For the first few decades of television, sitcoms mostly stuck to the laughs. While "All in the Family" was groundbreaking in that regard, so too was its backdoor spin-off "Maude," starring Bea Arthur. But ironically, the most controversial episode of "Maude" wasn't controversial at all when it first aired. "I thought it was something that absolutely should be addressed, and I liked tackling issues as well as entertaining. "These two episodes aired without any controversy or any problem," he said.