TV series

Adam's Rib

Name: Adam's Rib
Released: 1973
Cast: Ken Howard, Blythe Danner, Ron Rifkin, Dena Dietrich, Norman Bartold

1973· 1 season· 30 min episodes★ 7.5Ended

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Synopsis

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

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E1 Illegal AidNext upSep 14, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
Amanda sets out to prove that men are favored over women in cases of soliciting.
Guest stars: John Holland (Judge McElroy), Howard Caine (Hunnicutt), Peter Forster (Assistant DA), Daniel Keough (Businessman in Bar), Celia Milius (Francis), Edward Winter (Kip Kipple)
E2 Two Pair of PantsSep 21, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
A small-scale war begins after a restaurant refuses to serve Amanda because she is dressed in a pants suit instead of a dress.
Guest stars: Edward Winter (Kip Kipple), Rick Metzler (Counterman), Alberto Morin (Maitre D'), Juliet Rohde (Ellie), Ruthy Ross (Darlene Savage), Arlen Stuart (Saleslady), Gilchrist Stuart (Proprietor), Sandra Vacey
E3 Danish PastrySep 28, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
Amanda defends a theatre owner who is accused of showing a pornographic film called ""Danish Pastry"".
Guest stars: David Doyle (Dubray), Anne Seymour (Judge), Walter Friedel, Guy Remsen, Fred Slyter
E4 Separate VacationOct 5, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: John Holland (Judge McElroy), Jamie Smith-Jackson (Crescent)
E5 The Unwritten Law (1)Oct 12, 1973 · 30 min
Guest stars
Guest stars: Allen Garfield (Attinger), Madeline Kahn (Doris), Tony Ballen, Timothy Blake (Beryl), Virginia Hawkins, Arthur O'Connell (Judge), Fred Slyter (Clerk)
E6 The Unwritten Law (2)Oct 19, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Allen Garfield (Attinger), Madeline Kahn (Doris)
E7 Katey at the BatOct 26, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
Adam and Amanda team up to help a young girl battle discrimination get into the midget league baseball.
Guest stars: Maury Wills (Coach), Dick Van Patten (Commissioner Hoyt), Charles Lane (Mayor), Willie Aames (Boy), Annie McEveety (Katey)
E8 DelilahNov 2, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Liam Dunn (Charlie), Art Metrano (Pete), John Holland (Judge McElroy), Herbert Anderson, Leigh Curran (Delilah), Lou Peralta, John Schubeck
E9 For Richer, For PoorerNov 9, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
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.
Guest stars: Howard Morton (Sean Barkley), Michele Carey (Diana), Jack Sheldon (Peter), Stewart East (Clerk), Bill Zuckert (Judge)
E10 Murder!Nov 16, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
Adam decides to do a little detective work when a multimillionaire is shot and his mistress gives an unconvincing confession to the crime.
Guest stars: Robert Walden (Keller), Ivor Francis (Judge), Katherine Helmond (Martha Layne), Eric Brotherson (Baines), Jack Manning, Stephen Nathan (Mark), Joe Petrullo, Barbette Tweed
E11 Friend of the FamilyNov 30, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
Adam becomes jealous over the amount of attention Amanda shows her boss at a house party.
Guest stars: Edward Winter (Kip Kipple)
E12 The First HurrahDec 7, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
Adam encourages Amanda to run for City Council.
Guest stars: Eduard Franz (Whittaker), Hank Brandt, Jason Johnson, George Kirgo, Kelly Lange, Robert Sampson (Carlyle)
E13 Too Many CooksDec 28, 1973 · 30 min
Synopsis
Amanda plans her revenge subtly after Adam enrages her with a comment about cooking being part of her woman's duty.
Guest stars: Edward Winter (Kip Kipple), Cathey Paine (Sheryl), Candice Rialson (Pet), Lurene Tuttle, Barbette Tweed (Marie), Roland Winters (Judge Ransom)