It's Thing's birthday when opens Fester's mail mistaking it for a present. Fester and the family yell at him but none of them remember his birthday, so Thing runs away. The stress of fighting with Thing causes Fester to start growing hair on his head.
Uncle Fester finds a female friend on the Internet who is coming to visit. He tries to get into shape before his new love arrives.
Wednesday and Pugsley were kicked out of the school play because they wouldn't do it the way it was written. When Gomez and Morticia read the script, they are apalled. Morticia decides she must write them a play herself. When school budget cuts cancel the play, Gomez gets them to perform Morticia's play. And when the parents refuse to let their children perform it, the Addamses do. Meanwhile, throughout the show, Fester and Gomez are enjoying "Gotcha Week" with each other.
Fester accidentally disintegrates the family's upright stuffed Grizzly Bear. They call Mr. Fielding, their insurance agent, to see if he can get them a new bear. When told that insurance cannot provide them a new one, they decide to go out on a camping trip and bring one back themselves. Fielding goes along to ensure that nothing happens to them. At home, Pugsley wrecks father's favorite engine on his train set.