Maude: The Complete Series (1972) Opening Sequence HD

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Uncompromising, enterprising, anything but tranquilizing…
Television history has given us many memorable, amazing women… and then there’s Maude. Bea Arthur (The Golden Girls) stars as the feisty and funny title character in Maude: The Complete Series, finally available on DVD from Shout! Factory.
Created by Norman Lear (All In The Family), Maude pushed the boundaries for network television during its six-year network run from 1972 to 1978. Often controversial and always refreshingly honest, the series never shied away from tackling the topical issues of the day, yet its depth of character and humor left audiences laughing all the way.
Decades after its initial broadcast, Maude remains a benchmark in television for its sharp, intelligent writing, impressive supporting cast (including Bill Macy, Adrienne Barbeau, Conrad Bain and Rue McClanahan) - and of course, the amazing Ms. Arthur. In a role that earned her a well-deserved Emmy® award, Bea Arthur created an indelible portrait of a fiercely liberated woman, paving the way for other noteworthy, female-driven sitcoms from Roseanne and Murphy Brown to 30 Rock.
Right on, Maude!
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[@Piledriver86]

"And then there's Maude!" AHH AHH, THERE WE GO!! That was an ordeal!

[@jbills3000]

haha, Yes, I'm here b/c of that old Family Guy episode too! Never actually watched this show Maude though... It's decades before my time LOL

[@partyguy101ify]

@@jbills3000 It's actually pretty good. You might want to watch a few episodes of The Golden Girls first to appreciate the differences in the characters played by Bea Arthur and Rue McClanahan since that show is 30 years old versus Maude's 50.

[@kaninma7237]

@@partyguy101ify Maude was introduced as Edith's cousin on "All in the Family". That episode is a special gem, with classic confrontations between her and Archie. It is on KZbin. I encourage you to look it up. You will not regret it.

[@ihearttwucee]

IM LITERALLY DOING THAT BC OF THIS AHAHAH

[@stephaniegormley9982]

That was only 4 women. Peter had something like 10

[@patrickmgaddis]

Amelia Earhart flew a lot of airplanes! Except for that one time when she didn’t come back!

[@bdjoh011]

F u ck Seth MacFarlane that liar.

[@ladistar]

Lmfao awesome reference

[@StevieGreig1]

And then there's maude?

[@mizzshowbiz1]

Family guy brought me here😅👍

[@phoenixcaii2905]

Ikr... 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@DylanWatson1]

How many people came here after the family guy skit? 🤪

[@ShaneC87]

Lady Godiva was a freedom rider She didn't care if the whole world looked. Joan of Arc with the Lord to guide her She was a sister who really cooked. Madame Curie was a strong woman character Working all day in a science lab, yeah. Clara Barton was a famous nurse Who was rapping with the soldiers and bandages, too Susan B. Anthony always out doin' stuff Marching around and holding up signs... Pocahontas had it all goin' on What the hell? An lndian guide with lots of lndian pride Indira Gandhi ran a whole big country That isn't easy even if you're a guy... Babe Zaharias was a really good athlete. Good at track and field and professional golf, too. Amelia Earhart flew a lot of airplanes Except for that one time when she didn't come back Cleopatra lived way out in the desert. But still found a way to keep herself looking fine... And then there's Maude!

[@rikkifknrobin]

AHHH! AHHHH! THERE WE GO

[@jaylene.turner6524]

That was an ordeal.

[@alanmorris7669]

Rest in peace, Donny Hathaway. You had an incredible voice!

[@salaamakbar3630]

Alan Morris Just found out Donny Hathaway sung this

[@KerrySaidWhat]

I was a little kid when this show was on but always loved the theme song!

[@GrasshopperRDG]

At four years of age at the time of debut, I was actually so fascinated with witnessing this saucy theme song and how Bea Arthur's character would throw her head back with self assuredness, without text book understanding, but just the exuding that came through the t.v. screen, it was fascinating! ☺💚* Rest In Power...BA🌹

[@Mochrie99]

Another thing I loved about this intro is that they always seemed to include some of the most unflattering screen shots of Bea they could find (looking derpy, half an eye open, weird expressions, everything, LOL)

[@mg19cal]

Just her standing at the door with that sh&t eating grin was already funny😂

[@The1baddman]

With the exception of Ms Adrienne Barbeau, Rest in Peace to all the cast members who passed away, Bill Macy passed away Thursday evening.

[@Rescue162]

This is a slammin' intro! Right on, Maude!!

[@mcbenman1793]

AND THEN THERE'S MAUDE, COME ON!!!!! -Peter griffin

[@Mochrie99]

Family Guy ruined this theme for me, because now I hear the original, I expect more verses to follow. ROFL!

[@bdjoh011]

Family Guy ruins a lot of things

[@patrickmgaddis]

Amelia Earhart flew a lot of airplanes! Expect for that time when she didn’t come back!

[@wturner777]

@@patrickmgaddis Ikr?! 😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@JuicyTobacco]

@@bdjoh011 Nah, just makes them from terrible to great.

[@bdjoh011]

@@JuicyTobacco Seth MacFarlane is a lying sack of crap and so are you if you listen to him.

[@JasonEasthamCC]

I had no idea of the underlying themes of Maude as a little kid, I just knew I loved Maude. ❤

[@slimtimm1]

Clara Barton was a famous nurse who was rapping with soldiers and bandages too!

[@robertdubs9466]

TRIVIA: Beatrice Arthur was initially unwilling to star in 'The Golden Girls' in 1985, because, she saw it as nothing more than a continuation of Maude, with Maude and Vivian now living in Miami, Florida with Sue Ann Nivens. (White was to play Blanche and McClanahan was to play Rose) White and McClanahan also disliked the casting because it typecast them, so they switched roles. Afterwards, Arthur learned of the switch, and she reconsidered being in the show, and the rest is history.

[@MsJoyce31202]

I'm glad White and McClanahan switched roles.

[@partyguy101ify]

@@MsJoyce31202 Even better, Betty and Rue remained close friends until Rue's death. I like to think they picked things back up a few months ago after Betty died.

[@jbills3000]

This is the FIRST time I've ever heard the original - until this moment I had only heard the Family Guy version LOL

[@KatoLaflare]

AND THEN THERE’S MAUDE! AW COME ON!!

[@bicuriousdirtbikeboi2594]

“AND THEN THERS MAUDE!” “COME ON! AND THEN THERES MAUDE!”

[@dramaticguy]

Really enjoying this show on DVD,it wasn't shown in the UK,saw it on holiday in the US and liked it,great to have all of it on DVD!

[@123451248ify]

I always liked the backup singers! OH, YEAH!

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

The best of the Norman Lear intros. Funk and soul goodness.

[@chuckers40]

I'll put The Jeffersons slightly ahead of Maude

[@JaDav40]

It's a photofinish between 4...this, The Jeffersons, Good Times, and the original One Day At A Time.

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

@@JaDav40 They're all great. I'm with you with Good Times, a tough choice there. I just love the more laid-back soul vibe, somewhat less uptempo, and the dirty organ on the Maude one.

[@BenjaminGoodman]

R.I.P. Bill Macy

[@jonegger1983]

"God will get you for that, Walter." Well, He called him home after 97 years on Earth. Rest in peace & thans for the laughs. :)

[@RandyTheWildHorse]

Best opening sequence of a show I have ever seen. My late Mom and I got our video ideas putting the camera out the window because of this show. The show itself is a classic.

[@georgelee43211]

this show came out when i started elementary school in 1972.

[@samaramacon1551]

Cool😊

[@Itelkner]

One year before I did. Remember that time and Maude well!!

[@tj.espygil4544]

I was a senior in high school.

[@confusedfrog3240]

AND THEN THERES MAUDE

[@a.a.p3254]

I grew up on Maude always loved her as well as the Golden Girls. God Will Get You For That! Cheers🇨🇦

[@mariekano9730]

"AND THEN THERE'S MAUDE, CMON!"

[@1986beasty]

Notice in the clips she's always strolling through the kitchen, lol

[@OuterGalaxyLounge]

No she's not. I counted 16 shots and she's only in the kitchen in 3 of them. How is that "always."?

[@TheHonorableAngelinaNordstrom]

Maude had a classy stroll when she took her time, but when she rushed, I would be scared because I would think she was mad about something.

[@danseabreeze1404]

I bought it THANK YOU for these great offerings, love it!

[@bloke_19xx33]

RIP, Ms. Arthur. Everything from Maude to Dorothy, you got funnier as the years went on.

[@joshjhutton]

Did he say that Joan of Arc was a sister who could really cook? These lyrics are dark.

[@thecausalgamer7916]

Back when spin-off’s meant something

[@partyguy101ify]

Norman Lear is the king of spinoffs.

[@GeorgeVreelandHill]

RIP to a great cast.

[@fjosephgonzales6870]

Adrienne Barbeau ("Carol") is still with us, as are the two actors who played Maude's grandson ("Phillip"), Brian Morrison (seasons 1-5) and Kraig Metzinger (season 6).

[@erikseidler793]

She is so ridiculously excited to have company

[@timothylegg]

Pause the video at 0:27 and ask yourself how many years they sat on that stock footage before using it...

[@Musictroper76]

Looks like at least 20 years maybe? There is an obvious difference, but it goes so fast most probably didn't notice. Then neighborhood scene switches back and forth as well.

[@donaldbrowning2099]

I purchased this! really love them. right on maude.

[@pwbmd]

Joan of Arc was a sister who “really cooked”? Uh well she was burned at the stake, so I guess that’s true lol

[@jaredjlinden]

Paul Bolin, M.D. It’s very tasteless to make fun of Joan of Arc that way. The writer should be ashamed.

[@JuicyTobacco]

@@jaredjlinden LOL

[@ronan7695]

Thats kinda the joke...

[@WhoIsTheEdman]

@@jaredjlinden It was the 70s, what more can be said?

[@luckdragongirl]

@@jaredjlinden It's called dark humor. BTW, people who have a dark sense of humor tend to be more emotionally stable and intelligent than those that get offended by it.

[@itiswhatitaintanditaintwha1427]

RIGHT ON MAUDE!!

[@Juliaflo]

Join me in the countdown to the 50th anniversary of 'Maude'.

[@patrickmichael3384]

R.I.P. Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan, Bill Macy (not the actor from Fargo or Mr. Holland’s Opus William Macy, mind you) and Conrad Bain! The singer of the theme to Maude was also the co-singer on “Where Is The Love” with Roberta Flack.

[@MsTexas73]

Leave it to Shout Factory to do what Sony neglected to do. Thank you! I hope the series Family is on your list in the future.

[@varietygameplayandmore8189]

I want them to release Happy Days and other series. Green Acres and All in the Family have been fully released too.

[@varietygameplayandmore8189]

Also Diff'rent Strokes.

[@hugejohnson5011]

​@@varietygameplayandmore8189Even the episode with the bicycle shop guy who was grooming the midget and his pal?

[@varietygameplayandmore8189]

Of course. A very special episode.@@hugejohnson5011

[@smallfry7743]

Great show, but to most of the world she will always be Dorothy Zbornak aka.. Golden Girls..

[@agentshadow4460]

Depends on when you were born.

[@tj.espygil4544]

Maude was a much much better show than the Golden Girls

[@ImmortalSynn]

Or.... could just be both. Stallone has no trouble being both Rocky and Rambo. Why should Maude and Dorothy be any different?

[@tj.espygil4544]

To me she's a Tony winning (for Mame) and two times Emmy winning actress (1 each for Maude and Golden Girls) , Bea Arthur.

[@leesas_classics1722]

@@agentshadow4460 not all who love Bea Arthur and classic TV shows were even born then so it's not all about depending on when you were born. Some are only finding these classic TV shows today because they were before their time like me.

[@Tsip89]

Bea Arthur in the 70s = the embodiment of every middle age teacher I had in elementary school back then; that's a good thing, BTW. :D

[@ericsamuelson5656]

Both All in the Family and Maude had similar openings starting with the Manhattan skyscrapers and going into the suburbs

[@channelonecrapheap]

AND THEN THERE'S MAUDE, COME ON!!!!!!!

[@SherlockHolmesAnime]

50 years later

[@cordeliakyle5038]

Press F in the chat to pay respects for Norman Lear.

[@Thebdippy]

I just realized that "a sister who really cooked" is a reference to joan of arc being burned at the stake. A little macabre for such an upbeat song.

[@GreatDarkSpot]

The line about Joan of Arc is really kind of sick when you think about it...

[@erikseidler793]

Cooked at the stake.

[@tj.espygil4544]

It's a joke.

[@lennyburrow6729]

And then there's Maude love that show

[@lflagr]

Is it just me or does Bea Arthur look way older here than she did in Golden Girls a decade or so later

[@andredupuis5461]

I thought the same

[@tj.espygil4544]

It's just you.

[@pensiveczar2239]

Maude was very "1970s" in character and tone. Middle aged people back then tended to look more dowdy and aged. A lot of brown, yellow, orange, lime and plaid. The style, tone and fashion of the 80s was brighter, cleaner, more modern, more pastels and urbane...which is why Dorothy looked more upbeat, contemporary and in some ways younger than Maude.

[@hudsony777]

She looked 20 years younger at the end of GG in '92 than she did here, 20 years before in '72. She clearly had a good deal of plastic surgery and totally different makeup.

[@mg19cal]

And I still to this day know a lot of people are mind blown that Bea Arthur was OLDER than Estelle Getty, who played her mother on "Golden Girls"😎

[@erikseidler793]

Indira Ghandi ran a whole big country, that isn't easy even if you're a guy.

[@dunebasher1971]

It's not a 70s American sitcom if it doesn't open with aerial footage of either NYC, Detroit or Chicago.

[@maganhassan2627]

Imagine peter from family guy seeing this again

[@Bisonzilla]

Donny Hathaway soul singer extraordinaire, keyboard player. Singer of "This Christmas " Is the singer of this theme too !

[@dgray9020]

Rest In Peace Mr Norman Lear 🕊️😥🙏

[@TallSilentGuy]

♫ Myra Hindley murdered some children And then went to prison for a very long time! ♫

[@Killahead.]

Susan B. Anthony...always out doin stuff. Marchin around and holdin up signs

[@c.a.6254]

When my daughter Cassie was little, I use to tease her by saying, "And then there's Cassie and then there's Cassie and then thereerrrr's, that brat, pest, pain in the ass, goof right on Cassie " lol

[@garymattscheck9066]

I think there would've been some episodes of Maude that my CBS affiliate refused to show.

[@leonadams1942]

I am just remembering when this show was on and how fun times were back then compared to now here in 2021.

[@partyguy101ify]

For millions of people, times were not fun in the 1970s compared to the 21st Century, at least before the Trump era.

[@eromitlabhitw]

Madame Curie was a strong woman character, workin' all day in a science lab yeah!

[@tj.espygil4544]

Well, yes. I learned that in 5th grade.

[@lavalampluva55401]

Oh, look, it's one of those early Maude episodes with the really long opening credit sequence.

[@YOYO-mx6ie]

Just this on family guy again lol

[@christianparrish6647]

It's very catchy

[@That0neMonkey]

Queen Maude and Prince Donny Hathaway!

[@justicevanpool9025]

Maude looks like Elijah Wood's Frodo.

[@varietygameplayandmore8189]

I want the full series on DVD.

[@DENo1MatchGameFan]

It already is via Shout! Factory, as it came out about three or four years ago.

[@varietygameplayandmore8189]

Not as a box set. Yes, I know I'm 4 years too late.@@DENo1MatchGameFan

[@marlanaferro1558]

Maude had one of the best kitchens in TV land 🩷

[@noneyourbiz8886]

Susan B Anthony always out doing stuff.

[@RXdash78]

That was an ordeal.

[@ThePrimordialcell]

I just realized the meaning of “she was a sister who really cooked.” That. Is. MEAN. I’m not complaining but damn is that dark.

[@maikeliRAIWALUI]

Before Dorothy Zbornak there was Maude Findlay

[@jarrelljimerson3346]

I could have swore that I saw a Bonneville, a Fury and a Cadillac Series 75 limousine @ the 0:20 mark. Does anyone know what this thoroughfare is?

[@hudsony777]

Henry Hudson Parkway, near West 72nd Street or thereabouts.

[@jarrelljimerson3346]

@@hudsony777 thanks for the info! You're from the NYC area, yes?

[@hudsony777]

@@jarrelljimerson3346 Oh yeahhhhhhhh

[@jarrelljimerson3346]

@@hudsony777 cool!!!

[@jbro8934]

Anyone else think it's strange that Maude and Dorothy Zbornak were basically one and the same?

[@TheHonorableAngelinaNordstrom]

Yes, except Dorothy had calmed down a lot in the 80s whereas Maude was a bit high-strung in the 70s.

[@123451248ify]

I always liked Dorothy better! She was even better than Julia Sugarbaker! Dorothy was never afraid to get down and dirty if she had to!

[@tj.espygil4544]

That's because it's the same actress.

[@jasonpalacios2705]

Definitely came here because of Family Guy.

[@AldenRDavis]

"Lady Godiva was a freedom rider, she didn't care if the whole world looked, Joan of Arc with the Lord to guide her, she was a sister who really cooked, Isadora was the first bra-burner, Ain't ya glad she showed up? (oh, yeah!) And when the country was fallin' away, Betsy Ross got it all sewed up. (CHORUS): (And then there's Maude), and then there's Maude, (And then there's Maude), and then there's Maude (And then there's Maude), and then there's Maude, (And then there's......), That's uncompromisin', enterprisin', anything but tranquizin', Right on, Maude!"

[@BedroomScenesMovie]

AH! AH! AH! THAT WAS AN ORDEAL!

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

so who was this Isadora?

[@tranurse]

iHeart Gaming and Whose Line isadora duncan I think. Famous dancer

[@iHeartsNostalgiaPit]

I didn't know she was a bra burner

[@erikseidler793]

Also I didn't realize Mr. Drummond and Florida Evans were in this.

[@MsJoyce31202]

Yes.

[@sherryhannah498]

Erik Seidler Good times was a spin-off of Maude

[@dnasty312]

This is a spinoff of _All in the Family_ and _Good Times_ is a spinoff of this

[@nyracingfan]

The opening sequence doesn’t make sense. Maude lived in Tuckahoe... Westchester County... yet it shows the crossing over the George Washington Bridge into NJ and I’m assuming the Palisades Parkway... all they needed to do was go up the Major Deegan or Saw Mill Parkway to get back to Westchester lol

[@andredupuis5461]

And the house is actually in Claremont, CA.

[@tj.espygil4544]

It's TV. Enjoy it for It's entertainment value and escapism.

[@hudsony777]

I know the area well. You see the GW from Harlem, then a car going from NJ to NY, not vice versa, then the PalParkway. You're right, it makes no sense because they assumed no one around the country would know local travel realities. It's more photogenic than going up the Deegan.

[@themonsterunderyourbed9408]

Isn't saying Joan of Arc was a sister who really cooked kind of disrespectful since she was burned alive? That's like saying that assassination attempt really blew JFK's mind.

[@johntomlinson6849]

The front doors don't match between studio and location

[@hudsony777]

The house has a porch outside, that's why.

[@ale_mtl]

all the top comments are from family guy fans 😂

[@semajchat4205]

I came here from family guy

[@shanuthejackal4817]

Please release The Andy Griffith Show and All in the Family on DVD

[@ImVee10]

Shanu the Jackal I own AITF. They’re both out there.

[@sherryhannah498]

Shanu the Jackal please is unneeded those two shows are on DVD

[@jaylene.turner6524]

Who’s here from Family Guy? 🖐🏾 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@dnasty312]

Nope. I'm here after Maude's visit

[@TimLucasdesign]

Family Guy brought me here.

[@mg19cal]

Cleeeeeeeopatttttra.......... 0:35 not even remotely the same door in *ANY* way

[@1981bevo]

thanks, Family Guy

[@kenthuang436]

Indira Gandhi ran a whole big country That isn’t easy even if you’re a guy!

[@examiningdata7952]

🎶🎵😖😖😖😖😖🎵🎶

[@RandallChase1]

be honest... at least 80% of you came here because of Family Guy

[@charlottemcadoo6366]

🐺🐶🐺🐶🐺🐶🐺🐺🐶🐶

[@trickwillis]

then there’s a man singing about feminists

[@SeanTheOriginal]

I love the shit out of Maude, but over $125 for the complete series? Fuck off. I'll pirate it instead.

[@JuanTonSoupXP]

AND THEN THERES MAUDE

[@jordandaluz2129]

And then there's Maude!!

[@manuelmanzanero5057]

I don't know Juan, having two wives can have its advantages...

[@joanhill4666]

Family Guy brought me here.