Maude - The Complete First Season
by Bill Hobin, Bud Yorkin, Hal Cooper, Robert H. Livingston
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Actor: Adrienne Barbeau, Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Conrad Bain, Esther RolleDirector: Bill Hobin, Bud Yorkin, Hal Cooper, Robert H. Livingston
Brand: Sony
Writer: Alan J. Levitt
Writer: Arnold Kane
Writer: Austin Kalish
Writer: Bob Schiller
DVD: Region Code 99
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 572 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-03-20
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
DVD Reviews of Maude - The Complete First Season
DVD Review: "Sometimes you're wrong & I'm right and sometimes I'm right & you're wrong"---Maude
Summary: 4 Stars
I bought this season because I'd never seen Maude before but had heard about it and knew the character from "All in the Family" and, of course, actress Beatrice Arthur from "The Golden Girls" (one of the funniest actresses of all time). I thought it would be a politically controversial series from the liberal Maude's point of view rather than the conservative side of Archie Bunker.
Politics certainly plays a large role in this first season but the series doesn't seem to push the envelope like "All in the Family." Archie had an outspoken nemesis in Michael and many others who disagreed with him but Maude's conservative counterpart, neighbor Arthur played by Conrad Bain who later played the father on "Diff'rent Strokes," seems a bit wishywashy to spark much heated debate. Plus, he remains a close friend of Maude's husband Walter so there's more lighthearted argument rather than shouting matches. The other characters have the same political/social leanings as Maude, so she doesn't get challenged much. "Maude Meets Florida" is the big exception where Maude goes overboard in her liberalism and her proud, confident housekeeper puts her in her place. I consider that episode the best of this season. The main arguments are between Maude and Walter over sometimes silly issues. They have a very loving relationship but they sure break a lot of things when they are mad.
Other familiar faces are Esther Rolle and John Amos (playing their "Good Times" roles), Rue McClanahan ("Mama's Family," "Golden Girls"), and Tom Bosley ("Happy Days"). It is very `70s and I like seeing the interior decorating of that time. It was neat to watch the first time but I don't know if it's a show I'd want to watch over and over save for a couple of episodes.
Disc 1
"Maude's Problem": Maude finds out her daughter Carol is seeing a psychologist. It doesn't seem like it should be as big of an issue as it is here as Maude is so liberal but, I guess when it hits close to home, it's a different story.
"Doctor, Doctor": Walter's conservative friend Arthur is concerned about Carol's son (who never has much of a role in this season) playing doctor with his granddaughter and this starts an argument about sexual freedom with Maude.
"Maude Meets Florida": Maude hires Florida Evans as her cleaning woman and goes overboard making her feel like an equal. This is one of the better episodes.
"Like Mother, Like Daughter": Maude is angry that Carol is dating an older man...a man she used to date.
"Maude and the Radical": Maude hopes to impress a famous black militant leader at a fundraising party but the guests all leave before he arrives.
"The Ticket": This is one of the silliest episodes, I think. Maude receives a speeding ticket and insists on going to court to fight it even after Arthur gets her ticket "fixed." The scenes with the young traffic officer are so silly they're almost painful to watch.
"Love and Marriage": Carol announces she is going to ask her boyfriend, whom she does not love but is a very handsome older man, to marry her so she and her son can leave Maude's house. The dish-breaking scene is a little over-the-top but I found out that breaking things is one of the ways the Findlays air out their differences and it also caused Carol to re-consider her plans.
"Flashback": Maude and Walter watch the Nixon-McGovern election returns and reminisce about the 1968 Nixon-Humphrey election when they were going together and questioning their future.
Disc 2
"Maude's Dilemma Parts 1 & 2": Maude finds out she's pregnant at 47. Abortion, vasectomy are all discussed, although the moral implications of abortion are not really examined.
"Maude's Reunion": Maude's college friend visits and the former mousey girl with an overbite is now stunning and Vice President of Avon. Maude begins to consider what she has done with her life and, ironically, defends the traditional wife/mother role. Seems out of character.
"Grass Story": Maude is intent on bringing marijuana to a police station so she and a group of liberal housewives can protest a local kid facing jail time for possession. Walter is against her plans but Maude will get her way. Interesting ending as even the police chief sympathizes with Maude's cause. One of the better episodes.
"The Slumlord": Walter is a member of a syndicate that purchased property that has a tenement. A black man pickets the Findlays' house with a "Slumlord" sign.
"The Convention": Maude and Walter are in a hotel room getting ready for Walter's Maytag convention and they have a lengthy argument about the worth of men and women in society. I don't think this episode goes anywhere. Walter is already a liberal man. It seemed boring and pointless.
"Walter's 50th Birthday": An old friend dies at Walter's 50th Birthday party and Walter faces his mortality.
Disc 3
"Maude and the Medical Profession": Maude and Walter plan a second honeymoon trip to Italy and Maude gets a rash. Arthur recommends a dermatologist (Tom Bosley) who doesn't give Maude proper directions for pills. Maude gets in a car accident due to the side effects and misses the trip so she and Walter try to convince Arthur to testify against the doctor in court. As a fellow doctor, Arthur worries about his reputation if he were to testify. The ending seemed rushed and unsatisfying to me.
"Arthur Moves In": Arthur stays at the Findlays' while his house is being repaired for fire damage and Maude is jealous of the time he and Walter spend together.
"Florida's Problem": Florida's husband (John Amos) gets a second job because he doesn't want his wife working for a white family. He and Walter then go on a powertrip but are soon put in their place.
"Walter's Secret": Carol sees Walter with a woman at a cocktail lounge at the Holiday Inn. Walter then confesses his mid-life crisis.
"Maude's Good Deed": Maude tries to reunite an old sorority friend with her estranged daughter who is fighting with her over her inheritance. Things don't quite go as Maude plans. Carol sides with the daughter but we don't really learn enough about the inheritance issue to figure which side is right.
"The Perfect Marriage": Back from a Jamaican vacation, Maude and Walter's best friends Vivan (Rue McClanahan) and Chuck announce they are getting a divorce. Maude and Walter begin to question their own compatibility. More things get broken.
"Maude's Night Out": Maude and Walter get ready for a dinner party and the entire episode they argue about the host's "furtive glances at Maude's fabulous fanny" and other issues. This episode reminds me of "The Convention" as there are only two actors in the whole episode, a lot of dialog, and one setting (though they move between the bathroom and bedroom). I found the interior décor and all that wallpaper interesting to look at. This episode is very funny. I like how Maude totally disses certain women and then in the next sentence says how good of friends they are. It's also fun to see her totally change her opinion of a couple by the end of the episode. I also like when she pulls off the piece of tissue paper on Walter's shaved face and says, "Bleed, Walter." Bea Arthur is one of the best comedic actresses ever!
Description of Maude - The Complete First Season
MAUDE:COMPLETE FIRST SEASON - DVD MovieLest anyone doubt that Maude was part of the great second golden age of TV sitcoms in the mid-'70s, the first season of the show will lay those doubts to rest. The inimitable Bea Arthur, who won an Emmy for the role, is the uber-feminist-realist at the center of a loving, slightly dysfunctional family in the Norman Lear series. Arthur, and Maude, are fearless in confronting issues of the day, from abortion and penalties for marijuana possession to the real heartbreak post-divorce. The supporting cast is first-rate, too, including Adrienne Barbeau as Maude's daughter, Carol, who's come home to nest after a traumatic divorce; Bill Macy as Maude's beleaguered fourth husband, Walter; and the beloved, fearless Esther Rolle as housekeeper Florida Evans. Despite the roiling issues and confrontation s in each episode, nothing rattles Maude, who became something of a role model for women trying to navigate through turbulent changing times. Sample dialogue: Maude: "When he says wife, he means possession." Walter: "So what, Maude? You told me a hundred times you want to be possessed." Maude: "Walter Findlay, I never said that standing up and you know it." Maude speaks her mind in all 20 episodes--and if you don't like it, God'll get you for that. --A.T. Hurley
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