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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.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Illegal AidSeptember 14, 1973—Amanda sets out to prove that men are favored over women in cases of soliciting.
- S01E02Two Pair of PantsSeptember 21, 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.
- S01E03Danish PastrySeptember 28, 1973—Amanda defends a theatre owner who is accused of showing a pornographic film called ""Danish Pastry"".
- S01E04Separate VacationOctober 5, 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 fin
- S01E05
The Unwritten Law (1)October 12, 1973— - S01E06The Unwritten Law (2)October 19, 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
- S01E07Katey at the BatOctober 26, 1973—Adam and Amanda team up to help a young girl battle discrimination get into the midget league baseball.
- S01E08DelilahNovember 2, 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.
- S01E09For Richer, For PoorerNovember 9, 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.
- S01E10Murder!November 16, 1973—Adam decides to do a little detective work when a multimillionaire is shot and his mistress gives an unconvincing confession to the crime.
- S01E11Friend of the FamilyNovember 30, 1973—Adam becomes jealous over the amount of attention Amanda shows her boss at a house party.
- S01E12The First HurrahDecember 7, 1973—Adam encourages Amanda to run for City Council.
- S01E13Too Many CooksDecember 28, 1973—Amanda plans her revenge subtly after Adam enrages her with a comment about cooking being part of her woman's duty.
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