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, Walter, their divorced daughter, Carol, and grandson Phillip.
The peaks and the valleys. Find the essential episodes — and the ones to skip.
Since Florida has left, Maude hires a new maid, sight unseen. At first, she seems like a dream, but then she caters only to Walter since he is the master of the house. Maude corrects her.
Maude dreads the arrival of her aunt, Tinkie who's flying in to visit. The last thing Tinkie said; she got a $50,000 flight insurance policy, naming Maude beneficiary.
When Maude has a session with a psychiatrist, she pours out all her innermost feelings, revealing her anxieties ranging from her feelings for her dead father, her resentment towards her mother and her fear of turning 50.
Maude's Ethiopian foster child for 20 years visits Maude and Walter for the first time. As she get to gets to know the grown man, she finds out he is the child of a former dictator.
Each point is an episode, plotted in order. Colored bands mark season boundaries. Look for the rise, the plateau, or the decline.
High votes + high rating = beloved classic. High votes + low rating = notorious stinker. Low votes + high rating = hidden gem.
One point per season. Smooths out the episode-to-episode noise to reveal the bigger arc.
Did each season build or fizzle? Green means the finale outscored the premiere. Red means the opposite. Longer arrows, bigger swings.
How steady is each season? Tightly clustered dots mean reliable quality. Scattered dots mean a wild ride.
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