You Rang: An Addams Family Podcast

Last episode covering The New Addams. We talk about what we learned & briefly discuss what's coming next. This is a short transitional one. I have few spoons.

We talk about John Astin's first appearance in the The New Addams series as Great Grandpapa Addams. We also theorize what Boxing Day really means, ask if President John Adams was sexy, reminisce about Halloween specials, complain about Brutalist Wagner and more! Summary for the New Addams episode below: Grandpapa Addams comes to stay with the family while they rebuild his neighborhood. The family knows he still misses his late wife, Delilah, so they make arrangements to surprise Grandpapa with a gift of two weeks at Club Dead, a swinging resort for singles over 50. Grandpapa finds out but mistakenly thinks he's being sent to a nursing home so then tries to prove his youth to the family and pretends to be 50 years younger. This causes Morticia to think he's losing his mind, so she calls a nursing home. Meanwhile, Pugsley explains the misunderstanding to Grandpapa, so he eagerly goes with the attendants, thinking they're taking him to the resort.

The kids bring back to life Vlad Addams who was in love with Morticia. Vlad attempts to kill Gomez to get Morticia back. Hijinks ensue. Fivel Fox & JohnPaul also talk about why art is important, Japanese film, Godzilla, hate versus dislike, collectibles, and much more!

Fivel Fox and JohnPaul are back and watching season 1 of the 98' The New Addams Family. In this first episode, two robbers are mistaken for trick or treaters & the Addams play Halloween games with them. Fivel & JohnPaul also talk about Velma, normal teeth, why the horror genre is cathartic, the Home Shopping Network, accessibility, and much more!

Fivel and JohnPaul discuss the end of season one, the impact of The Honeymooners, Fester's Quest, self esteem, healthy relationships, Yogi Bear, community, being punk rock, and more! Episode summary below: A magazine article by eminent psychologist Dr. Francois Chalon has Uncle Fester believing Gomez's and Morticia's marriage is doomed to fail because they are too compatible. Fester makes it his duty, for family peace and harmony, to get them fighting so they can let off emotional steam and become a truly happy couple. He recruits others in the family to help but winds up with little to show for it. Finally, Fester calls in Dr. Chalon himself. However, the eminent doctor proves to be a modern-day Casanova when he starts to woo Morticia. Gomez challenges Dr. Chalon to a duel for her hand. Chalon is more than happy to oblige as he is a great swordsman. But when Chalon realizes that Morticia will never go away with him, he leaves.

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul have a therapy session and talk about Lurch being taken advantage of, living room fishing, BTS, food truck, travel shows, Weird Al, and more! See below for episode description: Low grunts and grumbles while at the harpsichord constitute Lurch's manner of singing. Lurch's musical talent earns him a record deal and legions of teenage fans. All that blind adoration goes to Lurch's head, and the Addames quickly find they have a self-centered butler who won't "buttle" any longer. When told that he will be going on a "world tour", Lurch loses his voice. After regaining his voice, Lurch decides to stay home when he is mobbed by fans.

Fivel & JohnPaul discuss the changing role of occupational counselors today, Chumbawamba, dancing as a movement, Rorschach tests, Richard Deacon, when to give up, Cousin Itt, the role of shame, and much more! Episode description below: Morticia thinks marriage counseling would be the perfect career choice for Cousin Itt. To prove it to him, she and Gomez pretend to be a couple in trouble. But things go awry when she starts believing in parts of Gomez's fanciful play-acting. Now Morticia and Gomez really are a couple in trouble, and Itt won't do as a marriage counselor at all. Morticia and Gomez call professional vocation advisor Mortimer Phelps (Richard Deacon) to find Cousin Itt a job. Phelps evaluates Itt and decides he should be a marriage counselor.

Uncle Fester is going to meet his pen pal, and he needs to live up to the fibs he has been writing. The family helps out by buying him toupees for the big meet up. Hilarity ensues. Fivel Fox & JohnPaul also talk about the cultural why of Saturday Morning Cartoons, 3rd spaces, Cary Grant, tokusatsu, parallel play, weird Aunts and Uncles, and so much more!

Part 2 of our bonus episode about Raul Julia as M. Bison. We also chat about our love for pre internet and 90s movies, why people need art, how archiving and nostalgia are very different, and the evolution of Addams Family

Fivel and JohnPaul talk about Raul Julia's incredible performance as M. Bison in the STREET FIGHTER movie (94). They also chat about their favorite Santas, Japanese Christmas, keep mixing up two Dicks, and revel in how good Raul Julia really is. This is part 1 of 2.

The city is planning to put a freeway through the Addams' neighborhood. In fact, the Addams' house is slated for demolition. Gomez and Morticia must find a solution, or else the house will be destroyed. Arthur J. Henson, city commissioner, visits to underscore the point that the Addams must move out. Unwilling to leave their precious home, Gomez and Morticia arrive at the idea to have the house moved to another location. Gomez buys the vacant lot next to Arthur Henson's home, and he pays to have their house moved there. Henson convinces the city council to reroute the highway so the house won't have to be moved.Fivel and JohnPaul also talk about the power of memory to places and plants, and Fivel gives a mini history lesson!

Morticia's favorite charitable organization, run by Arthur Henson (Parley Baer), is holding their annual charity bazaar. Morticia persuades her family to part with their most precious (and, of course, bizarre) items in order to donate them to the charity auction. But the giving goes too far when Gomez hands over Pugsley's beloved wolf's-head clock without first asking. The boy sulks up the chimney, threatening never to come down, so Gomez and Morticia independently head back to the bazaar to get his clock back. Gomez and Morticia wind up bidding against each other. When the price starts to climb, a Mr. Clayton (Donald Foster) bids as well and wins the clock. Lurch manages to get the clock back for Pugsley.Fivel and JohnPaul also chat about a fictional Addams Family newscast, J-Horror, Grief, Mortality, and importance of boundaries in giving.

Uncle Fester thinks his conjuring mishap has turned Pugsley into a chimpanzee. The family is unaware that Fester's explosion merely knocked Pugsley into a secret room, where he's trapped. The chimpanzee is a real chimpanzee that escaped from an organ grinder and climbed into Pugsley's window. Pugsley befriended the animal outside anyone's notice and the chimpanzee dressed itself in a duplicate set of his clothes. Fester keeps trying but can't seem to turn the chimpanzee back into Pugsley. In the end, Fester accidentally frees Pugsley and gets himself trapped in the secret room. Fivel and JohnPaul also chat about comic books, Trash Pack toys, Detectives, New York City movies, and how bad JohnPaul is at primates.

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul talk about the Addams midnight picnic as well as give a lost sock theory, discuss Fabio and the Goose, debunk old west mythology, ogle John Astin's swimsuit, and much more!

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul get back to the original series and talk about the silliness of money with the Addams, Fivel's JASON X kink, hitting 1 million subscribers, show off tattoos (in the videocast), and Fivel shares how JURASSIC PARK got her to finish college.

We finish discussing Paul Lynde's Halloween Special with our special guest Paul. We talk about the complicated man Paul was, sexuality in the 70s, Bruce Vilanch, and more! This is Part 2.

We are joined by a guest, Paul, to talk about the Paul Lynde Halloween Special! We get a helluva Paul Lynde impression, talk 70s, talk branding, conventions, and so much more! This is Part 1.

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul celebrate the Halloween season by talking about the failure that is Halloween with the New Addams (1977).

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul finish talking about the 1991 Addams Family movie. Along the way, we also hit topics like MONEY PLANE, JohnPaul's "awakening", creature effects, and the Mandela effect of Addams promotions. You can also watch us in person on YouTube!

Fivel Fox and JohnPaul discuss THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991) movie. This is part one. We mostly stay on topic too!

JohnPaul & Fivel Fox discuss what each member of the Addams would have in their life insurance clauses. We also touch on Murder, She Wrote, Death by Snu Snu, Pro Wrestling, Lucha Underground, and more.

A museum owner named Mr. Belmont (Byron Foulger) takes an interest in Lurch's Krupnik harpsichord, so Morticia and Gomez plan to donate it to the museum. They don't stop till later to think how this might affect Lurch. Lurch is devastated. The family tries to interest him in other pastimes, but to no avail. Gomez and Fester finally decide they must build him a duplicate harpsichord. Once built, the family tell Lurch that they changed their minds and decided not to give the harpsichord away. Two delivery men arrive a day early, while Lurch is home alone, to take the harpsichord away. Lurch now feels betrayed, but lets the men take the harpsichord. It turns out Mr. Belmont was a crook and tried to sell the harpsichord to the museum. When the museum realized the harpsichord was a fake, they have Belmont arrested. Lurch gets his original harpsichord back.Fivel Fox & JohnPaul talk about more horny Addams, museums, indie artists, Charlie Brown, Freeing the nipple, school lunches, Stan Winston, and much more!

Once again, Fester's cannon has wrecked the plumbing. The Henson Insurance Agency is outraged by yet another in a series of payouts on the Addams policy. However, a clause in the small print enables them to finally cancel it. Fester's allowance is subsequently suspended, so he decides to get a job. He scares the insurance man at Henson Insurance into giving him a salesman job. Fester becomes depressed when he cannot sell a policy to anyone. Gomez tries to teach Fester how to make a sale and winds up buying a policy from him. That has the head of the company storming his way to the Addams house to wheedle out of it. It turns out Gomez has a controlling interest in the company.Fivel and JohnPaul also chat deeply about the issue of insurance, TV tropes, Mario Bros., Movie Magic, Batman 66, Snick, Nick at Nite, Stephen King movies, and much more!

Thing has been acting temperamental lately and gets insulted by the slightest little comment. He pouts and then disappears. The family believes he's been "thing-napped." Gomez pretends he's a detective and quickly interviews the family, but gets nowhere. The family receives a ransom note for Thing and they hire detective Sam Diamond (Tommy Farrell) to follow the instructions. After making contact with Thing, the frightened detective comes back and returns his fee. Thing returns and lets the family know that he was feeling neglected and wanted to see if the family cared enough about him to pay the ransom. Charles Wagenheim appears as Mr. Boswell.JohnPaul and Fivel also chat about Wormeaters, Jason X, Billy Madison, the Three Stooges, Sherlock Holmes, mob names, the original Constanza photo, & more!

An accident with his new set of old Indian clubs gives Gomez amnesia and a complete shift in personality. It, unfortunately, coincides with the new million dollar double indemnity insurance policy he's just drawn up to benefit Morticia. This causes Gomez, aghast at his macabre home and family, to think his life's in jeopardy. A second blow on the head might return him to normal. Unfortunately for Gomez there are plenty of clubs with just as many loving family members skulking about, hoping to restore his sanity.Fivel Fox & JohnPaul also chat about getting older and not caring anymore, MAC & ME, mental health, TV tropes, line dancing, the Fresh Prince, and so much more. Come join the chaos!

Fivel asks JohnPaul and guest cohost Jason 5 Addams related lightning round questions. Along the way we also talk about Money Plane, Croupier, Clive Owen, if Freddy Krueger is Santa, Little Shop of Horrors and more.

While Gomez and Morticia were away bat hunting, Grandmama resumed her old bad habit of fortune telling. She is discovered by undercover police officer Lt. Poston (James Flavin) which snags her an arrest on a municipal code violation. In her hour of need, the family rallies to her side as none other than Gomez "Loophole" Addams - who's never lost a case (nor won one either) - dusts off his law degree to defend her in court. Soon the whole family is being held in contempt of court by Judge Harvey Saunders (Hal Smith). Grandmama is saved from jail by one of her clients who she predicted would get in trouble with the police for that woman happens to be Judge Saunders' wife (Lela Bliss).Fivel and JohnPaul are joined by reoccurring guest host Jason, and we talk about Mayberry, Bird Law, The Jason Universe, Rerun conundrums, Disney Vault, Collecting, Batman 66, and of course so much more!

Parks Commissioner Fiske (Alan Reed) visits the Addams house seeking contributions for expansion of the city zoo. Gomez believes visiting Cousin Itt (Felix Silla) - all hairy and gibbering four feet tall of him - would be perfect as the zoo's new curator. Gomez has the two meet, but Commissioner Fiske misunderstands the intent and mistakes Itt for a new exotic animal attraction. Fiske hauls away Itt in chains when the others aren't looking. Itt manages to escape from the zoo. He tells the family he liked being in the cage, but just came back to get some hair brushes.JohnPaul and Fivel also chat about Cousin Itt popularity, Wednesday the series, typecasting problems, being assertive, writing a book, Meatballs 2, why Warwick Davis was important and more!

The family tries to raise one-billion dollars using Gomez's supercomputer to calculate betting on horses for a vacation to the moon.Fivel & JohnPaul also talk about present-ness and intentionality, death, funeral practices, the space race, Futurama, Horse racing rules, the silliness of My Horse Prince and Fivel drops some of her lore, and of course so much more.

Fivel Fox and JohnPaul talk about their dream guest stars for the Addams Family show and why. Along the way, we talk about "that guy" syndrome, Nolte or Busey, hear JohnPaul's Andy Taylor impression, and decide peak Tom Selleck.

Lately, Uncle Fester's been a bit rundown, literally unable to maintain his wattage. Fester may potentially spoil an upcoming family outing. To handle the situation, the Addams call up the reliable family witch doctor Dr. Mbogo by making contact with a hunter (Loyal "Doc" Lucas) who lives near the native village that Dr. Mbogo is in. When Dr. Mbogo is too busy to leave Africa making him unable to make a housecall, Gomez makes a comment that he should've engaged "that pygmy witch doctor" when he had the chance. The Addamses take their chances by engaging the services of a local physician named Dr. Milford (Lauren Gilbert), who pays them a house call. Dr. Milford is startled by the Addamses home, but tries to examine Fester anyway. After eating one of the Doctor's thermometers, Fester appears to be cured. Now the family can go on their outing.Fivel Fox & JohnPaul talk about moonbathing, Temple of Doom, play the Nude or not Nude game, the unspoken Miss Piggy issue, problematic tropes, the nuances of cancel culture, and the importance of critical thinking. and of course more!

Lurch learns that his mother (Ellen Corby) is coming to visit. Lurch admits to Gomez and Morticia that he told his mother that he owns the Addams house. Morticia suggests that Lurch act like the man of the house, and Gomez and Morticia will act as his servants. Once Lurch's mother arrives, Gomez and Morticia sense their mistake. While Lurch takes only too well to the concept of being head of household, the old woman treats Gomez and Morticia poorly. She even goes so far as to have Lurch fired them. When Mother Lurch mistakes Fester and Grandmama as the new servants, she decides that she can leave now. It might take a bit of time to get Lurch to realize that he is the butler again.Fivel and JohnPaul talk about our relationship to horror the genre, newspaper comics, the poison of negative energy, Stephen Graham Jones, Friday the 13th series, The Waltons, and why girls love monster boys.

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul are inspired by episode 2 when Pugsley joins the Boy Scouts, and try to come up with what merit badges the Addams Family would ask you to earn. Along the way we talk about sheep farming, Money Plane, muckbang, our favorite words, "serving", Morse Code, and of course nut culture.

The feds get interested in the Addams Family due to Pugsley's ham radio, powered by Uncle Fester, sending out mysterious "coded" messages worldwide. Agent Hollister (George N. Neise) recruits local tradespeople to infiltrate the house like the postman Mr. Briggs (Rolfe Sedan) and the plumber Mr. Conkey (Norman Leavitt). The Addamses become aware that something's not right and call in the feds. Hollister is sent in and he tells Gomez and Morticia it was him that had Briggs and Conkey placed there. Thinking Hollister is part of the ring, they have him detained. While being held, he finds out it was Pugsley sending out the messages.Fivel and JohnPaul also discuss ham radio and the connection to Amelia Earhart, James Bond movies, Earthquakes, the Janeway statue, The great American Bear, Cats, what is it to plumb?, a corpse carnival and general skullduggery. Seth Rogen cohosts.

The Addams family take care of an injured motorcyclist named Rockland "Rocky" Cartwright III (Tom Lowell). The family is captivated by Rocky and his beatnik way of speaking. He, on the other hand, is trying to get a part for his bike so he can leave. After his bike is fixed, he is about to leave when he sees his domineering tycoon father (Barry Kelley) coming to the house. The children tell the father that they haven't seen Rocky. Gomez and Morticia find out it's Rocky's birthday and decide to have a surprise party for him. They call Rocky's father and invite him. At the party, the father insists that Rocky leave this "house full of kooks". Rocky tells his dad that the family are his friends and they have accepted him as he is. The father realizes his was wrong to try and mold his son into something he wasn't and the two make up.Fivel and JohnPaul also end up digging into beatnik culture, slang, discuss movements, reminisce about Nick at Nite, Shakespeare, RL Stein, dream of a Predator Hamlet, and decide where to put our podcast homepage.

When art critic Bosley Swain (Hugh Sanders) recommends that Grandmama get a teacher to help her paint better, Gomez gladly hires none other than Picasso for Mama. Not Pablo Picasso, Sam Picasso (Vito Scotti), a penniless non-talent from Spain. Despite Bosley saying Sam's paintings are bad, Gomez believes Sam is an undiscovered master. Gomez doesn't want Sam to waste his talent. Sam soon finds himself locked in the Addams' basement until he starts cranking out masterpieces. While Sam sneaks out of the basement in one of Pugsley's tunnels, Wednesday does some painting. After catching Sam, Gomez and Morticia believe that Wednesday's paintings are his. Bosley comes by, loves the paintings and buys all of them.Fivel Fox & JohnPaul have a discussion about modern art, how we perceive time and history, map travel, transporter craziness, Tuvix, Cannibalism, Jigsaw's bedside manner, Kiley goes full public historian, we do questions and comments, & more!

Fivel and JohnPaul list 13 of their favorite Addams Family universe things. AND! For once they actually stay on topic the entire time with things like Jackie Coogan Mellencamp, the history of cakewalks, the Kmart Blue light Special, being Pro Pugsley, fighting over Wednesday, and how tall gothic houses equals horror.

Lurch receives his annual invitation to The Butlers' Ball, which he ignores as usual because he can't dance. Morticia is determined he accept this year's invitation to avoid the reclusive direction in which he's headed. A dance teacher is hired, but due to her frequent fainting spells and then Lurch fainting, it doesn't work out. Wednesday teaches Lurch ballet. When Morticia tries to teach him the Twist, Lurch throws his back out. Gomez tries to teach him the Tango, but Gomez throws his back out. At the dance Lurch sits by himself until a disguised Morticia brings him out of his shell.Fivel & JohnPaul hangout and talk about the THE SANDLOT, a Sideshow Bob Theory, Predator Affirmations, Dance as a cultural discussions, people pleasing, resilience, and Willem Dafoe as an Addams. PS. Hollywood Squares makes an appearance again.

Cousin Melancholia (Hazel Shermet) visits. Abandoned by her fiancé Fred (Hal Baylor), she needs a man. Meanwhile, the firm of Ferguson-Riche and Fisher send Mr. Harvey to broker a deal with Gomez since he's the only one who's dealt with him before. When the Addamses remember the lawyer is a bachelor, they're very eager to have him come by. Morticia dresses up Melancholia to look just like her. While Mr. Harvey keeps trying to talk business, Gomez and Morticia keep playing matchmaker. Fred shows up to reclaim Melancholia. Barry Kelley appears as James Ferguson.Fivel & JohnPaul talk about what "The Addams Clause" is, OVER THE TOP, Space Buns, MD Players, why we love horror and campy movies, Cathy the Comic Strip, MARS ATTACKS, and actually quite a bit about what makes the Addams Family show so damn good for its time.

Gomez feels as though he's in a rut, doing the same things all the time. Displeased with the preplanned tour devised by Mr. Sam Harris (Frank Wilcox), two suspicious Soviet dignitaries, Ila Klarpe (Stanley Adams) and Miri Haan (Vito Scotti) want to meet a normal American family. That normal family happens to be the Addams. There, they take note of all the astonishing things they see. Mr. Harris keeps trying to tell Ila and Miri that this is not a typical family. In the end, with their view of America radically altered, they decide it's much smarter to remain friendly with such an advanced nation than not.Fivel Fox & JohnPaul are joined by guest host Derek @darathus, and boy do we get into the weeds on EVERYTHING! A particularly naughty episode with everything from Venture Brothers, Meat Donuts, Crestwood Horror Books, The Andy Griffith Show, Aunt Skibidi, Butt Kissing, Ken Burns, Twin Peaks, to the usual Hollywood Squares, and Voyager. We have a ton of fun and lots of opinions.

Wednesday is punished for using Uncle Fester's explosives and is forbidden to play with her pet spider Homer. She decides to run away from home but goes only as far as hiding in Pugsley's bedroom so she can watch the outcome. Not knowing this, Morticia phones the police to report her missing but afterwards discovers where Wednesday really is. Sgt. Haley (Jesse White), a detective from the missing persons bureau, comes by the house. He is not thrilled when he is told Wednesday has been home the whole time. Morticia and Gomez decide to apply psychology to teach the girl a lesson, but it only makes Wednesday run away for real, soon winding up at police headquarters. Sgt. Haley calls the Addams and asks if Wednesday is home. When Morticia insists she is, Haley decides to come by the house again to check on things. He tells them that Wednesday is at the police station, not knowing that Uncle Fester had picked her up. After he sees Wednesday home, an overworked Sgt. Haley decides to leave the force.Fivel Fox & JohnPaul also ask, "do the Addams live in Derry?" We talk about great guest stars, Brownie and Cub Scout nightmares, more Voyager, cultivating joy, Clown in a Cornfield, etc. and we have a message to our listeners.

Fivel Fox and JohnPaul discuss their dream Addams Family movies if they got to choose the director, style, cast, etc. They also ask if John Waters is a family director, chat about CLIFFORD love, a Wrestling Fester, gay Addams Family, and try to figure the name of our fans.

In a special episode of The New Scooby Doo Series, they meet the Addams Family in an episode called, "Wednesday Goes Missing." The Scooby gang gets called to the Addams house to be housekeepers while Gomez and Morticia go on vacation. The house seems to be haunted and Wednesday disappears. After miscellaneous hijinks, the gang finds Wednesday. They uncover the mystery. It was an elderly couple in the neighborhood posing as their old housekeepers who tried to scare the Addams family out of their house. The elderly neighbors thought the Addams' were ruining the neighborhood. Eventually, they come to realize the family is an asset to the kids in the neighborhood, because they have many toys to use as a playground.Fivel Fox & JohnPaul discuss whether they liked this crossover. They also talk about Ghost Housekeepers, TV Guide love, Voyager and Janeway, Do people love to be miserable? and almost fight of the ninja turtles.

Newlyweds Hubert and Amanda (Cynthia Pepper) Peterson move into their new home. But when they find themselves right next door to the frightening Addams estate, they straightaway want out of their one-year lease. Unfortunately for them, the owner is none other than Gomez Addams. Morticia and Gomez invite the Peterson's over to play bridge. It's not long before they are scared away. Hubert makes up a story that they can't stay in the house because his company is sending him to Hong Kong. Gomez solves their problem by buying the company. They must now grin and bear it for as long as it takes to be released (if ever).Fivel Fox & JohnPaul also discuss cloud storage, board games, tokusatsu, the importance of Free Play, family time, Pop culture recipe books, theories on how Thing gets around, and the sexy Bridge first, bullfrog later club!

When Morticia’s childhood friend Lionel Barker (Del Moore) visits, Gomez views him as an old beau and current rival. Lionel is really there because he knows they have a lot of money. He intends to sell them some phony oil stock. Fearing Lionel and Morticia might run off together, Gomez hires an awkward, man-crazy maid named Mildred (Pattie Chapman) to pull Lionel from Morticia. When Morticia catches Gomez giving Mildred love lessons, she thinks her marriage is on the rocks. Lionel finds out that Mildred is into stocks. Gomez and Morticia come to realize that neither are in love with someone else. Lionel and Mildred get married.FivelFox & JohnPaul also discuss Catdog, Women's lib, Dutch Oven Knights, Hollywood Square, and Dark Leave It To Beaver. And of course, Addams!Please note this episode of TV and our podcast discuss topics of suicidal intent, unfaithfulness, guns in the house, and hanging.

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul discuss which Addams Family members best represent which Muppet. JohnPaul does a Henson deep dive, and we talk about how filthy kids TV was. We also see if we can fund a John Astin project.

Mistaking two robbers named Claude (Don Rickles) and Marty (Skip Homeier) for trick-or-treaters, the family takes them in for a Halloween celebration. The robbers agree because they are hiding out from the police and their car has run out of gas. They put up with the creepy household's holiday festivities as best they can, because they spot Gomez' desk full of ready cash. Unbeknownst to all, Thing is on to them and ready to take matters in hand. When they finally manage to escape the house, it's only into the waiting arms of the police. George Barrows appears as a Policeman.Fivel and JohnPaul have a nostalgic talk about Halloween memories, cosplay, Kurt Russell birthday parties, British kids TV, kinky Addams things, Fivel's hat collection, the importance of being present and most of all Addams Family.

Pugsley and Gomez visit Oscar Webber (Peter Leeds), who owns a failing circus. Pugsley befriends Gorgo, a gorilla. Gorgo follows them back to the Addams' house. Gomez hopes to find a spot for Gorgo in the household. To the dismay of Lurch, Gorgo shows an aptitude for some of the butler's tasks. Meanwhile, Morticia aspires to join a social club for women, The Ladies' League. Mrs. Magruder (Dorothea Neumann) and Mrs. Page visit Morticia at home. Gorgo locks Lurch in a closet and then serves tea to the ladies. But, things don't go well. Oscar comes to pick up Gorgo and is disappointed to see his killer gorilla domesticated. However, this new Gorgo winds up saving the circus.Fivel Fox & JohnPaul are joined by a guest co-host Jason, our "gorilla guy." We talk about tattoos, Gamera, poop pennies, Island of Dr. Moreau, Congo, and other nonsense, and of course Addams Family. Things we did not talk about this time, Hollywood Squares, can you believe it!

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul come up with a list of movies that we think Gomez Addams would love.

Pugsley and Wednesday attend a birthday party for neighbor Harold Pomeroy. Morticia instructs her children to be modest about their advantages. The children come home early, saying Harold said his family was better and called them kooks. Outraged, Gomez hires Mr. Pomeroy's (Frank Nelson) genealogist, Professor Simms (Jonathan Hole), to examine the Addams' family tree for ancestors to flaunt at them. Meanwhile, Mr. Pomeroy completely changes his manner due to oil he thinks he's found on land owned by Gomez. Before the two meet up to discuss business, Simms spills the beans on several unsavory characters in Pomeroy's family tree, which actually impress Gomez and Morticia. During discussion of the land purchase, Gomez gushes over Pomeroy's blood-thirsty ancestors while Pomeroy, mortified, drives up his own price to keep Gomez from talking further.Fivel Fox & JohnPaul chat about genealogy in fiction and video games, Star Trek Voyager, what if the Addams met the Three Stooges, the Frank Nelson legacy, and the amazing connection between Addams Family and Gremlins!