Maude arrives in Washington as a newly elected Congresswoman and has to learn to do things differently.

Maude's plans for a dinner party for a friend, a U.S. Congresswoman, changes her life in ways she could never have forseen.

Maude mourns the moving of her dearest friends till a death has a profound effect on her.

Phillip is devastated when he finds out why an older woman has been showing interest in him.

Victoria Butterfield's father returns to take her away, and is confronted with secrets from his past.

A grandfather learns a lesson about life from his grandson.

Carol's ex-husband shows up, and has ulterior motives.

Vivian decides after a thirty-year college reunion that she wants to be single again.

Maude's Ethiopian foster child turns out to be something different from what she expected.

A fire breaks out at a restaurant, and Walter must face what kind of person he is.

Maude raises money for what turns out to be a questionable charity.

Maude receives a series of crank calls. She is in for a bigger shock when she finds out who the caller is.

Maude finds herself caught in between a Mother Superior and a mob boss.

Maude's plans for the holiday do not turn out as expected.

Maude and Walter compete against each other for the title of ""Businessperson of the Year.""

Maude attacks Walter's bigotry when a gay bar opens in the neighborhood and Arthur tries to shut it down.

Maude's sexual fantasies about a handsome ecologist and her intense involvement in his project make Walter jealous.

Arthur starts a doctor's strike, but will he treat his friends when they fall ill?

Maude chaperones Philip birthday party, and finds herself in the middle of ""sex, drugs and rock and roll.""

One of Walter's female employees wants not just a raise but Walter himself.

Maude sides with a ""liberated"" young girl against her father.

Maude sees a UFO but no one will believe her.

Maude invites Phillip and his male ""friend"" to spend the night, which puts her liberalism to the test.

Maude extends an invitation to an annoying aunt out of guilt, but suffers for it.