Episode 1
Maude extends an invitation to an annoying aunt out of guilt, but suffers for it.
Episode 2
Maude invites Phillip and his male ""friend"" to spend the night, which puts her liberalism to the test.
Episode 3
Maude sees a UFO but no one will believe her.
Episode 4
Maude sides with a ""liberated"" young girl against her father.
Episode 5
One of Walter's female employees wants not just a raise but Walter himself.
Episode 6
Maude chaperones Philip birthday party, and finds herself in the middle of ""sex, drugs and rock and roll.""
Episode 7
Arthur starts a doctor's strike, but will he treat his friends when they fall ill?
Episode 8
Maude's sexual fantasies about a handsome ecologist and her intense involvement in his project make Walter jealous.
Episode 9
Maude attacks Walter's bigotry when a gay bar opens in the neighborhood and Arthur tries to shut it down.
Episode 10
Maude and Walter compete against each other for the title of ""Businessperson of the Year.""
Episode 11
Maude's plans for the holiday do not turn out as expected.
Episode 12
Maude finds herself caught in between a Mother Superior and a mob boss.
Episode 13
Maude receives a series of crank calls. She is in for a bigger shock when she finds out who the caller is.
Episode 14
Maude raises money for what turns out to be a questionable charity.
Episode 15
A fire breaks out at a restaurant, and Walter must face what kind of person he is.
Episode 16
Maude's Ethiopian foster child turns out to be something different from what she expected.
Episode 17
Vivian decides after a thirty-year college reunion that she wants to be single again.
Episode 18
Carol's ex-husband shows up, and has ulterior motives.
Episode 19
A grandfather learns a lesson about life from his grandson.
Episode 20
Victoria Butterfield's father returns to take her away, and is confronted with secrets from his past.
Episode 21
Phillip is devastated when he finds out why an older woman has been showing interest in him.
Episode 22
Maude mourns the moving of her dearest friends till a death has a profound effect on her.
Episode 23
Maude's plans for a dinner party for a friend, a U.S. Congresswoman, changes her life in ways she could never have forseen.
Episode 24
Maude arrives in Washington as a newly elected Congresswoman and has to learn to do things differently.