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Maggie

Maggie

1981•10.0/10
Comedy

Ratings

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10.0/10(1)

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.

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Production

Marble Arch Productions

Language

EN

Status

Returning Series

First Aired

October 24, 1981

Last Aired

May 21, 1982

Networks

ABC

Created By

Erma Bombeck

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
The School Conference
Air date: 1981-10-24
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."
E2
A Tooth for a Tooth
Air date: 1981-10-31
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.
E3
Career
Air date: 1981-11-07
Len considers a career switch after learning that a former colleague has struck it rich outside the teaching profession.
E4
Bruce's Birthday Party
Air date: 1981-11-14
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.
E5
Marriage Encounter
Air date: 1982-04-30
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.
E6
Alienation of Affection
Air date: 1982-05-07
Maggie returns from a trip to hear nothing but rave reviews of Loretta's housekeeping.
E7
Mark's Shrink
Air date: 1982-05-14
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.
E8
Maggie the Poet
Air date: 1982-05-21
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.)

Cast

Miriam Flynn

Miriam Flynn

Maggie Weston

James Hampton

James Hampton

Len Weston

Doris Roberts

Doris Roberts

Loretta

Judith Marie-Bergan

Judith Marie-Bergan

Buffy Croft

Billy Jayne

Billy Jayne

Mark Weston

Christian Jacobs

Christian Jacobs

Bruce Weston

Margie Impert

Margie Impert

Chris

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