Maid to Order
The gang hires a maid to help out around the house. It never goes how they expect, and the maid is gone by the end of the episode.
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Appearances
- The Dick Van Dyke Show: Season 3, episode 11, "Turtles, Ties, and Toreadors" (1963). Rob hires a part-time maid to help Laura around the house, but she doesn't speak English, she has a broken arm, and she thinks she was hired as a full-time, live-in maid. If that's not bad enough, she's also a terrible maid.
- My Mother the Car: Episode 20, "I'd Rather Do It Myself, Mother" (1966). Things are so hectic in the Crabtree home that Dave decides to surprise Barbara by hiring a maid, but the maid soon takes control of the whole house, and nobody in the family likes having her around.
- Sanford and Son: Season 2, episode 14, "The Light Housekeeper" (1972). After Fred and Lamont get into a minor car accident, Fred is left with an injured arm and leg, so Lamont hires a maid to help out around the house while Fred is out of commission.
- The Odd Couple: Season 4, episode 11, "Maid for Each Other" (1973). Oscar's ulcer has taken a turn for the worse, so his doctor recommends he spend some time at home and hire someone to handle the cooking and cleaning for him, so Felix hires a maid who's a stern taskmaster.
- The Bob Newhart Show: Season 1, episode 21, "Emily, I'm Home - Emily?" (1973). Emily is offered a full time administrative position at her school, so she hires a maid to help out around the house since she'll be working more often. Unfortunately, the maid doesn't speak any English, and Bob doesn't speak any Spanish.