John Astin is Gomez Addams, head of the offbeat and macabre Addams family. In this classic comedy series, he and wife Morticia and children Wednesday and Pugsley live in a mansion with Uncle Fester, a disembodied hand named Thing, and the enormous butler, Lurch, as they terrify their neighbors with some abnormal interests.
When Gomez receives his property tax bill, he decides that their town's mayor, Mr. Henson, is completely incompetent, and, with some prodding by Morticia, decides to run for office.
Cousin Itt is back, and the family is overjoyed, but the happiness doesn't last when Morticia notices that Itt seems to be losing his hair, endangering his uniquely good looks.
Gomez and Morticia are outraged when Wednesday comes home from trick-or-treating in tears after a neighbor tells her witches don't really exist.
Pugsley is in love with his teacher, Miss Dunbar, and tries to woo her by copying and sending one of Gomez's old love letters, getting his father into a variety of compromising positions.
Unfortunately for Gomez, Wednesday and Pugsley refuse to go to sleep until they hear the conclusion of the tale of his and Morticia's courtship.
It is Gomez and Morticia's 13th wedding anniversary, and their children want a bedtime story, so Morticia obliges with the tale of how she and Gomez first met and fell in love.
The family take up their battlestations when they hear news of a cat burglar loose in the neighborhood but are faced with a dilemma when they discover the crook may be Gomez.
Morticia is bored and lacking artistic fulfillment. She decides she needs a hobby to snap herself out of her funk and so takes up sculpting.
Determined to correct the dreadful, dragon-slaying type of literature that Wednesday and Pugsley are exposed to, Morticia sets out to create a new literary world for children.
When Gomez attempts to boost Cousin Itt's failing ego by casting him as the lead in a play for Wednesday's birthday, the promise of celebrity soon goes to Itt's head.
The visit of Gomez's aunt, Princess Millicent, becomes a royal pain in the butt, but Thing hopes the visit never ends, as he has taken a liking to Millicent's handmaiden, Lady Fingers.
Official visitors from an unfriendly nation receive the shock of their lives when they decide to exploit the Addams Family as an average, uncultured American family.
When Lurch's mother's visit prompts Lurch to confess that she is unaware of his service work, Morticia plans for she and Gomez to switch roles with Lurch during Mother Lurch's stay.
When Grandmama is advised to take painting lessons, Gomez calls in Picasso, but the man who shows up is a Sam Picasso, and he shares only one thing with the actual genius: his name.
We knew Lurch could play a mean harpsichord, but who knew he could sing? His gravelly voice becomes the newest sensation, bringing mobs of teenage girls to the Addams mansion.
Mr. Henson, the Addams' ex-insurance man and now City Commissioner, condemns the Addams home, hoping to get rid of the family and build a freeway in the mansion's place.
When Cousin Itt comes to visit with the Addams Family, Gomez and Morticia try have him stay longer by finding him a local job.
Uncle Fester applies for a job as an insurance salesman with the same company which is threatening to cancel the Addams' policy due to Fester's penchant for explosions.
After an altercation with Uncle Fester, Thing suddenly disappears from his box, and the family begins to suspect foul play.
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.
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