
The Addams Family
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The Addams Family is the creation of American cartoonist Charles Addams. A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
Highest-rated episodes all ranked
- 01
Lurch's Little HelperMorticia's concern that Lurch is overworked leads Gomez to the operating table to assemble a custom-built secondary butler. Lurch lets the robot do all the work and then begins to feel that he isn't needed anymore. - 02
Lurch Learns to DanceWhen Lurch refuses the invitation to a annual Ball that arrives in the mail, Morticia and Gomez encourage Lurch to take dance lessons so he can attend for once. - 03
Amnesia in the Addams FamilyGomez suffers from amnesia after being hit in the head with Indian clubs.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
The Addams Family Goes to SchoolSeptember 18, 1964A truant officer visits the Addams house to find out why Wednesday and Pugsley have never been to school. - S01E02
Morticia and the PsychiatristSeptember 25, 1964Gomez and Morticia seeks help from a child psychiatrist when Pugsley shows signs of normalcy; the doctor advises the couple to cater to Pugs - S01E03
Fester's Punctured RomanceOctober 2, 1964Uncle Fester decides it's time for him to find a mate. Through a column in the local newspaper, he conducts a search and mistakes Miss Carve - S01E04
Gomez, the PoliticianOctober 9, 1964A politician wants to drain the town's bogs. - S01E05
The Addams Family TreeOctober 16, 1964A snooty neighbour insults the family's background. - S01E06
Morticia Joins the Ladies LeagueOctober 23, 1964An escaped gorilla becomes part of the family, much to the surprise of Morticia's ladies group. - S01E07
Halloween with the Addams FamilyOctober 30, 1964Two bank robbers visit Morticia and Gomez on Halloween. Guest star: Don Rickles. - S01E08
Green-Eyed GomezNovember 6, 1964Gomez throws a fit of jealousy when Morticia's former boyfriend visits. - S01E09
The New Neighbors Meet the Addams FamilyNovember 13, 1964The family makes a scary impression on new neighbours. - S01E10
Wednesday Leaves HomeNovember 20, 1964Wednesday runs away after being scolded for borrowing Uncle Fester's TNT. - S01E11
The Addams Family Meet the V.I.P.'sNovember 27, 1964Visitors from another country regret labeling the Addams gang uncultured. - S01E12
Morticia, the MatchmakerDecember 4, 1964Morticia plays matchmaker for her cousin. - S01E13
Season's bestLurch Learns to DanceDecember 11, 1964When Lurch refuses the invitation to a annual Ball that arrives in the mail, Morticia and Gomez encourage Lurch to take dance lessons so he - S01E14
Art and the Addams FamilyDecember 18, 1964Gomez recruits an artist to teach Grandmama how to paint abstracts. - S01E15
The Addams Family Meets a BeatnikJanuary 1, 1965An injured beatnik finds refuge in the Addams home. - S01E16
The Addams Family Meets the Undercover ManJanuary 8, 1965The family's timid postman does undercover work for the government in the Addams house. - S01E17
Mother Lurch Visits the Addams FamilyJanuary 15, 1965Lurch's mother wants him to be waited on by Morticia and Gomez. - S01E18
Uncle Fester's IllnessJanuary 22, 1965Morticia devises a treatment for ailing Fester. - S01E19
The Addams Family SplurgesJanuary 29, 1965The family tries to raise cash for a lunar trip. - S01E20
Cousin Itt Visits the Addams FamilyFebruary 5, 1965Cousin Itt becomes a zoo exhibit while visiting. - S01E21
The Addams Family in CourtFebruary 12, 1965Grandmama is jailed for running a fortune telling business in the living room. - S01E22
Amnesia in the Addams FamilyFebruary 19, 1965Gomez suffers from amnesia after being hit in the head with Indian clubs. - S01E23
Thing is MissingMarch 5, 1965Gomez spearheads an investigation when Thing disappears. - S01E24
Crisis in the Addams FamilyMarch 12, 1965Uncle Fester applies for a job at an insurance company that is threatening to cancel the family's policy. - S01E25
Lurch and His HarpsichordMarch 19, 1965Gomez and Morticia try to interest Lurch in needlepoint and the drums after they donate his harpsichord to a local museum. - S01E26
Morticia, the BreadwinnerMarch 26, 1965Morticia, believing Gomez is financially strapped, thinks of ways to make money. - S01E27
The Addams Family and the SpacemenApril 2, 1965An evening picnic results in the family being mistaken for martians. - S01E28
My Son, the ChimpApril 9, 1965Uncle Fester fears he has turned a monkey into a Pugsley duplicate. - S01E29
Morticia's Favorite CharityApril 16, 1965Morticia gathers up the family's art pieces for a charity auction. - S01E30
Progress and the Addams FamilyApril 23, 1965City workers plan to demolish the family home to construct a highway. - S01E31
Uncle Fester's ToupeeApril 30, 1965Fester dons a toupee for a pen pal's visit. - S01E32
Cousin Itt and the Vocational CounselorMay 7, 1965Gomez and Morticia try to convince Cousin Itt that he would be a great marriage counselor. - S01E33
Lurch, the Teenage IdolMay 14, 1965Teenagers go mad for Lurch's pop recording. - S01E34
The Winning of Morticia AddamsMay 21, 1965Family members try to spark an argument between Gomez and Morticia, believing happily married couples fight.
Season02Best season
- S02E01
My Fair Cousin IttSeptember 17, 1965A Hollywood director inflates Cousin Itt's ego. - S02E02
Morticia's Romance (1)September 24, 1965On her 13th wedding anniversary, Morticia tells the children how she and Gomez first met. - S02E03
Morticia's Romance (2)October 1, 1965As plans to marry Ophelia continue, Gomez looks for a way out of the wedding. - S02E04
Morticia Meets RoyaltyOctober 8, 1965Gomez's aunt, a princess, arrives with a surprise for Thing. - S02E05
Gomez, the People's ChoiceOctober 15, 1965Low taxes prod angry Gomez into running for mayor. - S02E06
Cousin Itt's ProblemOctober 22, 1965Uncle Fester whips up a remedy for Cousin Itt's hair-loss problem. - S02E07
Halloween - Addams StyleOctober 29, 1965A neighbour tells the children there are no witches. - S02E08
Morticia, the WriterNovember 5, 1965Morticia writes a children's book. - S02E09
Morticia, the SculptressNovember 12, 1965An art critic shows his disapproval of Morticia's first sculpture. - S02E10
Gomez, the Reluctant LoverNovember 19, 1965Pugsley copies one of his dad's love letters and sends it to his teacher, who visits the Addams home and confesses to Gomez that no man has - S02E11
Feud in the Addams FamilyNovember 26, 1965Prompted by Morticia's invitation, Mr and Mrs Henry Courtney visit the Addams house for tea, hoping to meet a number of the social set who t - S02E12
Gomez, the Cat BurglarDecember 3, 1965There is a neighbourhood burglar on the loose, and Morticia has reason to believe it could be Gomez. Morticia decides to probe his subconsci - S02E13
Portrait of GomezDecember 10, 1965Morticia's pet plant Cleopatra gobbles up her favourite photo of Gomez from the family album. When the original photographer is found and as - S02E14
Morticia's DilemmaDecember 17, 1965Gomez plays host to a family friend and his daughter Consuella. Morticia's hospitality changes to horror and shock when Consuella, believing - S02E15
Christmas with the Addams FamilyDecember 24, 1965When Wednesday's and Pugsley's faith in Santa Claus is shaken, Uncle Fester is chosen to back up Santa. However, Fester-Santa gets stuck in - S02E16
Uncle Fester, TycoonDecember 31, 1965Fester is so smitten upon receipt of a photo of his love - a bearded carnival lady - that he borrows money to mail her a proposal. Morticia - S02E17
Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and GrandmamaJanuary 7, 1966Because she thinks Fester and Grandmama are spoiling the children, Morticia hires a governess to watch them. Insulted, Fester paints a white - S02E18
Fester Goes on a DietJanuary 14, 1966Morticia and Gomez see Fester conferring with TV muscleman Jack LaGrann and think that Fester is planning a television career. However, Uncl - S02E19
The Great Treasure HuntJanuary 21, 1966Morticia and Gomez find Grandfather Pugsley's treasure map and summon Captain Grimby. They hope to charter his boat for the treasure hunt, b - S02E20
Ophelia Finds RomanceJanuary 28, 1966Ophelia is madly in love with Horatio, the man who has everything, except the truth about Ophelia's relatives. Morticia persuades playboy Co - S02E21
Pugsley's AllowanceFebruary 4, 1966Pugsley shocks his parents when he gives up his new atomic reactor as kid stuff and announces that he wants to find his own job. His first t - S02E22
Happy Birthday, Grandma FrumpFebruary 11, 1966Grandma Frump comes to the mistaken conclusion that her daughter, Morticia, and Gomez plan to pack her off to an old folks home. Actually, t - S02E23
Morticia, the DecoratorFebruary 18, 1966To sell the neighbouring Addams Family an insurance policy, agent Joe Digby allows Morticia to redecorate his home. Morticia gives the Digby - S02E24
Ophelia Visits MorticiaFebruary 25, 1966Uncle Fester announces that he is going to join the Peace Corps. Fester decides he's a cinch to be accepted, because Gomez plans to pull str - S02E25
Addams Cum LaudeMarch 4, 1966A former truant officer named Sam Hilliard heads a private school where Wednesday and Pugsley are enrolled. When Hilliard breaks under the s - S02E26
Cat AddamsMarch 11, 1966A doctor is summoned to examine Kitty Kat, the ailing lion pet of the Addams Family. Morticia soon decides that it is the cringing doctor wh - S02E27
Season's bestLurch's Little HelperMarch 18, 1966Morticia's concern that Lurch is overworked leads Gomez to the operating table to assemble a custom-built secondary butler. Lurch lets the r - S02E28
The Addams PolicyMarch 25, 1966When Uncle Fester incinerates the family's stuffed bear with his flame thrower, Morticia reports the accident to the insurance company. Mr H - S02E29
Lurch's Grand RomanceApril 1, 1966Lurch suffers from unrequited love over Tiny Trivia, Morticia's visiting school chum who only has eyes for show business. The entire family - S02E30
Ophelia's CareerApril 8, 1966When Ophelia laments that she has been jilted, Morticia suggests a career as an alternative to marriage. She tries chemistry first, then tur
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