Adam's Rib

Adam's Rib (TV series)

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Adam's Rib
Format	Comedy Legal Drama
Created by	Peter H. Hunt
Starring	Ken Howard Blythe Danner Dena Dietrich Ron Rifkin Edward Winter Norman Bartold
Opening theme	"Two People"
Composer(s)	Perry Botkin, Jr. Gil Garfield
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Running time	30 min.
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	September 14, 1973 – December 28, 1973

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

Plot[edit]

Adam Bonner was a young assistant DA while his wife, Amanda Bonner, was a junior partner in a law firm. Their jobs often put them in conflict within the courtroom and, by extension, at home due to Amanda's crusade for women's rights.

Adam's Rib aired opposite The Brian Keith Show on NBC and the CBS Friday Night Movie.

Ken Howard and Blythe Danner had previously appeared together in the 1972 film 1776, as Thomas and Martha Jefferson.

Cast[edit]

Actor	Role
Ken Howard	Adam Bonner
Blythe Danner	Amanda Bonner
Dena Dietrich	Gracie Peterson
Ron Rifkin	Assistant District Attorney Ray Mendelson
Edward Winter	Kip Kipple
Norman Bartold	District Attorney Donahue