7.5/10101 votes#1 - Maude Meets the Duke
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1974
As part of a publicity tour for a new movie, John Wayne makes a stop in Tuckahoe, to visit Arthur, his number one fan. However, when the ceiling caves in at the Harmons, Arthur talks Maude into hosting the party. Maude decides to have a verbal shootout with the Duke about woman's lib but finds her tongue tied when she actually meets him.
Director: Hal Cooper
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Robert Hilliard
- 7.7/1073 votes
#2 - The Kiss
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1974
Maude becomes concerned when Walter begins smoking a pipe and wearing high heeled shoes. She suggests that perhaps he's going through male menopause. However, what really concerns both her and Arthur is when they catch Vivian and Walter sharing a kiss. This obviously leads to yet more marital strife between the Findlays and the Harmons.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
- 7.6/1079 votes
#3 - Walter's Heart Attack
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/23/1974
Walter is late for a special dinner with Maude because he is trying to stop his book keeper from committing suicide. However, while he is there, Walter has a heart attack and he ends up having much more than his health to worry about, when Maude discovers where he was.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.7/1085 votes
#4 - 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
- 7.0/1083 votes
#5 - Speed Trap
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1974
Walter and Arthur go away for the weekend on a camping trip. Maude is upset with Walter's plans but she soon forgets it, when Vivian and her go on a non-stop eating binge. However, Walter and Arthur's trip goes awry as they become victims of a speed trap and land in jail.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
- 7.5/1072 votes
#6 - Lovers in Common
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1974
Maude and Vivian go out for drinks one evening, while Arthur and Walter go away for a golfing weekend. The two girls soon compare notes and discover that an old flame who once dated both of them has sent them each a post card saying he'll be in town. The two girls quickly get drunk while debating over who he finds more attractive.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1059 votes
#7 - Walter's Dream
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1974
Walter and Arthur return from an outing in Canada with a batch of fresh fish and a lack of interest in their eager wives. However, Walter has one very important interest, to move the family to the Canadian wilderness. Maude is dead set against the notion, but her reverse psychology fails and Walter ends up trying to sell his business.
Director: N/A
Writer: Dick Clair
- 7.9/1061 votes
#8 - A Night to Remember
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1974
Maude is having a restless night, she can't sleep because she has something very important on her mind and wants to tell Walter about it, but he's too busy worrying about the blizzard outside and his end of the summer sale scheduled for the next day. So she decides to just drop the bomb, her doctor has told her that she should have a hysterectomy.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
- 6.7/1070 votes
#9 - Last Tango in Tuckahoe
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1974
Someone in Maude's household seems to be having a nighttime visitor.
Director: N/A
Writer: Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
- 7.5/1067 votes
#10 - Vivian's Party
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1974
Vivian is throwing a party and she is a nervous wreck, luckily she has Maude to help her. Things get worse when her maid refuses to serve during the event so, Maude extends a hand and gets Mrs. Naugatuck to help out. However, after all that, Maude is in for a shock, Walter and her are not invited to the party.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
- 7.2/1066 votes
#11 - Maude the Boss
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1974
At a new job, Maude manages three men who find it hard to work for a woman.
Director: N/A
Writer: Rod Parker, Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf
- 8.0/1075 votes
#12 - 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
- 7.4/1063 votes
#13 - Walter's Ex
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/9/1974
The burden of alimony might finally be off Walter's back when Walter's ex-wife remarries.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
- 7.8/1075 votes
#14 - Nostalgia Party
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/1974
Maude is determined to make her New Year's Eve party something to remember.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
- 7.3/1055 votes
#15 - All Psyched Out
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/6/1975
A famed psychic tells Maude she will marry for a fifth time. Maude begins to worry about this possibility when the psychic's other predictions start coming true.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1062 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1063 votes
#17 - And Then There Were None
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/1975
Maude learns that Carol's ""intended"" already has a wife.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck
- 6.9/1060 votes
#18 - The Emergence of Vivian
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/1975
Maude recruits Vivian into women's liberation, which may threaten Vivian's marriage.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1059 votes
#19 - Mrs. Naugatuck in Love
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/10/1975
Mrs. Naugatuck's strange behavior and wedding announcement surprise everyone.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck
- 6.7/1054 votes
#20 - Walter's Pride
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/1975
Walter would rather go bankrupt than allow Maude to mortgage the house that is in her name.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
- 7.2/1056 votes
#21 - Walter Gets Religion
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 3/3/1975
Walter's sudden passion for religion has an ulterior motive.
Director: N/A
Writer: Charlie Hauck
- 7.1/1052 votes
#22 - The Cabin
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 3/10/1975
Maude plans a romantic weekend with Walter to rekindle her marriage, but the situation turns out to be less than ideal.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1069 votes
#23 - Maude's Mother
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/31/1975
Maude's mother comes to visit and brings out all of Maude's insecurities.
Director: N/A
Writer: Elliot Shoenman
The Best Episodes of Maude Season 3
Every episode of Maude Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Maude Season 3!
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,...
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Network:CBS
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"Maude Meets the Duke" is the best rated episode of "Maude" season 3. It scored 7.5/10 based on 101 votes. Directed by Hal Cooper and written by Bob Schiller, Bob Weiskopf, Robert Hilliard, it aired on 9/9/1974. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Kiss".