Happyester Fester

"Happyester Fester" is the first episode of The Addams Family season one. It aired on September 12, 1992 on ABC. It was written by Lane Raichert and Bill Matheny, directed by Robert Alvarez, Don Lusk, and Carl Urbano, and voice directed by Gordon Hunt.

Two rival underwear companies take interest in Uncle Fester's new fabric, Happyester.

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Gomez Addams
 * style="background-color:#clear"| John Austin
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Lurch
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jim Cummings
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Puglsey Addams
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Debi Derryberry
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Wednesday Addams
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jeannie Elias
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Morticia Addams
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Nanci Linari
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Thing
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Granny Frump
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Carol Channing
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Uncle Fester
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Rip Taylor
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Normina Normanmeyer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Edi McClurg
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Norman Normanmeyer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Rob Paulsen
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| N.J. Normanmeyer
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Dick Beals
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rumco. boos
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jim Cummings
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fingers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gate guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| News desk reporter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Journalist
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cousin Itt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Rumco. boos
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Jim Cummings
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Fingers
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Gate guard
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| News desk reporter
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Journalist
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cousin Itt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Journalist
 * style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Cousin Itt
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Organizations

 * Normanwear
 * Rump Co.

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States
 * Happydale Heights
 * Addams residence
 * Normanmeyer residence
 * Normanmeyer headquarters
 * Rump Co. headquarters
 * The Moon

Objects

 * Juliet
 * The Art of Channeling Mimes Vol. I
 * The Art of Channeling Mimes Vol. II
 * Happyester

Music
The theme song was performed by Vic Mizzy. The music was composed by Guy Moon.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: September 19, 1992 at 10:30 am on ABC

Behind the scenes

 * Fester hums the theme song when crawling around in his new office just before Fingers enters.
 * Fester thinks his name is spelled with an "L."

Marketing and promotion
In the same year the episode aired, Trumpet Club published a novelized adaptation called Fester's Unbelievable Underwear.