The family tries to raise one-billion dollars using Gomez's supercomputer to calculate betting on horses for a vacation to the moon.

Fivel & JohnPaul also talk about present-ness and intentionality, death, funeral practices, the space race, Futurama, Horse racing rules, the silliness of My Horse Prince and Fivel drops some of her lore, and of course so much more.

Lately, Uncle Fester's been a bit rundown, literally unable to maintain his wattage. Fester may potentially spoil an upcoming family outing. To handle the situation, the Addams call up the reliable family witch doctor Dr. Mbogo by making contact with a hunter (Loyal "Doc" Lucas) who lives near the native village that Dr. Mbogo is in. When Dr. Mbogo is too busy to leave Africa making him unable to make a housecall, Gomez makes a comment that he should've engaged "that pygmy witch doctor" when he had the chance. The Addamses take their chances by engaging the services of a local physician named Dr. Milford (Lauren Gilbert), who pays them a house call. Dr. Milford is startled by the Addamses home, but tries to examine Fester anyway. After eating one of the Doctor's thermometers, Fester appears to be cured. Now the family can go on their outing.

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul talk about moonbathing, Temple of Doom, play the Nude or not Nude game, the unspoken Miss Piggy issue, problematic tropes, the nuances of cancel culture, and the importance of critical thinking. and of course more!

Lurch learns that his mother (Ellen Corby) is coming to visit. Lurch admits to Gomez and Morticia that he told his mother that he owns the Addams house. Morticia suggests that Lurch act like the man of the house, and Gomez and Morticia will act as his servants. Once Lurch's mother arrives, Gomez and Morticia sense their mistake. While Lurch takes only too well to the concept of being head of household, the old woman treats Gomez and Morticia poorly. She even goes so far as to have Lurch fired them. When Mother Lurch mistakes Fester and Grandmama as the new servants, she decides that she can leave now. It might take a bit of time to get Lurch to realize that he is the butler again.

Fivel and JohnPaul talk about our relationship to horror the genre, newspaper comics, the poison of negative energy, Stephen Graham Jones, Friday the 13th series, The Waltons, and why girls love monster boys.

The feds get interested in the Addams Family due to Pugsley's ham radio, powered by Uncle Fester, sending out mysterious "coded" messages worldwide. Agent Hollister (George N. Neise) recruits local tradespeople to infiltrate the house like the postman Mr. Briggs (Rolfe Sedan) and the plumber Mr. Conkey (Norman Leavitt). The Addamses become aware that something's not right and call in the feds. Hollister is sent in and he tells Gomez and Morticia it was him that had Briggs and Conkey placed there. Thinking Hollister is part of the ring, they have him detained. While being held, he finds out it was Pugsley sending out the messages.

Fivel and JohnPaul also discuss ham radio and the connection to Amelia Earhart, James Bond movies, Earthquakes, the Janeway statue, The great American Bear, Cats, what is it to plumb?, a corpse carnival and general skullduggery. Seth Rogen cohosts.

The Addams family take care of an injured motorcyclist named Rockland "Rocky" Cartwright III (Tom Lowell). The family is captivated by Rocky and his beatnik way of speaking. He, on the other hand, is trying to get a part for his bike so he can leave. After his bike is fixed, he is about to leave when he sees his domineering tycoon father (Barry Kelley) coming to the house. The children tell the father that they haven't seen Rocky. Gomez and Morticia find out it's Rocky's birthday and decide to have a surprise party for him. They call Rocky's father and invite him. At the party, the father insists that Rocky leave this "house full of kooks". Rocky tells his dad that the family are his friends and they have accepted him as he is. The father realizes his was wrong to try and mold his son into something he wasn't and the two make up.

Fivel and JohnPaul also end up digging into beatnik culture, slang, discuss movements, reminisce about Nick at Nite, Shakespeare, RL Stein, dream of a Predator Hamlet, and decide where to put our podcast homepage.

When art critic Bosley Swain (Hugh Sanders) recommends that Grandmama get a teacher to help her paint better, Gomez gladly hires none other than Picasso for Mama. Not Pablo Picasso, Sam Picasso (Vito Scotti), a penniless non-talent from Spain. Despite Bosley saying Sam's paintings are bad, Gomez believes Sam is an undiscovered master. Gomez doesn't want Sam to waste his talent. Sam soon finds himself locked in the Addams' basement until he starts cranking out masterpieces. While Sam sneaks out of the basement in one of Pugsley's tunnels, Wednesday does some painting. After catching Sam, Gomez and Morticia believe that Wednesday's paintings are his. Bosley comes by, loves the paintings and buys all of them.

Fivel Fox & JohnPaul have a discussion about modern art, how we perceive time and history, map travel, transporter craziness, Tuvix, Cannibalism, Jigsaw's bedside manner, Kiley goes full public historian, we do questions and comments, & more!

Lurch receives his annual invitation to The Butlers' Ball, which he ignores as usual because he can't dance. Morticia is determined he accept this year's invitation to avoid the reclusive direction in which he's headed. A dance teacher is hired, but due to her frequent fainting spells and then Lurch fainting, it doesn't work out. Wednesday teaches Lurch ballet. When Morticia tries to teach him the Twist, Lurch throws his back out. Gomez tries to teach him the Tango, but Gomez throws his back out. At the dance Lurch sits by himself until a disguised Morticia brings him out of his shell.

Fivel & JohnPaul hangout and talk about the THE SANDLOT, a Sideshow Bob Theory, Predator Affirmations, Dance as a cultural discussions, people pleasing, resilience, and Willem Dafoe as an Addams. PS. Hollywood Squares makes an appearance again.

Cousin Melancholia (Hazel Shermet) visits. Abandoned by her fiancé Fred (Hal Baylor), she needs a man. Meanwhile, the firm of Ferguson-Riche and Fisher send Mr. Harvey to broker a deal with Gomez since he's the only one who's dealt with him before. When the Addamses remember the lawyer is a bachelor, they're very eager to have him come by. Morticia dresses up Melancholia to look just like her. While Mr. Harvey keeps trying to talk business, Gomez and Morticia keep playing matchmaker. Fred shows up to reclaim Melancholia. Barry Kelley appears as James Ferguson.

Fivel & JohnPaul talk about what "The Addams Clause" is, OVER THE TOP, Space Buns, MD Players, why we love horror and campy movies, Cathy the Comic Strip, MARS ATTACKS, and actually quite a bit about what makes the Addams Family show so damn good for its time.