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The Addams Family Tree is the fifth episode of the first season of the original series of The Addams Family. It first aired 16 October 1964 on ABC.
Summary
Pugsley and Wednesday go to a friend's birthday party, but there is a small altercation when Harold Pomeroy says his family is better than theirs. This rivalry prompts Gomez to trace his family's ancestry. He hires Professor Simms to research his genealogy.
Quotes
- Professor Simms: "For a moment, I thought there might be some relationship to the New England Adamses, John and John Quincy."
Gomez: "People often assume that."
Morticia: "It's been a great source of embarrassment to us."
Gomez: "We spell our name with two d's. The additional 'd' makes the difference."
Trivia
- Tristan and Isolde, Bruno, and Kitty Kat appear in this episode, and Pugsley's pet jaguar Fang and pet octopus are mentioned.
- Uncle Fester grabs his gun, Genevieve, with the intention of shooting Cecil B. Pomeroy in the back.
- Despite Blossom Rock being credited, she only appears in the opening and the credits.
- It was remade for The New Addams Family episode with the same name.
Relatives Mentioned
- Cousin Curdle
- Cousin Farouk
- Aunt Blemish
- Grandpa Slurp
- Cousin Clot
- Grand-Uncle Grizzly
- a family of Addamses who live in a native village far up the Amazon river deep in the jungle
- Mamoud Khali Pasha Addams
- Black Bart Addams
- Bloody Addams
- Cousin Bleak
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