The Best Episodes Written By Harry Winkler
Every TV Episode Written by Harry Winkler Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters
Harry Winkler Ratings Summary
The best episode written by Harry Winkler is "Morticia and the Psychiatrist", rated 6.8/10 from 5 user votes. It was "directed by Jean Yarbrough". "Morticia and the Psychiatrist" aired on 9/25/1964 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Uncle Fester's Toupee".
6.8/10 5 votes#1 - Morticia and the Psychiatrist
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1964
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
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.7/10 3 votes#2 - Uncle Fester's Toupee
Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 4/30/1965
Fester's penpal drops by unexpectedly, so he must assume the false personality he has been pretending to be.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.5/10 4 votes#3 - Christmas with the Addams Family
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/1965
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
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.3/10 3 votes#4 - The Addams Family and the Spacemen
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/2/1965
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
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.3/10 3 votes#5 - Morticia's Romance (1)
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1965
On Morticia and Gomez's thirteenth wedding anniversary, Morticia tells the children a bedtime story of how she and Gomez met.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.3/10 3 votes#6 - Morticia's Romance (2)
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1965
Wednesday and Pugsley refuse to go to sleep until they are told the rest of the story of their parents' romance.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.3/10 3 votes#7 - Morticia, the Writer
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1965
When Morticia begins writing twisted tales for children, Gomez tries to sabotage her career.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.3/10 3 votes#8 - Pugsley's Allowance
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/4/1966
Pugsley wants to find a job to the horror of his parents.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.3/10 3 votes#9 - The Addams Policy
Season 2 Episode 28 - Aired 3/25/1966
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
6.2/10 4 votes#10 - Gomez, the Politician
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1964
Sam Hilliard, the ex-truant officer, is running for city council. This puts Gomez in the campaign mood, and he decides to offer financial support.
Director: Jerry Hopper
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.2/10 4 votes#11 - The Addams Family Tree
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/1964
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
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.0/10 3 votes#12 - The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/1964
A young couple, simple, naive, and very much in love, move into the house next to the Addams'.
Director: Jean Yarbrough
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.0/10 3 votes#13 - Wednesday Leaves Home
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1964
Family worries when a flustered Wednesday runs away after being scolded for borrowing Uncle Fester's TNT.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.0/10 3 votes#14 - Morticia, the Matchmaker
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/4/1964
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
Writer: Harry Winkler
6.0/10 3 votes#15 - Art and the Addams Family
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/18/1964
Grandmama takes up painting and hires the distressed Sam Picasso as her teacher.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#16 - The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/8/1965
An undercover operative is convinced that the Addams family are spies.
Director: Arthur Lubin
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#17 - The Addams Family in Court
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/12/1965
Grandmama is arrested for telling fortunes and soon the whole family is being held in contempt of court.
Director: Nat Perrin
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#18 - Lurch and His Harpsichord
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/19/1965
Lurch feels betrayed when Gomez and Morticia give their antique harpsichord to a museum.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#19 - Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/7/1965
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
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#20 - Halloween - Addams Style
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1965
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
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#21 - Morticia, the Sculptress
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1965
Morticia takes up sculpting, and Gomez, wanting her to believe she's good at it, pays an art collector to buy them.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#22 - Fester Goes on a Diet
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/14/1966
For his impending visit from pen pal Yvette of the Folies Bregeré, Uncle Fester is secretly trying to whip himself into shape, even recruiting guidance from fitness guru Jack LaLanne himself. With all the sudden dieting and exercise going on, Morticia and Gomez know something's up but think Fester's trying to join the space program.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#23 - The Great Treasure Hunt
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/21/1966
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
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#24 - Ophelia Finds Romance
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 1/28/1966
Ophelia brings a new beau to show off, but the Addams believe him to be a fraud.
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Writer: Harry Winkler
5.5/10 2 votes#25 - Ophelia's Career
Season 2 Episode 30 - Aired 4/8/1966
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
Writer: Harry Winkler