off-the-rack

Of, relating to, or being merchandise, especially clothing, made in standard sizes; ready-made.

Ready-made, as in She has all her clothes made; she never buys a dress off the rack. The rack here is a frame from which clothes are hung. [Mid-1900s] A British synonym is off the peg, similarly alluding to a knob from which clothes are hung and dating from the late 1800s. Also see off the shelf.

The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (of clothing) made in standard sizes
  Synonyms: off-the-shelf, off the peg, ready-to-wear

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Off the Rack
Genre	Sitcom
Written by	Dan Guntzelman Steve Marshall Bob Randall Lissa Levin Timothy James Larry Balmagia
Directed by	Jay Sandrich (pilot) Noam Pitlik (series)
Starring	Edward Asner Eileen Brennan Pamela Brull Dennis Haysbert Sandy Simpson Claudia Wells R. J. Williams
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer(s)	Warner Bros. Television
Running time	30 minutes (with commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	December 1984 (pilot) March 15, 1985 – April 19, 1985

Off The Rack was a comedy television series that aired on ABC between 1984 and 1985. The series was originally directed by Noam Pitlik. Its taping location was the Warners Bros. Studios in Burbank, California.

References

• "TV Notes; ABC Reporter May Sue Wrestler Who Hit Him". The New York Times. 1985-02-23. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9803E4D71239F930A15751C0A963948260&pagewanted=all. 
• "United States Copyright Office". http://www.copyright.gov/records/. 

External links

• Off the Rack at the Internet Movie Database
• Off the Rack at TV.com

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