Vivian's first funeral is an ordeal for everyone.

Maude is stuck in a file closet with an ex-husband.

Mrs. Naugatuck's wedding plans run into problems, and Maude makes a bad situation worse.

Business and financial problems may ruin Walter's life.

Maude's attempts to help Walter in his crisis push him over the edge.

Walter's emotional problems are compounded by physical ones, which may keep him from returning home.

The eve of the national election offers more than political worries for Maude as she meets Carol's latest boyfriend.

Maude and Vivian appear on a game show, and Maude's attempts to keep Vivian from making a fool of herself backfire.

Walter has a very strange dream involving Arthur.

Mrs. Naugatuck's last-minute demand could jeapordize her wedding.

Will an evening with friends involve mate-swapping? Visitors to Maude's house have more in mind for an evening's entertainment than polite conversation.

Maude's home is robbed, but she does not want her friends and neighbors to resort to guns to protect their homes.

A generous gift from Arthur casts a pall on holiday celebrations.

The presence of a cousin throws Maude's work and life into a tizzy.

Maude has lunch with a handsome, newly divorced ""friend,"" much against Walter's wishes.

Maude feels her life is in danger from an oversexed housepainter, and reacts hysterically.

Maude heads for the bottle when she sees an old friend in a wheelchair.

Maude learns more than she would like to know about Vivian, when she tries to figure out why Vivian is behaving so strangely.

Maude's free spirited aunt takes an interest in Mrs. Naugatuck's husband.

Walter is jealous of Arthur's new friendship, and his sense of loneliness and betrayal makes Maude in turn feel bad.

Arthur's split personality makes Vivian distraught.

Maude fires Mrs. Naugatuck, but panics when she finds out she will never see Mrs. Naugatuck again.

Maude is furious when her wallet disappears on the subway. She is even more angry when the ""thief"" shows up at her house.