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Maude

1972–1978 · 6 seasons

A sharp-tongued, big-hearted sitcom that turns household arguments into lively debates about the issues of the day.

Created by: Norman Lear
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau

Tagline: Liberal. Independent. Controversial. Hilarious.
Overview: 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.

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Created by: Norman Lear
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau

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Tone: satiricalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: gender
politics
family
class
morality
Places: suburbs
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	1
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Humour	7
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	5

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Genres: comedy, drama
Created by: Norman Lear
Written by: Robert Hilliard, George Mitchell, Sam Greenbaum, Eugene Pratt
Starring: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Esther Rolle, Hermione Baddeley, Conrad Bain, Rue McClanahan, Tim O'Connor
Length: 6 seasons, 141 episodes, 30 min each
Network: CBS
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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