The Addams Family

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1. The Addams Family Goes to School

18 Sep 1964 · 25m

Sam Hilliard, a truant officer, shows up at the Addams family home, due to the fact that Pugsley and Wednesday are not attending school. Soon he discovers he's dealing with no typical everyday family.

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2. Morticia and the Psychiatrist

25 Sep 1964 · 25m

Gomez and Morticia are shocked when Pugsley joins the boy scouts, begins playing baseball and gets a puppy. Fearing something is wrong, they turn to a psychiatrist.

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3. Fester's Punctured Romance

2 Oct 1964 · 25m

Uncle Fester puts an ad in the personals column and when he doesn't get an immediate response he's heartbroken. Later, the family mistake a cosmetics saleswoman as a respondent to the ad.

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4. Gomez, the Politician

9 Oct 1964 · 25m

Sam Hilliard, the ex-truant officer, is running for city council. This puts Gomez in the campaign mood, and he decides to offer financial support.

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5. The Addams Family Tree

16 Oct 1964 · 25m

Pugsley and Wednesday get into a fight over families with their friend Harold, who says that his family is better than theirs.

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6. Morticia Joins the Ladies League

23 Oct 1964 · 25m

Gomez and Pugsley visit an old friend of the family, who owns a circus. There, Pugsley befriends Gorgo the Gorilla who later escapes and follows Pugsley home. Meanwhile, Morticia has hopes of joining the Ladies League.

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7. Halloween with the Addams Family

30 Oct 1964 · 25m

Two bank robbers accept an unknowing invitation and visit Morticia and Gomez on Halloween, in order to avoid being caught.

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8. Green-Eyed Gomez

6 Nov 1964 · 25m

Gomez throws a fit of jealousy when Morticia's former boyfriend visits.

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9. The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family

13 Nov 1964 · 25m

A young couple, simple, naive, and very much in love, move into the house next to the Addams'.

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10. Wednesday Leaves Home

20 Nov 1964 · 25m

Family worries when a flustered Wednesday runs away after being scolded for borrowing Uncle Fester's TNT.

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11. The Addams Family Meet the VIPs

27 Nov 1964 · 25m

Visitors from another country regret labelling the Addams gang uncultured.

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12. Morticia, the Matchmaker

4 Dec 1964 · 25m

Morticia plays matchmaker when her cousin Melancholia and a bachelor lawyer hoping to make a business deal both visit at the same time.

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13. Lurch Learns to Dance

11 Dec 1964 · 25m

Morticia and Gomez are supportive of Lurch and encourage him to follow his gut feeling and take dance lessons.

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14. Art and the Addams Family

18 Dec 1964 · 25m

Grandmama takes up painting and hires the distressed Sam Picasso as her teacher.

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15. The Addams Family Meets a Beatnik

1 Jan 1965 · 25m

A young biker on the run from his domineering tycoon dad ends up hiding out in the Addams house, and the Addamses couldn't be happier.

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16. The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man

8 Jan 1965 · 25m

An undercover operative is convinced that the Addams family are spies.

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17. Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family

15 Jan 1965 · 25m

Morticia and Gomez pose as Lurch's maid and butler when his mother comes for a visit.

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18. Uncle Fester's Illness

22 Jan 1965 · 25m

Lately, Uncle Fester's been a bit rundown, literally unable to maintain his wattage. Since Dr. Mbogo, the reliable family witch doctor, is too busy to leave Africa, the Addamses must take their chances by engaging the services of a local physician, who pays them a house call.

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19. The Addams Family Splurges

29 Jan 1965 · 25m

The Addams family hopes to vacation on the moon, but needs to raise a billion dollars. Using Gomez's new supercomputer, the family schemes to make the money by betting on horse races.

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20. Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family

5 Feb 1965 · 25m

Parks Commissioner Fiske visits the Addams house seeking contributions for expansion of the city zoo. Gomez believes visiting Cousin Itt - all hairy and gibbering four feet tall of him - would be perfect as the zoo's new curator. He has the two meet, but Commissioner Fisk misunderstands the intent and mistakes Itt for a new exotic animal attraction whom he has hauled away in chains when the others aren't looking. When the family finds out what's happened, Uncle Fester is ready to administer retribution the Addams way - with a bullet from behind.

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21. The Addams Family in Court

12 Feb 1965 · 25m

Grandmama is arrested for telling fortunes and soon the whole family is being held in contempt of court.

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22. Amnesia in the Addams Family

19 Feb 1965 · 25m

Gomez suffers from amnesia after being hit in the head with Indian clubs, and his personality changes dramatically.

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23. Thing is Missing

5 Mar 1965 · 25m

When Thing goes missing, the family discovers he's been "thing-napped."

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24. Crisis in the Addams Family

12 Mar 1965 · 25m

Uncle Fester applies for a job as an insurance salesman with the same company which is threatening to cancel the Addams' policy.

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25. Lurch and His Harpsichord

19 Mar 1965 · 25m

Lurch feels betrayed when Gomez and Morticia give their antique harpsichord to a museum.

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26. Morticia, the Breadwinner

26 Mar 1965 · 25m

When Morticia believes the family to be bankrupt, she sells her railroad shares to a mystery buyer to raise money.

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27. The Addams Family and the Spacemen

2 Apr 1965 · 25m

With reports of UFOs in the area, the Addams believe they have been visited by two Martians. Vito Scotti appears as Professor Altshuler.

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28. My Son, the Chimp

9 Apr 1965 · 25m

The family believes that Pugsley has been turned into a chimp.

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29. Morticia's Favorite Charity

16 Apr 1965 · 25m

Morticia's favorite charitable organization is holding a fundraising bazaar, so Morticia persuades her family to part with their belongings in order to donate them to the charity auction.

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30. Progress and the Addams Family

23 Apr 1965 · 25m

The Addams Family ignores notices from Arthur Henson that their house is to be condemned to make way for a freeway.

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31. Uncle Fester's Toupee

30 Apr 1965 · 25m

Fester's penpal drops by unexpectedly, so he must assume the false personality he has been pretending to be.

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32. Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor

7 May 1965 · 25m

Morticia and Gomez call an expert to find Cousin Itt a job after he fails at being a marriage counselor, almost splitting up Gomez and Morticia in the process.

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33. Lurch, the Teenage Idol

14 May 1965 · 25m

Low grunts and grumbles while at the harpsichord constitute Lurch's manner of singing. Gomez has a record company record him and soon the Addams house is surrounded by excited teenyboppers, fawning and fainting over Lurch when he becomes the newest hit sensation. All that blind adoration goes to Lurch's head, and the Addames quickly find they have a self-centered butler who won't "buttle" any longer. Could it be they've created a monster?

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34. The Winning of Morticia Addams

21 May 1965 · 25m

Members of the Addams household devise schemes to start a battle between Gomez and Morticia.

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1. My Fair Cousin Itt

17 Sep 1965 · 25m

All the world's a stage for Itt, Fester, and Lurch as they vie for the lead in Gomez's new play.

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2. Morticia's Romance (1)

24 Sep 1965 · 25m

On Morticia and Gomez's thirteenth wedding anniversary, Morticia tells the children a bedtime story of how she and Gomez met.

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3. Morticia's Romance (2)

1 Oct 1965 · 25m

Wednesday and Pugsley refuse to go to sleep until they are told the rest of the story of their parents' romance.

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4. Morticia Meets Royalty

8 Oct 1965 · 25m

Gomez's aunt Princess Millicent visits with her hand maiden Lady Fingers, who is a perfect match for Thing.

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5. Gomez, the People's Choice

15 Oct 1965 · 25m

Morticia and Gomez visit Mayor Henson to complain that their property tax is ridiculously low. After the Mayor proves his incompetence by offering a refund Gomez is persuaded to become a candidate for the office.

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6. Cousin Itt's Problem

22 Oct 1965 · 25m

Cousin Itt is shedding hair, and the family is worried that he'll lose his great good looks along with his hair. Fester gets out his chemistry set to produce a batch of hair restorer and prevent a disaster.

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7. Halloween - Addams Style

29 Oct 1965 · 25m

Morticia and Gomez can't produce immediate proof to the contrary when the neighbour tells the children there are no witches and goblins.

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8. Morticia, the Writer

5 Nov 1965 · 25m

When Morticia begins writing twisted tales for children, Gomez tries to sabotage her career.

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9. Morticia, the Sculptress

12 Nov 1965 · 25m

Morticia takes up sculpting, and Gomez, wanting her to believe she's good at it, pays an art collector to buy them.

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10. Gomez, the Reluctant Lover

19 Nov 1965 · 25m

A smitten Pugsley sends one of Morticia's love letters to his schoolteacher, resulting in her believing Gomez sent the letter.

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11. Feud in the Addams Family

26 Nov 1965 · 25m

The Courtneys make social advances toward the Addams Family, mistakenly believing that the socially prominent Abigail Quincy Adams resides there.

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12. Gomez, the Cat Burglar

3 Dec 1965 · 25m

Gomez is having some sleepwalking issues brought on by Grandma's famous yak stew. The house descends into chaos when a connection is made between a recent spat of cat burglaries and Gomez's nighttime adventures. Morticia goes on the search for a cure before Gomez gets caught and branded a criminal.

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13. Portrait of Gomez

10 Dec 1965 · 25m

Morticia's pet plant Cleopatra gobbles up her favourite photo of Gomez from the family album. When the original photographer is found and asked to make a duplicate picture, it is discovered that he is now with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

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14. Morticia's Dilemma

17 Dec 1965 · 25m

Gomez plays host to Don Xavier Molines, a family friend during his childhood in Spain, and his daughter Consuella.

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15. Christmas with the Addams Family

24 Dec 1965 · 25m

Uncle Fester is chosen to slide down the chimney dressed as Santa Claus to prove the existence of St. Nick to the children. Fester gets stuck in the chimney, so Gomez, Lurch, Cousin Itt, and even Morticia and Grandmama each don a red suit and appear to the children.

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16. Uncle Fester, Tycoon

31 Dec 1965 · 25m

Fester takes a correspondence course and boldly storms the gates of the business world. Roy Roberts appears as business executive Thaddeus Logan.

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17. Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama

7 Jan 1966 · 25m

The Addams mansion becomes a battlefield when Gomez and Morticia tell Grandmama and Uncle Fester that they think they are spoiling Pugsley and Wednesday.

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18. Fester Goes on a Diet

14 Jan 1966 · 25m

For his impending visit from pen pal Yvette of the Folies Bregeré, Uncle Fester is secretly trying to whip himself into shape, even recruiting guidance from fitness guru Jack LaLanne himself. With all the sudden dieting and exercise going on, Morticia and Gomez know something's up but think Fester's trying to join the space program.

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19. The Great Treasure Hunt

21 Jan 1966 · 25m

Discovering a treasure map in the sea chest of Great-Great-Grandfather Peg-Leg Addams the pirate, Gomez and Morticia decide to hire a boat to go look for it.

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20. Ophelia Finds Romance

28 Jan 1966 · 25m

Ophelia brings a new beau to show off, but the Addams believe him to be a fraud.

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21. Pugsley's Allowance

4 Feb 1966 · 25m

Pugsley wants to find a job to the horror of his parents.

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22. Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump

11 Feb 1966 · 24m

Granny Frump mistakenly believes that Gomez and Morticia are sending her to a home for the aged for her birthday.

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23. Morticia, the Decorator

18 Feb 1966 · 25m

To sell the neighboring Addams Family an insurance policy, agent Joe Digby allows Morticia to redecorate his home.

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24. Ophelia Visits Morticia

25 Feb 1966 · 25m

Ophelia's upset that her latest beau, Montrose, has gone off to join the Peace Corps. His looking so much like Uncle Fester gives Fester the idea to join the Peace Corps as well. Ophelia's all excited that Fester, once in, can look for her Monstrose, but can Fester pass the entrance exam?

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25. Addams Cum Laude

4 Mar 1966 · 25m

A former truant officer named Sam Hilliard heads a private school where Wednesday and Pugsley are enrolled. When Hilliard breaks under the strain of dealing with the Addams children, Gomez buys the school.

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26. Cat Addams

11 Mar 1966 · 25m

A doctor is summoned to examine Kitty Kat, the ailing lion pet of the Addams Family. Morticia soon decides that it is the cringing doctor who needs help, so human members of the family feign illnesses to build his confidence.

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27. Lurch's Little Helper

18 Mar 1966 · 24m

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.

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28. The Addams Policy

25 Mar 1966 · 25m

After Uncle Fester's flame thrower destroys the family's stuffed bear, insurance executive Hensen tries to weasel out of the policy.

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29. Lurch's Grand Romance

1 Apr 1966 · 25m

Morticia's school chum Trivia visits. Lurch is obviously smitten by her, but Trivia's interest is entirely in show business. Moticia decides to change Trivia's mind by making Lurch more exciting than show biz. She enlists others in the family to help, including Grandmama, whose love potion makes the biggest and wildest impact of all.

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30. Ophelia's Career

8 Apr 1966 · 25m

Ophelia visits, upset as usual. He latest boyfriend has left her, as usual, and the family tries to find something she's good at.