The Addams Family (1964–1966)

The misadventures of a blissfully macabre family.

Stars:

Carolyn Jones, John Astin, Ted Cassidy

3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Carolyn Jones	...	Morticia Frump Addams (64 episodes, 1964-1966)
John Astin	...	Gomez Addams (64 episodes, 1964-1966)
Ted Cassidy	...	Lurch (64 episodes, 1964-1966)
Jackie Coogan	...	Uncle Fester Frump (61 episodes, 1964-1966)
Ken Weatherwax	...	Pugsley Addams (40 episodes, 1964-1966)
Lisa Loring	...	Wednesday Addams (37 episodes, 1964-1966)
Marie Blake	...	Grandmama Addams (35 episodes, 1964-1966)

Storyline

The Addams Family is not your typical family: they take delight in most of the things that "normal" people would be terrified of. Gomez Adams is an extremely wealthy man, and is able to indulge his wife Morticia's every desire: be it cultivation of poisonous plants, or a candlelit dinner in a graveyard. People visiting the Addams Family just don't seem to appreciate the 7 foot tall butler "Lurch" or the helping hand (which is just a disembodied hand named "Thing").

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Plot Keywords:

addams family | tall | butler | macabre | disembodied hand | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Horror

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

Los locos Addams

Filming Locations:

General Service Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Filmways Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (64 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

The interior of the Addams house was inspired by the real-life Manhattan apartment of Charles Addams, which contained suits of armor, an antique crossbow collection, and other oddities.

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Goofs

While Kitty is consistently referred to with female pronouns throughout the series, the lion that plays Kitty is a male lion.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Lurch: [gong] You rang?

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Crazy Credits

In the closing credits, Thing is credited as "Itself"

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Connections

Referenced in ChromeSkull: Laid to Rest 2 (2011)

User Reviews

A work of art.

The Addams Family was, in its own strange way, the healthiest TV family ever presented. The mother and father are utterly smitten with one another. They dote on their children and pay meticulous attention to their upbringing. The children, for their part, are respectful of their elders but brim-full of curiosity and mischief. The grandmother and uncle are loved and respected. Extended family members are admired and included. The butler shows great devotion to his employers, who repay him by providing a loving family. Thing (whatever it is) is appreciated for his omnipresent helpfulness. And visitors are always welcome and treated with the utmost courtesy.

The macabre touches are fun, and provide the fish-out-of-water running gag of outsiders trying to cope with the Addams' ghoulish world, but it's the relationships that make The Addams Family tick. Current sit-coms, with their focus on deception and underhanded tricks, would do well to emulate the Addamses.