Maude: Season 6
Season 6 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Maude Season 5.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 6 Progress Shield
Maude's Guilt Trip
Sep 12, 1977 · 30 min
Maude extends an invitation to an annoying aunt out of guilt, but suffers for it.
Phillip and Sam
Sep 19, 1977 · 30 min
Maude invites Phillip and his male ""friend"" to spend the night, which puts her liberalism to the test.
Victoria's Boyfriend
Oct 3, 1977 · 30 min
Maude sides with a ""liberated"" young girl against her father.
Walter's Temptation
Oct 17, 1977 · 30 min
One of Walter's female employees wants not just a raise but Walter himself.
Phillip's Birthday Party
Oct 31, 1977 · 30 min
Maude chaperones Philip birthday party, and finds herself in the middle of ""sex, drugs and rock and roll.""
The Doctor's Strike
Nov 7, 1977 · 30 min
Arthur starts a doctor's strike, but will he treat his friends when they fall ill?
The Ecologist
Nov 14, 1977 · 30 min
Maude's sexual fantasies about a handsome ecologist and her intense involvement in his project make Walter jealous.
The Gay Bar
Dec 3, 1977 · 30 min
Maude attacks Walter's bigotry when a gay bar opens in the neighborhood and Arthur tries to shut it down.
Businessperson of the Year
Dec 12, 1977 · 30 min
Maude and Walter compete against each other for the title of ""Businessperson of the Year.""
Maude's Christmas Surprise
Dec 19, 1977 · 30 min
Maude's plans for the holiday do not turn out as expected.
Maude's New Client
Jan 2, 1978 · 30 min
Maude finds herself caught in between a Mother Superior and a mob boss.
The Obscene Phone Call
Jan 16, 1978 · 30 min
Maude receives a series of crank calls. She is in for a bigger shock when she finds out who the caller is.
Musical '78
Jan 28, 1978 · 30 min
Maude raises money for what turns out to be a questionable charity.
My Husband, the Hero
Feb 4, 1978 · 30 min
A fire breaks out at a restaurant, and Walter must face what kind of person he is.
Maude's Foster Child
Feb 11, 1978 · 30 min
Maude's Ethiopian foster child turns out to be something different from what she expected.
Vivian's Decision
Feb 18, 1978 · 30 min
Vivian decides after a thirty-year college reunion that she wants to be single again.
Carol's Dilemma
Feb 25, 1978 · 30 min
Carol's ex-husband shows up, and has ulterior motives.
Arthur's Grandson
Mar 4, 1978 · 30 min
A grandfather learns a lesson about life from his grandson.
Mr. Butterfield's Return
Mar 11, 1978 · 30 min
Victoria Butterfield's father returns to take her away, and is confronted with secrets from his past.
Phillip's Mature Romance
Mar 25, 1978 · 30 min
Phillip is devastated when he finds out why an older woman has been showing interest in him.
Maude's Big Move (1) (a.k.a.) The Chinese Dinner
Apr 8, 1978 · 30 min
Maude mourns the moving of her dearest friends till a death has a profound effect on her.
Maude's Big Move (2) (a.k.a.) The Wake
Apr 15, 1978 · 30 min
Maude's plans for a dinner party for a friend, a U.S. Congresswoman, changes her life in ways she could never have forseen.
Maude's Big Move (3) (a.k.a.) Washington
Apr 22, 1978 · 30 min
Maude arrives in Washington as a newly elected Congresswoman and has to learn to do things differently.