Adam's Rib

30min

Comedy

Adam's Rib is an American situation comedy broadcast on ABC-TV from September 14 to December 28, 1973. It was produced by MGM Television and had 13 episodes. The series was a TV adaptation of the 1949 motion picture of the same name.

Episodes

Cast

Illegal Aid

1. Illegal Aid

30min

14th Sep 1973

Amanda sets out to prove that men are favored over women in cases of soliciting.

Two Pair of Pants

2. Two Pair of Pants

30min

21st Sep 1973

A small-scale war begins after a restaurant refuses to serve Amanda because she is dressed in a pants suit instead of a dress.

Danish Pastry

3. Danish Pastry

30min

28th Sep 1973

Amanda defends a theatre owner who is accused of showing a pornographic film called ""Danish Pastry"".

Separate Vacation

4. Separate Vacation

30min

5th Oct 1973

Amanda and Adam agree that Adam should still take a two-week vacation, even though Amanda is unable to leave work to join him. They soon find that temptation lurks close by for both of them.

The Unwritten Law (1)

5. The Unwritten Law (1)

30min

12th Oct 1973

The Unwritten Law (2)

6. The Unwritten Law (2)

30min

19th Oct 1973

Adam is the prosecuting attorney for a case involving attempted murder by a wife who shot at her husband after she caught him in the arms of another woman. Amanda defends the woman under the belief that women have just as much right as a man to protect the sanctity of the home.

Katey at the Bat

7. Katey at the Bat

30min

26th Oct 1973

Adam and Amanda team up to help a young girl battle discrimination get into the midget league baseball.

Delilah

8. Delilah

30min

2nd Nov 1973

Amanda takes on the case of a woman who hit a man for refusing to hire her as a jackhammer operator because she is a woman.

For Richer, For Poorer

9. For Richer, For Poorer

30min

9th Nov 1973

After an old flame of Adam's has her husband thrown into jail for a failure to pay alimony, Amanda agrees to defend the husband.

Murder!

10. Murder!

30min

16th Nov 1973

Adam decides to do a little detective work when a multimillionaire is shot and his mistress gives an unconvincing confession to the crime.

Friend of the Family

11. Friend of the Family

30min

30th Nov 1973

Adam becomes jealous over the amount of attention Amanda shows her boss at a house party.

The First Hurrah

12. The First Hurrah

30min

7th Dec 1973

Adam encourages Amanda to run for City Council.

Too Many Cooks

13. Too Many Cooks

30min

28th Dec 1973

Amanda plans her revenge subtly after Adam enrages her with a comment about cooking being part of her woman's duty.

First air date

14th Sep 1973

Last air date

28th Dec 1973

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks