The New Addams Family
Updated-for-the-'90s version of the original Addams Family show. The family remains the same: Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Granmama, Lurch, Thing, and Cousin Itt. They're still spooky, and they still have a lot of neighbors and other outsiders who show up and get freaked out by the family's macabre shenanigans.
- 1998-1999
- 1 season
- Fox Family Channel
- Comedy, Family, Horror
- TV-Y7
Updated-for-the-'90s version of the original Addams Family show. The family remains the same: Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Granmama, Lurch, Thing, and Cousin Itt. They're still spooky, and they still have a lot of neighbors and other outsiders who show up and get freaked out by the family's macabre shenanigans.
Season 1 Episode Guide
65 Episodes 1998 - 1999
Episode 1
Halloween with the Addams Family
24 mins
The Addams Family enjoy their favorite holiday but are surprised when a robber interrupts the festivities. Unfortunately for the thief, the family enjoys being robbed more than Halloween itself.
Episode 2
Deadbeat Relatives
Tue, Oct 20, 1998 24 mins
Wednesday recites an incantation and accidentally brings Cousin Vlad Addams back from the dead. He plans to kill Gomez and marry Morticia but is thwarted in his attempts. As Gomez becomes despondent over the thought that Morticia might be accepting Vlad's advances, the family plots to send Vlad back to the grave.
Episode 3
The Addams Family Goes to School
24 mins
Gomez and Morticia are nervous for Wednesday and Pugsley when the school board insists they attend public school. After returning home upset over the death of a dragon in Grimm's fairy tales, a representative from the school visits the Addamses to straighten out how their children should be educated.
Episode 4
Fester's Punctured Romance
Thu, Oct 22, 1998 24 mins
Fester lapses into depression after being dumped by his girlfriend Cruella. The family helps him out by getting him a mail-ordered bride. Just to make sure the relationship works, Mama mixes up a love potion which Wednesday administers.
Episode 5
New Neighbors Meet the Addams Family
Fri, Oct 23, 1998 25 mins
Newlyweds Hubert and Amanda Peterson move into the house next door to the Addams' house. As the Peterson get to know their peculiar neighbors, they desperately try to get out of their lease.
Episode 6
Grandpapa Addams Comes to Visit
Mon, Oct 26, 1998 24 mins
Grandpapa Addams comes to visit while his neighborhood undergoes construction. Having noticed how much Grandpapa misses his late wife, the family decides to surprise Grandpapa with a two week vacation at Club Dead. Grandpapa mistakenly thinks he is being sent to a nursing home and goes out of his way to prove his youthfulness to the rest of the family.
Episode 7
Gomez, the Reluctant Lover
Tue, Oct 27, 1998 24 mins
Puglsey pilfers one of his parents' love letters to give to a teacher he has a crush on. The teacher visits the Addams home and mistakenly believes that Gomez wrote the letter. She begins to fall in love with him and Gomez must come up with a way to let her down gently.
Episode 8
Morticia the Matchmaker
Wed, Oct 28, 1998 24 mins
Cousin Melancholia comes to the Addams home after her fiancé leaves her at the altar. Everyone searches high and low for a new suitor for her, and after several unsuccessful attempts, the family lawyer is coerced into courting her. Will it be a match?
Episode 9
The Addams Family Tree
Thu, Oct 29, 1998 24 mins
After Wednesday gives classmate Harold Pomeroy a black eye for claiming his family is better than hers, Harold's pretentious father Cecil pays the Addamses a visit for an apology. Meanwhile, the Addamses hire a professor to research their genealogy.
Episode 10
Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family
24 mins
Cousin Itt takes refuge in the Addams home after his girlfriend kicks him out and he loses his entire fortune at the roulette table. He tries to get a job at a fast food restaurant, a hair salon, an office, and finally a zoo before finding the right career to help get him back on his feet.
Episode 11
Art and the Addams Family
24 mins
Wednesday fails an art assignment for painting a black rainbow. Her teacher, Miss Crank, cautions that Wednesday may fail art if she refuses to use color. Gomez hires world famous artist Leopold DaMinci as an art tutor but ends up with a pizza delivery man named Leo DaMinci instead. Meanwhile, Mama enlists Fester's help when she falls in love with the mailman.
Episode 12
Thing Is Missing
24 mins
It's Thing's birthday but unfortunately none of the Addamses remember. To top it all off, Thing is accosted by the family for opening Fester's mail without permission. Thing runs away and the stress of his disappearance causes Fester to start growing hair on his head.
Episode 13
Fester Goes on a Diet
24 mins
Fester got to knew a girl through a chat room. While Fester is under the impression she has a tin figure because she said she is with the National Basketball Association Cheerleading squad Laker Girls, he is insecure about his own shapes. He has a date planned with the girl Yvette. While having a hesitating start he tries to start his diet but faints trying to because he does not know how to. Gomez recommends training his way to the right weight which also fails. Morticia advises to hire a personal trainer of which the plan turns out to proceed a little better than the other ideas. To shape him further up Morticia lends him some books for better self-esteem, Gomez lends him a suit and Grandmama applies make-up on Fester's face. When Yvette shows up her appearance is not what Fester expected of it. She turns out to be not a cheerleader but a chauffeur of the Laker Girls. While Fester is less fat now it turns out Yvette is attracted to men with a more round figure. For this reason she aborts the date immediately and leaves Fester at his home.
Episode 14
Morticia's Romance: Part 1
Wed, Nov 4, 1998 24 mins
Gomez and Morticia celebrate their 13th wedding anniversary by telling Wednesday and Pugsley the story of how they met. Years ago, Gomez was betrothed to a blonde and waif-like woman named Ophelia, despite having no affection for her. Complications arose when Gomez met Ophelia's sister Morticia and fell in love at first sight.
Episode 15
Morticia's Romance: Part 2
Thu, Nov 5, 1998 24 mins
Gomez and Morticia continue the story of how they came to be married. Gomez struggled with how to get out of his arranged marriage to Ophelia and both Cousin Vlad and Cousin Itt became involved in the dilemma.
Episode 16
Wednesday Leaves Home
Fri, Nov 6, 1998 24 mins
The police detain Wednesday for setting 20 starving alligators loose in the sewers. Gomez and Morticia ground her for cruelty to animals. Wednesday can't handle being forced to give up her weapons and methods of torture, so she runs away from home.
Episode 17
My Fair Cousin Itt
24 mins
Gomez dusts off an old play he wrote so that Cousin Itt can star in it. He hires Director Ed Lumet, who hasn't worked in 15 years. Morticia attempts to make Itt speak more intelligible.
Episode 18
The Winning of Morticia Addams
24 mins
A psychology article by Pierre Le Blanc convinces Fester that Gomez and Morticia need to argue to keep their marriage alive. After failing to get them to fight, he calls in the help of Le Blanc himself.
Episode 19
Uncle Fester's Toupee
24 mins
Fester's prison pen-pal Ginger is coming to visit, but he's told her he looks like George Clooney and is a triathlete. The family calls in Max Shatner, Toupee to the Stars, to help Fester look the part.
Episode 20
Lurch Learns to Dance
Thu, Nov 12, 1998 24 mins
Lurch is reluctant to attend the Butler's Costume Ball because of the disaster that occurred the last time he tired to dance. Gomez, Fester, and a hired dance instructor do their best to teach Lurch how to cut a rug.
Episode 21
Morticia and the Psychiatrist
24 mins
The family is horrified when Pugsley joins the Junior Troopers and cleans the entire mansion. Morticia seeks help from Dr. Bloodman, who suggests that they indulge the boy.
Episode 22
Melancholia Finds Romance
24 mins
When Cousin Melancholia and her fiancee Digby visit, Fester sets out to prove that Digby is only after her money. At the same time, Gomez is training for the Transylvanian Decathlon.
Episode 23
Morticia's Favorite Charity
24 mins
The entire family donate items for the annual charity auction. Fester refuses to give up his Iron Maiden and hides inside. Pugsly can't live without his tiger-head clock, so his parents have to buy it back.
Episode 24
Morticia Joins the Ladies League
25 mins
Morticia invites the PTA to her house for a meeting. Meanwhile, Pugsley wants to go to the circus to see Gorgo the Flying Gorilla.
Episode 25
Morticia the Breadwinner
24 mins
After learning of the stock market crash Morticia mistakenly believes that the Addams family is broke after listening in on key parts of her husband trying to purchase a tomb. She and the rest of the family all try to find jobs, with varying degrees of profit and success.
Episode 26
Morticia's Dilemma
Mon, Nov 30, 1998 24 mins
Don Xavier Francisco de la Mancha Molina arrives with his daughter Consuela and her chaperone Maria. Gomez had proposed to Consuela when he was ten, but has long since forgotten about that. The Don has not.
Episode 27
Christmas with the Addams Family
24 mins
Pugsley's believe in Santa Claus is shattered by the "Fat Man at the Gap", so a plan is hatched to have Uncle Fester dress up as Santa to get Pugsley out of the dumbwaiter.
Episode 28
Crisis in the Addams Family
24 mins
Insecure insurance salesman Fielding sells Gomez a new life insurance, which upsets his boss, as Gomez puts his life in danger constantly. Fielding gets Morticia to convince Gomez to mend his ways. Bereft of excitement, Gomez starts to age rapidly.
Episode 29
Gomez, the Cat Burglar
24 mins
Gomez is not able to sleep and thinks he might have insomnia. Grandmama tries to cook up a magical cure which makes him sleep again. The regained sleep is however paired with sleepwalking. The newspaper brings the news there is a burglar active. Morticia suspects the sleepwalking Gomez might be the one stealing goods. When sleepwalking Gomez goes out again Morticia decides to follow him. She is however seen by Fester who is of opinion she is acting suspicious. Gomez, Fester, Morticia and Grandmama set out temporary traps to bust each other. When the night falls however and the alarms ring all suspects turn out to still be in bed. The temporary traps manage to capture the thief which then tries to escape but the traditional traps that were already part of the Addams Mansion re-capture him.
Episode 30
Uncle Fester's Illness
24 mins
Uncle Fester has lost his electrical charge. Nothing helps: not an electrician, a moon bath or trying to catch lightning. He ends up in the emergency room of a hospital.
Episode 31
Green Eyed Gomez
24 mins
Gomez suspects Mortica of being in love with her old childhood friend Damien. He and Fester decide to hire a maid to distract Damien, with Lurch away on a surfing vacation.
Episode 32
Thing's Romance
22 mins
Mortica's cousin Lady Pretensia comes to visit and stay while Thing meets the hand of it's dream.
Episode 33
Morticia, the Decorator
Fri, Jan 22, 1999 25 mins
Morticia is encouraged to take up home decorating and gets her first job from Mrs. Drysdale. The rest of the family helps with the total make-over while Drysdale is away on business for two weeks. Mrs. D has even invited a reporter from Superior Interiors magazine for the unveiling.
Episode 34
Close Encounters of the Addams Kind
24 mins
Two aliens take forms based on those they saw on TV broadcasts from Earth to locate a power source they need to power their ship. Their readings take them straight to the Addams mansion.
Episode 35
Amnesia in the Addams Family
24 mins
Gomez gets amnesia after being hit in the head with a croquet ball and develops the personality of a New York construction worker.
Episode 36
Wednesday's Crush
24 mins
An explosion caused by Fester and Pugsley causes Sam to crash his motorcycle. Wednesday insists they nurse him back to health while Fester fixes the teen's bike.
Episode 37
Morticia, the Sculptress
Mon, Feb 15, 1999 25 mins
In need of artistic fulfillment, Morticia takes up sculpting. Gomez, who won't have Morticia's heart broken, gets Sandy Warhol, a seedy art dealer, to buy it with Gomez's own money. When Warhol commissions more sculptures, Morticia spends all of her time chiseling away and completely neglects her family.
Episode 38
Gomez, the People's Choice
24 mins
Gomez runs for Mayor. The current Mayor and his aide sneak into the Addams house to look for dirt. Wednesday and Pugsley dig up dirt on the Mayor instead, which makes Gomez decide to throw the election.
Episode 39
Lurch, the Teen-Age Idol
24 mins
Lurch inadvertently becomes a pop-music star and takes a six-month tour in a Ghoulapalooza. Jeeves replaces him as an official butler to the Addams. Everyone pleases Jeeves except Thing.
Episode 40
Fester and Granny vs. Grandpapa Addams
24 mins
Gomez and Morticia feel that Fester and Grandmama have been spoiling the children. So they ask Grandpapa Addams to look after the kids during their holiday.
Episode 41
Saving Private Addams
24 mins
Having been expelled from every public and most of the private schools in the city, Wednesday and Pugsley enroll in Warbridge Military Academy. Lurch looks after Thing who's recuperating after Lurch inadvertently stepped on it.
Episode 42
My Son, the Chimp
24 mins
Cousin Itt is summoned to take a new family portrait. Pugsley befriends a runaway chimp, then gets lost in a hidden passage while the rest of the family thinks Grandmama's spell has turned him into a chimp.
Episode 43
Horseplay
24 mins
Pugsley brings home a horse named National Valeur and grows very attached to it. Uncle Fester is dismayed that he's having a streak of good luck.
Episode 44
Lurch's Grand Romance
24 mins
Lurch falls head of heels for Elsa, the Peterson's new housekeeper. Grandmama has to take a test to renew her witchcraft license.
Episode 45
Fester Joins the Global Mercenaries
Sat, Sep 4, 1999 24 mins
Feeling neglected, Fester joins the Global Mercenaries. Meanwhile Wednesday is being stalked by a black cat, but none of her relatives ever catch sight of the feline.
Episode 46
Catastrophia's Career
24 mins
Clumsey Cousin Catastrophia comes to visit and causes disasters everywhere she goes. The Addams family decides to help her acquire her dream job.
Episode 47
Addams Family in Court
24 mins
Next door neighbors the Fletchers threaten to sue the Addamses the next time Festerr's explosives damage their house. Fester takes them up on it, insisting the case comes before Judge Debbie, whom he has fell in love with the moment he saw her holding court on her TV show. Meanwhile, Wednesday fears she's losing the gift of torturing Pugsley.
Episode 48
Cousin Itt's Problem
24 mins
Cousin Itt is in danger of losing his job as a shampoo spokesman when he starts to lose hair.
Episode 49
Morticia, the Playwright
24 mins
Disturbed by the fairy tales her children are about to perform at school, Morticia decides to write her own play. It's Gotcha week, so Fester and Gomez are competitively pulling practical jokes on each other.
Episode 50
Lurch, Man of Leisure
24 mins
The girl Lurch met during his Hawaiian vacation is coming to visit him, and he told her he's rich. Gomez and Morticia pretend to be his staff while the rest of the family stay at the Hotel De La Posh.
Episode 51
Progress in the Addams Family
Fri, May 28, 1999 24 mins
The city plans to demolish their house to build a new highway, but The Addams Family fights back.
Episode 52
The Undercover Man
Sat, May 29, 1999 24 mins
The family is organizing a surprise birthday party for Morticia. An under cover man overhears Gomez ordering a large amount of explosives, becomes suspicious and infiltrates the house.
Episode 53
Lurch and His Piano
24 mins
Maestro Howard Von Hertzelbert refuses to perform with anything less than a rare Bögendorper piano and orders Sam Crudale to get one for him. Crudale convinces Fester to swap the Addamses piano for an electric organ, but when Lurch finds out, he threatens to quit.
Episode 54
Fester the Marriage Counselor
24 mins
Uncle Fester becomes a marriage counselor while Gomez and Morticia relive the early days of their romance. Wednesday shows Pugsley that his girlfriend is using him to make another boy jealous.
Episode 55
Cleopatra, Green of the Nile
Fri, Jun 11, 1999 24 mins
Cleopatra is put on a diet to enter a plant contest. Fester enters a poetry contest to win an Executioner 2000 electric chair.
Episode 56
Granny, the Happy Medium
Fri, Jun 18, 1999 24 mins
The Addams family are having a hard time with their social live while having a ghost around the house
Episode 57
Lurch's Little Helper
Fri, Jun 25, 1999 24 mins
Gomez thinks Lurch is being overworked, so he and Uncle Fester build a robot butler to help him. Lurch worries about being replaced. After being struck by lightning, Fester picks up radio signals in his head, but thinks he's reading minds.
Episode 58
Addams Family Feud
24 mins
The McAddams branch of the family visits to end a long-standing feud with the Addamses, but a large nugget of gold found in the Addams cemetery soon gives them reason to start a whole new feud.
Episode 59
Fester, the Tycoon
24 mins
Uncle Fester becomes a business tycoon after his skill at demolishing buildings is recognized by Donald Grump. When he becomes too busy for the family, they kidnap him.
Episode 60
Lights, Camera, Addams!
Thu, Jul 8, 1999 24 mins
A movie director films his latest picture at the Addams' mansion.
Episode 61
The Addams Policy
Wed, Jul 15, 1998 24 mins
Uncle Fester accidentally destroys the Bear with his disintegrating ray. The insurance policy will cover its replacement value, but the Addamses wants a new bear. While the adults go hunting, Pugsley breaks his father's prize train.
Episode 62
Fester, World Leader
Sat, Aug 7, 1999 24 mins
Fester takes the place of his lookalike King Lester of Colytonia, who is in danger of being assassinated at the ballet. Meanwhile, the real Lester stays with the Addams Family.
Episode 63
The Tale of Long John Addams
Sat, Aug 14, 1999 24 mins
Fester and Grandmama discover a treasure chest, in which Gomez finds a diary titled "The Tale of Long John Addams". He proceeds to read the story of his pirate ancestor aloud to the family.
Episode 64
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Sat, Aug 21, 1999 24 mins
Ramon, Putrescence and Monday Jones come to visit. Gomez and Ramon constantly try to one-up each other, leading to a car race. Problem is, Gomez doesn't know how to drive. Wednesday and Monday team up against Pugsley.
Episode 65
Death Visits the Addams Family
Sat, Aug 28, 1999 24 mins
While the family is preparing to celebrate Bastille Day, Death arrives, looking for Gomez Addams.
