The essential episodes of The Addams Family
Watch these 15 in order and you've got The Addams Family — each pick states its reason.
- 01
The Addams Family Goes to School
A truant officer visits the Addams house to find out why Wednesday and Pugsley have never been to school.
- 02
Gomez throws a fit of jealousy when Morticia's former boyfriend visits.
- 03
The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family
The family makes a scary impression on new neighbours.
- 04
The Addams Family Meet the V.I.P.'s
Visitors from another country regret labeling the Addams gang uncultured.
- 05
When 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.
- 06
The Addams Family Meets a Beatnik
An injured beatnik finds refuge in the Addams home.
- 07
Gomez suffers from amnesia after being hit in the head with Indian clubs.
- 08
Morticia, believing Gomez is financially strapped, thinks of ways to make money.
- 09
Fester dons a toupee for a pen pal's visit.
- 10
An art critic shows his disapproval of Morticia's first sculpture.
- 11
Morticia and Gomez find Grandfather Pugsley's treasure map and summon Captain Grimby. They hope to charter his boat for the treasure hunt, but after meeting the Captain, Morticia is careful to keep the nature of the mission secret.
- 12
Ophelia is madly in love with Horatio, the man who has everything, except the truth about Ophelia's relatives. Morticia persuades playboy Cousin Itt to stir the embers of his past romance with Ophelia.
- 13
Pugsley 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 try is as a medical assistant to Dr Bird.
- 14
Morticia'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.
- 15
When Ophelia laments that she has been jilted, Morticia suggests a career as an alternative to marriage. She tries chemistry first, then turns to operatic singing, so Cousin Itt is summoned to coach her to stardom.
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