The Addams Family (1964 TV series)

The Addams Family
Genre	Sitcom Comedy horror
Created by	David Levy
Based on	The Addams Family by Charles Addams
Starring	Carolyn Jones John Astin Jackie Coogan Ted Cassidy Blossom Rock Ken Weatherwax Lisa Loring
Opening theme	Vic Mizzy
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	64 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	David Levy
Producer(s)	Nat Perrin
Production location(s)	Hollywood, California
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Production company(s)	Filmways Television
Distributor	MGM Television
Release
Original network	ABC
Picture format	Black-and-white
Audio format	Mono
Original release	September 18, 1964 (1964-09-18) – April 8, 1966 (1966-04-08)
Chronology
Preceded by	Cartoons in The New Yorker
Followed by	Halloween with the New Addams Family
Related shows	The Munsters (1964–1966)
External links
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The Addams Family is an American macabre/black comedy sitcom based on the characters from Charles Addams' New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute television series was created and developed by David Levy and Donald Saltzman and shot in black-and-white, airing for two seasons on ABC from September 18, 1964, to April 8, 1966, for a total of 64 episodes. The show's opening theme was composed and sung by Vic Mizzy.

The show was originally produced by head writer Nat Perrin for Filmways, Inc., at General Service Studios in Hollywood, California. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer now owns the rights to the series.

Premise

The Addams Family is a close-knit extended family with decidedly macabre interests and supernatural abilities, though no explanation for their powers is explicitly given in the series. The wealthy, endlessly enthusiastic Gomez Addams is madly in love with his refined wife, Morticia. Along with their daughter Wednesday, their son Pugsley, Uncle Fester, and Grandmama, they reside at 0001 Cemetery Lane in an ornate, gloomy, Second Empire style mansion. The theme song contains the lyric, "Their house is a museum" which is borne out by the variety of objects in the interior scenes, some of which are collector's items and others of which are only bizarre (such as the mounted swordfish head with a human leg protruding from the mouth and a stuffed two headed giant tortoise) – all props that were stolen once the series was canceled.

The family is attended by their servants: towering butler Lurch, and Thing, a hand that appears from within wooden boxes and other places. Other relatives who made recurring appearances included Cousin Itt, Morticia's older sister Ophelia, and Morticia's mother Grandma Frump.

Much of the humor derives from the Addamses' culture clash with the rest of the world. They invariably treat normal visitors with great warmth and courtesy, even when the guests express confusion, fear and dismay at the decor of the house and the sight of Lurch and Thing. Some visitors have bad intentions, which the family generally ignore and suffer no harm. The Addamses are puzzled by the horrified reactions to their own good-natured and (to them) normal behavior. Accordingly, they view "conventional" tastes with generally tolerant suspicion. Almost invariably, visitors to the Addamses' want to leave and never come back.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Addams Family episodes

This is a list of all episodes of The Addams Family.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	1	34	October 16, 1964 (1964-10-16)	May 21, 1965 (1965-05-21)
	2	30	September 17, 1965 (1965-09-17)	April 8, 1966 (1966-04-08)
	Special		October 30, 1977 (1977-10-30)

Episodes

Season 1 (1964–65)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"The Addams Family Goes to School"	Arthur Hiller	Seaman Jacobs and Ed James	September 18, 1964 (1964-09-18)
When Gomez and Morticia keep Wednesday and Pugsley home from school, truant officer Sam Hilliard (Allyn Joslyn) pays a visit. Madge Blake guest stars as the principal Miss Comstock, Nydia Westman as Miss Morrison, and Rolfe Sedan as the postman. Family mentioned: Cousin Imar who has three arms. Note: Gomez and Morticia enroll Pugsley and Wednesday in Sherwood Schools. This might be taken to imply that the town in which the Addamses live is named Sherwood; it is the only clue to the town's name in the entire series. Cartoon reference: Morticia and Grandmother are playing cards, the caption reads "Grandmother! You're not cheating".
2	2	"Morticia and the Psychiatrist"	Jean Yarbrough	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	September 25, 1964 (1964-09-25)
Gomez and Morticia call in a child psychiatrist when they fear that Pugsley is becoming normal. Cartoon reference: The Pugsley character is in a Boy Scout uniform saluting in front of a mirror. The parents watch from an open door. The caption reads "Well, he certainly doesn't take after my side of the family." Romance: Morticia's first use of the word "Bubele" prompts Gomez's comparatively modest reaction, which will become the more exaggerated "Tish, that's French" shtick as the series evolves.
3	3	"Fester's Punctured Romance"	Sidney Lanfield	Jameson Brewer	October 2, 1964 (1964-10-02)
Uncle Fester is looking for love, but when a door-to-door saleslady comes knocking, he's not sure she's his type. Family mentioned: Cousin Eustace (Morticia knits a sweater with a long neck). Grandpa Squint and Aunt Vendetta (who look like they may or may not be alive). Note: The growling bear skin rug is named Bruno.
4	4	"Gomez the Politician"	Jerry Hopper	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	October 9, 1964 (1964-10-09)
Election day is nearing, and the Addam's proud tradition of backing losing candidates continues when Sam Hillard runs for city council. Family mentioned: Cousin Grisly's portrait of him facing a firing squad. Uncle "Kiss of Death" Blight who masterminded the presidential campaigns of Al Smith, Wendell Willkie and Adlai Stevenson. Grandpa Squint, whom (Abraham Lincoln supposedly begged for his political support but who instead backed Stephen Douglas); Squint's role in the 1860 presidential election implies that he was born in the 1840s or earlier, yet Morticia mentions having had a conversation with him at some earlier point in her marriage to Gomez, at which point Squint would've been over a century old. Cartoon reference: The neighbors are disturbed by Uncle Fester sharpening the spikes on the fence. No caption.
5	5	"The Addams Family Tree"	Jerry Hopper	Hannibal Coons, Harry Winkler and Lou Houston	October 16, 1964 (1964-10-16)
A family rivalry prompts Gomez to trace his family's ancestry. This causes the Addams Family to enlist a genealogist to trace their family history. Frank Nelson guest stars as Mr. Pomeroy. Family mentioned: Cousin Bleak (who had a middle eye that drooped), Morticia's Cousin Curdle (implied to have at least one eye in the back of her head), Cousin Farouk (named as the owner of the leg jutting from the stuffed swordfish on the wall), Aunt Blemish (who is mistaken for a barn in a photo), Grandpa Slurp (mistaken for two people in a photo, has buck teeth and a receding chin), Gomez's Cousin Clot (who was sentenced to the electric chair), Grand-Uncle Grisly (who was a traitor but he only did it for the money), an unnamed family of Addamses who live far up the Amazon river, Mamoud Kali Pashka Addams (the Firebug of the Bosporus who burned the Library of Alexandria in 270AD), Black Bart Addams and Bloody Addams (presumably pirates). Note: Their pet jaguar "Fang" is mentioned.
6	6	"Morticia Joins the Ladies League"	Jean Yarbrough	Phil Leslie and Keith Fowler	October 23, 1964 (1964-10-23)
Morticia's lunch with the Ladies League is discovered by Pugsley's new friend Gorgo.
7	7	"Halloween with the Addams Family"	Sidney Lanfield	Keith Fowler and Phil Leslie	October 30, 1964 (1964-10-30)
Mistaking two robbers named Claude and Marty (Don Rickles and Skip Homeier) for trick-or-treaters, the family takes them in for a Halloween celebration.
8	8	"Green-Eyed Gomez"	Jerry Hopper	Keith Fowler and Phil Leslie	November 6, 1964 (1964-11-06)
Gomez begins to feel jealous when an old friend of Morticia's comes to stay. Del Moore guest stars.
9	9	"The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family"	Jean Yarbrough	Hannibal Coons & Harry Winkler	November 13, 1964 (1964-11-13)
A newlywed couple move in next door and are frightened by the family, so they attempt to break their lease. Romance: Morticia speaks French ("au contraire") and Gomez does not react -- nor did he react in any episode prior. However, this is the first episode in which Gomez says of Morticia "It drives me wild," in reaction to her bullfrog imitation, and starts to embrace her.
10	10	"Wednesday Leaves Home"	Sidney Lanfield	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	November 20, 1964 (1964-11-20)
When Wednesday is punished for using Uncle Fester's explosives, she threatens to run away from home, but Pugsley persuades her to hide in his room instead. Later she leaves the house but is picked up and taken to the police station, where she is interrogated by Sgt. Haley (Jesse White) the police detective from the police department's missing persons bureau. Lisa Loring as Wednesday Addams is featured more prominently than any other episode. Note: Wednesday's middle name is "Friday".
11	11	"The Addams Family Meets the VIPs"	Sidney Lanfield	Keith Fowler and Phil Leslie	November 27, 1964 (1964-11-27)
A pair of foreign dignitaries (Stanley Adams and Vito Scotti) want to meet a normal American family. That normal family happens to be the Addams'. Family mentioned: Fester's Cousin Creep who was lost to a ray gun. He was giggling and laughing, vanished and was still giggling and laughing. Romance: This is the first episode in which Gomez reacts specifically to Morticia's use of French, "Tish, when you speak French you drive me wild!", kissing her arm. Note: The cigar store Indian is made of metal. The piranhas are named Tristan and Isolda.
12	12	"Morticia the Matchmaker"	Jerry Hopper	Teleplay: Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler Story: Maury Geraghty	December 4, 1964 (1964-12-04)
Morticia's cousin Melancholia comes to stay after breaking up with her fiancé. Family mentioned: Cousin Gripe (who used "Hasty Marriage" marriage broker), Uncle Crimp (whose sweater has one arm longer than the other). Morticia mentions that she has "lots" of female cousins in addition to Melancholia.
13	13	"Lurch Learns to Dance"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Jay Dratler, Jerry Seelen and Charles Marion Story: Jay Dratler	December 11, 1964 (1964-12-11)
Morticia and Gomez encourage Lurch to attend the annual Butlers' Ball and teach him how to dance in preparation. Family mentioned: Lurch's father who wanted him to be a jockey. Uncle Droop (whose ashes are in an urn) and Aunt Drip in a portrait painting (normal looking). Cousin Blob who was afraid of ghosts until he became one himself. Grandma Squint who can be heard on dark stormy nights from the attic cackling.
14	14	"Art and the Addams Family"	Sidney Lanfield	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	December 18, 1964 (1964-12-18)
Grandmama takes up painting and hires Picasso...Sam Picasso (Vito Scotti) as her teacher. Family mentioned: Fester makes a urn for his Grandfather Malaplop, who isn't dead yet. Cartoon reference: Mortica with Lurch carrying a suitcase, shows a guest to his room. The caption reads: "This is your room. If you should need anything, just scream."
15	15	"The Addams Family Meets a Beatnik"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Henry Sharp and Sloan Nibley Story: Jack Raymond	January 1, 1965 (1965-01-01)
The Addams Family takes care of an injured motorcyclist (Tom Lowell) and attempt to reunite him with his disapproving father (Barry Kelley).
16	16	"The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man"	Arthur Lubin	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	January 8, 1965 (1965-01-08)
An undercover operative (George Neise) is convinced that the Addams family are spies, and recruits local tradespeople to infiltrate the house like the Postman Mr. Briggs (Rolfe Sedan) and the Plumber Mr. Conkey (Norman Leavitt). Family mentioned: Gomez shoots a bullet-hole silhouette of Uncle Flub, who has a "fine, sensitive drooping chin," is prone to trembling, and cannot write; the fact that Morticia is aware of this latter fact and Gomez is not implies Flub is Morticia's uncle, not Gomez's. Note: The Addams are seen smoking from a Hookah.
17	17	"Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family"	Sidney Lanfield	Jameson Brewer	January 15, 1965 (1965-01-15)
Morticia and Gomez pose as Lurch's maid and butler when his mother (Ellen Corby) comes for a visit. Family mentioned: Morticia's Cousin Slimy (two headed), Gomez's Cousin Manuel (who was a pyromaniac), Cousin Imar (three arms and went to Princeton; previously mentioned in The Addams Family Goes to School). Romance: This is the first episode in which Morticia "drives me wild" becomes a regular gag with Gomez kissing Morticia's arm, as some permutation of the shtick appears four times in the episode. Note: Gomez claims he was born with a mustache. Fester appears to be eating a nopal.
18	18	"Uncle Fester's Illness"	Sidney Lanfield	Bill Lutz	January 22, 1965 (1965-01-22)
Uncle Fester has lost his electrical charge and spoils a family outing. They then call a doctor named Dr. Milford (Lauren Gilbert) when their witch doctor named Dr. Mbogo is unable to make a house call.
19	19	"The Addams Family Splurges"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: George Haight and Lou Huston Story: George Haight	January 29, 1965 (1965-01-29)
Having gone everywhere else on their vacations, The Addams Family plan a vacation to the moon. To fund this trip, the family propose to their broker, Ralph J. Hulen (Roland Winters), a plan to raise money by betting on eight champion racehorses (picked out by Whizzo, a computer built by Gomez and Pugsley) competing in every broadcast horse race. Romance: Episode contains the first full development of the French shtick which occurs with regularity in the series: "Tish! When you speak French you drive me wild! Speak some more French, Tish! Anything! Tout á I'heure. La plume de ma tante. Mademoiselle from Armentieres! Anything!" Family mentioned: Cousin Nanook (who sent a totem pole to the Addams Family for Christmas and wanted their bear in return)
20	20	"Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Henry Sharp Story: Tony Wilson	February 5, 1965 (1965-02-05)
Gomez and Morticia try to get Cousin Itt a job as a zoo curator. Note: The radio states the Addams' house to be in the Greenbriar, Woodlawn area, on North Cemetery Drive. Alan Reed guest stars.
21	21	"The Addams Family in Court"	Nat Perrin	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	February 12, 1965 (1965-02-12)
Grandmama is arrested by an undercover police officer named Lt. Poston for telling fortunes and soon the whole family is being held in contempt of court. Hal Smith guest stars as Judge Harvey Saunders Family mentioned: Mamoud Kali Pashka Addams, the "Firebug of the Bosporus". Morticia's Cousin Cringe who even ate the hacksaw in the cake that was made for him and later developed a taste for them. Note: The front gate is named "Gate". Morticia is shown to be able to ignite candles with just a touch.
22	22	"Amnesia in the Addams Family"	Sidney Lanfield	Phil Leslie and Keith Fowler	February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19)
Gomez loses his memory and becomes normal. Family mentioned: Grandpa Squint (Morticia reads from his medical book)
23	23	"Thing Is Missing"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Bill Lutz Story: Lorraine Edwards	March 5, 1965 (1965-03-05)
When Thing disappears after feeling neglected, the family believe he has been 'thingnapped', and hire the famous detective Sam...Diamond (Tommy Farrell). Note: Their address is shown as "0001 Cemetery Lane". Thing's full name is "Thing T. Thing" and the T stands for Thing. Cartoon reference: Wednesday cuts a chain of paper dolls and the middle one oddly has three legs.
24	24	"Crisis in the Addams Family"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Sloan Nibley and Preston Wood Story: Preston Wood	March 12, 1965 (1965-03-12)
Uncle Fester applies for a job as an insurance salesman with the same company which is threatening to cancel the Addams' policy. Guest stars Parley Baer and Eddie Quillan make their first appearance together on the show as bumbling insurance bureaucrats. Family mentioned: Admiral John Paul Addams whose inspiring words before battle were "If you need me I'll be in my cabin."
25	25	"Lurch and His Harpsichord"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	March 19, 1965 (1965-03-19)
A museum owner named Mr. Belmont (Byron Foulger) takes an interest in Lurch's Krupnik harpsichord, so the Addams Family donate it to the museum, much to Lurch's horror. Note: Gomez remarks that Harpsichord's measurements are the exact as Morticia's: 36-21-36. Family mentioned: Aunt Trivia who wasn't a music lover, but liked to go around kissing harpsichords. The family's harpsichord was in Cousin Crimp's family for 400 years; Crimp (not to be confused with Uncle Crimp) used to write four-handed compositions for the harpsichord and play them by himself.
26	26	"Morticia, the Breadwinner"	Sidney Lanfield	Phil Leslie	March 26, 1965 (1965-03-26)
When Morticia believes the family to be bankrupt, she sells her railroad shares to a mystery buyer to raise money. Blooker: Milton Frome Family mentioned: Aunt Phobia, in whose sleeping bag Gomez once hid a nest of hornets; the later episode Morticia's Romance, Part 1 clarifies that Phobia is Morticia's (or perhaps Fester's) aunt, not Gomez's. Cousin Crimp, whose glass eye Morticia and Fester find in the family safe. Morticia's Grandpa Droop, who gave her stock certificates for her twelfth birthday.
27	27	"The Addams Family and the Spacemen"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	April 2, 1965 (1965-04-02)
With reports of UFOs in the area, the Addams believe they have been visited by two Martians. Vito Scotti appears as Professor Altshuler. Note: The Addams are seen smoking from a Hookah. Family mentioned: Old Senator Addams who was said to be "Wise and understanding", before they impeached him. Cousin Galileo who wore a swim suit. Cousin Grope who has three ears. Old "Blood and Thunder" Addams who was said to be "inspirational" right before he turned traitor at Shiloh in 1862. Old "Cannonball" Addams, who was said to be "a natural born leader" at Bunker Hill in 1775, before he began firing at his own men.
28	28	"My Son the Chimp"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Henry Sharp Story: Don Quinn	April 9, 1965 (1965-04-09)
The family believes that Pugsley has been turned into a chimpanzee. Family mentioned: Gomez's Great-Aunt Deliria who was engaged to a chimpanzee (but got jilted).
29	29	"Morticia's Favorite Charity"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Elroy Schwartz and Jameson Brewer Story: Elroy Schwartz	April 16, 1965 (1965-04-16)
Morticia's favorite charitable organization run by Arthur Henson (played by Parley Baer) is holding a fundraising bazaar, so Morticia persuades her family to part with their belongings in order to donate them to the charity auction. Family mentioned: Gomez's Cousin Slosh (who went down the city sewer in a "fit of pique," completely disowned the family, and "Made a whole new life for himself")
30	30	"Progress and the Addams Family"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Bill Freedman & Ben Gershman Story: Cecil Beard & Clark Haas	April 23, 1965 (1965-04-23)
The Addams Family ignores notices from City Commissioner Arthur Henson (played by Parley Baer) that their house is to be condemned to make way for a freeway. Family mentioned: Cousin Plato (who has two heads); Gomez reminds Morticia that Plato (whom he describes as a "lad") has a left head that is size six and a right head that is size 8 3/4, implying that Plato is Gomez's cousin, not Morticia's. Lord Chief Justice Sir Anthony Cliveden-Addams and his wife's Lady Abigail Cliveden-Addams.
31	31	"Uncle Fester's Toupee"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	April 30, 1965 (1965-04-30)
Fester's pen-pal Madelyn Cavendish Beauregard Faversham Firestone Smith (Elizabeth Fraser) drops by unexpectedly, so he must assume the false personality he has been pretending to be. Family mentioned: Cousin Droop (to be confused with neither Morticia's Grandpa Droop nor Gomez's Uncle Droop; he dropped the mirror that Gomez modeled toupees for Uncle Fester, for luck), Cousin Bleak (previously mentioned in The Addams Family Tree; the toupee tried on reminded Gomez about the time when a bunch of boll weevils got into his hair), General Ulysses S. Addams (who surrendered at the 1863 Vicksburg when the enemy soldiers caught up with him). Cousin Squint (to be confused with neither Grandpa Squint nor Grandma Squint), whose leg is in the swordfish is all they could save of him (However, in The Addams Family Tree, the leg's former owner was identified as "Cousin Farouk.").
32	32	"Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	May 7, 1965 (1965-05-07)
Morticia and Gomez call an expert Mortimer Phelps (Richard Deacon) to find Cousin Itt a job after he fails at being a marriage counselor, almost splitting up Gomez and Morticia in the process. Family mentioned: Cornelius Addams (whose cup of tea was failure), Gomez's Cousin Trivia (not to be confused with Aunt Trivia), who found a job after she got out of the WACs...wax museum.
33	33	"Lurch the Teenage Idol"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Phil Leslie Story: Carol Henning, Ed Ring and Mitch Parsons	May 14, 1965 (1965-05-14)
Lurch's musical talent earns him a record deal, and legions of teenage fans.
34	34	"Winning of Morticia Addams"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Jameson Brewer and Charles Marion Story: Charles Marion	May 21, 1965 (1965-05-21)
Members of the Addams household devise schemes to start a battle between Gomez and Morticia. French psychiatrist Francois Chalon competes with Gomez for Morticia's attentions.

Season 2 (1965–66)

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
35	1	"My Fair Cousin Itt"	Sidney Lanfield	Phil Leslie	September 17, 1965 (1965-09-17)
All the world's a stage for Itt, Fester, and Lurch as they vie for the lead in Gomez's new play. Expatriate German Sig Ruman, a Marx Bros favorite, appears at age 79 as Director Erich von Bissell in one of his last television roles.
36	2	"Morticia's Romance: Part 1"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	September 24, 1965 (1965-09-24)
On the occasion of their 13th wedding anniversary, Morticia recalls the story of how she and Gomez first met and fell in love. Margaret Hamilton guest stars. Family mentioned: Gomez's Aunt Trivia (last mentioned in Lurch and His Harpsichord) whom Gomez (in the flashback sequence) claims sent them a dozen broken cup handles; Gomez refers to her as "our" aunt, implying that she might be Grandmama's aunt and thus Gomez's great-aunt. Note: The episode marks Gomez and Morticia's thirteenth wedding anniversary, meaning that they married in 1952. Gomez states that Thing, one of the family servants, has been his companion since childhood; the episode Thing Is Missing depicted a photograph of Thing's parents, and thus Thing might have inherited his role as servant from them (In some wealthy families, it is not uncommon for children to befriend the children of servants.). Fester is shown to be Morticia and Ophelia's uncle; since in an earlier episode, Fester seemed not to know his own surname, perhaps meaning that he (and, by implication, his sister Hester, aka Granny Frump) has none, this indicates that he is Morticia and Ophelia's maternal uncle, since their father's surname, Frump, is clearly stated more than once during the series. In contrast, Cousin Itt is shown to have lived in the Addams home prior to Gomez and Morticia's marriage, confirming that he is Gomez's cousin, not Morticia's. Gomez and Morticia are both 22 years old when they marry, indicating that both were born in 1930. First appearance of Ophelia (played by Carolyn Jones) which predates Samantha/Serena of Bewitched (played by Elizabeth Montgomery) by over three months.
37	3	"Morticia's Romance: Part 2"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	October 1, 1965 (1965-10-01)
Morticia's tale continues as she remembers how Gomez nearly married her sister Ophelia instead of her and what they had to do to get Ophelia to love someone else. Family mentioned: Morticia's, or perhaps Fester's, Aunt Phobia (who had two right feet; last mentioned in Morticia, the Breadwinner), who married Uncle Tic (who had two left feet); Fester, at least, believes the marriage to have been a mistake. Another reference to Aunt Trivia (Grandmama mentions her funeral). Gomez's Cousin Fungus (who lived in the cave at the back of the Addams Mansion's tunnels for 30 years). Cartoon reference: Wednesday cuts a chain of paper dolls and one oddly has three legs. Note: Uncle Fester is said to have "shot the arrow" (and gun) that brought Morticia's mother and father together. Uncle Fester has a rare moment where he breaks the fourth wall.
38	4	"Morticia Meets Royalty"	Sidney Lanfield	Leo Rifkin	October 8, 1965 (1965-10-08)
Pretentious Aunt Millie visits the family with her handmaiden Lady Fingers.
39	5	"Gomez the People's Choice"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Henry Sharp Story: Joseph Vogel and Marvin Kaplan	October 15, 1965 (1965-10-15)
Gomez runs against Arthur Henson (played by Parley Baer) for mayor. Family mention: Lafayette Addams who said "The family honor is at stake" before he skipped town before a duel.
40	6	"Cousin Itt's Problem"	Sidney Lanfield	Carol Henning, Ed Ring and Mitch Persons	October 22, 1965 (1965-10-22)
Terror strikes Cousin Itt as he begins to lose his hair. Uncle Fester develops a hair-growing formula with his new chemistry set. Family mention: Gomez's Aunt Anemia in a portrait painting.
41	7	"Halloween, Addams Style"	Sidney Lanfield	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	October 29, 1965 (1965-10-29)
Wednesday is devastated when a neighbor tells her that there are no such things as witches. Cousin Cackle makes a rare appearance. Yvonne Peattie and Bob Jellison guest star. Family mention: Morticia's Great-Great-Great Aunt Singe who was burned at Salem is described as a witch and whose ashes are in an urn. Clump (Uncle Fester's deceased brother) who was a quiet one. Cousin Cackle has lived in the caves beneath the mansion for decades, implying that he and Cousin Fungus (mentioned in Morticia's Romance, Part 1) might be one and the same. Note: The first scene is a re-use of the last Halloween episode. Morticia again lights a candle without a match.
42	8	"Morticia the Writer"	Sidney Lanfield	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	November 5, 1965 (1965-11-05)
When Morticia begins writing twisted tales for children, Gomez tries to sabotage her career.
43	9	"Morticia the Sculptress"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	November 12, 1965 (1965-11-12)
Morticia takes up sculpting and Gomez, wanting her to believe she's good at it, pays Sam Picaso to buy them. Family mentioned: Cousin Vague (who Gomez states that is "abstract as you can get"), Grandmama's Great-Great-Grandmother Slice (who sharpened the guillotine and was "The belle of the French Revolution")
44	10	"Gomez the Reluctant Lover"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Charles Marion and Leo Rifkin Charles Marion	November 19, 1965 (1965-11-19)
A smitten Pugsley sends one of Gomez's old love letters to Morticia to his schoolteacher Miss Dunbar, resulting in Dunbar believing Gomez sent the letter.
45	11	"Feud in the Addams Family"	Sidney Lanfield	Teleplay: Rick Richards and Jerry Gottler Story: Rick Richards	November 26, 1965 (1965-11-26)
The Courtneys (Fred Clark, Virginia Gregg) make social advances toward the Addams Family, mistakenly believing that the socially prominent Abigail Quincy Adams resides there. Family mentioned: "Stonewall" Addams who wasn't afraid...when he flunked his physical. Gomez mentions a family of "Boston one-D Adamses," his distant relations, of which Abigail fancies herself the head.
46	12	"Gomez the Cat Burglar"	Sidney Lanfield	Phil Leslie	December 3, 1965 (1965-12-03)
There is a neighborhood burglar on the loose, and Morticia has reason to believe it could be Gomez. Family reference: Mr.Addams (Gomez's father, presumably Grandmama's husband) who enjoyed yak gravy on "glutton" bread, (not gluten they way he ate it.) Cartoon reference: Wednesday cuts a chain of paper dolls and one oddly has three legs.
47	13	"Portrait of Gomez"	Sidney Salkow	Teleplay: Leo Salkin & Bill Lutz and Henry Sharp Story: Leo Salkin & Bill Lutz	December 10, 1965 (1965-12-10)
Gomez seeks a special photographer to capture his portrait for Strife Magazine. Roger Arroyo plays Cousin Itt in this episode.
48	14	"Morticia's Dilemma"	Sidney Miller	Jerry Gottler and John Bradford	December 17, 1965 (1965-12-17)
Gomez plays host to Don Xavier Molines, a family friend during his childhood in Spain, and his daughter Consuella who is to marry Gomez. Family reference: Gomez's Grandpapa (whether this was Grandpa Squint or Grandpa Slurp is unspecified) who signed the marriage contract. Cousin Crimp, whom Gomez mistakes for himself in Morticia's jail painting. Note: Don Xavier is momentarily surprised by Thing's existence but quickly adapts to it, implying that his family lives by the same macabre standards as the Addamses and their extended family.
49	15	"Christmas with the Addams Family"	Sidney Lanfield	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	December 24, 1965 (1965-12-24)
Not wanting the children to be disappointed, each member of the family dresses as Santa Claus. Family mentioned: Cousin Caliban whose head sculpture is a gift for Grandmama (imply Caliban is Gomez's cousin on his mother's side), sculptor didn't do the other head. Aunt Singe the witch from the Halloween episode is mentioned. Cartoon References: #1 Mortica decorates a bare Christmas tree, no caption. #2 The children stoke the fireplace. The caption reads The little dears, the still believe in Santa Clause . Note: Morticia sings Deck the Halls.
50	16	"Uncle Fester, Tycoon"	Sidney Salkow	Sloan Nibley and Preston Wood	December 31, 1965 (1965-12-31)
Fester takes a correspondence course and boldly storms the gates of the business world. Roy Roberts appears as business executive Thaddeus Logan.
51	17	"Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama"	Sidney Salkow	Teleplay: Sloan Nibley and Preston Wood Story: Lila Garrett and Bernie Kahn	January 7, 1966 (1966-01-07)
The Addams mansion becomes a battlefield when Gomez and Morticia tell Grandmama and Uncle Fester that they think they are spoiling Pugsley and Wednesday. Irene Tedrow plays Inez Thudd the Governess. Family mentioned: Old Ebenezer Addams who was said to be "inspiring" after he sold the first guns to the Indians. Great Grandfather Blob - who pried the "Great Star of the East", the Sacred Ruby from the head of a Hindu. Cousin Nanook (last mentioned in The Addams Family Splurges whose family (four faces) is carved in a totem pole.
52	18	"Fester Goes on a Diet"	Sidney Lanfield	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	January 14, 1966 (1966-01-14)
When Fester vows to get in shape for a visit from his pen pal, Morticia jumps to an out-of-this-world conclusion. Fester's pen pal Evette from the Folies Bergère makes an appearance. Jack LaLanne guest stars as himself. Family mentioned: Cousin Slump - "one moment a brilliant nuclear physicist, the next he was running around Los Alamos in a three cornered hat and powdered wig." Grandpa Squint Adams - who said of Cousin Blob (stated to be a ghost in Lurch Learns to Dance), "two heads are better than one"; fourth and final reference to Grandpa Squint.
53	19	"The Great Treasure Hunt"	Sidney Lanfield	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	January 21, 1966 (1966-01-21)
The Addams Family hire a shady captain and his first mate to help them find a buried treasure. Roger Arroyo plays Cousin Itt in this episode. Family mentioned: Great-Grandfather Pegleg - wanted by 15 countries for piracy. Wore a pegleg just for appearances. Buried at sea with full military honors - handcuffs, blindfold and dropped off a plank. Portrait of Uncle Droop (who "appeared" as an urn of ashes in Lurch Learns to Dance) in a Civil War general's uniform with eyes popping off the painting; Droop is identical in appearance to General Ulysses S. Addams (mentioned in Uncle Fester's Toupee), implying that the former is a direct descendant of the latter. Portrait of Aunt Drip (previously seen in Lurch Learns to Dance), who was married to Uncle Droop (normal looking).
54	20	"Ophelia Finds Romance"	Sidney Lanfield	Hannibal Coons and Harry Winkler	January 28, 1966 (1966-01-28)
Morticia's sister Ophelia has a new beau and the family is convinced he is a fraud so they attempt to reveal him.
55	21	"Pugsley's Allowance"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	February 4, 1966 (1966-02-04)
Pugsley shocks his parents when he announces that he wants to find a job. When Pugsley convinces Wednesday to help, one of their jobs involves doing housework for the Henson Family. Family mentioned: Cousin Goop - Really knew how to look for a job...never found one.
56	22	"Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump"	Sidney Lanfield	Elroy Schwartz	February 11, 1966 (1966-02-11)
Granny Frump (Margaret Hamilton) mistakenly believes that Gomez and Morticia are sending her to a home for the aged for her birthday.
57	23	"Morticia the Decorator"	Sidney Salkow	Gene Thompson	February 18, 1966 (1966-02-18)
To sell the neighboring Addams Family an insurance policy, agent Joe Digby allows Morticia to redecorate his home.
58	24	"Ophelia Visits Morticia"	Sidney Lanfield	Art Weingarten	February 25, 1966 (1966-02-25)
Ophelia's fiancee Montrose (George Cisar) has left her to join the Peace Corps, so the family attempts to enroll Fester so he can retrieve him.
59	25	"Addams Cum Laude"	Sidney Lanfield	Sloan Nibley and Bill Lutz	March 4, 1966 (1966-03-04)
Gomez and Morticia take over management of a private school run by Sam Hillard (Allyn Joslyn). Family mentioned: Old Erasmus Addams who once said "You've got to take the bull by the teeth".
60	26	"Cat Addams"	Stanley Z. Cherry	Paul Tuckahoe	March 11, 1966 (1966-03-11)
Kitty Cat is feeling under the weather, and the vet Dr. Marvin P. Gunderson (Marty Ingels) is less than willing to treat a lion when Dr. Mbogo is unable to make a house call.
61	27	"Lurch's Little Helper"	Sidney Lanfield	Phil Leslie	March 18, 1966 (1966-03-18)
Lurch may be out of a job when Gomez builds a robot ("played" by Robby the Robot) to help around the house. Family mentioned: Morticia's painting of Cousin Crimp (two headed with a male and female head) is shown; fourth and final reference to Cousin Crimp.
62	28	"Addams Policy"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	March 25, 1966 (1966-03-25)
After Uncle Fester's flamethrower destroys the family's stuffed bear, insurance executive Arthur Henson (played by Parley Baer) tries to weasel out of the policy.
63	29	"Lurch's Grand Romance"	Sidney Lanfield	Gene Thompson and Art Weingarten	April 1, 1966 (1966-04-01)
Lurch suffers from unrequited love over Trivia (Diane Jergens, in her last on-screen appearance), Morticia's visiting school chum who only has eyes for show business. Note: Trivia, a non-relative, shares a name with both Aunt Trivia and Cousin Trivia. Family mentioned: "Casanova" Addams who was jailed for non payment of alimony.
64	30	"Ophelia's Career"	Sidney Lanfield	Harry Winkler and Hannibal Coons	April 8, 1966 (1966-04-08)
When Ophelia laments that she has been jilted, Morticia suggests a career as an alternative to marriage. Family mentioned: "Sir Newton" Addams, a scientist who set his house on fire.

Reunion Special (1977)

Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
"Halloween with the New Addams Family"	David Steinmetz	George Tibbles	October 30, 1977 (1977-10-30)

Home releases

MGM Home Entertainment released The Addams Family on DVD in Region 1 in 2006 and 2007, in three volumes, and a complete set featuring all 64 episodes.

DVD name	Episodes	Release date	Additional information
Volume 1	22	August 10, 2006	Audio commentary for "The Addams Family Goes to School" by cast members Lisa Loring, Ken Weatherwax, and Felix Silla, along with The Addams Chronicles author Stephen Cox You Rang, Mr. Addams featurette Snap, Snap featurette Theme Song Karaoke
Volume 2	21	March 27, 2007	Mad About the Addams featurette: Experts discuss the history and impact of the show Thing and Cousin Itt commentaries Guest Star Séance interactive featurette: A magical crystal ball conjures guest star clips and trivia Tombstone Trivia on "Morticia's Romance, Part 1" Episode Audio commentary with The Addams Chronicles author Stephen Cox
Volume 3	21	September 11, 2007	Thing and Cousin Itt commentaries. Audio commentary with Stephen Cox, author of "The Addams Chronicles". Tombstone Trivia on "Cat Addams" Episode.
The Complete Series	64	November 13, 2007	Special "velvet-touch" package.

External links

• The Addams Family Episode Guide

For both seasons, episodes aired Friday nights at 8:30 p.m.

Characters

The main cast (clockwise from rear left): Gomez (John Astin), Lurch (Ted Cassidy), Pugsley (Ken Weatherwax), Morticia (Carolyn Jones), and Wednesday (Lisa Loring).

Addams Family members

Actor	Role	Character
Carolyn Jones	Morticia Addams (née Frump)	A cultivated and beautiful woman who knits, dabbles in art, plays the shamisen, raises a carnivorous plant and trims roses by clipping off the buds and arranging the thorny stems in a vase. With long, straight ebony-black hair, she is always attired in a floor-length tight black dress that ends, apparently, in a full set of tentacles. With her aristocratic bearing and detachment, she is often the calm center of the chaotic events of the household, but she performs magical feats effortlessly; for instance, in "Winning of Morticia Addams" she bounces a basketball through three baskets.
John Astin	Gomez Addams	A retired lawyer, Gomez is of Castilian descent, he refers to Spain as his "ancestral home". Gomez is passionately in love with his wife, often referring to her with Spanish pet names such as "Querida" and "Cara Mía". His ardor is greatly intensified when she speaks French (a running joke has Gomez mistaking other languages, including Yiddish, for French). Gomez is very wealthy, apparently as a result of owning numerous companies and stocks and is often following the tape from a stock ticker that is installed in the living room. Gomez has a desk drawer and a safe full of cash. He squanders money in a cavalier manner and loses it on stocks, but still remains wealthy. His hobby is gleefully crashing and detonating model trains. He sometimes stands on his head as he reads the newspaper or plays solitaire. Regularly dressed in a double-breasted and chalk-pinstriped suit with a black tie, Gomez is almost always seen smoking a cigar. Astin based the character of Gomez on Groucho Marx. Like Groucho, Astin was also a cigar smoker; he then quit cigars after the series ended.
Jackie Coogan	Uncle Fester	Morticia's exuberant uncle who is completely bald and usually dressed in a dark, floor length coat or robe with a large fur collar. Fester is quite fond of dynamite and blasting caps. He often relaxes on a bed of nails, by inserting his head into a book press or by being stretched on a wooden torture rack. Fester powers light bulbs by placing them into his mouth (the toy or "magic" light bulb used for this trick is still available today).
Ted Cassidy	Lurch	The Addams' loyal butler, who mainly speaks in grunts or groans. Morticia and Gomez summon him with a hangman's-noose bell pull, to which he immediately appears on screen and replies, "You rang?" On occasions, things like an emergency bell or banging the knight armor would summon him if the usual bell ends up out of order. Lurch is very tall, physically imposing and plays the 1503 vintage "Krupnik" harpsichord that was originally in Cousin Crimp's family for 400 years. After Lurch answers the door he removes the hats of male visitors, usually crushing them in the process. He is frequently seen with a feather duster. Cassidy made a cameo appearance as Lurch on an episode of the Batman TV series, and on TV music shows while promoting the pop song of the era "The Lurch" (and the dance which it accompanied).
Blossom Rock	Grandmama Addams	Gomez's mother, a witch who conjures potions and spells and dabbles in fortune telling with a crystal ball, and knife throwing. Sometimes she is carrying a battle-axe or sharpening it on a grinding-wheel in the middle of the living room.
Lisa Loring	Wednesday Addams	Gomez's and Morticia's daughter and the youngest member of the family, Wednesday is a strange yet sweet-natured little girl who enjoys keeping bizarre pets such as a black widow spider named Homer and a lizard named Lucifer, in addition to playing with a headless doll named Marie Antoinette.
Ken Weatherwax	Pugsley Addams	Gomez's and Morticia's son and Wednesday's older brother. Chubby, kind-hearted and smart, he occasionally conforms to conventional standards contrary to his family, such as joining the Boy Scouts. He also enjoys engineering various machines, playing with blasting caps, and playing with his pet octopus Aristotle.
Thing	As "Itself"	A disembodied hand that appears out of boxes and other conveniently placed containers. Thing also appears from a knothole in a tree in the front yard, and in The Addams Family in Court, Thing reaches out of Gomez's briefcase to hand him a legal paper in court. Gomez's constant "companion" since childhood, Thing is always ready to assist family members with minor daily services and diversions, such as lifting the receiver on telephones, retrieving the mail, lighting cigars, pouring tea, and playing chess. The tagline is, "Thank you, Thing". Thing apparently has the ability to teleport from container to container, almost instantly: Thing sometimes appears from different containers at opposite ends of the room within seconds of each other. Though Ted Cassidy would often portray Thing, assistant director Jack Voglin would sometimes portray Thing in scenes where Lurch and Thing appear together. Thing (sometimes "The Thing") was billed as "Itself" in the closing credits; animals in Filmways productions were billed the same way, for instance, Mr. Ed was billed as "Himself".

Pets of the Addams Family

• Aristotle – Pugsley's pet octopus.
• Fang – Pugsley's pet jaguar.
• Cleopatra – Morticia's pet African Strangler (a type of man-eating plant).
• Kitty Kat – The Addams Family's pet lion. In "The Addams Family Tree", it is mentioned by Gomez that Kitty "can't stand the taste of people". In "Cat Addams", it is claimed that Kitty Kat's dad ate the father of Dr. Mbogo which explains why Dr. Mbogo won't treat Kitty Kat.
• Tristan and Isolde – The Addams Family's pet piranhas.
• Homer – Wednesday's pet spider.
• Zelda – The family's pet vulture.

Addams Family relatives

The following relatives made appearances on the show, but members of the family mentioned other relatives in each of the episodes:

Actor	Role	Character
Felix Silla & Roger Arroyo	Cousin Itt	Gomez's cousin, Itt is a diminutive character composed entirely of floor-length hair accompanied by a bowler hat and sunglasses. He speaks in rapid, unintelligible gibberish that only the family can understand. He has a low-ceilinged room of his own in the house, but sometimes he is in the chimney of the living room fireplace. The character was created specifically for the television series.
Carolyn Jones	Ophelia Frump	Morticia's flighty flower-child older sister who is the "white sheep of the family". In the two-part second-season episode "Morticia's Romance", Gomez is originally engaged to Ophelia in an arranged marriage, but when he sees the then-22-year-old Morticia (dressed in a grown-up version of Wednesday's clothing), they fall in love with each other. The flowers entwined in Ophelia's hair actually have roots that travel down into her foot, and the foot raises when one of the flowers is tugged on. She sings in three-part harmony and has a love of judo that enables her to flip men (usually Gomez) onto their backs. Ophelia was played by Carolyn Jones in a blonde wig, and, along with Cousin Itt, was created specifically for the television series, appearing in family portrait artwork by Charles Addams after the show's debut.
Margaret Hamilton	Granny Hester Frump	The mother of Morticia and Ophelia and the grandmother of Wednesday and Pugsley. She is a witch and an old friend of Grandmama Addams.
Hazel Shermet	Cousin Melancholia	A cousin of Morticia who was repeatedly jilted. After her last fiance ran off, Morticia and Gomez take her in and try to find her a husband.

Minor characters

Actor	Role	Character
Parley Baer	Arthur J. Henson	An insurance executive and politician in the town where the family resides.
Eddie Quillan	Joe Digby	An insurance clerk who works for Arthur Henson. Eddie Quillan also played Clyde Arbogast, Arthur Henson's assistant in "Gomez, the People's Choice".
Allyn Joslyn	Sam Hilliard	A truant officer who is scared to death of the family. Later, he runs a private school where Gomez briefly worked. In one episode, his middle name is given as "Lucifer", much to the family's delight ("Sam Hill" is an older American euphemism for Satan).
Rolfe Sedan	Mr. Briggs	The neighborhood mailman who delivers the mail to the Addams house.
Vito Scotti	Sam Picasso	A scheming Spanish artist upon whom family members rely for artistic advice.

Production

Writing

Series creator David Levy explained the premise of the show to syndicated columnist Erskine Johnson in August 1964: "We have made [the family] full-bodied people, not monsters ... They are not grotesque and hideous manifestations. At the same time we are protecting the images of [Charles] Addams' 'children', as he refers to them. We are living up to the spirit of his cartoons. He is more than just a cartoonist. He's a social commentator and a great wit". The tone was set by series producer Nat Perrin, who was a close friend of Groucho Marx and writer of several Marx Brothers films. Perrin created story ideas, directed one episode and rewrote every script. The series often employed the same type of zany satire and screwball humor seen in the Marx Brothers films, in addition to wordplay, physical comedy, and occasionally slapstick. There was a running gag that labeled people who were not members of the family "strange" or complained of their behavior. Another one was members of the family trading objects when they collided; in "Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor" Gomez ends up with Morticia's knitting and Morticia has his cigar. Other running jokes were about strange food and drink, e.g. toadstools and hemlock; bats, the dungeon, the cemetery and other "creepy" things; and Gomez's glee at losing money on the stock market. It lampooned politics ("Gomez, The Politician" and "Gomez, The People's Choice"); modern art ("Art and the Addams Family" and Morticia's painting in several episodes); Shakespeare and other literature ("My Fair Cousin Itt", and other episodes); the legal system ("The Addams Family in Court"); royalty ("Morticia Meets Royalty"); rock n' roll and Beatlemania ("Lurch, The Teenage Idol").

The Hall of Languages building at Syracuse University served as creative inspiration for the Addams Family home.

The Addams Family debuted at the same time as The Munsters, another black-and-white, macabre-themed family sitcom. To distinguish themselves from the competition, both shows avoided casting guest stars who had appeared on the other series, and John Astin argued in interviews that the two shows are fundamentally different, since The Munsters were physically monsters but completely normal in every other respect, whereas The Addamses were normal looking but highly eccentric. Despite this, the general public perceived the two shows as virtually interchangeable, and has continued to do so in the decades since they were both cancelled.

Opening theme

Main article: The Addams Family Theme

The show's theme, written and arranged by longtime Hollywood composer Vic Mizzy, is dominated by a harpsichord and a bass harmonica, with finger snaps as percussive accompaniment. Ted Cassidy punctuated the lyrics with the words "neat", "sweet" and "petite". Mizzy's theme was released by RCA Victor as a 45-rpm single, although it failed to chart in the U.S. The song was revived for the 1992 animated series, as well as in 2007 for a series of Addams Family television commercials for M&M's chocolates. It was also revisited in the dance scene in Addams Family Values.

The closing theme is similar, but is instrumental and features such instruments as a triangle, a wood block, a siren whistle and a duck call replacing some of the finger snaps.

Broadcast syndication

The show has aired worldwide. In the United Kingdom it aired on ITV from 1965 to 1966, on Channel 4 on Friday evenings from 1984 to 1985, and on Sky 1 from 1991 to 1992. It was aired on BBC Two at 6 p.m. on Monday nights from February 1992 until the end of 1993, on Saturdays in 1994, and later during school summer holidays before leaving the air at the end of August 1996.

In October 2011 the series was picked up by Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang and ran from October of that year for Halloween alongside The Munsters until Halloween 2013. It aired on select local stations and on Antenna TV until December 30, 2017.

The show has a dedicated channel on Pluto TV.

As of November 2020, the series airs on FETV.

As of May 2021, the show airs on MeTV.

Home media

MGM Home Entertainment (distributed by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment) has released The Addams Family on DVD in Region 1, 2 and 4 in three-volume sets.

DVD Name	Episodes	Release date	Additional information
Volume 1	22	August 10, 2006	Audio commentary for "The Addams Family Goes to School" by cast members Lisa Loring, Ken Weatherwax and Felix Silla, along with Stephen Cox (author of The Addams Chronicles) You Rang, Mr. Addams featurette Snap, Snap featurette Theme Song Karaoke The DVD releases contain alterations to the episodes "Halloween with the Addams Family" and "The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man". In two scenes, Morticia's song "It's So Nice to Have a 'Thing' Around the House" (to the tune of "It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House") was cut. The edits were made because MGM/20th Century Fox could not obtain the rights to the original song.
Volume 2	21	March 27, 2007	Mad About the Addams featurette: Experts discuss the history and impact of the show Thing and Cousin Itt commentaries Guest Star Séance interactive featurette: A magical crystal ball conjures guest star clips and trivia Tombstone Trivia on "Morticia's Romance, Part 1" episode Audio commentary with The Addams Chronicles author Stephen Cox
Volume 3	21	September 11, 2007	Thing and Cousin Itt commentaries Audio commentary with Stephen Cox, author of The Addams Chronicles Tombstone Trivia on "Cat Addams" episode
The Complete Series	64	November 13, 2007	Special "velvet-touch" package

Streaming

As of April 2019, the series can be purchased on iTunes, and can be streamed in the United States via Amazon Video and IMDb. The minisodes are available on Crackle and Vudu.

As of October 1, 2019, the series is also being aired on its own channel (511) on Pluto TV.

Soundtrack

A soundtrack album was released in 1965 containing all of Vic Mizzy's compositions for the series entitled Original Music From The Addams Family.

Reunions, sequels and adaptations

A reunion TV film, Halloween with the New Addams Family, aired on NBC in October 1977 and starred all of the original cast, except for Blossom Rock, who was very ill at the time and was replaced as Grandmama by Phyllis actress Jane Rose. Elvia Allman portrayed Mother Frump, whom Margaret Hamilton had played in the original series. Veteran character actors Parley Baer and Vito Scotti, who both had recurring roles in the original series, also appeared in the movie. The film also included extended family members created specifically for this production, such as Gomez's brother Pancho (played by Henry Darrow) and two additional children, Wednesday Jr. and Pugsley Jr. The latter two were portrayed as near copies of the original children, now known as Wednesday Sr. and Pugsley Sr., who were once again played respectively by Lisa Loring and Ken Weatherwax, the original Wednesday and Pugsley in the series. Vic Mizzy rewrote and conducted the series theme as an instrumental.

In 1972, the third episode of the Saturday morning animated series The New Scooby-Doo Movies featured the Addams Family. Astin, Jones, Coogan, and Cassidy all reprised their roles; 11-year-old Jodie Foster provided the voice of Pugsley. This episode was the pilot for the 1973 animated series. Coogan and Cassidy were the only original series cast members who returned for this series. Jodie Foster also returned as the voice of Pugsley. Astin reprised his role as Gomez Addams for the 1992 animated adaptation of the series. Weatherwax and Loring, the only other original cast members still living at the time, did not participate.

In 1998, a standalone film, Addams Family Reunion, aired on the Fox Family Channel, followed by the series The New Addams Family that ran from 1998 to 2000. Astin appeared in the series as Grandpapa Addams.

In other media

Film

Main article: The Addams Family (1991 film)

A successful film, The Addams Family, was released by Paramount Pictures in 1991, starring Raul Julia as Gomez, Anjelica Huston as Morticia, Christopher Lloyd as an amnesiac Uncle Fester and Christina Ricci as Wednesday. After the film's release, series creator David Levy filed a lawsuit against Paramount Pictures; the suit was settled out of court. A sequel, Addams Family Values, followed in 1993, to greater critical success than the first film, though it earned less at the box office.

Television

Main article: Batman (TV series)

Ted Cassidy makes an in-character appearance as Lurch in a "window-cameo" in the 1960s Batman television series.

External links

• The Addams Family at IMDb
• The Addams Family-related interview videos at the Archive of American Television