What's this?
Who...
Who are you?
Maxwell Briggs.
"Briggs"?
Maxwell Briggs disappeared on this route 30 years ago.
That's incredible.
30 years?
That means I'm retired!
Whoopee!
As soon as I deliver this mail...
What happened to you?
I was walking my route,
and I came to this house.
I heard a message in the bushes,
and I went to investigate.
I was standing right about where you were now... ?
Ohhh wait... where are you...
Do the Addamses still live here?
Here's your mail.
Some of the bills might be a little overdue...
Now!
Old mail.
Thank you, Lurch.
Oh, my.
The postdate on these packages is over 30 years old... !
Ahhhh.
How wonderfully inefficient!
Ahh. Here's a package for you, Gomez.
Oooh.
Here's one for you, Fester.
Wow!
My flying-hanging remote control model plane kit!
Boy, I sure had to save a lot of gunpowder box tops for this.
I remember.
You blew our room up twenty times over, just to save enough!
Gomez, what did you get?
Oh, wow, it's my lost shipment of Super Duper Balls.
Come on, Fester, let's go see if they still have their bounce!
How many d'you get!
One...
Two...
Three...
Must... go!
Cool!
Ready, set, go!
Checkmate.
12 seconds!
It's taking you longer to beat me, everyday.
Hello, Wednesday. How was school, today?
Any notes from the teacher you want to forge our signatures on?
No, just a new assignment.
I'm supposed to write an essay on an influential family member.
Say no more! What would you like to ask me?
What do you know about Great Aunt Esther?
The first witch in the family.
Wonderful choice...
I think we have some of her old belongings up in the attic.
That will help me prepare.
Granny is conducting a séance tonight,
so I can interview her personally.
Another game?
Mon cher?
Tish! That's French.
Gomez, I've been thinking.
Remember when Mama tried to raise the spirit of Aunt Hill?
We were infested for months.
At least they were fire-breathing aunts.
When she fails to bring back Aunt Esther,
as she inevitably will,
the poor dear will be heartbroken!
Wednesday's a stalwart child.
I wasn't talking about Wednesday.
Oh. I see your point.
We must find some way to ensure that Mama's séance is a success.
You mean hire an expert Medium?
Oh — !
Or maybe even a Large?
I know.
We'll fake it.
Even better!
It doesn't look anything like it shows in the box.
I can't believe I saved all those box tops for this.
I should have gotten that home chemistry set.
Nothing says "Fun!" like mustard gas.
This is so lame.
Ohhh, maybe if I make a few modifications?
Fester.
Mama is planning on calling on the spirit of Great Aunt Esther, tonight.
Oh, I hope she calls collect.
Great Aunt Esther was the cheapest witch in Salem.
We were hoping you would help us contrive a fake séance?
Of course it is devious, underhanded and sneaky...
Count me in.
And I've got just what you need.
My Fake Séance kit.
Raise the dead for fun and profit!
Now all we have to do is find a dress that will fit you.
Me?
I thought you were gonna be Great Aunt Esther.
I would, darling, but you already have the mustache.
Everyone.
Join hands.
And close your eyes.
I work, alone.
Sorry.
And close your eyes.
Ohh, great spirits...
We seek one of your number.
Please find Great Aunt Esther...
And wake her from her slumber~!
Esther Addams!
If you're here,
make your presence crystal clear.
Oh, cows! [ GOMEZ, in COSTUME, WAVING SMOKE AWAY ]
Great Aunt Esther Addams from the Great Beyond!
Wuh — ahh!
Thing.
What's going on here?
So.
You thought I couldn't pull it off?
We just thought you might need a little help.
It would have worked,
if Gomez hadn't broken the circle.
Actually, it did work.
Oh... brother.
Who's that?
Mama's brother.
But then!
But then there was that time Amelia Earhart asked me for directions... !
[ HUSHED, to MORTICIA ] I don't know why he still gets laughs,
with the same, old material!
Oh, Uncle Jester, you were always the King of Practical Jokes!
H-h-he did 'em all!
Blackouts,
stock market crashes,
that whole Titanic-iceberg thing... !
But my favorite one has to still be...
The finger!
You've got to show that one to Morticia!
Go ahead, my dear.
Pull my finger.
That's alright. [ POLITELY, ARMS CROSSED ]
Let Fester do it.
Ladies, first!
It's great to have a ghost around the house!
It's a claaaaaassic!
Wednesday.
I found something that might help you with your report.
Aunt Esther's old diary.
Too bad.
I was looking forward to making it all up.
'Monday, June 2nd, 1692.'
'They have discovered I'm a witch, and plan to prove it by tossing me into the lake.'
That's odd.
I thought Aunt Esther was burned at the stake?
Sorry!
I couldn't resist.
It's a classic~!
There!
That's the last Sidewinder missile, Pugsley.
That ought to do it.
Let's see how she flies, Uncle Fester.
How do you expect it to crash, Pugsley,
if you keep swerving all the time?
But I'm not!
She's not responding to the controls, Uncle Fester!
Ahhhhh... !
Well, if you're not flying it, then who is?
Uncle Jester... !
Gimme my plane baaaaaaaack... !
I waited thirty years for this... !
And that was worth the wait!
G'night, querida!
Gomez!
'Scuse me.
I enjoy a good practical joke as much as the next person.
But I'm beginning to see why Mama got fed up with Uncle Jester.
I'll talk to her first thing in the morning about arranging an elaborate plan,
to have him sent back to the hereafter.
Thank you, darling.
Unpleasant dreams...
Let the bedbox bite!
We couldn't get a nice headless horse...
The early ghost... catches the worm!
Now it's time for some real fun... !
Ooh!
Geez.
How does she walk in this dress... ?
Whoa!
Ahhh, querida!
I thought I heard someone come crashing down the stairs.
Ahh, Gomez, m'boy!
I mean...
Darling~
You're just the man I've been looking for.
Say no more. I've already spoken with Mama.
We're going to have another séance tonight, to exorcise Jester.
Actually, I've been thinking about that.
Perhaps I was a little hasty.
I mean...
Jester does have a certain...
je ne sais quoi.
Tish! That's French.
Hey, what's with the kissin', buddy!
I mean...
[ AFFECTED, NORMAL VOICE ] Not now, dear.
I want you to go find Uncle Jester,
and invite him to stay
as long as he'd like.
Well, it makes you unhappy, querida.
Thank you, my dear.
Now I must go accept your husband's gracious invitation,
to invite me to stay here.
Forever!
We're going to need everyone at the séance tonight.
I'll be there.
You know, it's funny the first four hundred times,
but if I have to pull Uncle Jester's finger one more...
Morticia?
Oh, dear.
I had the strangest dream...
What am I doing down here?
Mission accomplished, querida!
What mission?
I invited Uncle Jester to stay just like you asked.
I never asked you to do that.
No one would ask you to do that.
You...!
Invited a ghost to stay in your home?
Now, not even the séance will get rid of him!
Thanks a lot, Gomez!
There must be someone who can help... ?
We need someone who specializes in ghost removal!
But who ya gonna call?
Ghosthunters.
Ahh!
A pair of parapsychologists.
Thank you for coming over so quickly.
I'm Gomez Addams.
This is my fascinating brother, Fester.
My lovely wife, Morticia.
Well, I'm. I'm Lloyd Barker.
This is my wife, Julie.
Who is also very lovely.
I see you have a lot of experience with this sort of thing.
Well, we have been on Oprah.
Oh! Be careful with that. That's my plasma gun.
Oooh.
What does it do?
It drops a ghost within the confines, of the energy field.
Directly.
And normally we're not so... inhospitable.
But this particular spirit can be rather annoying.
Don't worry about a thing.
Your ghost is toast.
Ohhh~ Perfect place for a hunting.
We try to make it homely.
Well,
this is where he likes to hang out.
Great.
So,
what usually turns the aberration, or is there a
regular... time, or... pattern?
Well, he's not very punctual,
but he never misses X-Files.
And there are certain things he simply can't resist!
Here, hold this.
Julie!
What?
Did you see that?
An outside force pushed that pie right into my face!
Did you get it on tape?
You know that's a wizened, old trick!
It wasn't me this time.
I swear.
He's right.
I did it!
Lloyd?
Julie?
I'd like to have you meet old Uncle Jester,
our ghost.
Oh, that's no ghost.
That's just some guy in a goofy costume.
What is this? Some kind of a joke?
Well, I should think that was obvious.
I couldn't resist the ol' "Pie in the Face"!
It's a classic!
Mr and Mrs Addams, we didn't come here to waste our time.
We have better things to do than be the butt of your pranks.
We're the creative consultants on the new Casper movie.
Please, don't go.
Stay a while, and, uh... look around.
Boo!
You'd think they'd never seen a ghost before!
You're right, Gomez. This is relaxing.
There's nothing like a good explosion to help clear the mind!
Say nothing of their own.
Darn that Jester!
I can see it isn't going to be easy getting used to having a ghost around the house.
Maybe we won't have to.
I...
have a plan.
Oo-ooh.
Ahhhh, querida!
There's nothing like a quiet, moonlit stroll...
Yes.
I do hope Uncle Jester doesn't bother us.
Look, Gomez!
Your shoes are untied!
How unfortunate it would be, if someone were to tie them together... ?
Tish,
is that a rubber chicken?
Yes!
Gomez, look!
A seltzer bomb... !
Sorry, my boy, I couldn't resist!
I know, I know.
"It's a classic~!"
So's the trap.
What trap?
This trap!
Wh' y'r wh —!
Don't even try.
It's an impenetrable force field.
We're not letting you out until you promise to go haunt someone else, and never return.
Isn't that a bit drastic?
Couldn't he at least come back for the holidays?
Well, alright.
For April Fool's Day.
Really?
No!
April Fool's!
Ha!
You hang onto her, Gomez! She's some lady.
That's no lady!
That's my wife.
Thanks for bringing me back, sis.
It was an accident.
Wednesday, I'm sorry for ruining your research seance.
That's alright.
I decided to pick Father as my most influential relative.
He's not a witch,
but at least my report will be short.
Wednesday, I'm touched!
Let me start at the beginning.
I was born in a cold...
I want you to have this.
Wow, Uncle Jester, your plastic vomit!
Thanks.
I'll treasure it always.
Well!
I'm off.
Places to haunt. People to scare!
See you in the afterlife.
Oh, no!
He forgot his luggage!
I'll bring it to him... !
Jester's a ghost.
Why would he need luggage?
He certainly left us holding the bag.
It's a claaaaaaaassic... !
Gomez.
Do you think we did the right thing, sending your Uncle Jester away?
It's a big world out there, querida.
Someone has to haunt it.
'We interrupt this broadcast with important news.'
'In what appears to be the largest practical joke ever,
Mount Rushmore was defaced last night with four enormous cream pies.'
'Now back to our program.'
The world's biggest practical joke.
Good old Uncle Jester.
This calls for a toast!
I'll ring Lurch.
"It's a classic!"
Awooo... !