A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
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Carolyn Jones
Morticia Addams
John Astin
Gomez Addams
Jackie Coogan
Uncle Fester
Ted Cassidy
Lurch
Marie Blake
Grandmama
Lisa Loring
Wednesday Addams
Ken Weatherwax
Pugsley Addams
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34 episodes • 1964Avg: 7.1
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Addams Family Goes to School | Sep 18, 1964 | 7.4 |
| 2 | Morticia and the Psychiatrist | Sep 25, 1964 | 7.6 |
| 3 | Fester's Punctured Romance | Oct 2, 1964 | 7.3 |
| 4 | Gomez, the Politician | Oct 9, 1964 | 7.3 |
| 5 | The Addams Family Tree | Oct 16, 1964 | 7.5 |
| 6 | Morticia Joins the Ladies League | Oct 23, 1964 | 7.3 |
| 7 | Halloween with the Addams Family | Oct 30, 1964 | 7.7 |
| 8 | Green-Eyed Gomez | Nov 6, 1964 | 7.8 |
| 9 | The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family | Nov 13, 1964 | 7.4 |
| 10 | Wednesday Leaves Home | Nov 20, 1964 | 7.6 |
| 11 | The Addams Family Meet the VIPs | Nov 27, 1964 | 7.4 |
| 12 | Morticia, the Matchmaker | Dec 4, 1964 | 7.6 |
| 13 | Lurch Learns to Dance | Dec 11, 1964 | 7.2 |
| 14 | Art and the Addams Family | Dec 18, 1964 | 7.0 |
| 15 | The Addams Family Meets a Beatnik | Jan 1, 1965 | 7.4 |
| 16 | The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man | Jan 8, 1965 | 7.4 |
| 17 | Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family | Jan 15, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Uncle Fester's Illness | Jan 22, 1965 | 7.5 |
| 19 | The Addams Family Splurges | Jan 29, 1965 | 7.2 |
| 20 | Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family | Feb 5, 1965 | 6.5 |
| 21 | The Addams Family in Court | Feb 12, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 22 | Amnesia in the Addams Family | Feb 19, 1965 | 6.0 |
| 23 | Thing is Missing | Mar 5, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 24 | Crisis in the Addams Family | Mar 12, 1965 | 6.6 |
| 25 | Lurch and His Harpsichord | Mar 19, 1965 | 6.8 |
| 26 | Morticia, the Breadwinner | Mar 26, 1965 | 6.2 |
| 27 | The Addams Family and the Spacemen | Apr 2, 1965 | 6.8 |
| 28 | My Son, the Chimp | Apr 9, 1965 | 6.5 |
| 29 | Morticia's Favorite Charity | Apr 16, 1965 | 6.8 |
| 30 | Progress and the Addams Family | Apr 23, 1965 | 6.8 |
| 31 | Uncle Fester's Toupee | Apr 30, 1965 | 7.4 |
| 32 | Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor | May 7, 1965 | 6.5 |
| 33 | Lurch, the Teenage Idol | May 14, 1965 | 6.5 |
| 34 | The Winning of Morticia Addams | May 21, 1965 | 6.2 |
30 episodes • 1965Avg: 7.3Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | My Fair Cousin Itt | Sep 17, 1965 | 7.5 |
| 2 | Morticia's Romance (1) | Sep 24, 1965 | 7.5 |
| 3 | Morticia's Romance (2) | Oct 1, 1965 | 7.8 |
| 4 | Morticia Meets Royalty | Oct 8, 1965 | 7.2 |
| 5 | Gomez, the People's Choice | Oct 15, 1965 | 7.2 |
| 6 | Cousin Itt's Problem | Oct 22, 1965 | 7.2 |
| 7 | Halloween - Addams Style | Oct 29, 1965 | 6.6 |
| 8 | Morticia, the Writer | Nov 5, 1965 | 7.3 |
| 9 | Morticia, the Sculptress | Nov 12, 1965 | 7.2 |
| 10 | Gomez, the Reluctant Lover | Nov 19, 1965 | 7.5 |
| 11 | Feud in the Addams Family | Nov 26, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 12 | Gomez, the Cat Burglar | Dec 3, 1965 | 7.7 |
| 13 | Portrait of Gomez | Dec 10, 1965 | 7.7 |
| 14 | Morticia's Dilemma | Dec 17, 1965 | 7.5 |
| 15 | Christmas with the Addams Family | Dec 24, 1965 | 7.4 |
| 16 | Uncle Fester, Tycoon | Dec 31, 1965 | 7.0 |
| 17 | Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama | Jan 7, 1966 | 7.2 |
| 18 | Fester Goes on a Diet | Jan 14, 1966 | 7.2 |
| 19 | The Great Treasure Hunt | Jan 21, 1966 | 7.6 |
| 20 | Ophelia Finds Romance | Jan 28, 1966 | 7.2 |
| 21 | Pugsley's Allowance | Feb 4, 1966 | 7.3 |
| 22 | Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump | Feb 11, 1966 | 7.2 |
| 23 | Morticia, the Decorator | Feb 18, 1966 | 7.2 |
| 24 | Ophelia Visits Morticia | Feb 25, 1966 | 7.7 |
| 25 | Addams Cum Laude | Mar 4, 1966 | 7.0 |
| 26 | Cat Addams | Mar 11, 1966 | 7.4 |
| 27 | Lurch's Little Helper | Mar 18, 1966 | 7.7 |
| 28 | The Addams Policy | Mar 25, 1966 | 7.2 |
| 29 | Lurch's Grand Romance | Apr 1, 1966 | 7.2 |
| 30 | Ophelia's Career | Apr 8, 1966 | 7.0 |
