About this season
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 (13)
1. Illegal Aid
Aired 14 September 1973 • 30 min
Amanda sets out to prove that men are favored over women in cases of soliciting.
2. Two Pair of Pants
Aired 21 September 1973 • 30 min
A small-scale war begins after a restaurant refuses to serve Amanda because she is dressed in a pants suit instead of a dress.
3. Danish Pastry
Aired 28 September 1973 • 30 min
Amanda defends a theatre owner who is accused of showing a pornographic film called ""Danish Pastry"".
4. Separate Vacation
Aired 5 October 1973 • 30 min
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.
5. The Unwritten Law (1)
Aired 12 October 1973 • 30 min
6. The Unwritten Law (2)
Aired 19 October 1973 • 30 min
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.
7. Katey at the Bat
Aired 26 October 1973 • 30 min
Adam and Amanda team up to help a young girl battle discrimination get into the midget league baseball.
8. Delilah
Aired 2 November 1973 • 30 min
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.
9. For Richer, For Poorer
Aired 9 November 1973 • 30 min
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.
10. Murder!
Aired 16 November 1973 • 30 min
Adam decides to do a little detective work when a multimillionaire is shot and his mistress gives an unconvincing confession to the crime.
11. Friend of the Family
Aired 30 November 1973 • 30 min
Adam becomes jealous over the amount of attention Amanda shows her boss at a house party.
12. The First Hurrah
Aired 7 December 1973 • 30 min
Adam encourages Amanda to run for City Council.
13. Too Many Cooks
Aired 28 December 1973 • 30 min
Amanda plans her revenge subtly after Adam enrages her with a comment about cooking being part of her woman's duty.