Video: 'Maude | Maude's Problem | Season 1 Episode 1 Full Episode | The Norman Lear Effect'

(Tuesday, September 12, 1972, 8:00 p.m. EDT) — Maude, an American situation comedy television series about an outspoken, middle-aged, politically liberal woman living in suburban Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York, with her fourth husband, household appliance store owner Walter Findlay, debuted tonight on CBS.

Maude embraces the tenets of women’s liberation, always votes for Democratic Party candidates, and advocates for civil rights and racial and gender equality. However, her overbearing and sometimes domineering personality often gets her into trouble when speaking about these issues.

The show was the first spin-off of All in the Family, on which Beatrice Arthur had made two appearances as Maude, Edith Bunker’s favorite cousin. Like All in the Family, Maude was a sitcom with topical storylines created by producers Norman Lear and Bud Yorkin.

The series also starred Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Conrad Bain, Rue McClanahan, and Esther Rolle.