The Addams Family in New York

"The Addams Family in New York" is the first episode of The Addams Family season one. It aired on September 8, 1973 on NBC. It was produced by Iwao Takamoto, and directed by Charles A. Nichols.

Gullible Gomez starts to buy up previously owned property in New York due to two con artists.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Morticia Addams
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gomez Addams
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lennie Weinrib
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Uncle Fester
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jackie Coogan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lurch
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Ted Cassidy
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Charlie's partner
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Charlie
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Pugsley Addams
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jodie Foster
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Grandmama
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Janet Waldo
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wednesday Addams
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cindy Henderson
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cousin Itt
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Toll guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Benny
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unvailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thing
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Benjamin Franklin (drawing)
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Cop
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ripoff
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ocho
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Moby Dick (model)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Van Dyke Addams (mannequin)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chief Pawhattan (mannequin)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| P.T. Barnum
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| TV reporter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Police chief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ripoff
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| John Stephenson
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Ocho
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Moby Dick (model)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Van Dyke Addams (mannequin)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Chief Pawhattan (mannequin)
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| P.T. Barnum
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| TV reporter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Police chief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| P.T. Barnum
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| TV reporter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Don Messick
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Police chief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Police chief
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable

Locations

 * United States
 * New York
 * New York City
 * Empire State Building (mentioned)
 * East River (mentioned)
 * Lincoln Tunnel
 * Central Park
 * American Museum of Natural History
 * Western Asia (indirectly mentioned)
 * Mesopotamia (mentioned)
 * Egypt (mentioned)
 * France (mentioned)

Objects

 * Instant swamp mix

Vehicles

 * Addams Family's camper

Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with supervision from Paul DeKorte.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 8, 1973 on NBC

Behind the scenes

 * Although this is their first episode in a full fledged series, they had previously appeared as guest stars in The New Scooby-Doo Movies episode "Wednesday is Missing," which could been seen as a backdoor pilot.

Home availability

 * In the United States:
 * 1991: Hanna-Barbera Video releases The Addams Family in New York on VHS.
 * October 19, 2010: Warner Archive Collection releases The Addams Family: The Complete Series on DVD.