The Addams Family
Halloween with the Addams Family
TV Flash files “Halloween with the Addams Family” as a desk essential hour — The Addams Family (1964–1966) on ABC, season 1, episode 7, aired 1964-10-30, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E07: listed hour 7 of 64 in the The Addams Family guide, hour 7 of 34 in season 1. It aired 1964-10-30 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Morticia Joins the Ladies League” (S01E06). Next is “Green-Eyed Gomez” (S01E08).
Essential hour: “Halloween with the Addams Family”. Calendar television that still photographs. Halloween as family values, not a jump scare.
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Two bank robbers visit Morticia and Gomez on Halloween. Guest star: Don Rickles.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Halloween with the Addams Family sit in the The Addams Family guide?
S01E07 is listed hour 7 of 64 — hour 7 of 34 in season 1, season 1 episode 7.
When did The Addams Family S01E07 air?
Halloween with the Addams Family aired 1964-10-30 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need to watch The Addams Family in order?
No. It is a two-season sitcom of self-contained hours. Tone is the serial, not plot. Start anywhere; the household will introduce itself in one scene.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Watch the original goth family as a ship and a stance: Gomez and Morticia as endgame that never needed a slow-burn, weirdness as household policy, and two seasons of outsider chic the timeline still screenshots without irony.
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Filed against
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