TV series

Maggie

Name: Maggie
Released: 1981
Cast: Miriam Flynn, James Hampton, Doris Roberts, Judith Marie-Bergan, Billy Jayne

1981–1982· 1 season★ 10.0Ended

On ABC — From Marble Arch Productions

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Synopsis

Based on books by Erma Bombeck, Maggie Weston is a housewife living with husband Len and sons Mark and Bruce outside of Dayton, Ohio. There is a third son, LJ, who is never seen because he's "always in the bathroom." Rounding out the main cast are Maggie's friends.

Themes

housewife sitcom

Episodes

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E1 The School ConferenceNext upOct 24, 1981 · 26 min
Synopsis
Series premiere about the everyday life of a housewife in Dayton, Ohio. In the opening episode, Maggie receives a note from school accusing her 8-year-old son of "borderline obscenity."
Guest stars: Helen Page Camp (Miss Turley)
E2 A Tooth for a ToothOct 31, 1981 · 26 min
Synopsis
Maggie babysits for a friend in hopes of coming up with enough money to cover Mark's braces, but the girl is not the angel Maggie is led to believe.
Guest stars: Rachel Jacobs (Tiffany)
E3 CareerNov 7, 1981 · 26 min
Synopsis
Len considers a career switch after learning that a former colleague has struck it rich outside the teaching profession.
Guest stars: Burke Byrnes (Tom Evans), Kate Skinner (Marcia Evans), Gerard Prendergast (George Secrist)
E4 Bruce's Birthday PartyNov 14, 1981 · 26 min
Synopsis
The girls goad Maggie into throwing a birthday party for Bruce, but Buffy's diamond ring winds up in an unlikely place during the event.
Guest stars: Rachel Jacobs (Tiffany), Hope Clarke (Receptionist), Joella Deffenbaugh (Mrs. Randolph)
E5 Marriage EncounterApr 30, 1982 · 26 min
Synopsis
Maggie and her husband Len, on their way to a marriage encounter session, make a wrong turn and wind up stranded when the car runs out of gas.
Guest stars: Michael Pataki (Roy)
E6 Alienation of AffectionMay 7, 1982 · 26 min
Synopsis
Maggie returns from a trip to hear nothing but rave reviews of Loretta's housekeeping.
E7 Mark's ShrinkMay 14, 1982 · 26 min
Synopsis
Maggie takes Mark to see a therapist in hopes of curing his problem. The doctor recommends that Len project a more masculine image to his son.
Guest stars: Basil Hoffman (Dr. Louis Milton), Helen Page Camp (Sister Louise)
E8 Maggie the PoetMay 21, 1982 · 26 min
Synopsis
Pressure from her mother leads Maggie to take up poetry again, but after selling her first poem to a newspaper, Maggie suffers writer's block. (Last show of the series.)
Guest stars: Betsy Palmer (Virginia Sullivan)