The Addams Family — Season 1

All 34 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

01
September 18, 1964 · 30m
The Addams Family Goes to School8.3
A truant officer visits the Addams house to find out why Wednesday and Pugsley have never been to school.
02
September 25, 1964 · 30m
Morticia and the Psychiatrist8.1
Gomez and Morticia seeks help from a child psychiatrist when Pugsley shows signs of normalcy; the doctor advises the couple to cater to Pugsley's childish whims.
03
October 2, 1964 · 30m
Fester's Punctured Romance7.9
Uncle 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 Carver, a door-to-door cosmetics saleslady, for someone replying to his ad.
04
October 9, 1964 · 30m
Gomez, the Politician8.7
A politician wants to drain the town's bogs.
05
October 16, 1964 · 30m
The Addams Family Tree8.1
A snooty neighbour insults the family's background.
06
October 23, 1964 · 30m
Morticia Joins the Ladies League8.0
An escaped gorilla becomes part of the family, much to the surprise of Morticia's ladies group.
07
October 30, 1964 · 30m
Halloween with the Addams Family8.7
Two bank robbers visit Morticia and Gomez on Halloween. Guest star: Don Rickles.
08
November 6, 1964 · 30m
Green-Eyed Gomez8.8
Gomez throws a fit of jealousy when Morticia's former boyfriend visits.
09
November 13, 1964 · 30m
The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family8.8
The family makes a scary impression on new neighbours.
10
November 20, 1964 · 30m
Wednesday Leaves Home8.5
Wednesday runs away after being scolded for borrowing Uncle Fester's TNT.
11
November 27, 1964 · 30m
The Addams Family Meet the V.I.P.'s8.8
Visitors from another country regret labeling the Addams gang uncultured.
12
December 4, 1964 · 30m
Morticia, the Matchmaker8.6
Morticia plays matchmaker for her cousin.
13
December 11, 1964 · 30m
Lurch Learns to Dance9.0
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.
14
December 18, 1964 · 30m
Art and the Addams Family8.6
Gomez recruits an artist to teach Grandmama how to paint abstracts.
15
January 1, 1965 · 30m
The Addams Family Meets a Beatnik8.8
An injured beatnik finds refuge in the Addams home.
16
January 8, 1965 · 30m
The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man8.6
The family's timid postman does undercover work for the government in the Addams house.
17
January 15, 1965 · 30m
Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family8.6
Lurch's mother wants him to be waited on by Morticia and Gomez.
18
January 22, 1965 · 30m
Uncle Fester's Illness8.6
Morticia devises a treatment for ailing Fester.
19
January 29, 1965 · 30m
The Addams Family Splurges8.6
The family tries to raise cash for a lunar trip.
20
February 5, 1965 · 30m
Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family8.2
Cousin Itt becomes a zoo exhibit while visiting.
21
February 12, 1965 · 30m
The Addams Family in Court8.4
Grandmama is jailed for running a fortune telling business in the living room.
22
February 19, 1965 · 30m
Amnesia in the Addams Family9.0
Gomez suffers from amnesia after being hit in the head with Indian clubs.
23
March 5, 1965 · 30m
Thing is Missing8.2
Gomez spearheads an investigation when Thing disappears.
24
March 12, 1965 · 30m
Crisis in the Addams Family8.2
Uncle Fester applies for a job at an insurance company that is threatening to cancel the family's policy.
25
March 19, 1965 · 30m
Lurch and His Harpsichord8.6
Gomez and Morticia try to interest Lurch in needlepoint and the drums after they donate his harpsichord to a local museum.
26
March 26, 1965 · 30m
Morticia, the Breadwinner9.0
Morticia, believing Gomez is financially strapped, thinks of ways to make money.
27
April 2, 1965 · 30m
The Addams Family and the Spacemen8.6
An evening picnic results in the family being mistaken for martians.
28
April 9, 1965 · 30m
My Son, the Chimp8.7
Uncle Fester fears he has turned a monkey into a Pugsley duplicate.
29
April 16, 1965 · 30m
Morticia's Favorite Charity8.7
Morticia gathers up the family's art pieces for a charity auction.
30
April 23, 1965 · 30m
Progress and the Addams Family8.7
City workers plan to demolish the family home to construct a highway.
31
April 30, 1965 · 30m
Uncle Fester's Toupee9.0
Fester dons a toupee for a pen pal's visit.
32
May 7, 1965 · 30m
Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor8.7
Gomez and Morticia try to convince Cousin Itt that he would be a great marriage counselor.
33
May 14, 1965 · 30m
Lurch, the Teenage Idol8.3
Teenagers go mad for Lurch's pop recording.
34
May 21, 1965 · 30m
The Winning of Morticia Addams8.7
Family members try to spark an argument between Gomez and Morticia, believing happily married couples fight.

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