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Season guide

Maude: Season 6

24 episodes Premiered Sep 12, 1977 Updated Sep 26, 2026
Previously on Maude

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.
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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (21): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S6·E1 Mytharc

Maude's Guilt Trip

Sep 12, 1977 · 30 min

Maude extends an invitation to an annoying aunt out of guilt, but suffers for it.

S6·E2 Core

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.

S6·E3 Core

The Flying Saucer

Sep 26, 1977 · 30 min

Maude sees a UFO but no one will believe her.

S6·E4 Core

Victoria's Boyfriend

Oct 3, 1977 · 30 min

Maude sides with a ""liberated"" young girl against her father.

S6·E5 Core

Walter's Temptation

Oct 17, 1977 · 30 min

One of Walter's female employees wants not just a raise but Walter himself.

S6·E6 Core

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.""

S6·E7 Core

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?

S6·E8 Core

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.

S6·E9 Core

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.

S6·E10 Core

Businessperson of the Year

Dec 12, 1977 · 30 min

Maude and Walter compete against each other for the title of ""Businessperson of the Year.""

S6·E12 Core

Maude's New Client

Jan 2, 1978 · 30 min

Maude finds herself caught in between a Mother Superior and a mob boss.

S6·E13 Core

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.

S6·E14 Core

Musical '78

Jan 28, 1978 · 30 min

Maude raises money for what turns out to be a questionable charity.

S6·E15 Core

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.

S6·E16 Core

Maude's Foster Child

Feb 11, 1978 · 30 min

Maude's Ethiopian foster child turns out to be something different from what she expected.

S6·E17 Core

Vivian's Decision

Feb 18, 1978 · 30 min

Vivian decides after a thirty-year college reunion that she wants to be single again.

S6·E18 Core

Carol's Dilemma

Feb 25, 1978 · 30 min

Carol's ex-husband shows up, and has ulterior motives.

S6·E19 Core

Arthur's Grandson

Mar 4, 1978 · 30 min

A grandfather learns a lesson about life from his grandson.

S6·E20 Core

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.

S6·E21 Core

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.

S6·E23 Mytharc

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.

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