Episode
The Addams Family: Fester Goes on a Diet
Overview
For his impending visit from pen pal Yvette of the Folies Bregeré, Uncle Fester is secretly trying to whip himself into shape, even recruiting guidance from fitness guru Jack LaLanne himself. With all the sudden dieting and exercise going on, Morticia and Gomez know something's up but think Fester's trying to join the space program.
Details
- Series
- The Addams Family
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1966-01-14
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Fester Goes on a Diet is Episode 18 in Season 2 of The Addams Family. It aired on 1966-01-14. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 17: Morticia and Gomez vs. Fester and Grandmama
The Addams mansion becomes a battlefield when Gomez and Morticia tell Grandmama and Uncle Fester that they think they are spoiling Pugsley and Wednesday.
Episode 19: The Great Treasure Hunt
Discovering a treasure map in the sea chest of Great-Great-Grandfather Peg-Leg Addams the pirate, Gomez and Morticia decide to hire a boat to go look for it.
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Episode 16: Uncle Fester, Tycoon
Fester takes a correspondence course and boldly storms the gates of the business world. Roy Roberts appears as business executive Thaddeus Logan.
Episode 20: Ophelia Finds Romance
Ophelia brings a new beau to show off, but the Addams believe him to be a fraud.
Episode 15: Christmas with the Addams Family
Uncle Fester is chosen to slide down the chimney dressed as Santa Claus to prove the existence of St. Nick to the children. Fester gets stuck in the chimney, so Gomez, Lurch, Cousin Itt, and even Morticia and Grandmama each don a red suit and appear to the children.
Episode 21: Pugsley's Allowance
Pugsley wants to find a job to the horror of his parents.
Episode 14: Morticia's Dilemma
Gomez plays host to Don Xavier Molines, a family friend during his childhood in Spain, and his daughter Consuella.
Episode 22: Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump
Granny Frump mistakenly believes that Gomez and Morticia are sending her to a home for the aged for her birthday.
Episode 13: Portrait of Gomez
Morticia's pet plant Cleopatra gobbles up her favourite photo of Gomez from the family album. When the original photographer is found and asked to make a duplicate picture, it is discovered that he is now with the Department of Motor Vehicles.
Episode 23: Morticia, the Decorator
To sell the neighboring Addams Family an insurance policy, agent Joe Digby allows Morticia to redecorate his home.
Episode 12: Gomez, the Cat Burglar
Gomez is having some sleepwalking issues brought on by Grandma's famous yak stew. The house descends into chaos when a connection is made between a recent spat of cat burglaries and Gomez's nighttime adventures. Morticia goes on the search for a cure before Gomez gets caught and branded a criminal.
Episode 24: Ophelia Visits Morticia
Ophelia's upset that her latest beau, Montrose, has gone off to join the Peace Corps. His looking so much like Uncle Fester gives Fester the idea to join the Peace Corps as well. Ophelia's all excited that Fester, once in, can look for her Monstrose, but can Fester pass the entrance exam?