The WORST episodes of Maude

Every episode of Maude ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Maude!

Maude was one of the most popular shows during the 70s. Not only was it one of the most popular, it was one of the most controversial. The show was real and told it like it is - much like the show that first introduced us to Maude, All in the Family. Maude was outspoken and stong-willed... which lead her to many interesting and controversial situations. Maude wasted no time becoming one of the most controversial shows ever when she, at age 47, became pregnant and decided to get an abortion (the first show to ever have the lead character get an abortion). By the end of the show Maude was heading to Congress, ready to take on a new world. And it seemed we would get to see Congresswoman Maude, but Bea Arthur decided to leave the show. Maude remains as part of TV history and has since become a true classic. Others in the cast include, Maude's fourth husband, Walter, and her divorced daughter, Carol from her first marriage. Arthur was the next door neighbor who later married Maud

Last Updated: 3/13/2023Network:CBS
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Maude's Foster Child
star
5.83
6 votes

#1 - Maude's Foster Child

Season 6 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/11/1978

Maude's Ethiopian foster child turns out to be something different from what she expected.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Tuckahoe Bicentennial
star
5.83
6 votes

#2 - Tuckahoe Bicentennial

Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/9/1976

Maude stages a tribute to American women for the Tuckahoe Bicentennial celebration. All the men are convinced it is a money losing proposition.

Directors: Hal Cooper
The Game Show
star
6.00
7 votes

#3 - The Game Show

Season 5 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1976

Maude and Vivian appear on a game show, and Maude's attempts to keep Vivian from making a fool of herself backfire.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Writer: Jay Folb
The Runaway
star
6.00
6 votes

#4 - The Runaway

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/5/1974

Francie Potter, the teenage house-guest from the ghetto returns again, this time asking for money to run away from home. In a plot with her boyfriend, Francie worms her way into Maude's wallet using a bogus story about her drunken father who abuses her and she now want to escape to become a rock and roll star.

Directors: Hal Cooper
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Captain Hero
star
6.13
8 votes

#5 - Captain Hero

Season 5 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1977

The presence of a cousin throws Maude's work and life into a tizzy.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Writer: Harry Cauley
The Doctor's Strike
star
6.17
6 votes

#6 - The Doctor's Strike

Season 6 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/7/1977

Arthur starts a doctor's strike, but will he treat his friends when they fall ill?

The Flying Saucer
star
6.17
6 votes

#7 - The Flying Saucer

Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1977

Maude sees a UFO but no one will believe her.

Arthur's Crisis
star
6.20
5 votes

#8 - Arthur's Crisis

Season 5 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1977

An operation Arthur performs proves quite memorable, as the patient turns out to be someone from his past.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Maude's Big Move (2) (a.k.a.) The Wake
star
6.25
4 votes

#9 - Maude's Big Move (2) (a.k.a.) The Wake

Season 6 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/15/1978

Maude's plans for a dinner party for a friend, a U.S. Congresswoman, changes her life in ways she could never have forseen.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Mr. Butterfield's Return
star
6.25
4 votes

#10 - Mr. Butterfield's Return

Season 6 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/11/1978

Victoria Butterfield's father returns to take her away, and is confronted with secrets from his past.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Bert Moves In
star
6.25
8 votes

#11 - Bert Moves In

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1976

Mrs. Naugatuck's wedding plans run into problems, and Maude makes a bad situation worse.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Arthur's Worry
star
6.33
6 votes

#12 - Arthur's Worry

Season 5 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1976

Walter has a very strange dream involving Arthur.

Arthur's Medical Convention
star
6.38
8 votes

#13 - Arthur's Medical Convention

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1975

As a joke, Walter poses as a doctor at Arthur's convention. But his "medical expertise" is called for in an emergency.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Writer: Phil Sharp
For the Love of Bert
star
6.38
8 votes

#14 - For the Love of Bert

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1975

Mrs. Naugatuck is conning everyone, and Maude has to get to the bottom of her scheme.

Directors: Hal Cooper
The New Maid
star
6.40
5 votes

#15 - The New Maid

Season 5 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1977

Maude is furious when her wallet disappears on the subway. She is even more angry when the "thief" shows up at her house.

Directors: Hal Cooper
The Telethon
star
6.40
10 votes

#16 - The Telethon

Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/1975

Maude is left organizing a telethon without a cause, when the charity for which Maude has put in a lot of work withdraws at the last moment.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Writer: Norm Liebman
Maude's Guilt Trip
star
6.43
7 votes

#17 - Maude's Guilt Trip

Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1977

Maude extends an invitation to an annoying aunt out of guilt, but suffers for it.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Maude's New Client
star
6.50
6 votes

#18 - Maude's New Client

Season 6 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/2/1978

Maude finds herself caught in between a Mother Superior and a mob boss.

Walter's Temptation
star
6.50
6 votes

#19 - Walter's Temptation

Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1977

One of Walter's female employees wants not just a raise but Walter himself.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Victoria's Boyfriend
star
6.50
6 votes

#20 - Victoria's Boyfriend

Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1977

Maude sides with a "liberated" young girl against her father.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Writer: Thad Mumford
Walter's Christmas Gift
star
6.50
10 votes

#21 - Walter's Christmas Gift

Season 5 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/20/1976

A generous gift from Arthur casts a pall on holiday celebrations.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Poor Albert
star
6.50
8 votes

#22 - Poor Albert

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/8/1975

One of Maude's ex-husbands gives himself to her, literally.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Maude's New Friend
star
6.50
6 votes

#23 - Maude's New Friend

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/1974

Maude is spending much of her time with a best-selling author and Walter resents her new-found friendship.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Writer: Rod Parker
Maude's Mood (2)
star
6.57
7 votes

#24 - Maude's Mood (2)

Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/2/1976

Maude's obsession with Henry Fonda spirals out of control, causing concern about her mental health.

Directors: Hal Cooper
Last Tango in Tuckahoe
star
6.57
7 votes

#25 - Last Tango in Tuckahoe

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1974

Someone in Maude's household seems to be having a nighttime visitor.

Directors: Hal Cooper

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