Maude
The Telethon
Season 3, Episode 16 · Aired 1975-01-20
Synopsis
Maude and the gang come together to perform in a telethon that Maude has organized. However, when she fails to come up with a celebrity to appear in the telethon she is left organizing a telethon without a cause, when the charity for which Maude has put in a lot of work withdraws at the last moment. As the minutes wind down, she must come up with a cause or face being taken off the air.
In the series
This episode is part of Maude (1972–1978) on CBS.
Liberal firebrand in Tuckahoe — abortion episode included, sponsors terrified.
Key cast
- Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay
- Bill Macy as Walter Findlay
- Adrienne Barbeau as Carol Traynor
- Conrad Bain as Arthur Harmon
- Rue McClanahan as Vivian Cavender Harmon