The Addams Family (1964) 2x28 The Addams Policy

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The Addams Family (1964) - 02x28 The Addams Policy

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First Aired: Mar. 25, 1966 on ABC

Summary: Fester accidentally burns up the families stuffed polar bear and wants the insurance company to replace it. Having thought he had canceled their policy, Mr. Digby gets fired by the company. Hearing this, Gomez decides to open his own insurance company.

Main Characters in this Episode

Guest Stars

Arthur J. Henson	played by Parley Baer
Mr. Joe Digby	played by Eddie Quillan

Episode Quotes

Morticia Frump Addams: [as Fester aims to light Gomez's cigar with a flame-thrower] Uncle Fester, you have nerves of steel.
Gomez Addams: Now if only his hands would stop shaking.

Mr. Joe Digby: [looking at a pile of ashes] I don't want to quibble but how do I know that was a bear?
Morticia Frump Addams: Well, let's use simple logic. Does it look like an antelope?
Mr. Joe Digby: No.
Morticia Frump Addams: A zebra?
Mr. Joe Digby: No.
Morticia Frump Addams: A giraffe?
Mr. Joe Digby: No.

Morticia Frump Addams: An elephant?
Mr. Joe Digby: No.
Morticia Frump Addams: A tiger?

Mr. Joe Digby: No.
Morticia Frump Addams: A camel?
Mr. Joe Digby: No.
Morticia Frump Addams: A gorilla?
Mr. Joe Digby: Well, uh... No! No!
Morticia Frump Addams: Well, then it must be a bear.
Gomez Addams: Querida, with your incisive mind you should be on the supreme court.
Morticia Frump Addams: [considering it] I do love those black robes.

Mayor Arthur J. Henson: If we gave people everything they want, we would soon be out of business. Digby, there are two ends to running the insurance game: taking the money in and refusing to pay it out.

Mistakes/Goofs

Goof (continuity error): At the conclusion of the next to last scene, Arthur Henson is sending Joe Digby to get the Addams a new bear in Alaska, but in the last scene we hear it's Henson who ends up in an Anchorage hospital.