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"The Addams Family" (1964): Season 2: Episode 30 -- Poor, poor Ophelia has been jilted again. Afraid her sister is doomed for continual unhappiness with the pursuit of men, Morticia suggests Ophelia embark on a career instead.
"The Addams Family" (1964): Season 2: Episode 29 -- Lurch falls in love when Morticia's old school chum, Tiny Trivia, comes to visit. Unfortunately, the showbiz-obsessed pixie has no time for, or interest in, the lovable giant.
"The Addams Family" (1964): Season 2: Episode 28 -- Gomez starts his own insurance company when their insurance agent refuses to replace the stuffed bear Uncle Fester accidentally incinerated while playing with Morticia's flame thrower.
"The Addams Family" (1964): Season 2: Episode 27 -- When Morticia tells Gomez she fears Lurch is being overworked, Gomez builds Lurch a giant robot assistant named Smiley to help Lurch with all the household tasks.
"The Addams Family" (1964): Season 2: Episode 26 -- Morticia is concerned because the family's pet lion, Kitty Cat, seems to have lost his appetite. After trying some home remedies, the family calls in the aid of a local veterinarian.

Overview

User Rating:
8.2/10   1,474 votes
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Writers:
Hannibal Coons (writer) (25 episodes)
Harry Winkler (writer) (25 episodes)
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Seasons:
1 | 2 full episode list
Release Date:
18 September 1964 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Family | Horror more
Plot:
The misadventures of a blissfully macabre family. full summary
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Awards:
3 nominations more
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User Comments:
Classic macabre fun. Forget the movies, the original and the best. more (40 total)

Cast

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Carolyn Jones ... Morticia Frump Addams / ... (64 episodes, 1964-1966)

John Astin ... Gomez Addams (64 episodes, 1964-1966)
Ted Cassidy ... Lurch / ... (64 episodes, 1964-1966)
Jackie Coogan ... Uncle Fester Frump (62 episodes, 1964-1966)
Ken Weatherwax ... Pugsley Addams (41 episodes, 1964-1966)
Lisa Loring ... Wednesday Addams (37 episodes, 1964-1966)
Marie Blake ... Grandmama Addams (34 episodes, 1964-1966)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
30 min (64 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Finland:K-7 (DVD) (2007) | Singapore:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | USA:TV-G
Filming Locations:
General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Company:
American Broadcasting Company (ABC) more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to the DVD commentary, Ken Weatherwax (Pugsley) was allergic to the 100% wool costumes that the costume designers provided, so his mother bought all of his costumes for him. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: While Kitty is consistently referred to with female pronouns throughout the series, the lion that plays Kitty is a male lion. more
Quotes:
[repeated line]
Lurch: UH-H-H-H-H-H-H-H-UH!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Married with Children: Just Shoe It (#6.15)" (1992) more

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24 out of 25 people found the following comment useful.
Classic macabre fun. Forget the movies, the original and the best., 6 January 2002
Author: Infofreak from Perth, Australia

'The Addams Family' was one of my favourite TV shows growing up because of it's overall weirdness, which appealed to my sick sensibilities having been raised on a diet of Mad magazine and Hammer horror movies, and because it was genuinely funny. And all these years later it still is. As an adult I appreciate it on even more levels. With hindsight it manages to look like one of the most subversive shows ever shown on TV, while simultaneously showing one of the most loving, and well adjusted families in TV history! How ironic is that?

John Astin as Gomez Addams shows outstanding comic flair, and is still a delight to watch. (Try and track down the ahead of its time comic western 'Evil Roy Slade' for another wonderful Astin performance.) The chemistry between Astin and on-screen wife Morticia (the lovely Carolyn Jones) is smoldering AND hilarious, and the two are backed up by a fine supporting cast, especially former child star Jackie Coogan as the bizarre but lovable Uncle Fester.

Forget the hit and miss movies, these are the original and still the best Addams family. Wonderful fun!

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