Pearl Shear

Ray and Debra have Thanksgiving at their house with all the in-laws.

Gorgo an escaped circus gorilla is accepted as one of the family which shocks the Ladies League members Morticia's invited to tea. Gomez is pleased as Pugsley makes a friend of Gorgo but Lurch is unhappy when Pugsley teaches Gorgo to do housework.

The Bundys vote against a two cent beer tax.

John-Boy struggles with guilt after fire destroys part of the Walton home and the family becomes temporarily separated.

John-Boy becomes the target of public indignation when he insists on printing excerpts from Hitler's "Mein Kampf.".

Jeannie and Tony's cousin want to make Tony the chili king even though NASA forbids its astronauts to make commercial endorsements.