About Cousin Itt, Morticia says: "Too short to be an actor, too tall to be a producer." Carolyn Jones had just been divorced from Aaron Spelling, a prolific - though rather diminutive - TV producer.
In this first appearance of Cousin Itt, he has visible arms and hands seen while doing his magic act. In later appearances, Itt's arms and hands are not shown.
The music that Lurch plays at the start (with Thing on castanets) is called "The Anxiety Tango", according to the album "Original Music from The Addams Family."
First appearance of Cousin Itt.
Alan Reed who plays the park Commissioner Fiske also did the voice of Fred Flintstone in the original TV series.