The Best Episodes Directed By Sidney Lanfield

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Morticia's Romance (2)

   S2:E310/1/1965

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

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   7.7/10(7 votes)

   #2 - Halloween with the Addams Family

   S1:E710/30/1964

   Two bank robbers accept an unknowing invitation and visit Morticia and Gomez on Halloween, in order to avoid being caught.

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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #3 - Gomez, the Cat Burglar

   S2:E1212/3/1965

   Gomez is having some sleepwalking issues brought on by Grandma's famous yak stew. The house descends into chaos when a connection is made between a recent spat of cat burglaries and Gomez's nighttime adventures. Morticia goes on the search for a cure before Gomez gets caught and branded a criminal.

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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #4 - Ophelia Visits Morticia

   S2:E242/25/1966

   Ophelia's upset that her latest beau, Montrose, has gone off to join the Peace Corps. His looking so much like Uncle Fester gives Fester the idea to join the Peace Corps as well. Ophelia's all excited that Fester, once in, can look for her Monstrose, but can Fester pass the entrance exam?

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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Lurch's Little Helper

   S2:E273/18/1966

   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.

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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #6 - Wednesday Leaves Home

   S1:E1011/20/1964

   Family worries when a flustered Wednesday runs away after being scolded for borrowing Uncle Fester's TNT.

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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #7 - The Great Treasure Hunt

   S2:E191/21/1966

   Discovering a treasure map in the sea chest of Great-Great-Grandfather Peg-Leg Addams the pirate, Gomez and Morticia decide to hire a boat to go look for it.

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   7.5/10(6 votes)

   #8 - Uncle Fester's Illness

   S1:E181/22/1965

   Lately, Uncle Fester's been a bit rundown, literally unable to maintain his wattage. Since Dr. Mbogo, the reliable family witch doctor, is too busy to leave Africa, the Addamses must take their chances by engaging the services of a local physician, who pays them a house call.

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   7.5/10(6 votes)

   #9 - My Fair Cousin Itt

   S2:E19/17/1965

   All the world's a stage for Itt, Fester, and Lurch as they vie for the lead in Gomez's new play.

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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #10 - Morticia's Romance (1)

    S2:E29/24/1965

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

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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Gomez, the Reluctant Lover

    S2:E1011/19/1965

    A smitten Pugsley sends one of Morticia's love letters to his schoolteacher, resulting in her believing Gomez sent the letter.

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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #12 - Christmas with the Addams Family

    S2:E1512/24/1965

    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.

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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #13 - The Addams Family Meet the VIPs

    S1:E1111/27/1964

    Visitors from another country regret labelling the Addams gang uncultured.

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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #14 - The Addams Family Meets a Beatnik

    S1:E151/1/1965

    A young biker on the run from his domineering tycoon dad ends up hiding out in the Addams house, and the Addamses couldn't be happier.

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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #15 - Uncle Fester's Toupee

    S1:E314/30/1965

    Fester's penpal drops by unexpectedly, so he must assume the false personality he has been pretending to be.

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    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #16 - Morticia, the Writer

    S2:E811/5/1965

    When Morticia begins writing twisted tales for children, Gomez tries to sabotage her career.

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    7.3/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Pugsley's Allowance

    S2:E212/4/1966

    Pugsley wants to find a job to the horror of his parents.

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    7.3/10(7 votes)

    #18 - Fester's Punctured Romance

    S1:E310/2/1964

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

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Lurch Learns to Dance

    S1:E1312/11/1964

    Morticia and Gomez are supportive of Lurch and encourage him to follow his gut feeling and take dance lessons.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #20 - The Addams Family Splurges

    S1:E191/29/1965

    The Addams family hopes to vacation on the moon, but needs to raise a billion dollars. Using Gomez's new supercomputer, the family schemes to make the money by betting on horse races.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Gomez, the People's Choice

    S2:E510/15/1965

    Morticia and Gomez visit Mayor Henson to complain that their property tax is ridiculously low. After the Mayor proves his incompetence by offering a refund Gomez is persuaded to become a candidate for the office.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Morticia, the Sculptress

    S2:E911/12/1965

    Morticia takes up sculpting, and Gomez, wanting her to believe she's good at it, pays an art collector to buy them.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #23 - Fester Goes on a Diet

    S2:E181/14/1966

    For his impending visit from pen pal Yvette of the Folies Bregeré, Uncle Fester is secretly trying to whip himself into shape, even recruiting guidance from fitness guru Jack LaLanne himself. With all the sudden dieting and exercise going on, Morticia and Gomez know something's up but think Fester's trying to join the space program.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #24 - Ophelia Finds Romance

    S2:E201/28/1966

    Ophelia brings a new beau to show off, but the Addams believe him to be a fraud.

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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Lurch's Grand Romance

    S2:E294/1/1966

    Morticia's school chum Trivia visits. Lurch is obviously smitten by her, but Trivia's interest is entirely in show business. Moticia decides to change Trivia's mind by making Lurch more exciting than show biz. She enlists others in the family to help, including Grandmama, whose love potion makes the biggest and wildest impact of all.

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