Gomez plays host to a family friend and his daughter Consuella. Morticia's hospitality changes to horror and shock when Consuella, believing Morticia to be Gomez's sister, reveals that she has been promised in marriage to Gomez.

Fester is so smitten upon receipt of a photo of his love - a bearded carnival lady - that he borrows money to mail her a proposal. Morticia dons a beard and poses as the girl's mother to convince Fester that he will have to work to support a wife.