SUMMARY: RUNNING TIME: 25:00 Min. (Black & White)
First broadcast on ABC-TV on October 30, 1964, Sidney Lanfield directed this episode. On Halloween Night, two hapless crooks opt to hide out in the Addams mansion to evade the police. They soon realize what a foolhardy mistake they’ve made accepting this invitation.
Morticia Addams: Carolyn Jones
Gomez Addams: John Astin
Wednesday Addams: Lisa Loring
Pugsley Addams: Ken Weatherwax
Lurch: Ted Cassidy
Thing: ‘Itself’
Grandmama: Blossom Rock (aka Marie Blake)
Uncle Fester: Jackie Coogan
Claude: Don Rickles
Marty: Skip Homeier
Cop #1: George Barrows
Cop #2: Uncredited
REVIEW:
The clichéd premise, unsurprisingly, mirrors similar episodes of The Munsters. Still, this episode delivers some welcome hilarity for a Halloween-themed sitcom binge-fest. Suffice to say, it’s a spot-on Addams Family TV treat.
BRIAN’S ODD MOON RATING: 5½ Stars
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