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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Addams Family Goes to School

    • September 18, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E02 Morticia and the Psychiatrist

    • September 25, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E03 Fester's Punctured Romance

    • October 2, 1964
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S01E04 Gomez, the Politician

    • October 9, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E05 The Addams Family Tree

    • October 16, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    Pugsley and Wednesday get into a fight over families, with their friend Harold, who says that his family is better than their family. This prompts the Addams family to look back in their family tree.

  • S01E06 Morticia Joins the Ladies League

    • October 23, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S01E07 Halloween with the Addams Family

    • October 30, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    It was a dark and stormy Halloween night when Gomez recieves a new carving knife in the mail.

  • S01E08 Green-Eyed Gomez

    • November 6, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    Lionel Barker, an old friend of Morticia' s, arrives at the house and Gomez is jealous of him.

  • S01E09 The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family

    • November 13, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    Hubert and Amanda Peterson are newlyweds, and they have leased the house next door. Their bliss starts to erode immediately when they see the Family washing their pet octopus and Fester testing dynamite caps.

  • S01E10 Wednesday Leaves Home

    • November 20, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    Wednesday packs up her spider and runs away after being scolded for using Uncle Fester's blasting caps instead of her own.

  • S01E11 The Addams Family Meet the V.I.P.'s

    • November 27, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    Visiting dignitaries from an Iron Curtain country want to see a ""typical"" American family. Mr. Harris, the Government agent, is resistant to the idea. Mr. Haan insists, so they get out the phone book and randomly select a name. They land on the Addams listing.

  • S01E12 Morticia, the Matchmaker

    • December 4, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    Cousin Melancholia comes to seek solace at the Addams home. Melancholia's fiancee, Fred, has left to join the Foreign Legion. Morticia is determined to find her a new man and phones up Hasty Marriage.

  • S01E13 Lurch Learns to Dance

    • December 11, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    Gomez and Morticia are concerned when Lurch refuses to go to the annual Butler's Ball. They then learn the reason, Lurch can't dance. The Addams family then tries to help him by teaching him how to dance.

  • S01E14 Art and the Addams Family

    • December 18, 1964
    • ABC (US)

    Morticia has taken up painting and Gomez has art critic Bosley Swain evaluate her.

  • S01E15 The Addams Family Meets a Beatnik

    • January 1, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Rockland ""Rocky"" Cartwright III, a beatnik, crashes his motorbike in front of the Addams' house.

  • S01E16 The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man

    • January 8, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Hollister is an undercover operative who's been picking up odd radio signals from the Addams house. Convinced they're spies, he recruits the postman, Briggs, to help.

  • S01E17 Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family

    • January 15, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Lurch's mother is coming to visit, and he confesses that she doesn't know he's just the servant.

  • S01E18 Uncle Fester's Illness

    • January 22, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Fester is becoming sick- He can't even run the trains.

  • S01E19 The Addams Family Splurges

    • January 29, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Gomez and Pugsley build a new computer, Wizzo, because the family wants somewhere new and interesting to visit.

  • S01E20 Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family

    • February 5, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Cousin Itt arrives for a visit and settles into the attic. He's good at magic tricks, but restless.

  • S01E21 The Addams Family in Court

    • February 12, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Grandma's been telling fortunes as Madame Bovary, helped by Thing. She's even set up a tent in the living room. Morticia is appalled and wants her to stop. It's too late, though, as the police arrest her.

  • S01E22 Amnesia in the Addams Family

    • February 19, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Gomez is juggling with his Indian clubs and hits himself on the head knocking himself unconscious. When he comes to, his personality has drastically changed.

  • S01E23 Thing Is Missing

    • March 5, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    After Fester accidentaily insults Thing, Thing disappears and Gomez plays Sherlock Holmes to deduce who did it.

  • S01E24 Crisis in the Addams Family

    • March 12, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Fester's in trouble for breaking the water mains for the fourth time in a row. Their insurance policy pays for the repair, but is canceled afterward.

  • S01E25 Lurch and His Harpsichord

    • March 19, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Lurch' s harpsichord turns out to be a rare survivor of an extinct make, so Gomez is persuaded to donate it to the local museum. Lurch is left inconsolable, so the Family attempts to get him interested in other pursuits.

  • S01E26 Morticia, the Breadwinner

    • March 26, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    The stockmarket has collapsed, and thousands of people are going broke. Fester and Morticia think that the Family has lost all its money, so Morticia rallies the Family to make money without telling Gomez, as it would upset him.

  • S01E27 The Addams Family and the Spacemen

    • April 2, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    There have been sightings of UFOs, and when Mr. Hinckley and Mr. Gilbert, investigators from the MSO (Mysterious Space Objects), comes across the Family on a moonlight picnic and snail hunt, they think that Lurch and Cousin Itt are aliens.

  • S01E28 My Son, the Chimp

    • April 9, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Fester's working on a new experiment when something goes wrong.

  • S01E29 Morticia's Favorite Charity

    • April 16, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    There's a local charity auction being run by Mr Henson, and the Addams Family hears about it. He doesn't want their help, but they insist on donating items to it after Morticia complains that the attic is too full and needs cleaning out.

  • S01E30 Progress and the Addams Family

    • April 23, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Mr. Henson has now been made city Commissioner, and he condemns the Addams Family house to evict them and build a freeway in its place.

  • S01E31 Uncle Fester's Toupee

    • April 30, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Fester's pen-pal Madelyn Cavendish Beauregard Faversham Firestone Smith, from Paris, Illinois, is coming to visit him, and he's told her he's a handsome, romantic type with a lot of hair.

  • S01E32 Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor

    • May 7, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Cousin Itt is trying to decide on a career, and they call in Mr. Phelps, a vocational guidance expert.

  • S01E33 Lurch, the Teenage Idol

    • May 14, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Lurch records a song at the harpsichord which eventually attracts swarms of screaming teenage fans to the house.

  • S01E34 The Winning of Morticia Addams

    • May 21, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Fester reads an article that claims that apparently happy marriages are dangerous, because there is sickness hidden within. Since Gomez and Morticia are so happy, Fester thinks he'd better help out and make them have a few fights for their own good.

  • SPECIAL 0x18 TV Spot - Crest Toothpaste

    Commercial from 1965

Season 2

  • S02E01 My Fair Cousin Itt

    • September 17, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Gomez has written a play for the Family to celebrate Wednesday's birthday.

  • S02E02 Morticia's Romance (1)

    • September 24, 1965
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E03 Morticia's Romance (2)

    • October 1, 1965
    • ABC (US)

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

  • S02E04 Morticia Meets Royalty

    • October 8, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Princess Millicent von Schlepp arrives for a visit in her sedan chair.

  • S02E05 Gomez, the People's Choice

    • October 15, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Gomez is insulted by his latest tax bill, which is only $84, and complains to Mayor Henson, who misunderstands and offers him a rebate, convincing Gomez and Morticia that he's incompetent.

  • S02E06 Cousin Itt's Problem

    • October 22, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S02E07 Halloween... Addams Style

    • October 29, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    It's Halloween and, despite salamander sandwiches and a fresh porcupine taffy, Wednesday's upset.

  • S02E08 Morticia, the Writer

    • November 5, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Morticia disapproves of the books the children are assigned from school, since they portray giants, goblins, and ghouls, as the bad guys.

  • S02E09 Morticia, the Sculptress

    • November 12, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Morticia wants to do something to add to life artisticaily, so she decides to take up sculpting.

  • S02E10 Gomez, the Reluctant Lover

    • November 19, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Pugsley is all melancholic because he's in love with his teacher, Miss Dunbar.

  • S02E11 Feud in the Addams Family

    • November 26, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Prominent Boston socialite Abigail Addams (cousin by marriage) is in a feud with the Gomez Addams branch of the family, and is threatening to sue Gomez for his millions.

  • S02E12 Gomez, the Cat Burglar

    • December 3, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Gomez sleepwalks thanks to Grandmama's Yak stew, while news of a cat burglar on the loose sets Morticia on the path to finding a cure.

  • S02E13 Portrait of Gomez

    • December 10, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Strife magazine calls to tell Gomez that they're sending a photographer round, and he thinks he's been chosen their Man of the Year.

  • S02E14 Morticia's Dilemma

    • December 17, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    There's a letter for Gomez from Camplona, Spain - an old family friend, Don Xavier Francisco de la Mancha Molines and his daughter is coming to visit.

  • S02E15 Christmas with the Addams Family

    • December 24, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    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.

  • S02E16 Uncle Fester, Tycoon

    • December 31, 1965
    • ABC (US)

    Fester gets a letter from another of his pen-pals, Diana the bearded lady. Overcome with emotion, he proposes to her by mail. After being accused of being unable to support her, Fester decides he has to get a job.

  • S02E17 Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama

    • January 7, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Two weeks of unfavorable weather (blue skies and sunshine) keep the Addams children stuck indoors, where Morticia and Gomez believe Fester and Grandmama spoil them too much.

  • S02E18 Fester Goes on a Diet

    • January 14, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Pugsley has been exercising, much to his parents' disapproval, when Fester gets a letter from his French pen-pal, Yvette, who is coming to visit. So he decides he has to get into shape, with the help of TV fitness guru Jack La Grann.

  • S02E19 The Great Treasure Hunt

    • January 21, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    In the attic the Family discovers Great-Grandfather Pegleg' s old sea chest, and there's a treasure map in it. Morticia wants to search for the treasure, but half the map is missing, so the search for the second half begins.

  • S02E20 Ophelia Finds Romance

    • January 28, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Ophelia needs help with her latest romance, Horatio Bartholomew, whom she met at a Lonely Hearts' Club, but Grandma Frump objects to him, and Gomez and Morticia both think he's a phony, and try to convince Itt to marry Ophelia instead.

  • S02E21 Pugsley's Allowance

    • February 4, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Pugsley wants some money and offers to work for it. This horrifies his parents, Addams don't work! They agree to let him work to teach him a lesson.

  • S02E22 Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump

    • February 11, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Granny Frump's birthday is coming up and she's been invited over. Gomez and Morticia plan to send her to a beauty spa, but Pugsley thinks she's heading for the retirement home.

  • S02E23 Morticia, the Decorator

    • February 18, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Morticia is caught up in the National Beautification Program and decides to become a decorator.

  • S02E24 Ophelia Visits Morticia

    • February 25, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Ophelia is still having problems getting a man. As Gomez observes: 'In the school of romance, I'm afraid she's just a drop-out'. Ophelia's latest beau, Montrose, has left her (the sixth this year), for the Peace Corps.

  • S02E25 Addams Cum Laude

    • March 4, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    The school principal threatens to expel the children after they've been playing with dynamite caps.

  • S02E26 Cat Addams

    • March 11, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Kitty Cat seems to have a loss of appetite. At first, they suspect that he's just lonely, and try to find him a wife. However, Cousin Itt tells them that Kitty Cat may just have a cold.

  • S02E27 Lurch's Little Helper

    • March 18, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Morticia is afraid that they are overworking Lurch, so Gomez builds him a robot assistant.

  • S02E28 The Addams Policy

    • March 25, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Morticia has a new flame thrower, which Fester tests, setting their polar bear on fire. They make a claim to their insurance company, infuriating Mr. Henson, the manager, because his clerk, Joe Digby, had forgotten to cancel the Family's coverage.

  • S02E29 Lurch's Grand Romance

    • April 1, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Morticia's old school chum Tiny Trivia arrives for a visit. She's into show-biz and very theatrical. Lurch fails for her, but she has no time for him.

  • S02E30 Ophelia's Career

    • April 8, 1966
    • ABC (US)

    Ophelia arrives in tears as usual, as she's been jilted again. Morticia thinks she should take up a career to distract her from her bad track record with men.

  • Movies

    SPECIAL 0x1 Halloween with the New Addams Family

    • October 30, 1977

    A revival of the popular '60s TV comedy series "The Addams Family" has them preparing for Halloween in their own inimitable way. Halloween with the New Addams Family was a 1977 NBC TV-movie. This TV-movie has John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Lisa Loring, and Ken Weatherwax reprising their roles from the 1960s series The Addams Family. Blossom Rock was ill at the time of the production causing her role of Grandmama to be portrayed by Jane Rose.

  • Season Recaps

    SPECIAL 0x9 The Addams Family Album with John Astin

    • November 18, 1992

    John Astin reminisces about the TV series in this little-known retrospective that aired on a local station in Chicago on November 18, 1992.

  • SPECIAL 0x19 TV Spot - Tostitos Chilada Flavor Tortilla Chips

    Commercial from 1986

  • SPECIAL 0x20 TV Spot - Nestle Crunch

    Commercial from 1994

  • SPECIAL 0x21 TV Spot - Honda Odyssey

    Japanese Commercial from 1995

  • SPECIAL 0x22 TV Spot - M&Ms

    Commercial from 2007

  • SPECIAL 0x23 TV Spot - Cheerios

    Cereal Commercial

Additional Specials

  • Behind the Scenes/ Makings Of

    SPECIAL 0x2 Mad About The Addams

    • November 13, 2007
    • ABC (US)

    A look back at the series and how it changed how modern comedies were produced. It talks of its start as a dark comic to become one of TV's most beloved families of "weird."

  • Behind the Scenes/ Makings Of

    SPECIAL 0x3 The Addams Family Portrait

    • November 13, 2007
    • ABC (US)
  • Behind the Scenes/ Makings Of

    SPECIAL 0x4 You Rang, Mr. Addams

    • November 13, 2007
    • ABC (US)

    A short documentary about Charles Addams, the cartoonist who created the ghoulish characters of the Addams Family.

  • Cast Interviews

    SPECIAL 0x5 Musical Discussion with Vic Mizzy

    • October 20, 2009
    • ABC (US)

    Composer Vic Mizzy (1916-2009) was interviewed by the Archive in 2004. In this excerpt from his two-hour interview, he talks about composing one of the most recognizable theme songs of all time-- The Addams Family.

  • Webisodes and Shorts

    SPECIAL 0x6 Theme Song Karaoke

    • November 13, 2007
    • ABC (US)

    Sing-a-long with words

  • Cast Interviews

    SPECIAL 0x7 Cast Interviews

    • November 13, 2007
    • ABC (US)

    Movieguy interviews the cast of the TV show The Addams Family for the DVD release of The Addams Family Volume One.

  • Behind the Scenes/ Makings Of

    SPECIAL 0x8 Snap, Snap

    • November 13, 2007
    • ABC (US)

    Vic Mizzy tell about his creation of the iconic theme.