Episode
The Addams Family: Morticia, the Breadwinner
Overview
When Morticia believes the family to be bankrupt, she sells her railroad shares to a mystery buyer to raise money.
Details
- Series
- The Addams Family
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 1965-03-26
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Morticia, the Breadwinner is Episode 26 in Season 1 of The Addams Family. It aired on 1965-03-26. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 28: My Son, the Chimp
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Episode 23: Thing is Missing
When Thing goes missing, the family discovers he's been "thing-napped."
Episode 29: Morticia's Favorite Charity
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Episode 22: Amnesia in the Addams Family
Gomez suffers from amnesia after being hit in the head with Indian clubs, and his personality changes dramatically.
Episode 30: Progress and the Addams Family
The Addams Family ignores notices from Arthur Henson that their house is to be condemned to make way for a freeway.
Episode 21: The Addams Family in Court
Grandmama is arrested for telling fortunes and soon the whole family is being held in contempt of court.
Episode 31: Uncle Fester's Toupee
Fester's penpal drops by unexpectedly, so he must assume the false personality he has been pretending to be.
Episode 20: Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family
Parks Commissioner Fiske visits the Addams house seeking contributions for expansion of the city zoo. Gomez believes visiting Cousin Itt - all hairy and gibbering four feet tall of him - would be perfect as the zoo's new curator. He has the two meet, but Commissioner Fisk misunderstands the intent and mistakes Itt for a new exotic animal attraction whom he has hauled away in chains when the others aren't looking. When the family finds out what's happened, Uncle Fester is ready to administer retribution the Addams way - with a bullet from behind.
Episode 32: Cousin Itt and the Vocational Counselor
Morticia and Gomez call an expert to find Cousin Itt a job after he fails at being a marriage counselor, almost splitting up Gomez and Morticia in the process.