Maude: Maude's Good Deed (1973)
Season 1, Episode 20
7/10
When you are over 40, you don't count days. You count opportunities.
21 October 2019
Warning: Spoilers
No, that's not Bonnie Franklin as guest star Rosemary Murphy's problematic daughter. That's soap opera veteran Lee Lawson ("Love of Life", "Guiding Light") who shows up at Maude's interference for a reunion due to their estrangement. It's another case of Maude becoming involved in a situation she doesn't have any right to interfere in, and Lawson makes a play for Arthur whom Murphy is attracted to. Maude doesn't learn over her mistakes, interfering even though she is called out for her initial interfering.

There's a ton of classic movie references here, and it's delightful to see Arthur (Conrad Bain) having a bit of romance This makes him seem less stuffy, and he's very funny. Like "Phyllis" from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", Maude is a great eccentric character whose guest appearance on "All the time Family" lead to her own series, even though on first glance, she doesn't look like a leading character. Bea Arthur pulls it off because like the plotline here, it's fun watching her get her comeuppance.
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