Sitcoms come and go. And then there's Maude, the groundbreaking Norman Lear comedy that was both wildly popular and just as wildly controversial in its 1970s heyday. The show revolves around Maude Findlay, a very outspoken middle-class woman who wears her liberal politics on her sleeve and shares her home in suburban Tuckahoe, N.Y., with fourth husband Walter, her divorced daughter Carol and Carol's adolescent son, Phillip. Walter and Maude's best friends are next-door neighbors Dr. Arthur and Vivian Harmon. Among the domestic help that Maude helps liberate during the run of the show are Florida Evans and Mrs. Nell Naugatuck.

Cast and Characters

• Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay (1972-1978)
• Bill Macy as Walter Findlay (1972-1978)
• Conrad Bain as Dr. Arthur Harmon (1972-1978)
• Rue McClanahan as Vivian Cavender Harmon (1972-1978)
• Adrienne Barbeau as Carol Traynor (1972-1978)
• Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Nell Naugatuck (1974-1977)
• Esther Rolle as Florida Evans (1972-1974)
• Brian Morrison as Phillip Traynor (1972-1976)
• Kraig Metzinger as Phillip Traynor (1977-1978)
• J. Pat O'Malley as Bert Beasley (1975-1977)
• Gene Blakely as Harry Ornitz (1974-1978)
• Marlene Warfield as Victoria Butterfield (1977-1978)

Broadcast History, Episode Guide & TV Schedule

First Telecast: September 12, 1972
Last Telecast: April 22, 1978
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Number of Seasons: 6
Number of Episodes: 141
Original Network: CBS
Original Primetime TV Schedule:

• September 1972- September 1974, CBS, Tuesday 8:00-8:30PM
• September 1974- September 1975, CBS, Monday 9:00-9:30PM
• September 1975- September 1976, CBS, Monday 9:30-10:00PM
• September 1976- September 1977, CBS, Monday 9:00-9:30PM
• September 1977- November 1977, CBS, Monday 9:30-10:00PM
• December 1977- January 1978, CBS, Monday 9:00-9:30PM
• January 1978- April 1978, CBS, Saturday 9:30-10:00PM

Theme Song Lyrics and Intro

"And Then There's Maude (Maude's Theme)" performed by Donny Hathaway. Composed by Marilyn Bergman, Alan Bergman and Dave Grusin.

Lady Godiva was a freedom rider She didnt' care if the whole world looked. Joan of Arc with the Lord to guide her She was a sister who really cooked. Isadora was the first bra burner And you're glad she showed up. (Oh yeah) And when the country was falling apart Betsy Ross got it all sewed up. And then there's Maude. And then there's Maude. And then there's Maude. And then there's Maude. And then there's Maude. And then there's Maude. And then there's That old compromisin', enterprisin', anything but tranquilizing, Right on Maude.

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