The Addams Family

Name: The Addams Family
Genre: Comedy
Released: September 18, 1964
Cast: John Astin, Ted Cassidy, Lisa Loring, Jackie Coogan, Carolyn Jones

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ABC | Release Date: September 18, 1964

Starring: John Astin, Ted Cassidy, Lisa Loring, Jackie Coogan, Carolyn Jones, Blossom Rock, Ken Weatherwax, Felix Silla

Summary: The Addams Family centers around one of the two "creepy" families that premiered on television in 1964. ABC aired The Addams Family and CBS aired The Munsters. The Addams Family consisted of Gomez and Morticia Addams and their two children, Pugsley and Wednesday. Also included are Uncle Fester, Grandmama, the hairy Cousin Itt, the butlerThe Addams Family centers around one of the two "creepy" families that premiered on television in 1964. ABC aired The Addams Family and CBS aired The Munsters. The Addams Family consisted of Gomez and Morticia Addams and their two children, Pugsley and Wednesday. Also included are Uncle Fester, Grandmama, the hairy Cousin Itt, the butler Lurch and Thing!

The series is based on a one-panel cartoon created by Charles Addams that had appeared in The New Yorker magazine since the 1930s. The show's title came from the cartoonist's name; The family in the cartoon is never referred to by name. The finger-snapping theme song was written by Vic Mizzy, who also write the theme for Green Acres.

The series lasted two seasons, yet gained much more success in syndication. The series was later transformed into a the 1991 feature film starring Raul Julia and Angelica Huston.ABC Broadcast History:
Sept 1964-Sept 1966 Fridays 8:30 p.m.… Expand

Creator: Charles Addams

Genre(s): Comedy

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S2:E30. Ophelia's Career
Air Date: April 8, 1966
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S2:E29. Lurch's Grand Romance
Air Date: April 1, 1966
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S2:E28. The Addams Policy
Air Date: March 25, 1966

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Barny

Dec 9, 2022

Simply compare all the iterations of the Addams Family, this one is macabre but incredibly loving, hopeful, exuding positive energy. The subsequent ones are entirely inferior ranging from sarcastic to plain psychopathic.

The acting is spot on, fun light and delightful, the rest is alsoSimply compare all the iterations of the Addams Family, this one is macabre but incredibly loving, hopeful, exuding positive energy. The subsequent ones are entirely inferior ranging from sarcastic to plain psychopathic.

The acting is spot on, fun light and delightful, the rest is also great: music, costumes, sets, photography. So much fun watching all these old episode, despite being filmed almost 60 years ago, it is still fresh and funny: quite an accomplishment!… Expand

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Series Overview
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 17, 1965
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  S2:E30. Ophelia's Career
  Air Date: April 8, 1966
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  S2:E29. Lurch's Grand Romance
  Air Date: April 1, 1966
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  S2:E28. The Addams Policy
  Air Date: March 25, 1966
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  S2:E27. Lurch's Little Helper
  Air Date: March 18, 1966
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  S2:E26. Cat Addams
  Air Date: March 11, 1966
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  S2:E25. Addams Cum Laude
  Air Date: March 4, 1966
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  S2:E24. Ophelia Visits Morticia
  Air Date: February 25, 1965
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  S2:E23. Morticia, the Decorator
  Air Date: February 18, 1966
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  S2:E22. Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump
  Air Date: February 11, 1966
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  S2:E21. Pugsley's Allowance
  Air Date: February 4, 1966
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  S2:E20. Ophelia Finds Romance
  Air Date: January 28, 1966
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  S2:E19. The Great Treasure Hunt
  Air Date: January 21, 1966
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  S2:E18. Fester Goes on a Diet
  Air Date: January 14, 1966
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  S2:E17. Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama
  Air Date: January 7, 1966
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  S2:E16. Uncle Fester, Tycoon
  Air Date: December 31, 1965
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  S2:E15. Christmas with the Addams Family
  Air Date: December 24, 1965
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  S2:E14. Morticia's Dilemma
  Air Date: December 17, 1965
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  S2:E13. Portrait of Gomez
  Air Date: December 10, 1965
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  S2:E12. Gomez, the Cat Burglar
  Air Date: December 3, 1965
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  S2:E11. Feud in the Addams Family
  Air Date: November 26, 1965
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  S2:E10. Gomez, the Reluctant Lover
  Air Date: November 19, 1965
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  S2:E9. Morticia, the Sculptress
  Air Date: November 12, 1965
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  S2:E8. Morticia, the Writer
  Air Date: November 5, 1965
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  S2:E7. Halloween - Addams Style
  Air Date: October 29, 1965
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  S2:E6. Cousin Itt's Problem
  Air Date: October 22, 1965
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  S2:E5. Gomez, the People's Choice
  Air Date: October 15, 1965
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  S2:E4. Morticia Meets Royalty
  Air Date: October 8, 1965
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  S2:E3. Morticia's Romance (2)
  Air Date: October 1, 1965
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  S2:E2. Morticia's Romance (1)
  Air Date: September 24, 1965
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  S2:E1. My Fair Cousin Itt
  Air Date: September 17, 1965
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 18, 1964