Morticia and Gomez see Fester conferring with TV muscleman Jack LaGrann and think that Fester is planning a television career. However, Uncle Fester confides to Lurch that he has to go on a secret diet because his pen pal is coming for a visit.

Ophelia is madly in love with Horatio, the man who has everything, except the truth about Ophelia's relatives. Morticia persuades playboy Cousin Itt to stir the embers of his past romance with Ophelia.