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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!

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

Genres:AnimationKidsComedy
Network:ABC

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "The Addams Family" season 1 is "Happyester Fester", rated 7.8/10 from 35 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Happyester Fester" aired on 9/12/1992 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Dead and Breakfast".

  • Happyester Fester
    7.8/10 35 votes

    #1 - Happyester Fester

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dead and Breakfast
    7.4/10 26 votes

    #2 - Dead and Breakfast

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/12/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Day Gomez Failed
    7.6/10 24 votes

    #3 - The Day Gomez Failed

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/26/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Girlfriendstein
    7.4/10 24 votes

    #4 - Girlfriendstein

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pugsley by the Numbers
    7.3/10 25 votes

    #5 - Pugsley by the Numbers

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Beware of Thing
    7.1/10 23 votes

    #6 - Beware of Thing

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • N.J. Addams
    6.6/10 22 votes

    #7 - N.J. Addams

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/10/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Thing Is Born
    6.8/10 25 votes

    #8 - A Thing Is Born

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/17/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Choke and Dagger
    6.6/10 20 votes

    #9 - Choke and Dagger

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/17/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fester's Diary
    7.7/10 24 votes

    #10 - Fester's Diary

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/17/1992

    Uncle Fester writes in his diary about his day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sir Pugsley
    7.7/10 20 votes

    #11 - Sir Pugsley

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 10/24/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Festerman
    7.8/10 23 votes

    #12 - Festerman

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 10/24/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Art to Art
    6.7/10 20 votes

    #13 - Art to Art

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/24/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Puttergeist
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #14 - Puttergeist

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 10/31/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • F.T.V.
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #15 - F.T.V.

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 11/7/1992

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Itt's Over
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #16 - Itt's Over

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 11/14/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hide and Go Lurch
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #17 - Hide and Go Lurch

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 11/21/1992

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hook, Line and Stinkers
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #18 - Hook, Line and Stinkers

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 11/21/1992

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Sword Fightin' Thing
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #19 - A Sword Fightin' Thing

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 11/21/1992

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Addams Family PTA
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #20 - Addams Family PTA

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 11/28/1992

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Big Thing
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #21 - Little Big Thing

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 12/5/1992

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Bad Riding Hood
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #22 - Little Bad Riding Hood

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 12/5/1992

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Metamorphosister
    NaN/10 0 votes

    #23 - Metamorphosister

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 12/5/1992

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A