Maude Fall Preview, Promo Spot
Beatrice Arthur passed away yesterday at 86. You can read her obituary at CNN.com here. Famous for her roles on Maude and The Golden Girls, Bea Arthur was nominated for eleven Emmy awards during her long television career and won two. Two weeks ago I published my article on Programs Cancelled Before They Premiered, which included a section on a sitcom called Mr. Dugan, created by Norman Lear after Bea Arthur decided to leave Maude in 1978.
Here’s the 1972 CBS fall preview for Maude (read more about how CBS promoted its 1972-1973 season in The 1972 CBS Fall Season):
And here’s a promo spot for the sitcom (exact date unknown):
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June 6th, 2009 at 4:51PM
The second preview for Maude was from the 1974-1975 season
August 2nd, 2009 at 4:17PM
I loved Maude and I think Norman Lear had a grat knack of dealing with very serious subject in a wonderful manner (Maude’s Abortion, Gloria’s Miscarriage and Edith’s Attempted Rape)
August 2nd, 2009 at 4:18PM
I love when Maude would say “God’ll get you for that Walter” and that made me think of all the characters that had catchphrases and I thought that would be and interesting blog topic