
Sitcoms come and go. And then there's "Maude," the groundbreaking Norman Lear comedy. 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.

Maude hires a black housekeeper and insists that they become close friends.

Carol starts dating a man who jilted Maude before she married Walter.

Maude accuses Carol of marrying for convenience instead of love when she announces her plans to wed.

Maude and Walter are reminded of their stormy courtship days while watching election results on television.