The Addams Family

Show • 1964 • Comedy, Family, Horror

The Addams Family
The Addams Family

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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Details

StatusEnded
ReleaseSeptember 18, 1964
Seasons2
Episodes64
Last episodeApril 8, 1966
Origins
  • United States of America
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Horror
Tags
  • butler
  • dark comedy
  • dark fantasy
  • eccentric family
  • family relationships
  • goth girls
  • gothic
  • halloween
  • haunted house
  • macabre
  • marriage
  • parent child relationship
  • quirky comedy
  • romantic
  • satire
  • sitcom
  • uncle nephew relationship
  • vampire
  • wealthy

Seasons

Season 1

34 episodes Sep 1964 – May 1965

Season 1 consists of 34 episodes and established the iconic characters and the show's subversive humor: that the "monstrous" Addams family was actually the most loving, stable, and well-adjusted family on television compared to their "normal" neighbors.

Season 2

30 episodes Sep 1965 – Apr 1966

Season 2 of The Addams Family (1965–1966) continued the sitcom's run of 30 episodes, leaning further into the absurd and cementing the show’s legacy as a cult classic. While 1960s television was rarely serialized, Season 2 expanded the lore of the Addams world and introduced more of their extended, "unusual" family members.

Ratings by episode

Best Episode 8/10

First aired: Dec 24, 1965

S2E15 – 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. However, Fester-Santa gets stuck in the chimney, so each of the other adults in the house decides to substitute for him.

Worst Episode 7.1/10

First aired: Dec 18, 1964

S1E14 – Art and the Addams Family

Gomez recruits an artist to teach Grandmama how to paint abstracts.

Episode ratings over time

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