The Addams Family

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

Lately, Uncle Fester's been a bit rundown, literally unable to maintain his wattage. Since Dr. Mbogo, the reliable family witch doctor, is too busy to leave Africa, the Addamses must take their chances by engaging the services of a local physician, who pays them a house call.

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

An undercover operative is convinced that the Addams family are spies.

A young biker on the run from his domineering tycoon dad ends up hiding out in the Addams house, and the Addamses couldn't be happier.

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

Morticia and Gomez are supportive of Lurch and encourage him to follow his gut feeling and take dance lessons.

Morticia plays matchmaker when her cousin Melancholia and a bachelor lawyer hoping to make a business deal both visit at the same time.

Visitors from another country regret labelling the Addams gang uncultured.

Family worries when a flustered Wednesday runs away after being scolded for borrowing Uncle Fester's TNT.

A young couple, simple, naive, and very much in love, move into the house next to the Addams'.

Gomez throws a fit of jealousy when Morticia's former boyfriend visits.

Two bank robbers accept an unknowing invitation and visit Morticia and Gomez on Halloween, in order to avoid being caught.

Gomez and Pugsley visit an old friend of the family, who owns a circus. There, Pugsley befriends Gorgo the Gorilla who later escapes and follows Pugsley home. Meanwhile, Morticia has hopes of joining the Ladies League.

Pugsley and Wednesday get into a fight over families with their friend Harold, who says that his family is better than theirs.

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.

Uncle Fester puts an ad in the personals column and when he doesn't get an immediate response he's heartbroken. Later, the family mistake a cosmetics saleswoman as a respondent to the ad.

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.

Sam Hilliard, a truant officer, shows up at the Addams family home, due to the fact that Pugsley and Wednesday are not attending school. Soon he discovers he's dealing with no typical everyday family.

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Composer Vic Mizzy (1916-2009) was interviewed by the Archive in 2004. In this excerpt from his two-hour interview, he talks about composing one of the most recognizable theme songs of all time-- The Addams Family.

A featurette on the origins of The Addams Family theme song.

Movieguy interviews the cast of the TV show The Addams Family for the DVD release of The Addams Family Volume One.

Sing-a-long with words

A look into the kooky, mysterious, and spooky life of cartoonist and Addams Family creator Charles Addams.

About the making and behind the scenes of the show.

Experts discuss the history and impact of the show.

John Astin reminisces about the TV series in this little-known retrospective that aired on a local station in Chicago on November 18, 1992.

A revival of the popular '60s TV comedy series "The Addams Family" has them preparing for Halloween in their own inimitable way. Halloween with the New Addams Family was a 1977 NBC TV-movie. This TV-movie has John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Lisa Loring, and Ken Weatherwax reprising their roles from the 1960s series The Addams Family. Blossom Rock was ill at the time of the production causing her role of Grandmama to be portrayed by Jane Rose.