Dead and Breakfast

Dead and Breakfast
Premiere date	September 19, 1992
Run time	22:31
Starring	John Astin Nanci Linari Debi Derryberry Jeannie Elias Rip Taylor Carol Channing Jim Cummings Rob Paulsen Edie McClurg Dick Beals
Music composed by	Guy Moon
Writer(s)	Lane Raichert Bill Matheny
Director(s)	Robert Alvarez Don Lusk Carl Urbano Gordon Hunt (voices)
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"Dead and Breakfast" is the second episode of The Addams Family season one. It aired on September 19, 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.

Through a misunderstanding, Pugsley accepts a school business project on his and Wednesday's behalf. When Gomez gets wind of this he turns their house into a bed and breakfast--or a dead and breakfast--for them to run all by themselves.

Memorable quotes

Norman: Those deluded Addamses actually think they can live life their own way!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bus driver	Jim Cummings
Timmy	N/A
Lucy	N/A
Lurch	Jim Cummings
Wednesday Addams	Debi Derryberry
Pugsley Addams	Jeannie Elias
Wallace	N/A
Thing	N/A
Morticia Addams	Nanci Linari
Uncle Fester	Rip Taylor
Granny Frump	Carol Channing
Donatello	Unavailable
Feetz
Gomez Addams	John Astin
Mrs. Quaint	Unavailable
Norman Normanmeyer	Rob Paulsen
Normina Normanmeyer	Edie McClurg
N.J. Normanmeyer	Dick Beals
Mr. Limp	Unavailable
Otto	N/A

Organizations

• Happydale Club (mentioned)
• Normanwear (mentioned)

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Happydale Heights
      • Jimmy's residence
      • Lucy's residence
      • Addams residence
      • Normanmeyer residence

Objects

• Predicting the Future the Toenail Way
• Underpop

Vehicles

• School bus

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

• The episode title is a pun on bed and breakfast.
• The family photo gag in the opening theme song is of them all standing on top of each other.
• Cousin Itt is absent.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• Not available. 😢