The Addams Family
Uncle Fester's Illness
TV Flash files “Uncle Fester's Illness” as hour 18 of 64 in the TV Flash guide — The Addams Family (1964–1966) on ABC, season 1, episode 18, aired 1965-01-22, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E18: listed hour 18 of 64 in the The Addams Family guide, hour 18 of 34 in season 1. It aired 1965-01-22 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family” (S01E17). Next is “The Addams Family Splurges” (S01E19).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Morticia devises a treatment for ailing Fester.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Uncle Fester's Illness sit in the The Addams Family guide?
S01E18 is listed hour 18 of 64 — hour 18 of 34 in season 1, season 1 episode 18.
When did The Addams Family S01E18 air?
Uncle Fester's Illness aired 1965-01-22 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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- Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams
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- Jackie Coogan as Uncle Fester
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- Ted Cassidy as Lurch
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