The Addams Family (TV Series)

Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family (1965)

John Astin: Gomez Addams

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• Announcer : We interrupt with a special announcement: An hour ago a dangerous creature broke out of the city zoo. When last seen, the monster was heading for the Greenbrier-Woodlawn area.

  Morticia Addams : That's us again.

  Lurch : Shall I bolt the windows and doors?

  Gomez Addams : Nonsense. It's probably another relative.

• Gomez Addams : This may be the moment of truth.

  Morticia Addams : Darling, what do you mean?

  Gomez Addams : I didn't think you'd ask.

• Gomez Addams : Everyone: 'en garde'! Ooh, even when I speak French!

• Gomez Addams : [Hands Commissioner Fiske a check for a donation to the zoo]  Here you are, sir. One hundred fifty thousand dollars and twenty cents.

  Park Commissioner Fiske : Twenty cents?

  Gomez Addams : I threw in your car fare.

  Park Commissioner Fiske : Oh, thank you! Thank you Uncle Fester! Thank you, Mrs. Addams! Thank you, Mr. Addams and thank you

  [shaking Thing's outstretched hand] 

  Park Commissioner Fiske : ... uhhh ewwww ewwwwwhhh

  [shakes his head in disbelief and runs out the door] 

  Morticia Addams : You're quite right, darling. He should slow down.

• [Morticia has spoken French and, because of it, an impassioned Gomez has kissed his way up to her shoulder when the door bell rings] 

  Morticia Addams : Darling, please, there's someone at the door.

  Gomez Addams : [not stopping]  We're married.

• Gomez Addams : [watching Cousin Itt shinny up the side of the house and enter through an upper window]  Good old Itty, comfortably settled in the attic before you can say "Sweep out the cobwebs."

  Morticia Addams : The perfect houseguest.

• [Due to a report of an escaped zoo animal in the neighborhood, the Addamses arm themselves for protection, but after Gomez's hat is shot off, a family meeting is called] 

  Gomez Addams : [wearily producing a paper]  I'll read this again: "Order of the Day - Shooting will be confined to the escaped beast only, not at just anything that moves."

• Morticia Addams : This is rather like being in the jungle again, isn't it, dear?

  Gomez Addams : You were wonderful to have on safari, Tish. No one could skin a hippopotamus like you could.

  Morticia Addams : Oh, darling, any housewife could do that. You were the remarkable one.

  Gomez Addams : Well...

  Morticia Addams : I'll never forget when that tiger broke cover. He charged our gun-bearer.

  Gomez Addams : Ah, yes. Dear Ali-Koshva.

  Morticia Addams : Quick as a wink and without a moment's hesitation you snapped your gun to your shoulder and fired.

  Gomez Addams : Bagged ourselves a wonderful gun-bearer.

• [Morticia tells Fiske she'll not permit Cousin Itt to return with him to the zoo] 

  Park Commissioner Fiske : [sarcastically]  In case you change your mind, I'll reserve a cage for him. In fact, I'll reserve cages for all of you!

  Gomez Addams : [watching Fiske leave]  Cages for all of us? I'm not sure I'd like that.

  Morticia Addams : Of course not, darling. We'll insist on one big family cage.

• Morticia Addams : No, no, Uncle Fester. There will be no shooting.

  Gomez Addams : It does disturb the neighbors.