My pick would have to be the Jeffersons. Maude was a little to realistic to be a comedy.

While I enjoyed the Jeffersons a lot, I have not seen it in years so I can't remember a lot of the humor on it.

I recently saw Maude for the first time and I have over 100 episodes of the show on it's way to me - I'm a big Bea Arthur fan and I enjoyed the humor of the shows that I saw - (Maude Meets the Duke, Walter's Heart Attack, The New Housekeeper, Walter's Dream ). I've been told there is a lot of more political based episodes that aren't as funny, but I guess I'll find that out next week :)

So I'm a fan of both shows, but I enjoy Arthur's comedy more right now (this could change though if I ever see the Jeffersons en mass soon!).

:)

Originally posted by Nanny Fine
While I enjoyed the Jeffersons a lot, I have not seen it in years so I can't remember a lot of the humor on it.

I recently saw Maude for the first time and I have over 100 episodes of the show on it's way to me - I'm a big Bea Arthur fan and I enjoyed the humor of the shows that I saw - (Maude Meets the Duke, Walter's Heart Attack, The New Housekeeper, Walter's Dream ). I've been told there is a lot of more political based episodes that aren't as funny, but I guess I'll find that out next week :)

So I'm a fan of both shows, but I enjoy Arthur's comedy more right now (this could change though if I ever see the Jeffersons en mass soon!).

:)


I wish I hadn't acted like a fool because you are about to receive episodes of show i'm dying to get. I have been trying to get Maude episodes since last August.

I like both shows, but I'd have to say my favorite is Maude. I loved the humor of it. Bea Arthur is a great actress.

Originally posted by Sean Snow
I like both shows, but I'd have to say my favorite is Maude. I loved the humor of it. Bea Arthur is a great actress.


Sean do you sell episodes and if so do you have Maude?

Originally posted by SOLOMON



Sean do you sell episodes and if so do you have Maude?

Nope, I don't sell episodes of Maude though I think I have some on tape.

It depends. Maude was not your average "family sitcom." It dealt mostly with political issues, abortion, etc. that were significant at that time. The Jeffersons was just a good funny sitcom that didn't need issues like that to be funny. Maude takes these things and makes them funny. I think my favorite episode from Maude is "Walter's Stigma" in which Walter is mistakenly arrested for lewd behavior and his alibi is that he was at a Donald Duck film festival. The Jeffersons was funny because it used family-oriented humor and didn't have to be political to be funny. It was basically like "All in the Family" with George Jefferson as a black Archie Bunker.

The Jeffersons. I think I saw Maude once, and as far as I remember it was good, but I'd have to see more eps.

Maude, I thought she had a sharp wit and at times the show seemed uproariously funny, but she has a dark edge, she tackled many realistic issues most of them being political. I don't think anybody could portray "Maude" as well as Bea Arthur did.

The Jeffersons

This is an easy question for me. To be quite frank, I LOVE The Jeffersons and resent Maude. In other words, I love one show and hate the other. I'm glad TV Land took our dear Maudie off the air but I resent the fact that they did the same thing to
The Jeffersons.

I'd have to pick the Jeffersons. Although, I am a fan Bea Arthur's I haven't seen Maude.

I have the Jeffersons Season One on DVD. I am wanting Season Two on DVD.

The Jeffersons - I didn't care for Maude.

That is a hard question, because both shows were great. But if I had to choose from the two it would probably be, Maude.

:p :happyface

good times.

While I like both shows, I much prefer The Jeffersons. I find it more enjoyable, and I never really grow tired of the show. The humor is somewhat lighter, I think. Maude is more harsh.

Originally posted by Mysty Eyes
While I like both shows, I much prefer The Jeffersons. I find it more enjoyable, and I never really grow tired of the show. The humor is somewhat lighter, I think. Maude is more harsh.


Yes i have heard that Maude was criticized for being too REAL