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The Best Episodes of The Addams Family Season 1

Every episode of The Addams Family Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Addams Family Season 1!

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The Addams Family is an American animated series based on the eponymous comic strip characters and the second Addams Family Cartoon.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 1 - Happyester Fester
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    #1 - Happyester Fester

    S1:E1

    Uncle Fester creates a new fabric called Happyester, so he and Gomez decide to present it to Norman Normanmeyer, who runs Normanwear. Normanmeyer is enthusiastic to buy the formula and offers Uncle Fester to be his partner. Meanwhile, a rival underwear company RumpCo has sent a spy, Underwear Hitman "Fingers", to steal the formula.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 2 - Dead and Breakfast
    7.4/10(35 votes)

    #2 - Dead and Breakfast

    S1:E2

    Wednesday and Pugsley's bad mood over the sunny weather is worsened when they are assigned a school project called 'creative problem solving through junior career exploration'. Through the enthusiasm of Gomez, it is decided that they turn the Addams home into a "dead and breakfast".

    Director:Unknown
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  3. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 3 - The Day Gomez Failed
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #3 - The Day Gomez Failed

    S1:E3

    Feeling that he has done everything once, Gomez goes through his days uninspired. Morticia reminds him that everything in his life has been a success, and encourages him to fail at something. Mr. Normanmeyer offers Gomez his ticket to failure, announcing his plans on using his land to complete a new freeway.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 4 - Girlfriendstein
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #4 - Girlfriendstein

    S1:E4

    The family notices that Lurch has been somewhere else with his attention lately. Wednesday, Pugsley and Thing dig through his room and find out he has recently been dumped by his girlfriend. The Addams family tries to solve Lurch's problem.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 5 - Pugsley by the Numbers
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #5 - Pugsley by the Numbers

    S1:E5

    Wednesday is fed up with her brother continuously ruining her paintings that Lurch is posing for. She decides to create an improved Pugsley with her mother's living paint.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 6 - Beware of Thing
    7.0/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Beware of Thing

    S1:E6

    The Spy Twins take a break from spying and try to break into the Addams safe which is guarded by Thing. They dress up as a giant hand to seduce and distract Thing, and thereby catch him.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 7 - N.J. Addams
    6.7/10(28 votes)

    #7 - N.J. Addams

    S1:E7

    N.J. feels embarrassed by his parents' weekly speeches at school about underwear and gets scolded by his father for accidentally ruining an Egyptian underwear made from mummy wrappings. He is too afraid to admit that he does not want to take over his father's business one day. Instead of confronting his parents, he runs away from home.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 8 - A Thing Is Born
    6.8/10(35 votes)

    #8 - A Thing Is Born

    S1:E8

    Thing is bored and unhappy and wants to become a star. He goes to Hollywood, accompanied by Granny, in search of fame and fortune.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 9 - Choke and Dagger
    6.7/10(26 votes)

    #9 - Choke and Dagger

    S1:E9

    Wednesday and Pugsley plan to go with Cousin Itt on his latest missions. Meanwhile the Spy Twins make various attempts to capture Cousin Itt.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 10 - Fester's Diary
    7.6/10(30 votes)

    #10 - Fester's Diary

    S1:E10

    Uncle Fester writes in his diary about his day.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 11 - Sir Pugsley
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #11 - Sir Pugsley

    S1:E11

    The Addams Family's Annual Family Joust has arrived and every year, Wednesday always beats Pugsley in the joust. Gomez and Uncle Fester give Pugsley some pointers in order to beat Wednesday in the joust.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 12 - Festerman
    7.8/10(29 votes)

    #12 - Festerman

    S1:E12

    Uncle Fester reads his comic book called "Festerman" to Wednesday. Festerman's experiment to get more power results in his former partner Underman emerging from another dimension and wanting revenge on Festerman.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 13 - Art to Art
    6.8/10(26 votes)

    #13 - Art to Art

    S1:E13

    Morticia has lost her artistic touch. So Lurch and Thing try to help Morticia get her artistic touch back.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 14 - Puttergeist
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Puttergeist

    S1:E14

    Gomez and Morticia are delighted by Granny's Halloween tale. Grandmama talks about a man who went golfing on Halloween night, and was struck by lightning, only to re-appear as the Puttergeist. But is the Puttergeist real or not?

    Director:Unknown
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  15. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 15 - F.T.V.
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - F.T.V.

    S1:E15

    The Addams Family start their own television channel which the Normanmeyers plan to ruin.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 16 - Itt's Over
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Itt's Over

    S1:E16

    Uncle Fester suddenly grows hair on his head and no barber-based tools can remove it since the hair is hard. The other family members work to find a way to remove the hair from Uncle Fester's head.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 17 - Hide and Go Lurch
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Hide and Go Lurch

    S1:E17

    Gomez and Uncle Fester find the Hiding Horn in the attic and play Hide and Seek with Lurch where Lurch will have to find them before midnight.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 18 - Hook, Line and Stinkers
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Hook, Line and Stinkers

    S1:E18

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 19 - A Sword Fightin' Thing
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - A Sword Fightin' Thing

    S1:E19

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 20 - Addams Family PTA
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Addams Family PTA

    S1:E20

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 21 - Little Big Thing
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #21 - Little Big Thing

    S1:E21

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 22 - Little Bad Riding Hood
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Little Bad Riding Hood

    S1:E22

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Addams Family Season 1 Episode 23 - Metamorphosister
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Metamorphosister

    S1:E23

    No description available

    Director:Unknown
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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Happyester Fester" is the best rated episode of "The Addams Family" season 1. It scored 7.8/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/12/1992. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Dead and Breakfast".