Maude is distraught when she finds out that Carol is seeing a psychiatrist and decides to confront the man she's convinced is wrecking her home.

Maude clashes with Arthur over sexual liberation and hang-ups after her grandson Phillip is found playing doctor with Arthur's granddaughter.

Obsessed with hiring a black housekeeper so she can "liberate" her, Maude meets her match in Florida Evans of "Good Times" fame.

Maude is upset when Carol begins dating a man from her past 40 years Carol's senior.

Maude throws a party and invites black militants and rich white liberals. She does not tell anyone it is a fund raiser party.

After Maude fails to argue her way out of a speeding ticket, she proceeds to traffic court to plead her case and ignores Arthur's attempts to fix it behind the scenes.

Tired of being single, Carol agrees to marry a man she doesn't love much to Maude's chagrin.

The early returns of the 1972 presidential election find Maude and Walter reminiscing to four years earlier when they were first dating.

Maude must make a difficult decision when she finds out she's pregnant at 47.

Conclusion. Walter does not want to be a father, Maude decides not to have the baby.

Maude welcomes her old college friend for a visit but is stricken with regret when she sees how successful the friend has become.

Maude and her friends are determined to get arrested in protest after a 17 year-old kid is arrested for possession of marijuana.

Walter and Maude purchase an apartment building for an investment. The residents being to picket in front of the Findley house, calling Walter and Maude slumlords.

During a trip to attend Walter's convention, Maude tells Walter she is discouraged about finding a job and thinks it is because she is a woman Maude decides to speak about woman's lib at Walter's convention.

Maude throws a party for Walter's 50th birthday. As expected, he is not happy about turning 50, thinking he has not achieved anything.

As Maude and Walter are about to go to Italy, she has a rash. Arthur prescribes some medicine but she has a bad reaction to it.

Arthur is staying with the Findlays, but he is overstaying his welcome.

Florida arrives at Maude's in a bad mood. She tells Maude that her husband wants her to quit her job, but she does not want to.

Carol sees Walter in a restaurant with a beautiful woman. Carol tells Maude that Walter might be having an affair and Maude gets upset.

Maude tries to play matchmaker with Arthur and a good friend, Jane. Maude finds out Jane has problems with her daughter Linda and tries to reconcile them.

Maude and Walter think they have a perfect marriage until they start picking it apart and comparing themselves to others.

Walter is not looking forward to going to a party because the host flirts with Maude. Maude is flattered by the attention she gets, until Walter tells her the man is already involved in an extramarital affair.