Maude Meets Florida
Obsessed with hiring a black housekeeper so she can "liberate" her, Maude meets her match in Florida Evans of "Good Times" fame.
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"Maude hires a new black housekeeper and desperately tries to prove she is not prejudiced. One of the best of Season 1. Esther Rolle debuts as the proud, down to earth Florida and makes a great impression. Maude is constantly fawning over the the new maid and Florida does not want any part of that. Funniest scene is when Florida is bringing in groceries through the front door and Walter suggests that she use the back door. Maude is shocked telling Walter the back door has racial overtones. Walter explains it is a shorter walk and Florida says "I know it's shorter but tell that to the..."
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Florida says she likes eating in the kitchen. Actress Esther Rolle would 17 years later play the role of another maid who also eats (and later dies) in the kitchen in Driving Miss Daisy (1989).
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Obsessed with hiring a black housekeeper so she can "liberate" her, Maude meets her match in Florida Evans of "Good Times" fame.