S6.E9

The Gay Bar

Name: The Gay Bar
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1977-12-03
Duration: 23 min
Rating: 8.6
Cast: Bea Arthur, Bill Macy, Conrad Bain

Episode aired Dec 3, 1977
TV-PG
23m

IMDb RATING

8.6/10

114

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Comedy

Arthur does not like having a gay bar in town.Arthur does not like having a gay bar in town.Arthur does not like having a gay bar in town.

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IMDb RATING

8.6/10

114

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
This episode marks television's first look inside a gay bar.

Quotes
Maude Findlay: If their house is being fumigated, why is Arthur leaving? He's the biggest pest they have.

Alternate versions
Syndicated versions during the 1980s eliminated all mention of gays and homosexuals.

Connections
References Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Soundtracks
And Then There's Maude
Written Marilyn Bergman and Alan Bergman and Dave Grusin
Performed by Donny Hathaway

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Arthur Objects To The New Bar Opening

There is a gay bar opening in Tuckahoe and Arthur wants to shut it down.

One of the funniest of Season 6. Maude is fed up with Arthur's conservative rantings when he and Vivian are going to be their house guests. She is even angrier when he tells her about shutting down the bar. She convinces him and Walter to go to the bar with her. There are some funny topical jokes about anti gay singer Anita Bryant. Frank Campanella has a guest role as the tough bartender in the place. Some of the funniest scenes are at the end with two twist endings involving the bar and Arthur's hospital administrator.