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"Rumpus in the Rumpus Room"
	Season 4, episode # 3; # 72 overall in series (141 episodes)
	; Walter arrives at the Harmon's party with his attractive young date, Kathy Griffith (Bernadette Peters) as she's introduced to Arthur and Vivian in "Rumpus in thr Rumpus Room" in Season 4 (ep.#3).
	"Maude" episode
Series:	Maude
Network/Country:	CBS-TV / USA
Air date	September 15, 1975
Production code	404 (4x3)
Written by:	Marilyn Suzanne Miller
Directed by:	Hal Cooper
Guest starring:	Matthew "Stymie" Beard; Jerry McGee; Priscilla Morrill; James Olson; Bernadette Peters
IMDb:	Rumpus in the Rumpus Room
	Episode guide
"Consenting Adults"	"Maude's Big Decision"
	List of All in the Family episodes ; List of Maude episodes; List of Archie Bunker's Place episodes

Latest revision as of 11:42, 1 March 2019

Rumpus in the Rumpus Room was the third episode of the Season 4 of Maude, the 72nd overall episode in the series. Written by Marilyn Suzanne Miller, the episode, which was directed by Hal Cooper, premiered on CBS-TV on September 22, 1975.

"Rumpus in the Rumpus Room"
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Synopsis

Maude is more than relieved to find out that Walter was in bed with Arthur; they both passed out together after their night of partying. Maude finally decides to step down from the election if it means Walter will become sober again, but it is Walter who has the true change of heart and reconciles with Maude, giving her his full blessing about her role in politics.

Summary

Maude and Walter meet at a party celebrating Arthur and Vivian's first wedding anniversary. Maude arrives on the arm of Senator Bob Myers, her political ally, while Walter, arrives on the arm of a young woman named Kathy Griffith (guest star Bernadette Peters) that he met at a bar. Cathy is a lovely woman, but she is not really all that bright. Despite her attempts to meet and greet everyone, she is still angry with Walter for trying to stop her political ambitions.

Inevitably, another fight brews between the warring soon-to-be exes, where yet again, Walter relentlessly demands that she drop her bid and return to being a traditional wife to him. Maude is getting more and more irate because he is still trying to demand that she become again his wife. When she refuses to back down and give in to his relentless blackmail, Walter immediately begins drinking again.

He and Arthur go back to his apartment building, while singing at the tops of their voices, off-key! At that point, the same tenant (again played by Stymie Beard) who insulted Maude, tells them to shut up!

An upset Maude, accompanied by Senator Bob Myers (James Olson), to check on Walter, and seeing him in bed with, whom she thinks is Kathy, but was in reality, Arthur, finally realizes that her marriage is over. She begins to accept that Walter is more interested in what he wants, and that he doesn't care about what she wants. Broken, she returns home, and then puts on a face of being care free.

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Trivia/Notes

Note: This and three other episodes ("The Split", "Consenting Adults", "Maude's Big Decision") comprised a four-week story arc which centered on the possible dissolution of the Findlay marriage due to Maude's political ambition and Walter's chauvinistic tantrum concerning it.

Cast (in credits order)

Main Cast

Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay (as Beatrice Arthur)
Bill Macy as Walter Findlay
Adrienne Barbeau as Adrienne Barbeau
Conrad Bain as Arthur Harmon
Rue McClanahan as Vivian Harmon
Hermione Baddeley as Mrs. Nell Naugatuck

Guest Stars/Recurring Cast

Matthew "Stymie" Beard as Stymie (special guest star)
Jerry McGee as Reverend McAlister
Priscilla Morrill as Judy
James Olson as Senator Bob Myers
Bernadette Peters as Kathy Griffith

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+}}'''Rumpus in the Rumpus Room''' was the third episode of the [[Season 4 (Maude)|Season 4]] of ''[[Maude (TV series)|Maude]]'', the 72nd overall episode in the series. Written by Marilyn Suzanne Miller, the episode, which was directed by Hal Cooper, premiered on CBS-TV on September 22, 1975.
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 == Summary ==
-Maude and Walter meet at a party celebrating Arthur and Vivian's first wedding anniversary. Maude comes on the arm of Senator Bob Myers, her political ally, while Walter, comes on the arm of a young woman named Cathy (guest star Bernadette Peters) that he met at a bar. Cathy is a lovely woman, but she is not really all that bright.
+Maude and Walter meet at a party celebrating Arthur and Vivian's first wedding anniversary. Maude arrives on the arm of Senator Bob Myers, her political ally, while Walter, arrives on the arm of a young woman named Kathy Griffith (guest star Bernadette Peters) that he met at a bar. Cathy is a lovely woman, but she is not really all that bright. Despite her attempts to meet and greet everyone, she is still angry with Walter for trying to stop her political ambitions.
-Despite her attempts to meet and greet everyone, she is still angry with Walter for trying to stop her political ambitions.
 Inevitably, another fight brews between the warring soon-to-be exes, where yet again, Walter relentlessly demands that she drop her bid and return to being a traditional wife to him. Maude is getting more and more irate because he is still trying to demand that she become again his wife. When she refuses to back down and give in to his relentless blackmail, Walter immediately begins drinking again.
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 He and Arthur go back to his apartment building, while singing at the tops of their voices, off-key! At that point, the same tenant (again played by Stymie Beard) who insulted Maude, tells them to shut up!
-An upset Maude, accompanied by Senator Bob, to check on Walter, and seeing him in bed with, whom she thinks is Cathy, but was in reality, Arthur, finally realizes that her marriage is over. She begins to accept that Walter is more interested in what he wants, and that he doesn't care about what she wants. Broken, she returns home, and then puts on a face of being care free.
+An upset Maude, accompanied by Senator Bob Myers (James Olson), to check on Walter, and seeing him in bed with, whom she thinks is Kathy, but was in reality, Arthur, finally realizes that her marriage is over. She begins to accept that Walter is more interested in what he wants, and that he doesn't care about what she wants. Broken, she returns home, and then puts on a face of being care free.
 ==Did You Know?==
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 *'''Note:''' This and three other episodes ("[[The Split]]", "[[Consenting Adults]]", "[[Maude's Big Decision]]") comprised a four-week story arc which centered on the possible dissolution of the Findlay marriage due to Maude's political ambition and Walter's chauvinistic tantrum concerning it.
 ==Cast (in credits order)==
-===Main cast===
+===Main Cast===
 *[[Bea Arthur]] as [[Maude Findlay]] (as Beatrice Arthur)
 *[[Bill Macy]] as [[Walter Findlay]]
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 *[[Bernadette Peters]] as [[Kathy Griffith]]
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