Maude was created by Norman Learas a spinoff sitcom of the popular series All in the Family, instead focusing on the well-loved character Maude Findlay (Bea Arthur). It focused on Maude, a political liberal, outspoken middle-aged woman living in suburban New York with her fourth husband, Walter (Bill Macy). The sitcom quickly established itself for combining comedy with social issues, which was groundbreaking for TV.
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Producer Norman Lear was also against the idea of Maude having a miscarriage or a false pregnancy. He felt it was a cop out and was already done in All in the Family, and believed that, given Maude's age, an abortion made more sense.
The Muade episode has since become iconic for bringing the topic of pro-choice into the space of primetime TV and the homes of its viewers. It wasn't the only controversial episode, when the sitcom aired "The Election" with Maude advocating for premarital sex and "The Gay Bar" tackling homosexuality.
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