After a beatnik crashes his motorcycle outside of the Addams home , he decides to hide out there from his tycoon father with the help of Pugsley and Wednesday.
Thing disappears after being insulted by Uncle Fester and Gomez plays detective to find him. But after finding a ransom note stating that he was "THINGNAPPED" he calls in Sam Diamond to investigate.
Uncle Fester becomes an insurance salesman to pay for a new policy after feeling bad for getting Gomez's insurance canceled because he blew up the cities water main...again.
The family try getting jobs after fearing a drop in the stock market has left Gomez broke. After blowing up a safe, Fester finds railroad stocks and decides to sell them, while Gomez unknowingly is buying up his own stock.
Morticia decides to clean out the attic and donate the stuff to a charity auction. Pugsley, Wednesday and Thing are depressed after she gives away some of their favorite possessions.
Fester's worried when his pen-pal Madelyn Cavendish Beauregard Faversham Firestone Smith, from Paris, Illinois is decides to visit him. After having told her how handsome and athletic he is, Fester tries to improve his image to impress her.