Fiske is the new Zoo commissioner, and plans expansion. Uncle Fester complains about all the robins and larks in the parks as they're too cheery. Gomez agrees to support the new fund drive and donates $150,000 (and 20 cents to cover the cost of gas to visit them). Meanwhile, Cousin Itt arrives for a visit and settles into the attic. He's good at magic tricks, but restless. Morticia thinks they should get him a job to keep him longer, but what - "Too short for an actor, too tall for a producer," she sighs. Gomez ponders the idea that Itt could join the Beatles. Then they discover he has a way with animals and think he'd be perfect for a curator's job at the zoo. Fiske is thrilled, thinking Itt is an exhibit, and puts him in a cage. Later, on the radio, there's news of an escaped beast. Gome