Maude S2E24 — The Runaway
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Maude•Season 2•Episode 24

The Runaway

7.3/10 · 94 votesMar 5, 197430 min

Ranked #22 of 24 in Season 2•−0.3 vs season avg

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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

Directed byHal Cooper
Written byBudd Grossman, Alan J. Levitt
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Season 2 Episodes24

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E1 8.2

Walter's Problem (1) (a.k.a.) Life of the Party (1)

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E2 8.1

Walter's Problem (2) (a.k.a.) Life of the Party (2)

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E3 6.9

Walter's Holiday

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E4 8.1

Maude's Facelift (1)

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E5 7.8

Maude's Facelift (2)

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E6 8.0

Florida's Affair

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E7 7.3

Maude Takes a Job

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E8 7.8

The Double Standard

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E9 7.5

Vivian's Problem

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E10 7.4

Maude's Musical

The Will stillE11 7.5

The Will

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E12 7.8

Carol's Problem (a.k.a.) The Wedding Gift

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E13 6.9

Music Hath Charms

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E14 7.4

The Office Party

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E15 7.6

The Love Birds

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E16 7.4

Maude's Guest

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E17 7.9

The Wallet

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E18 7.6

Maude's Revolt

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E19 7.8

The Commuter Station

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E20 8.3

Florida's Goodbye

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E21 7.6

The Tax Audit

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E22 7.6

The Investment

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E23 7.7

Phillip's Problem

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The Runaway

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Bea Arthur

Bea Arthur

Maude Findlay

Bill Macy

Bill Macy

Walter Findlay

Adrienne Barbeau

Adrienne Barbeau

Carol Traynor

Rue McClanahan

Rue McClanahan

Vivian Harmon

Esther Rolle

Esther Rolle

Florida Evans

Conrad Bain

Conrad Bain

Arthur Harmon

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Hal Cooper

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Budd Grossman

Writer

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Alan J. Levitt

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Runaway" is episode 24 of Maude season 2. It scored 7.3/10 from 94 votes, ranking #22 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Hal Cooper and written by Budd Grossman, Alan J. Levitt, it aired on March 5, 1974.

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