The Addams Family (TV Series) Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family (1965) User Reviews

Cousin Itt and the voice of Fred Flintstone

[gregorycanfield · 6/10 · 17 September 2022]

The best thing about this episode was an appearance by Alan Reed, as Parks Commissioner Fiske. The introduction of Cousin Itt didn't do much for me. He was all hair. The show, in general, was silly. With this episode, they jumped from Silly to Stupid. The only genuinely funny scene is when Lurch opens the door for Cousin Itt. Lurch, as weird as he is himself, recognizes that Itt is even more weird. This episode also contained too much of Gomez slobbering over Morticia, whenever she said something in French. This became repetitive, and even irritating, when it was shown in almost every episode. Also, why were Wednesday and Pugsley not in the episode? I watched the episode with audio commentary from Lisa Loring and Ken Weatherwax. They talk about so many things, but neither of them comments on the fact that their characters don't appear in the episode. Ultimately, the episode is underwhelming. I was more impressed by Alan Reed's guest appearance than I was by Cousin Itt.

Cousin Itt and the Addams' ultimate donation

[bh-boclraca · 10/10 · 3 August 2008]

This remains one of my favorite episodes of this series. First off, Alan Reed (famous original voice of Fred Flintstone) gives a wonderful performance as the harried park commissioner. Secondly, this episode highlights the talents of the trio of Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan and John Astin, along with Ted Cassidy. In addition, Cousin Itt makes his debut as a recurring character. ***Warning: spoilers*** When the commissioner receives a large donation from Gomez, he shakes hands with Uncle Fester, Morticia, Gomez, and then Thing. His reaction to Thing is priceless and you can hear the Flintstone chortle as he flees the house. Cousin Itt's magic show is funny, especially when he tells a joke in gibberish, with Fester and Morticia laughing, but a puzzled Gomez says: "I didn't get the last line." When the commissioner takes his first peek at Cousin Itt, again, his reaction is hilarious. The monster hunt/safari by Gomez, Morticia, and Fester is very funny. Other funny lines are when the commissioner addresses Lurch: "You, Smirch" and later Lurch smirks and hints to Gomez and Morticia about Itt's fate: "He was…quite tied up when he left."