The Addams Family
The Addams Family Goes to School
Season 1, Episode 1 · Aired 1964-09-18
Synopsis
A truant officer visits the Addams house to find out why Wednesday and Pugsley have never been to school.
Pilot desk 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.
In the series
This episode is part of The Addams Family (1964–1966) on ABC.
Goth glamour before it was a brand — weirdness as family values.
Key cast
- John Astin as Gomez Addams
- Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams
- Jackie Coogan as Uncle Fester
- Ted Cassidy as Lurch