The Best Episodes of The Addams Family

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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #1 - Green-Eyed Gomez

   S1:E811/6/1964

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

   Director:Jerry Hopper

   Writers:Phil Leslie, Keith Fowler

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   Director:Jerry Hopper

   Writers:Phil Leslie, Keith Fowler
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   7.8/10(6 votes)

   #2 - 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.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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   7.7/10(7 votes)

   #3 - 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.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Phil Leslie, Keith Fowler

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Phil Leslie, Keith Fowler
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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #4 - 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.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writer:Phil Leslie

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writer:Phil Leslie
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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #5 - Portrait of Gomez

   S2:E1312/10/1965

   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.

   Director:Sidney Salkow

   Writers:Bill Lutz, Henry Sharp, Leo Salkin

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   Director:Sidney Salkow

   Writers:Bill Lutz, Henry Sharp, Leo Salkin
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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #6 - 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?

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writer:Arthur Weingarten

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writer:Arthur Weingarten
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   7.7/10(6 votes)

   #7 - 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.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writer:Phil Leslie

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   Writer:Phil Leslie
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   7.6/10(8 votes)

   #8 - Morticia and the Psychiatrist

   S1:E29/25/1964

   Gomez and Morticia are shocked when Pugsley joins the boy scouts, begins playing baseball and gets a puppy. Fearing something is wrong, they turn to a psychiatrist.

   Director:Jean Yarbrough

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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   Director:Jean Yarbrough

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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   7.6/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Wednesday Leaves Home

   S1:E1011/20/1964

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

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - Morticia, the Matchmaker

    S1:E1212/4/1964

    Morticia plays matchmaker when her cousin Melancholia and a bachelor lawyer hoping to make a business deal both visit at the same time.

    Director:Jerry Hopper

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Director:Jerry Hopper

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #12 - The Addams Family Tree

    S1:E510/16/1964

    Pugsley and Wednesday get into a fight over families with their friend Harold, who says that his family is better than theirs.

    Director:Jerry Hopper

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Lou Huston, Hannibal Coons

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    Director:Jerry Hopper

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Lou Huston, Hannibal Coons
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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #13 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writer:Bill Lutz

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    Writer:Bill Lutz
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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #14 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writer:Phil Leslie

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writer:Phil Leslie
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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #16 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Leo Rifkin, Charles R. Marion

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Leo Rifkin, Charles R. Marion
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    7.5/10(6 votes)

    #17 - Morticia's Dilemma

    S2:E1412/17/1965

    Gomez plays host to Don Xavier Molines, a family friend during his childhood in Spain, and his daughter Consuella.

    Director:Sidney Miller

    Writers:Jerry Gottler, John Bradford

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    Director:Sidney Miller

    Writers:Jerry Gottler, John Bradford
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    7.4/10(10 votes)

    #18 - The Addams Family Goes to School

    S1:E19/18/1964

    Sam Hilliard, a truant officer, shows up at the Addams family home, due to the fact that Pugsley and Wednesday are not attending school. Soon he discovers he's dealing with no typical everyday family.

    Director:Arthur Hiller

    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Ed James

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    Director:Arthur Hiller

    Writers:Seaman Jacobs, Ed James
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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #19 - The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family

    S1:E911/13/1964

    A young couple, simple, naive, and very much in love, move into the house next to the Addams'.

    Director:Jean Yarbrough

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Director:Jean Yarbrough

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #20 - The Addams Family Meet the VIPs

    S1:E1111/27/1964

    Visitors from another country regret labelling the Addams gang uncultured.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Phil Leslie, Keith Fowler

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    Writers:Phil Leslie, Keith Fowler
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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #21 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Sloan Nibley, Henry Sharp

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    Writers:Sloan Nibley, Henry Sharp
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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #22 - The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man

    S1:E161/8/1965

    An undercover operative is convinced that the Addams family are spies.

    Director:Arthur Lubin

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Director:Arthur Lubin

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.4/10(7 votes)

    #24 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.4/10(5 votes)

    #25 - Cat Addams

    S2:E263/11/1966

    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.

    Director:Stanley Z. Cherry

    Writer:Luther Davis

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    Director:Stanley Z. Cherry

    Writer:Luther Davis