R.I.P. As a child I did not like Maude, ( I didn’t know I was a conservative yet) so I just didn’t watch Diff’rent Strokes either.
That show was the peak of race relations — post Jim Crowe laws, pre-LA Riots.
Rich old white men and young black males were living in harmony.
as a kid I LOVED MAUDE! i watched all that stuff... i knew it was a spin off of All in the Family... and Good Times a spin off of Maude... i watched them all... Arthur, Mrs. Naugatuck (spelling), Florida, Vivian... and i think all the boys liked Maude’s daughter Carol (Adrienne Barbeau)...