Episode
The Addams Family: The Day Gomez Failed
Overview
Feeling that he has done everything once, Gomez goes through his days uninspired. Morticia reminds him that everything in his life has been a success, and encourages him to fail at something. Mr. Normanmeyer offers Gomez his ticket to failure, announcing his plans on using his land to complete a new freeway.
Details
- Series
- The Addams Family
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1992-09-26
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Day Gomez Failed is Episode 3 in Season 1 of The Addams Family. It aired on 1992-09-26. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 2: Dead and Breakfast
Wednesday and Pugsley's bad mood over the sunny weather is worsened when they are assigned a school project called 'creative problem solving through junior career exploration'. Through the enthusiasm of Gomez, it is decided that they turn the Addams home into a "dead and breakfast".
Episode 4: Girlfriendstein
The family notices that Lurch has been somewhere else with his attention lately. Wednesday, Pugsley and Thing dig through his room and find out he has recently been dumped by his girlfriend. The Addams family tries to solve Lurch's problem.
More episodes from this season
Episode 1: Happyester Fester
Uncle Fester creates a new fabric called Happyester, so he and Gomez decide to present it to Norman Normanmeyer, who runs Normanwear. Normanmeyer is enthusiastic to buy the formula and offers Uncle Fester to be his partner. Meanwhile, a rival underwear company RumpCo has sent a spy, Underwear Hitman "Fingers", to steal the formula.
Episode 5: Pugsley by the Numbers
Wednesday is fed up with her brother continuously ruining her paintings that Lurch is posing for. She decides to create an improved Pugsley with her mother's living paint.
Episode 6: Beware of Thing
The Spy Twins take a break from spying and try to break into the Addams safe which is guarded by Thing. They dress up as a giant hand to seduce and distract Thing, and thereby catch him.
Episode 7: N.J. Addams
N.J. feels embarrassed by his parents' weekly speeches at school about underwear and gets scolded by his father for accidentally ruining an Egyptian underwear made from mummy wrappings. He is too afraid to admit that he does not want to take over his father's business one day. Instead of confronting his parents, he runs away from home.
Episode 8: A Thing Is Born
Thing is bored and unhappy and wants to become a star. He goes to Hollywood, accompanied by Granny, in search of fame and fortune.
Episode 9: Choke and Dagger
Wednesday and Pugsley plan to go with Cousin Itt on his latest missions. Meanwhile the Spy Twins make various attempts to capture Cousin Itt.
Episode 10: Fester's Diary
Uncle Fester writes in his diary about his day.
Episode 11: Sir Pugsley
The Addams Family's Annual Family Joust has arrived and every year, Wednesday always beats Pugsley in the joust. Gomez and Uncle Fester give Pugsley some pointers in order to beat Wednesday in the joust.
Episode 12: Festerman
Uncle Fester reads his comic book called "Festerman" to Wednesday. Festerman's experiment to get more power results in his former partner Underman emerging from another dimension and wanting revenge on Festerman.
Episode 13: Art to Art
Morticia has lost her artistic touch. So Lurch and Thing try to help Morticia get her artistic touch back.