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Happyester Fester
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Premiere date	September 12, 1992
Writer(s)	Lane Raichert; Bill Matheny
Director(s)	Robert Alvarez; Don Lusk; Carl Urbano; Ray Patterson (supervising); Gordon Hunt (voices)
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Revision as of 16:39, 29 March 2022

"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, and 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.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Gomez Addams	John Austin
Lurch	Jim Cummings
Pugsley Addams	Debi Derryberry
Wednesday Addams	Jeannie Elias
Morticia Addams	Nanci Linari
Thing	N/A
Granny Frump	Carol Channing
Uncle Fester	Rip Taylor
Normina Normanmeyer	Edie McClurg
Norman Normanmeyer	Rob Paulsen
N.J. Normanmeyer	Dick Beals
Rump Co. boss	Jim Cummings
Fingers	Unavailable
Gate guard	Unavailable
News desk reporter	Unavailable
Journalist	Unavailable
Cousin Itt	N/A

Organizations

Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

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^[1]

Behind the scenes

Fester thinks his name is spelled with an "L."

Errors

Marketing and promotion

In 1992, Trumpet Club published a novelized adaptation called Fester's Unbelievable Underwear.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

References

^ "ADDAMS FAMILY, THE: HAPPYESTER FESTER {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)". Paley Center. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

[1] "ADDAMS FAMILY, THE: HAPPYESTER FESTER {SERIES PREMIERE} (TV)". Paley Center. Retrieved May 23, 2021.

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 |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"| [[Pugsley 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"| [[Edie 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"| [[List of The Addams Family characters|Rump Co. boss]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Jim Cummings]]
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Fingers (Happyester Fester)|Fingers]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of The Addams Family characters|Gate guard]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of The Addams Family characters|News desk reporter]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of The Addams Family characters|Journalist]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Cousin Itt]]
+|style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
+==Organizations==
+* [[Normanwear]]
+* [[Rumpco.]]
 ==Locations==
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 **** [[Normanmeyer residence]]
 **** [[Normanwear headquarters]]
+**** [[Rumpco headquarters]]
 * [[Moon|The Moon]]
 ==Objects==
+* [[Julliete]]
+* ''[[The Art of Chaneling Mimes Vol. I]]''
+* ''[[The Art of Chaneling Mimes Vol. II]]''
 * [[Happyester]]
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-* Fester thinks there is an "L" in his name.
+* Fester thinks his name is spelled with an "L."
 ==Errors==
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 ==Marketing and promotion==
-In 1992,  [[Trumpet Club]] published a novelized adaptation called ''[[Fester's Unbelievable Underwear]]''.
+In 1992, [[Trumpet Club]] published a novelized adaptation called ''[[Fester's Unbelievable Underwear]]''.
 ==Critical reception==