Newlyweds Hubert and Amanda Peterson want out of their one-year lease when they find they've moved next door to the Addams family.
This episode includes examples of the following tropes:
- Mad Bomber: Uncle Fester, who blows things up as a hobby.Amanda Peterson: You mean there's somebody exploding dynamite—inside your house?
Morticia: Where else would he do it? - Unusual Pets for Unusual People: Pugsley has a pet octopus.Hubert Peterson: I see you're washing your pup.
Morticia: Oh, good heavens, that isn't a pup.
Gomez: It's an octopus!
Amanda Peterson: You have an octopus for a pet?
Morticia: Oh, no. It's our son's pet.
Gomez: Here, shake his tentacle!