The Best Episodes of The Addams Family Season 2

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

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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

Writer: Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Gene Thompson, Arthur Weingarten

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.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Henry Sharp, Joseph Vogel

Morticia and Gomez can't produce immediate proof to the contrary when the neighbour tells the children there are no witches and goblins.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

The Courtneys make social advances toward the Addams Family, mistakenly believing that the socially prominent Abigail Quincy Adams resides there.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Rick Richardson, Jerry Gottler

The Addams mansion becomes a battlefield when Gomez and Morticia tell Grandmama and Uncle Fester that they think they are spoiling Pugsley and Wednesday.

Director: Sidney Salkow

Writer: Sloan Nibley, Preston Wood, Lila Garrett, Bernie Kahn

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

Writer: Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

Granny Frump mistakenly believes that Gomez and Morticia are sending her to a home for the aged for her birthday.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Elroy Schwartz

To sell the neighboring Addams Family an insurance policy, agent Joe Digby allows Morticia to redecorate his home.

Director: Sidney Salkow

Writer: Gene Thompson

A former truant officer named Sam Hilliard heads a private school where Wednesday and Pugsley are enrolled. When Hilliard breaks under the strain of dealing with the Addams children, Gomez buys the school.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Sloan Nibley, Bill Lutz

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

After Uncle Fester's flame thrower destroys the family's stuffed bear, insurance executive Hensen tries to weasel out of the policy.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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

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

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Charles R. Marion, Leo Rifkin

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

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

Director: Sidney Miller

Writer: Jerry Gottler, John Bradford

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

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

Cousin Itt is shedding hair, and the family is worried that he'll lose his great good looks along with his hair. Fester gets out his chemistry set to produce a batch of hair restorer and prevent a disaster.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Carol Henning, Ed Ring, Mitch Persons

Fester takes a correspondence course and boldly storms the gates of the business world. Roy Roberts appears as business executive Thaddeus Logan.

Director: Sidney Salkow

Writer: Sloan Nibley, Preston Wood

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

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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

Gomez's aunt Princess Millicent visits with her hand maiden Lady Fingers, who is a perfect match for Thing.

Director: Sidney Lanfield

Writer: Leo Rifkin