Maude (pilot) Maude (pilot) "Maude" is the twenty-fourth and final episode of the second season of the American television sitcom "All in the Family" which also served as the eponymous pilot episode of its first spin-off series "Maude". The episode, directed by John Rich and written by Rod Parker, was videotaped on February 18, 1972 in front of a live audience at CBS Television City in Hollywood, California and originally aired on March 11, 1972 at 8:00 p.m. EST on CBS. Archie Bunker (Carroll O'Connor) and his wife Edith (Jean Stapleton) prepare to visit Edith's cousin Maude Findlay (Beatrice Arthur) in Westchester
Animated sitcom Animated sitcom An animated sitcom is a subgenre of the sitcom that is animated rather than live action. "The Flintstones", which debuted in 1960, is considered the first example of the animated sitcom genre. The similar cartoon "The Jetsons", which took place in the future rather than the past, followed in 1962. Animated sitcoms have been more controversial than traditional cartoons from the onset. "The Flintstones" was originally oriented at parents, as an animated version of "The Honeymooners", though it was primarily popular with children. In the 1970s, the cartoon "Wait Till Your Father Gets Home", often considered an influence