The BEST episodes of The Addams Family (1973)
Every episode of The Addams Family (1973) ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Addams Family (1973)!
This animated series follows the adventures of the Addams family as they travel through the country in a special haunted wagon and encounter new friends Abigail the bat, Ocho the octopus and Ali Gator. Hanna Barbera first used the Addams Family as guest stars on their popular Scooby Doo show. Their appearances were so well received that the firm spun them off into their own show. In this, the Family is travelling about America in a special haunted wagon that can even dig a moat when they settle down for the evening.
#1 - The Addams Family in New York
Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1973
The Addams Family are offered a bargain: New York City's Central Park! To help them clean it up, they free animals from the zoo, but the policemen cometh and the Addamses are about to be placed into custody when Gomez produces unexpected proof that he is in fact the rightful owner of Central Park. The park was bequeathed to an ancestor, Van Dyke Addams, and a seed confirms that it is to be passed on to his heirs. But the cops still have a hard time with Gomez's story.
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#2 - Left in the Lurch
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1973
The Addams Family go to Nashville in search of dinosaur bones, but find themselves caught up in a pop festival instead. Lurch becomes a lead guitarist and vocalist for the group Freddie and The Frogs, but there's trouble ahead when he encounters a pen pal.
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#3 - Boola Boola
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1973
The rare Boola-Boola, it is said, can be found in the Black Lake, and The Addams Family have an exciting time when they join in on the search. But they have more to look for than the Boola-Boola when Ocho the octopus is kidnapped.
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#4 - The Fastest Creepy Camper in the West
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/1973
Petroleum shortage promises to be a thing of the past via. Uncle Fester Addams' new invention: ""Festerine""...but The Addamses are caught up outwitting Count Evil and The Race Ace. When they succeed at this task, they win a million dollars for their favorite course: Vulture Culture at The Ghoul School Of Dracula University!
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#6 - Follow That Loaf of Bread
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1973
Thing finds himself in trouble when Morticia is baking Eerie Egg Bread and he falls into the mixture. The bread wins a national bakeoff competition before the family knows what's going on. Then they embark on a desperate search for the bread containing Thing.
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#8 - The Reluctant Astronauts' Trip to the Moon
Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/1973
The Addams Family wins a piece of land on the moon. Preparations arise for a visit to inspect their new possession, and their rocket blasts off with a little help from Uncle Fester. Now comes the problem of trying to find a place to land!
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#9 - The Great Balloon Race
Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1973
A balloon race is attracting a lot of attention, but Professor Orville Byrd's balloon is sabotaged during its entire route from New York City to Los Angeles by The Nasty Brothers. The Addamses decide to lend a helping hand to the imperiled professor.
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#12 - The Addams Family at Sea
Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1973
The Addams Family take their first ocean voyage, but the sight of Ali the alligator in the swimming pool has every passenger aboard spooked; so much so that they jump OVERboard. The croked Lefty and Joe promptly steal all the valuables aboard as a result, but The Addamses are soon in hot pursuit of the thieves as they attempt a getaway in a speedboat.
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#13 - The Voodoo Story
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/1973
Madame Hoodoo finds all her curses and spells fail miserably to frighten The Addamses, and things digress from bad to worse for her when her love potion backfires and Granny puts a blessing on her! She decides to go back to Haiti forr advanced Voodoo lessons.
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#14 - The Roller Derby Story
Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/8/1973
Wednesday Addams chooses to visit The Roller Derby for her birthday celebration, and The Addamses are soon involved between the bitter rivalry of The Angels and The Demons, resulting in The Addamses playing for The Angels and a gruesome battle of Demons versus Addamses!
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#16 - The Addams Family at the Kentucky Derby
Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/22/1973
Pugsley wants a horse for HIS birthday celebration so the Addamses go to Kentucky to buy one. They choose a worn-out old nag named Bones, but Granny's cooking does her so much good that she becomes a fast runner again, and is ridden by Pugsley to victory at The Kentucky Derby!
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