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S2 E14 Morticia's Dilemma

Comedy

9+

25 minutes

16 Dec 1965

Gomez plays host to Don Xavier Molines, a family friend during his childhood in Spain, and his daughter Consuella. Morticia's hospitality is put to the test when Consuella reveals that she has been promised in marriage to Gomez since childhood.Featuring: Blossom Rock, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, John Astin, Ken Weatherwax, Lisa Loring, Ted Cassidy

Season 2, 30 Episodes

The Addams Family - My Fair Cousin Itt

My Fair Cousin Itt,

Gomez decides to bolster Cousin Itt's failing ego by making him the star of a production aimed as a birthday surprise for Wednesday. He hires the great director, Eric von Bissell, who gives Itt elocution lessons, causing a Hollywood star complex.

The Addams Family - Morticia's Romance (Part 1)

Morticia's Romance (Part 1),

While Morticia and Gomez are celebrating their 13th wedding anniversary, she tells Wednesday and Pugsley a bedtime story of how she and Gomez first met. In this episode, Carolyn Jones plays Morticia, Morticia as a 22-year-old, and sister Ophelia.

The Addams Family - Morticia's Romance (Part 2)

Morticia's Romance (Part 2),

Wednesday and Pugsley refuse to go to bed until they hear the rest of the courtship story. Morticia resumes the tale via flashback, including the ceremony beginning with Ophelia Frump, Morticia's balmy sister, as the bride.

The Addams Family - Morticia Meets Royalty

Morticia Meets Royalty,

Romance seems close for Thing, the Addams right-hand-in-a-box, when Gomez's aunt arrives for a visit accompanied by Lady Fingers, her handmaiden. Thing enjoys the visit most because it gives him a chance to hold hands with one of his own kind.

The Addams Family - Gomez, The People's Choice

Gomez, The People's Choice,

Morticia and Gomez visit Mayor Henson to complain that their property tax is ridiculously low. After the Mayor proves his incompetence by offering a refund, Gomez is persuaded to become a candidate for the office.

The Addams Family - Cousin Itt's Problem

Cousin Itt's Problem,

During a welcome home party for Cousin Itt, Morticia notices that the diminutive guest of honor seems to be losing his hair. Uncle Fester experiments with his chemistry set to produce a concoction that grows hair and tries the remedy on Itt.

The Addams Family - A Halloween, Addams Style

A Halloween, Addams Style,

Wednesday and Pugsley return in tears from trick-or-treating because a neighbor has told them there is no such thing as a witch. Morticia and Gomez plan to prove to the children that they do exist--by summoning a witch to a séance.

The Addams Family - Morticia, The Writer

Morticia, The Writer,

Determined to correct the dreadful literature that Wednesday and Pugsley are exposed to, Morticia sets out to create a new literary world. Gomez fears that his wife's first manuscript is so good, that once the publisher reads it he will lose her.

The Addams Family - Morticia, The Sculptress

Morticia, The Sculptress,

In need of artistic fulfillment, Morticia takes up sculpting. An art critic views her first endeavor--a three-eyed Gomez statue--and clubs it with his cane. Gomez, who won't have Morticia's heart broken gets a seedy art dealer to buy it.

The Addams Family - Gomez, The Reluctant Lover

Gomez, The Reluctant Lover,

Pugsley copies one of his dad's old love letters and sends it to his teacher. Miss Dunbar comes to visit the Addams home and confesses to Gomez that no man has ever fallen so in love with her, leading Morticia to pretend to be the jealous wife.

The Addams Family - Feud In The Addams Family

Feud In The Addams Family,

After Wednesday befriends a new boy her age, Robespierre Courtney, Morticia invites his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Courtney to visit the Addams house for tea. Unbeknownst to them, the Courtney's are hoping to meet a number of the social set.

The Addams Family - Gomez, The Cat Burglar

Gomez, The Cat Burglar,

There is a neighborhood burglar on the loose, and Morticia has reason to believe it could be Gomez. Morticia decides to probe his subconscious mind for a key to his criminality after she and Uncle Fester discover loot hidden in the storeroom.

The Addams Family - Portrait Of Gomez

Portrait Of Gomez,

Morticia's pet plant Cleopatra gobbles up her favorite photo of Gomez from the family album. When the original photographer is found and asked to make a duplicate picture, it is discovered that he is now with the Department of Motor Vehicles.

The Addams Family - Morticia's Dilemma

Morticia's Dilemma,

Gomez plays host to Don Xavier Molines, a family friend during his childhood in Spain, and his daughter Consuella. Morticia's hospitality is put to the test when Consuella reveals that she has been promised in marriage to Gomez since childhood.

The Addams Family - Christmas With The Addams Family

Christmas With The Addams Family,

When Wednesday's and Pugsley's faith in Santa Claus is shaken, Uncle Fester is chosen to back up Santa in case the real St. Nick is too busy to come. However, Fester-Santa gets stuck in the chimney, so each of the other adults fills in for him.

The Addams Family - Uncle Fester, Tycoon

Uncle Fester, Tycoon,

Fester is so smitten upon receipt of a photo of his love, a bearded carnival lady, that he borrows stamp money to mail her a proposal. Morticia dons a beard and poses as the mother to convince Fester that he will have to work to support a wife.

The Addams Family - Morticia & Gomez Vs. Fester & Grandmama

Morticia & Gomez Vs. Fester & Grandmama,

Because she thinks Fester (Jackie Coogan) and Grandmama (Blossom Rock) are spoiling the children, Morticia (Carolyn Jones) hires a governess. Insulted, Fester paints a white line down the center of the Addams house, dividing it in half.

The Addams Family - Fester Goes On A Diet

Fester Goes On A Diet,

Morticia and Gomez see Fester conferring with TV muscleman Jack LaGrann (Jack LaLanne), and think that Fester is planning a television career. However, Uncle Fester confides to Lurch that he has to go on a secret diet and exercise.

The Addams Family - The Great Treasure Hunt

The Great Treasure Hunt,

Morticia and Gomez find Grandfather Pegleg's treasure map and summon Captain Grimby. They hope to charter his boat for the treasure hunt. But after meeting the Captain, Morticia is careful to keep the nature of the mission secret.

The Addams Family - Ophelia Finds Romance

Ophelia Finds Romance,

Ophelia Frump is madly in love with Horatio Bartholomew, the man who has everything, except the truth about her relatives. Morticia, not convinced by Bartholomew, persuades playboy Cousin Itt to stir the embers of his past romance with Ophelia.

The Addams Family - Pugsley's Allowance

Pugsley's Allowance,

Pugsley shocks his parents when he gives up his new atomic reactor as kid stuff and announces that he wants to find his own job. His first try is as a medical assistant to Dr. Bird. He turns up, scalpel in hand, ready to help during an operation.

The Addams Family - Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump

Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump,

Grandma Frump (guest star Margaret Hamilton), comes to the mistaken conclusion that her daughter, Morticia (Carolyn Jones), and Gomez (John Astin) plan to pack her off to an old folks home. Actually, they plan to send her to a beauty farm.

The Addams Family - Morticia, The Decorator

Morticia, The Decorator,

Morticia, in order to be part of the National Beautification Program, decides to become a home decorator and offers her services to the neighbors. Next door neighbor, and insurance agent, Joe Digby hires Morticia in hopes of selling them insurance.

The Addams Family - Ophelia Visits Morticia

Ophelia Visits Morticia,

Ophelia taunts Uncle Fester into announcing that he is going to join the Peace Corps. Fester feels he's a cinch to be accepted because Gomez plans to pull strings in Washington on his behalf. The entire family agrees to help him study for the exam.

The Addams Family - Addams Cum Laude

Addams Cum Laude,

Allyn Joslyn guest-stars as Sam Hilliard, a former truant officer who now heads a private school where Wednesday and Pugsley are enrolled. When Hilliard breaks under the strain of dealing with the Addams children, Gomez buys the school.

The Addams Family - Cat Addams

Dr. Marvin P. Gunderson is summoned to examine Kitty Kat, the ailing lion pet of the Addams Family. Morticia decides that it is the doctor who needs help. To build his confidence, human members of the family pretend to be ill so he can effect cures.

The Addams Family - Lurch's Little Helper

Lurch's Little Helper,

Morticia's concern that Lurch is overworked leads Gomez to the operating table to assemble a custom-built secondary butler. Lurch lets the robot do all the work and then begins to feel that he isn't needed anymore.

The Addams Family - The Addams Policy

The Addams Policy,

When Uncle Fester incinerates the family's stuffed bear with his flamethrower, Morticia reports the accident to the insurance company. Mr. Henson the head of the company, sends his assistant, Mr. Digby, to handle the case.

The Addams Family - Lurch's Grand Romance

Lurch's Grand Romance,

Lurch suffers from unrequited love over Tiny Trivia (guest star Diane Jergens), Morticia's visiting school chum who only has eyes for show business. The entire family decides to try to turn their stolid butler into a new personality.

The Addams Family - Ophelia's Career

Ophelia's Career,

When Ophelia laments that she has been jilted, Morticia suggests a career as an alternative to marriage. She tries chemistry first (with explosive results) then turns to operatic singing. Cousin Itt is summoned to coach her to stardom.

Details

The Addams Family

Comedy

9+

2 Seasons

25 minutes

"The Addams Family," TV's most frightfully funny family, returns for Season 2 with more creepy capers and hair raising hilarity, terrifying their neighbors and delighting viewers like never before!

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