The Addams Family

S01E01 The Addams Family Goes to School 1964-09-18

A truant officer visits the Addams house to find out why Wednesday and Pugsley have never been to school.

Pilot note — From the desk: The Addams Family opens its catalog run with “The Addams Family Goes to School” (1964-09-18). Normalized outsider chic; every spooky franchise still pays rent. Rivalry with The Munsters and the usual Hollywood 'which goth family won' discourse.

S01E02 Morticia and the Psychiatrist 1964-09-25

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.

S01E03 Fester's Punctured Romance 1964-10-02

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.

S01E04 Gomez, the Politician 1964-10-09

A politician wants to drain the town's bogs.

S01E05 The Addams Family Tree 1964-10-16

A snooty neighbour insults the family's background.

S01E06 Morticia Joins the Ladies League 1964-10-23

An escaped gorilla becomes part of the family, much to the surprise of Morticia's ladies group.

S01E07 Halloween with the Addams Family 1964-10-30

Two bank robbers visit Morticia and Gomez on Halloween. Guest star: Don Rickles.

S01E08 Green-Eyed Gomez 1964-11-06

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

S01E09 The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family 1964-11-13

The family makes a scary impression on new neighbours.

S01E10 Wednesday Leaves Home 1964-11-20

Wednesday runs away after being scolded for borrowing Uncle Fester's TNT.

S01E11 The Addams Family Meet the V.I.P.'s 1964-11-27

Visitors from another country regret labeling the Addams gang uncultured.

S01E12 Morticia, the Matchmaker 1964-12-04

Morticia plays matchmaker for her cousin.

S01E13 Lurch Learns to Dance 1964-12-11

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.

S01E14 Art and the Addams Family 1964-12-18

Gomez recruits an artist to teach Grandmama how to paint abstracts.

S01E15 The Addams Family Meets a Beatnik 1965-01-01

An injured beatnik finds refuge in the Addams home.

S01E16 The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man 1965-01-08

The family's timid postman does undercover work for the government in the Addams house.

S01E17 Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family 1965-01-15

Lurch's mother wants him to be waited on by Morticia and Gomez.

S01E18 Uncle Fester's Illness 1965-01-22

Morticia devises a treatment for ailing Fester.

S01E19 The Addams Family Splurges 1965-01-29

The family tries to raise cash for a lunar trip.

S01E20 Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family 1965-02-05

Cousin Itt becomes a zoo exhibit while visiting.

S01E21 The Addams Family in Court 1965-02-12

Grandmama is jailed for running a fortune telling business in the living room.

S01E22 Amnesia in the Addams Family 1965-02-19

Gomez suffers from amnesia after being hit in the head with Indian clubs.

S01E23 Thing is Missing 1965-03-05

Gomez spearheads an investigation when Thing disappears.

S01E24 Crisis in the Addams Family 1965-03-12

Uncle Fester applies for a job at an insurance company that is threatening to cancel the family's policy.

S01E25 Lurch and His Harpsichord 1965-03-19

Gomez and Morticia try to interest Lurch in needlepoint and the drums after they donate his harpsichord to a local museum.

S01E26 Morticia, the Breadwinner 1965-03-26

Morticia, believing Gomez is financially strapped, thinks of ways to make money.

S01E27 The Addams Family and the Spacemen 1965-04-02

An evening picnic results in the family being mistaken for martians.

S01E28 My Son, the Chimp 1965-04-09

Uncle Fester fears he has turned a monkey into a Pugsley duplicate.

S01E29 Morticia's Favorite Charity 1965-04-16

Morticia gathers up the family's art pieces for a charity auction.

S01E30 Progress and the Addams Family 1965-04-23

City workers plan to demolish the family home to construct a highway.

S01E31 Uncle Fester's Toupee 1965-04-30

Fester dons a toupee for a pen pal's visit.

S01E32 Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor 1965-05-07

Gomez and Morticia try to convince Cousin Itt that he would be a great marriage counselor.

S01E33 Lurch, the Teenage Idol 1965-05-14

Teenagers go mad for Lurch's pop recording.

S01E34 The Winning of Morticia Addams 1965-05-21

Family members try to spark an argument between Gomez and Morticia, believing happily married couples fight.

S02E01 My Fair Cousin Itt 1965-09-17

A Hollywood director inflates Cousin Itt's ego.

S02E02 Morticia's Romance (1) 1965-09-24

On her 13th wedding anniversary, Morticia tells the children how she and Gomez first met.

S02E03 Morticia's Romance (2) 1965-10-01

As plans to marry Ophelia continue, Gomez looks for a way out of the wedding.

S02E04 Morticia Meets Royalty 1965-10-08

Gomez's aunt, a princess, arrives with a surprise for Thing.

S02E05 Gomez, the People's Choice 1965-10-15

Low taxes prod angry Gomez into running for mayor.

S02E06 Cousin Itt's Problem 1965-10-22

Uncle Fester whips up a remedy for Cousin Itt's hair-loss problem.

S02E07 Halloween - Addams Style 1965-10-29

A neighbour tells the children there are no witches.

S02E08 Morticia, the Writer 1965-11-05

Morticia writes a children's book.

S02E09 Morticia, the Sculptress 1965-11-12

An art critic shows his disapproval of Morticia's first sculpture.

S02E10 Gomez, the Reluctant Lover 1965-11-19

Pugsley copies one of his dad's love letters and sends it to his teacher, who visits the Addams home and confesses to Gomez that no man has ever fallen so in love with her. Morticia volunteers to play the jealous wife to raise the teacher's morale.

S02E11 Feud in the Addams Family 1965-11-26

Prompted by Morticia's invitation, Mr and Mrs Henry Courtney visit the Addams house for tea, hoping to meet a number of the social set who turns out to be Gomez's cousin by marriage.

S02E12 Gomez, the Cat Burglar 1965-12-03

There is a neighbourhood burglar on the loose, and Morticia has reason to believe it could be Gomez. Morticia decides to probe his subconscious mind for a key to his criminality after she and Uncle Fester discover loot hidden in the storeroom.

S02E13 Portrait of Gomez 1965-12-10

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.

S02E14 Morticia's Dilemma 1965-12-17

Gomez plays host to a family friend and his daughter Consuella. Morticia's hospitality changes to horror and shock when Consuella, believing Morticia to be Gomez's sister, reveals that she has been promised in marriage to Gomez.

S02E15 Christmas with the Addams Family 1965-12-24

When Wednesday's and Pugsley's faith in Santa Claus is shaken, Uncle Fester is chosen to back up Santa. However, Fester-Santa gets stuck in the chimney, so each of the other adults in the house decides to substitute for him.

S02E16 Uncle Fester, Tycoon 1965-12-31

Fester is so smitten upon receipt of a photo of his love - a bearded carnival lady - that he borrows money to mail her a proposal. Morticia dons a beard and poses as the girl's mother to convince Fester that he will have to work to support a wife.

S02E17 Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama 1966-01-07

Because she thinks Fester and Grandmama are spoiling the children, Morticia hires a governess to watch them. Insulted, Fester paints a white line down the centre of the Addams house, dividing it in half.

S02E18 Fester Goes on a Diet 1966-01-14

Morticia and Gomez see Fester conferring with TV muscleman Jack LaGrann and think that Fester is planning a television career. However, Uncle Fester confides to Lurch that he has to go on a secret diet because his pen pal is coming for a visit.

S02E19 The Great Treasure Hunt 1966-01-21

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.

S02E20 Ophelia Finds Romance 1966-01-28

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.

S02E21 Pugsley's Allowance 1966-02-04

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.

S02E22 Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump 1966-02-11

Grandma Frump comes to the mistaken conclusion that her daughter, Morticia, and Gomez plan to pack her off to an old folks home. Actually, they plan to send her to a beauty farm.

S02E23 Morticia, the Decorator 1966-02-18

To sell the neighbouring Addams Family an insurance policy, agent Joe Digby allows Morticia to redecorate his home. Morticia gives the Digbys a stuffed vulture as a present.

S02E24 Ophelia Visits Morticia 1966-02-25

Uncle Fester announces that he is going to join the Peace Corps. Fester decides he's a cinch to be accepted, because Gomez plans to pull strings in Washington on his behalf. The entire family agrees to help him study for the exam.

S02E25 Addams Cum Laude 1966-03-04

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.

S02E26 Cat Addams 1966-03-11

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.

S02E27 Lurch's Little Helper 1966-03-18

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.

S02E28 The Addams Policy 1966-03-25

When Uncle Fester incinerates the family's stuffed bear with his flame thrower, Morticia reports the accident to the insurance company. Mr Henson, the head of the company, sends his assistant, Mr Digby, to handle the case.

S02E29 Lurch's Grand Romance 1966-04-01

Lurch suffers from unrequited love over Tiny Trivia, Morticia's visiting school chum who only has eyes for show business. The entire family decides to try to turn their stolid butler into a new personality.

S02E30 Ophelia's Career 1966-04-08

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.

Finale note — From the desk: The guide closes on “Ophelia's Career” (1966-04-08) — a series bookend worth the package context. Rivalry with The Munsters and the usual Hollywood 'which goth family won' discourse.