The Worst Episodes of The Addams Family

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   6.0/10(3 votes)

   #1 - Amnesia in the Addams Family

   S1:E222/19/1965

   Gomez suffers from amnesia after being hit in the head with Indian clubs, and his personality changes dramatically.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Phil Leslie, Keith Fowler

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Phil Leslie, Keith Fowler
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   6.3/10(4 votes)

   #2 - Morticia, the Breadwinner

   S1:E263/26/1965

   When Morticia believes the family to be bankrupt, she sells her railroad shares to a mystery buyer to raise money.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writer:Phil Leslie

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writer:Phil Leslie
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   6.3/10(4 votes)

   #3 - The Winning of Morticia Addams

   S1:E345/21/1965

   Members of the Addams household devise schemes to start a battle between Gomez and Morticia.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Jameson Brewer, Charles R. Marion

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Jameson Brewer, Charles R. Marion
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   6.5/10(4 votes)

   #4 - Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family

   S1:E202/5/1965

   Parks Commissioner Fiske visits the Addams house seeking contributions for expansion of the city zoo. Gomez believes visiting Cousin Itt - all hairy and gibbering four feet tall of him - would be perfect as the zoo's new curator. He has the two meet, but Commissioner Fisk misunderstands the intent and mistakes Itt for a new exotic animal attraction whom he has hauled away in chains when the others aren't looking. When the family finds out what's happened, Uncle Fester is ready to administer retribution the Addams way - with a bullet from behind.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Anthony Wilson, Henry Sharp

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Anthony Wilson, Henry Sharp
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   6.5/10(4 votes)

   #5 - My Son, the Chimp

   S1:E284/9/1965

   The family believes that Pugsley has been turned into a chimp.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Don Quinn, Henry Sharp

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Don Quinn, Henry Sharp
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   6.5/10(4 votes)

   #6 - Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor

   S1:E325/7/1965

   Morticia and Gomez call an expert to find Cousin Itt a job after he fails at being a marriage counselor, almost splitting up Gomez and Morticia in the process.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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   6.5/10(4 votes)

   #7 - Lurch, the Teenage Idol

   S1:E335/14/1965

   Low grunts and grumbles while at the harpsichord constitute Lurch's manner of singing. Gomez has a record company record him and soon the Addams house is surrounded by excited teenyboppers, fawning and fainting over Lurch when he becomes the newest hit sensation. All that blind adoration goes to Lurch's head, and the Addames quickly find they have a self-centered butler who won't "buttle" any longer. Could it be they've created a monster?

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writer:Phil Leslie

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   Writer:Phil Leslie
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   6.6/10(5 votes)

   #8 - Crisis in the Addams Family

   S1:E243/12/1965

   Uncle Fester applies for a job as an insurance salesman with the same company which is threatening to cancel the Addams' policy.

   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Sloan Nibley, Preston Wood

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Sloan Nibley, Preston Wood
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   6.6/10(5 votes)

   #9 - Halloween - Addams Style

   S2:E710/29/1965

   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

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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   Director:Sidney Lanfield

   Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    6.8/10(4 votes)

    #10 - Lurch and His Harpsichord

    S1:E253/19/1965

    Lurch feels betrayed when Gomez and Morticia give their antique harpsichord to a museum.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
11. 

    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Addams Family and the Spacemen

    S1:E274/2/1965

    With reports of UFOs in the area, the Addams believe they have been visited by two Martians. Vito Scotti appears as Professor Altshuler.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #12 - Morticia's Favorite Charity

    S1:E294/16/1965

    Morticia's favorite charitable organization is holding a fundraising bazaar, so Morticia persuades her family to part with their belongings in order to donate them to the charity auction.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Jameson Brewer, Elroy Schwartz

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Jameson Brewer, Elroy Schwartz
13. 

    6.8/10(5 votes)

    #13 - Progress and the Addams Family

    S1:E304/23/1965

    The Addams Family ignores notices from Arthur Henson that their house is to be condemned to make way for a freeway.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Ben Gershman, Cecil Beard, Bill Freedman, Clark Haas

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Ben Gershman, Cecil Beard, Bill Freedman, Clark Haas
14. 

    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #14 - Art and the Addams Family

    S1:E1412/18/1964

    Grandmama takes up painting and hires the distressed Sam Picasso as her teacher.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #15 - Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family

    S1:E171/15/1965

    Morticia and Gomez pose as Lurch's maid and butler when his mother comes for a visit.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writer:Jameson Brewer

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    Writer:Jameson Brewer
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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #16 - The Addams Family in Court

    S1:E212/12/1965

    Grandmama is arrested for telling fortunes and soon the whole family is being held in contempt of court.

    Director:Nat Perrin

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Director:Nat Perrin

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Thing is Missing

    S1:E233/5/1965

    When Thing goes missing, the family discovers he's been "thing-napped."

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Bill Lutz, Lorraine Edwards

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    Writers:Bill Lutz, Lorraine Edwards
18. 

    7.0/10(6 votes)

    #18 - Feud in the Addams Family

    S2:E1111/26/1965

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

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Rick Richardson, Jerry Gottler

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    Writers:Rick Richardson, Jerry Gottler
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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Uncle Fester, Tycoon

    S2:E1612/31/1965

    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

    Writers:Sloan Nibley, Preston Wood

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    Writers:Sloan Nibley, Preston Wood
20. 

    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Addams Cum Laude

    S2:E253/4/1966

    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

    Writers:Sloan Nibley, Bill Lutz

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    Writers:Sloan Nibley, Bill Lutz
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    7.0/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Ophelia's Career

    S2:E304/8/1966

    Ophelia visits, upset as usual. He latest boyfriend has left her, as usual, and the family tries to find something she's good at.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons

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    Writers:Harry Winkler, Hannibal Coons
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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #22 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Jay Dratler, Charles R. Marion, Jerry Seelen

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    Writers:Jay Dratler, Charles R. Marion, Jerry Seelen
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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #23 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Lou Huston, George Haight

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    Writers:Lou Huston, George Haight
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    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #24 - Morticia Meets Royalty

    S2:E410/8/1965

    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

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    Writer:Leo Rifkin
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    7.2/10(5 votes)

    #25 - 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.

    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Joseph Vogel, Henry Sharp

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    Director:Sidney Lanfield

    Writers:Joseph Vogel, Henry Sharp