Season 5

September 20, 1976

Vivian's first funeral is an ordeal for everyone.

September 27, 1976

Maude is stuck in a file closet with an ex-husband.

October 4, 1976

Mrs. Naugatuck's wedding plans run into problems, and Maude makes a bad situation worse.

October 11, 1976

Business and financial problems may ruin Walter's life.

October 18, 1976

Maude's attempts to help Walter in his crisis push him over the edge.

October 25, 1976

Walter's emotional problems are compounded by physical ones, which may keep him from returning home.

November 1, 1976

The eve of the national election offers more than political worries for Maude as she meets Carol's latest boyfriend.

November 8, 1976

Maude and Vivian appear on a game show, and Maude's attempts to keep Vivian from making a fool of herself backfire.

November 15, 1976

Walter has a very strange dream involving Arthur.

November 22, 1976

Mrs. Naugatuck's last-minute demand could jeapordize her wedding.

November 29, 1976

Will an evening with friends involve mate-swapping? Visitors to Maude's house have more in mind for an evening's entertainment than polite conversation.

December 13, 1976

Maude's home is robbed, but she does not want her friends and neighbors to resort to guns to protect their homes.

December 20, 1976

A generous gift from Arthur casts a pall on holiday celebrations.

January 3, 1977

The presence of a cousin throws Maude's work and life into a tizzy.

January 17, 1977

Maude has lunch with a handsome, newly divorced ""friend,"" much against Walter's wishes.

February 7, 1977

An operation Arthur performs proves quite memorable, as the patient turns out to be someone from his past.

February 14, 1977

Maude feels her life is in danger from an oversexed housepainter, and reacts hysterically.

February 21, 1977

Maude heads for the bottle when she sees an old friend in a wheelchair.

February 28, 1977

Maude learns more than she would like to know about Vivian, when she tries to figure out why Vivian is behaving so strangely.

March 7, 1977

Maude's free spirited aunt takes an interest in Mrs. Naugatuck's husband.

March 14, 1977

Walter is jealous of Arthur's new friendship, and his sense of loneliness and betrayal makes Maude in turn feel bad.

March 21, 1977

Arthur's split personality makes Vivian distraught.

March 28, 1977

Maude fires Mrs. Naugatuck, but panics when she finds out she will never see Mrs. Naugatuck again.

April 4, 1977

Maude is furious when her wallet disappears on the subway. She is even more angry when the ""thief"" shows up at her house.