The sitcom known as Maude is from the United States and was initially aired on the CBS network from the 12th of September 1972 all the way up until the 22nd of April 1978. Bea Arthur plays in the role of Maude Findlay, a politically progressive middle-aged woman who is outspoken and lives in the suburbs of Tuckahoe, Westchester County, New York with her fourth husband, Walter Findlay, who owns a home appliance company. Maude is married four times. Maude was a staunch supporter of civil rights, racial equality, and gender parity. She voted consistently for Democratic Party candidates, was an outspoken champion for the legalization of abortion, and endorsed the principles of women's liberation. When she did speak out on these topics, however, her demeanor, which could be described as overpowering and occasionally dominant, got her into a lot of difficulty. Maude was a sitcom with topical plots devised by producer Norman Lear, similar to All in the Family. The program was a spin-off of All in the Family, on which Beatrice Arthur had first played the part of Maude, Edith Bunker's cousin. In what would be unheard of for an American sitcom, numerous episodes focused solely on the characters of Maude and Walter in what amounted to "two-hander" teleplays for a duration of half an hour. Bea Arthur had a starring role in the fourth season's "The Analyst," which was a one-woman show in which she delivered a lengthy, introspective monologue to a psychiatrist who was never seen on screen.