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.
Cast: Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Jackie Coogan
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34 episodes
1. The Addams Family Goes to SchoolSam 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.TV-GCC25minSep 18, 1964
2. Morticia and the PsychiatristGomez 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.TV-GCC25minSep 25, 1964
3. Fester's Punctured RomanceUncle 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.TV-GCC25minOct 2, 1964
4. Gomez, the PoliticianSam Hilliard, the ex-truant officer, is running for city council. This puts Gomez in the campaign mood, and he decides to offer financial support.TV-GCC25minOct 9, 1964
5. The Addams Family TreePugsley and Wednesday get into a fight over families with their friend Harold, who says that his family is better than theirs.TV-GCC25minOct 16, 1964
6. Morticia Joins the Ladies LeagueGomez 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.TV-GCC25minOct 23, 1964
7. Halloween with the Addams FamilyTwo bank robbers accept an unknowing invitation and visit Morticia and Gomez on Halloween, in order to avoid being caught.TV-GCC25minOct 30, 1964
8. Green-Eyed GomezGomez throws a fit of jealousy when Morticia's former boyfriend visits.TV-GCC25minNov 6, 1964
9. The New Neighbors Meet the Addams FamilyA young couple, simple, naive, and very much in love, move into the house next to the Addams'.TV-GCC25minNov 13, 1964
10. Wednesday Leaves HomeFamily worries when a flustered Wednesday runs away after being scolded for borrowing Uncle Fester's TNT.TV-GCC25minNov 20, 1964
11. The Addams Family Meet the VIPsVisitors from another country regret labelling the Addams gang uncultured.TV-GCC25minNov 27, 1964
12. Morticia, the MatchmakerMorticia plays matchmaker when her cousin Melancholia and a bachelor lawyer hoping to make a business deal both visit at the same time.TV-GCC25minDec 4, 1964
13. Lurch Learns to DanceMorticia and Gomez are supportive of Lurch and encourage him to follow his gut feeling and take dance lessons.TV-GCC25minDec 11, 1964
14. Art and the Addams FamilyGrandmama takes up painting and hires the distressed Sam Picasso as her teacher.TV-GCC25minDec 18, 1964
15. The Addams Family Meets a BeatnikA 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.TV-GCC25minJan 1, 1965
16. The Addams Family Meets the Undercover ManAn undercover operative is convinced that the Addams family are spies.TV-GCC25minJan 8, 1965
17. Mother Lurch Visits the Addams FamilyMorticia and Gomez pose as Lurch's maid and butler when his mother comes for a visit.TV-GCC25minJan 15, 1965
18. Uncle Fester's IllnessLately, 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.TV-GCC25minJan 22, 1965
19. The Addams Family SplurgesThe 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.TV-GCC25minJan 29, 1965
20. Cousin Itt Visits the Addams FamilyParks 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.TV-GCC25minFeb 5, 1965
21. The Addams Family in CourtGrandmama is arrested for telling fortunes and soon the whole family is being held in contempt of court.TV-GCC25minFeb 12, 1965
22. Amnesia in the Addams FamilyGomez suffers from amnesia after being hit in the head with Indian clubs, and his personality changes dramatically.TV-GCC25minFeb 19, 1965
23. Thing is MissingWhen Thing goes missing, the family discovers he's been "thing-napped."TV-GCC25minMar 5, 1965
24. Crisis in the Addams FamilyUncle Fester applies for a job as an insurance salesman with the same company which is threatening to cancel the Addams' policy.TV-GCC25minMar 12, 1965
25. Lurch and His HarpsichordLurch feels betrayed when Gomez and Morticia give their antique harpsichord to a museum.TV-GCC25minMar 19, 1965
26. Morticia, the BreadwinnerWhen Morticia believes the family to be bankrupt, she sells her railroad shares to a mystery buyer to raise money.TV-GCC25minMar 26, 1965
27. The Addams Family and the SpacemenWith reports of UFOs in the area, the Addams believe they have been visited by two Martians. Vito Scotti appears as Professor Altshuler.TV-GCC25minApr 2, 1965
28. My Son, the ChimpThe family believes that Pugsley has been turned into a chimp.TV-GCC25minApr 9, 1965
29. Morticia's Favorite CharityMorticia'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.TV-GCC25minApr 16, 1965
30. Progress and the Addams FamilyThe Addams Family ignores notices from Arthur Henson that their house is to be condemned to make way for a freeway.TV-GCC25minApr 23, 1965
31. Uncle Fester's ToupeeFester's penpal drops by unexpectedly, so he must assume the false personality he has been pretending to be.TV-GCC25minApr 30, 1965
32. Cousin Itt and the Vocational CounselorMorticia 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.TV-GCC25minMay 7, 1965
33. Lurch, the Teenage IdolLow 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?TV-GCC25minMay 14, 1965
34. The Winning of Morticia AddamsMembers of the Addams household devise schemes to start a battle between Gomez and Morticia.TV-GCC25minMay 21, 1965
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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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Charles Addams
- Studio
- Filmways Television
Maturity rating
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Audio languages
Italian, English
