The Addams Family is an American
television series based on the characters in Charles
Addams' New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute
series was shot in black-and-white and aired for two
seasons in 64 installments on ABC from
September 18, 1964 to
April
8, 1966. It is often compared to its
working-class rival, The Munsters, which ran
for the same two seasons and achieved somewhat
higher Nielsen Ratings.
It was originally produced by Filmways, Inc. at General Service Studios in Hollywood, California. Successor company MGM Television (via The Program Exchange for broadcast syndication, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for home video/DVD) owns the rights to the show.
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Addams Family Goes to School | September 11, 1964 |
| 2 | Morticia and the Psychiatrist | September 25, 1964 |
| 3 | Fester's Punctured Romance | October 2, 1964 |
| 4 | Gomez the Politician | October 9, 1964 |
| 5 | The Addams Family Tree | October 16, 1964 |
| 6 | Morticia Joins the Ladies League | October 23, 1964 |
| 7 | Halloween With the Addams Family | October 30, 1964 |
| 8 | Green Eyed Gomez | November 6, 1964 |
| 9 | The New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family | November 13, 1964 |
| 10 | Wednesday Leaves Home | November 20, 1964 |
| 11 | The Addams Family Meets the VIPs | November 27, 1964 |
| 12 | Morticia, the Matchmaker | December 4, 1964 |
| 13 | Lurch Learns to Dance | December 11, 1964 |
| 14 | Art and the Addams Family | December 18, 1964 |
| 15 | The Addams Family Meets the Beatnik | January 1, 1965 |
| 16 | The Addams Family Meets the Undercover Man | January 8, 1965 |
| 17 | Mother Lurch Visits the Addams Family | January 15, 1965 |
| 18 | Uncle Fester's Illness | January 22, 1965 |
| 19 | The Addams Family Splurges | January 29, 1965 |
| 20 | Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family | February 5, 1965 |
| 21 | The Addams Family in Court | February 12, 1965 |
| 22 | Amnesia in the Addams Family | February 19, 1965 |
| 23 | Thing Is Missing | March 5, 1965 |
| 24 | Crisis In the Addams Family | March 12, 1965 |
| 25 | Lurch and His Harpsichord | March 19, 1965 |
| 26 | Morticia, the Breadwinner | March 26, 1965 |
| 27 | The Addams Family and the Spacemen | April 2, 1965 |
| 28 | My Son, the Chimp | April 9, 1965 |
| 29 | Morticia's Favorite Charity | April 16, 1965 |
| 30 | Progress and the Addams Family | April 23, 1965 |
| 31 | Uncle Fester's Toupee | April 30, 1965 |
| 32 | Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor | May 7, 1965 |
| 33 | Lurch, the Teenage Idol | May 14, 1965 |
| 34 | The Winning of Morticia Addams | May 21, 1965 |
Season Two: 1965-1966
| # | Title | Broadcast |
|---|---|---|
| 35(1) | My Fair Cousin Itt | September 17, 1965 |
| 36(2) | Morticia's Romance (1) | September 24, 1965 |
| 37(3) | Morticia's Romance (2) | October 1, 1965 |
| 38(4) | Morticia Meets Royalty | October 8, 1965 |
| 39(5) | Gomez, the People's Choice | October 15, 1965 |
| 40(6) | Cousin Itt's Problem | October 22, 1965 |
| 41(7) | Halloween, Addams Style | October 29, 1965 |
| 42(8) | Morticia, the Writer | November 5, 1965 |
| 43(9) | Morticia, the Sculptress | November 12, 1965 |
| 44(10) | Gomez, the Reluctant Lover | November 19, 1965 |
| 45(11) | Feud in the Addams Family | November 26, 1965 |
| 46(12) | Gomez, the Cat Burglar | December 3, 1965 |
| 47(13) | Portrait of Gomez | December 10, 1965 |
| 48(14) | Morticia's Dilemma | December 17, 1965 |
| 49(15) | Christmas with the Addams Family | December 24, 1965 |
| 50(16) | Uncle Fester, Tycoon | December 31, 1965 |
| 51(17) | Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama | January 7, 1966 |
| 52(18) | Fester Goes on a Diet | January 14, 1966 |
| 53(19) | The Great Treasure Hunt | January 21, 1966 |
| 54(20) | Ophelia Finds Romance | January 28, 1966 |
| 55(21) | Pugsley's Allowance | February 4, 1966 |
| 56(22) | Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump | February 11, 1966 |
| 57(23) | Morticia, the Decorator | February 18, 1966 |
| 58(24) | Ophelia Visits Morticia | February 25, 1966 |
| 59(25) | Addams Cum Laude | March 4, 1966 |
| 60(26) | Cat Addams | March 11, 1966 |
| 61(27) | Lurch's Little Helper | March 18, 1966 |
| 62(28) | The Addams Policy | March 25, 1966 |
| 63(29) | Lurch's Grand Romance | April 1, 1966 |
| 64(30) | Ophelia's Career | April 8, 1966 |
