The Best Episodes of Maude
Every episode of Maude ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Maude!
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.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Maude" is "Maude's Guilt Trip", rated 8.7/10 from 77 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by Charlie Hauck. "Maude's Guilt Trip" aired on 9/12/1977 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The New Housekeeper".
8.7/10 77 votes#1 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck
- 8.6/10 83 votes
#2 - The New Housekeeper
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1974
With Florida gone, Maude has finally decided to hire a new housekeeper. She is excited with the fact that the new one, Mrs. Naugatuck is British but quickly the two of them clash over gender roles, as Mrs. Naugatuck insists on calling Walter the master of the house and begins to pamper his every need.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
- 8.6/10 85 votes
#3 - Vivian's First Funeral
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1976
Vivian's first funeral is an ordeal for everyone.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10 79 votes
#4 - Maude's Reunion
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1977
Maude heads for the bottle when she sees an old friend in a wheelchair.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck
- 8.5/10 113 votes
#5 - The Gay Bar
Season 6 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/1977
Maude attacks Walter's bigotry when a gay bar opens in the neighborhood and Arthur tries to shut it down.
Director: N/A
Writer: Thad Mumford
- 8.3/10 90 votes
#7 - Florida's Goodbye
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/1974
After Henry, Florida's husband, gets a job promotion, she must tell Maude she's leaving to become a full-time housewife. Maude is heartbroken and is reluctant to hire anyone new but as applicants for the new job come in, Maude finds something wrong with each one. Finally, at the end of the day, Maude must say goodbye to Florida.
Director: N/A
Writer: John Rappaport
- 8.3/10 74 votes
#8 - Maude's Aunt
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/7/1977
Maude's free spirited aunt takes an interest in Mrs. Naugatuck's husband.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10 97 votes
#9 - Florida's Problem
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/1973
Florida is backed into a corner by her chauvinistic husband, Henry, who has picked up a second job and orders her to quit her housekeeping job at the Findlays home. Soon it begins to cause problems for Maude and Walter as Walter takes Henry's side and Maude takes Florida's.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10 82 votes
#10 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 140 votes
#11 - Maude Meets Florida
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1972
Maude hires a new housekeeper, Florida Evans, and from the moment she walks through the front door, Maude is determind to make her feel like an equal. However, her attempts lead Florida to decide to quit. Meanwhile, Walter is a bit disturbed to find Philip swearing into a tape recorder.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rod Parker
- 8.1/10 87 votes
#12 - Maude's Facelift (1)
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/1973
At age 47 and recently divorced, Vivian begins her single career (a.k.a. husband search) by getting a face-lift; her new face receives plenty of cheers from Carol and Walter, but only jeers from Maude. This leads Vivian to state the obvious, Maude is jealous and would like a face-lift herself. Maude finally decides to have one and intends to keep it a secret from Walter until she has it done.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris
- 8.1/10 62 votes
#13 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck
- 8.1/10 63 votes
#14 - Maude's Desperate Hours
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1977
Maude feels her life is in danger from an oversexed housepainter, and reacts hysterically.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.1/10 62 votes
#15 - Feminine Fulfillment
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1977
Maude learns more than she would like to know about Vivian, when she tries to figure out why Vivian is behaving so strangely.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck, Thad Mumford
- 8.1/10 62 votes
#16 - Maude's Big Move (1) (a.k.a.) The Chinese Dinner
Season 6 Episode 22 - Aired 4/8/1978
Maude mourns the moving of her dearest friends till a death has a profound effect on her.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 140 votes
#17 - Maude's Dilemma (1)
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1972
Maude and Walter are scheduled to play cards one evening with some friends but Maude is anything but in a card playing mood. Especially since, she just came back from a doctor's appointment with some shocking news. At 47 years old, Maude has become pregnant. Now the hard part, breaking the news to Walter.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris
- 8.0/10 80 votes
#18 - Walter's Problem (1) (a.k.a.) Life of the Party (1)
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1973
After a wild evening of drinking, Maude, Walter and Arthur awake to discover some oddities. First, Maude and Arthur shared a bed, second the guys trashed the living room and third, Walter made an obscene phone call to Maude's mother. Carol suggests that perhaps Walter has a drinking problem but he refuses to face that fact. Maude and Walter later get into a big argument while they are both drunk and Walter slaps her.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
- 8.0/10 83 votes
#19 - Florida's Affair
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/1973
The lazy furnace repairman, Whitnauer, has been showing an interest in Florida and she doesn't quite know what to do about his advances. This situation ultimately causes marital problems between Florida and her husband, Henry, when he catches her dancing with the man. Meanwhile, Maude and Walter are finding it hard to get Whitnauer to hurry it up on the furnace.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 68 votes
#20 - The Election
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1975
It is finally election day, and Maude's political and marital fates hang in the balance.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck
- 8.0/10 56 votes
#21 - Vivian's Decision
Season 6 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1978
Vivian decides after a thirty-year college reunion that she wants to be single again.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10 74 votes
#22 - Maude's Big Move (3) (a.k.a.) Washington
Season 6 Episode 24 - Aired 4/22/1978
Maude arrives in Washington as a newly elected Congresswoman and has to learn to do things differently.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck, Rod Parker
- 7.9/10 124 votes
#23 - Maude's Dilemma (2)
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1972
After Carol suggests an abortion, Maude begins heavy debating over the pros and cons of having a baby at her age. Walter's ""what-ever-you-want"" attitude has Maude having a problem deciding wheather or not to keep the baby. Ultimately, Maude takes into consideration everyone's opinion and makes a final decision, she decides not to have the baby.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Harris
- 7.9/10 72 votes
#24 - Walter's Problem (2) (a.k.a.) Life of the Party (2)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1973
After giving Maude a black eye, Walter continues to drink. Later, Arthur sends over a recovering alcoholic to talk some sense into Walter who adamantly refuses help. When Walter discovers Maude got rid of all the alcohol, he goes ballistic and she locks him in the closet. That's when Carol makes an announcement, she's taking Phillip and is moving out
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
- 7.9/10 74 votes
#25 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rod Parker