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* Margaret and Itt call their baby "Whatt" because that was the obstetrician's reaction to the hair-baby!

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* Margaret and Cousin Itt call named their baby "Whatt" "What" because that was the obstetrician's reaction to the hair-baby!hair-baby!
**Margaret arriving to Debbie's bridal shower pushing the baby carriage -- in the shape of a tiny coffin -- and opening the lid to reveal the very much alive baby What.
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* Wednesday stalks by with a butcher knife, and Morticia stops her with a stern 'Is that for your brother?' Wednesday nods and submits to being disarmed, after which Morticia takes a slaughterhouse cleaver from a nearby rack, hands it to Wednesday and sends her on her way.

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* Wednesday stalks by with a butcher knife, and Morticia stops her with a stern 'Is that for your brother?' Wednesday nods and submits to being disarmed, after which Morticia tuts disappointed, saying "I don't think so." She takes a slaughterhouse cleaver the butcher knife from a nearby rack, hands it to Wednesday Wednesday...and sends replaces it with a giant cleaver, sending her on her way. way.
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-->'''Morticia:''' (Passes a statue of a woman with six bullet holes in its chest) Aunt La Borgia. Executed by a firing squad. (Passes another statue of a portly man without its arms and legs) Cousin Fledge. Torn limb-from-limb by four wild horses. (Passes another statue of a medieval executioner) And darling Uncle Imar. [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Buried alive]].

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-->'''Morticia:''' (Passes a statue of a woman with six bullet holes in its chest) Aunt La Borgia. Executed by a firing squad. (Passes another statue of a portly man without its arms and legs) Cousin Fledge. Torn limb-from-limb by four wild horses. (Passes another statue of a medieval executioner) And darling Uncle Imar. [[TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers Buried alive]].alive.
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* In their first few days at the camp, Wednesday had to listen to an (apparently) dreary horror story from Amanda which elicited mild screams from everyone. Wednesday then proceeds to tell a horrifying story (to the other girls anyway) about how a monster caused girls' nose jobs to be undone. The horrified screams from the other girls and the implication that they all had nose jobs was appropriately hilarious.

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* In their first few days at the camp, Wednesday had to listen to an (apparently) dreary horror story from Amanda which elicited mild screams from everyone. Wednesday then proceeds to tell a horrifying story (to the other girls anyway) about how a monster ghost caused girls' nose jobs to be undone. The horrified screams from the other girls and the implication that they all had nose jobs was appropriately hilarious.
hilarious, especially with Wednesday's faint [[PsychoticSmirk smirk]] as they scream.
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* Creator/RaulJulia's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR7a8rPlAao phenomenally hammy performance at the police station]]. "Debbie! My brother's wife! '''The Temptress of WAIKIKI!'''"

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* Creator/RaulJulia's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR7a8rPlAao phenomenally hammy performance at the police station]]. "Debbie! My brother's wife! '''The Temptress of WAIKIKI!'''" "Who are you? ''What'' are you? Who moved the ''rock''?"
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** If you listen closely after Wednesday says "They had sex", the nice and normal version of "Rock-a-Bye Baby" dramatically switches back to the usual Addams score for the bit of music representing "cradle and all".
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* In their first few days at the camp, Wednesday had to listen to an (apparently) dreary horror story from Amanda which elicited mild screams from everyone. Wednesday then proceeds to tell a horrifying story (to the other girls anyway) about how a monster caused girls' nose jobs to be undone. The horrified screams from the other girls and the implication that they all had nose jobs was appropriately hilarious.
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'''Strict Nanny:''' All right children, I have had it up to here. Now you just answer one simple question; where is that baby?\\

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'''Strict Nanny:''' All right right, children, I have had it up to here. Now you just answer one simple question; where is that baby?\\



'''Maid-Nanny:''' (with a hand puppet) Hello kiddies, I'm Polly the Puppet. What shall we do today? I know! Let's all clean our rooms!\\
'''Wednesday:''' (pulls out a devil puppet) Hello Polly, I'll clean my room… in exchange for your immortal soul. (the devil puppet rubs hands together)

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'''Maid-Nanny:''' (with a hand puppet) Hello Hello, kiddies, I'm Polly the Puppet. What shall we do today? I know! Let's all clean our rooms!\\
'''Wednesday:''' (pulls out a devil puppet) Hello Hello, Polly, I'll clean my room… in exchange for your immortal soul. (the devil puppet rubs hands together)



** Also, right before Pugsley is up, Joel is too nervous to shoot an arrow and after [[{{Jerkass}} Gary]] pressures him to hurry up by telling him ''"Go!"'', he finally takes the arrow off of the bow, ''throws it at the ground'' and storms off. Becky then cries out [[SarcasmMode "Good job!"]]

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** Also, right before Pugsley is up, Joel is too nervous to shoot an arrow and after [[{{Jerkass}} Gary]] pressures him to hurry up by telling him ''"Go!"'', he finally takes the arrow off of the bow, ''throws it at the ground'' and storms off. Becky then cries out [[SarcasmMode "Good job!"]]job!"]] Also a case of ThrowItIn.
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* When Gomez and Morticia assure the children that they don't love the baby more than them, and that what Wednesday thought about how one of the children would have to die in place of the baby isn't true, Grandmama wistfully adds "not anymore".

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'''Wednesday:''' Yes.\\

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'''Wednesday:''' Yes.'''Wednesday''' ''(sitting behind bottles of Asenic, Cyanide, and other poisons... and a single lemon)'' ''':''' [[BlatantLies Yes]].\\
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'''Gomez:''' (''not buying it for a second'') In the ''eye''?

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'''Gomez:''' (''not buying it for a second'') In the ''eye''?''eye''?\\
'''Morticia:''' I don't know, it's possible. [[NoodleIncident Remember my Cousin Curdle?]]
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(''Mr. Pomeroy and Morticia look at her in shock, while Gomez gives an amused, almost proud smile at his daughter'')\\

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(''Mr. Pomeroy and Morticia look looks at her in shock, while Gomez gives an amused, almost proud smile at his daughter'')\\
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** When Harold's father claims that Pugsley was the one who gave Harold a black eye, we get this gem.
--->'''Mr. Pomeroy:''' Look at my son Harold!\\
'''Gomez:''' Fine looking boy. Nice eyes! Well, uh, ''one'' of 'em, anyway.\\
'''Mr. Pomeroy:''' That's what your hoodlum offspring did with his fists!\\
'''Morticia:''' Our son used his fists?\\
'''Gomez:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint All those karate lessons, wasted!]]
** When Morticia tells Pugsley to apologize to Harold for what happened, however…
--->'''Wednesday:''' [[BaitAndSwitch I'm sorry I punched you in the eye, Harold]].\\
(''Mr. Pomeroy and Morticia look at her in shock, while Gomez gives an amused, almost proud smile at his daughter'')\\
'''Mr. Pomeroy:''' (''trying to his his embarrassment'') She must've hit him while his back was turned.\\
'''Gomez:''' (''not buying it for a second'') In the ''eye''?
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* Thing gets a job as a FedEx courier.

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* Thing gets a job as a FedEx [=FedEx=] courier.

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** Also, right before Pugsley is up, Joel is too nervous to shoot an arrow and after [[{{Jerkass}} Gary]] pressures him to hurry up by telling him ''"Go!"'', he finally takes the arrow off of the bow, ''throws it at the ground'' and storms off. Becky then cries out [[SarcasmMode "Good job!"]]



-->'''Grandmama''': An axe? [[RefugeInAudacity That takes me back!]]

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-->'''Grandmama''': An axe? ax? [[RefugeInAudacity That takes me back!]]



* The councillors leading everyone in singing "Kumbaya" at Wednesday and Pugsley... and Wednesday's ''utterly horrified'' reaction.

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* The councillors leading everyone in singing "Kumbaya" at Wednesday and Pugsley... and Wednesday's ''utterly horrified'' reaction. Even better, not only did Gary seem to [[{{Hammerspace}} pull the acoustic guitar he had with him to sing the song out of nowhere,]] but you can hear a wolf howling in the background as they're singing.
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'''Grandmama''': ''(dramatic pause'' ''PRESIDENT.''\\

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'''Grandmama''': ''(dramatic pause'' pause)'' ''PRESIDENT.''\\
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* Morticia goes out in search of a job, telling the Temp Agency that she majored in "spells and hexes" - the clerk decides to just put down "[[ADegreeInUseless Liberal Arts]]". When placed in a indergarten as a substitute teacher, her [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation interpretation]] of ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'' leaves the children in the class ''bawling''.

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* Morticia goes out in search of a job, telling the Temp Agency that she majored in "spells and hexes" - the clerk decides to just put down "[[ADegreeInUseless Liberal Arts]]". When placed in a indergarten kindergarten as a substitute teacher, her [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation interpretation]] of ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'' leaves the children in the class ''bawling''.
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* "Fester" walking with Morticia through the Addams Family Cemetary, being reminded of dearly-departed family members.

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* "Fester" walking with Morticia through the Addams Family Cemetary, Cemetery, being reminded of dearly-departed family members.
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* Gordon's first breakfast with the family

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* Gordon's first breakfast with the familyfamily:
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* Morticia goes out in search of a job, telling the Temp Agency that she majored in "spells and hexes" - the clerk decides to just put down "[[ADegreeInUseless Liberal Arts]]". When placed in a Kindergarten as a substitute, her [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation interpretation]] of ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'' leaves the children in the class ''bawling''.

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* Morticia goes out in search of a job, telling the Temp Agency that she majored in "spells and hexes" - the clerk decides to just put down "[[ADegreeInUseless Liberal Arts]]". When placed in a Kindergarten indergarten as a substitute, substitute teacher, her [[AlternativeCharacterInterpretation interpretation]] of ''Literature/HanselAndGretel'' leaves the children in the class ''bawling''.
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* This conversation

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** When she tries to kiss Gomez but [[TheKlutz knocks him into a bush instead]]

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** When she tries to kiss Gomez but [[TheKlutz knocks him into a bush instead]]instead]]:



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