Maggie

1981-10-24 Comedy 0

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.

Storyline

First Aired

1981-10-24
Last Aired

1982-05-21
Creator

Erma Bombeck
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

1
Episodes

8
Status

Returning Series
Language

English
Network

ABC

Keywords:

housewife sitcom

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Season 1

1. The School Conference

Series premiere about the everyday life of a housewife in Dayton, Ohio. In the opening episode, Maggie...More

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."Less

26mins 1981-10-24

2. A Tooth for a Tooth

Maggie babysits for a friend in hopes of coming up with enough money to cover Mark's braces, but the g...More

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.Less

26mins 1981-10-31

3. Career

Len considers a career switch after learning that a former colleague has struck it rich outside the te...More

Len considers a career switch after learning that a former colleague has struck it rich outside the teaching profession.Less

26mins 1981-11-07

4. Bruce's Birthday Party

The girls goad Maggie into throwing a birthday party for Bruce, but Buffy's diamond ring winds up in a...More

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.Less

26mins 1981-11-14

5. Marriage Encounter

Maggie and her husband Len, on their way to a marriage encounter session, make a wrong turn and wind u...More

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.Less

26mins 1982-04-30

6. Alienation of Affection

Maggie returns from a trip to hear nothing but rave reviews of Loretta's housekeeping.

Maggie returns from a trip to hear nothing but rave reviews of Loretta's housekeeping.Less

26mins 1982-05-07

7. Mark's Shrink

Maggie takes Mark to see a therapist in hopes of curing his problem. The doctor recommends that Len pr...More

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.Less

26mins 1982-05-14

8. Maggie the Poet

Pressure from her mother leads Maggie to take up poetry again, but after selling her first poem to a n...More

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.)Less