CBS sitcom, Hanging In, starring Bill Macy; the show bore almost no resemblance to the original idea (Macy even played a different character). The year 1979 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1979. Mr Dugan is a projected American sitcom about a black congressman that was cancelled before its scheduled airdate in March 1979
DVD release
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the first season of Maude on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time on March 20, 2007. Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the Home video distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| The Complete First Season | 22 | March 20, 2007 |
Syndication
Maude airs in Canada weekdays at 4:30pm, 9:30pm and 3:30am (all times Eastern) on Canwest's digital specialty channel, DejaView. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. DejaView is a Canadian English language category 2 Digital cable Specialty channel owned by CanWest MediaWorks Inc
Reruns of Maude are not currently being shown on any national networks in the United States.
Theme and casting
- The theme song for Maude was performed by Donny Hathaway. " And Then There's Maude (Maude's Theme " was the Theme song for the television series Maude, written by Marilyn and Alan Bergman Donny Hathaway ( October 1, 1945 – January 13, 1979) was an American soul musician
- A 1977 TV Guide article, perhaps meant to be somewhat tongue in cheek, stated that Kraig Metzinger had replaced Brian Morrison in the role of Phillip because 16-year-old Morrison had grown taller than everyone in the cast but Bea Arthur. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming
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