The Addams Family 

The misadventures of a blissfully macabre but extremely loving family.

Creator:

David Levy

Stars:

John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Carolyn Jones	...	Morticia Addams / ... 64 episodes, 1964-1966
John Astin	...	Gomez Addams 64 episodes, 1964-1966
Jackie Coogan	...	Uncle Fester 64 episodes, 1964-1966
Ted Cassidy	...	Lurch 64 episodes, 1964-1966
Marie Blake	...	Grandmama 64 episodes, 1964-1966
Lisa Loring	...	Wednesday Addams 64 episodes, 1964-1966
Ken Weatherwax	...	Pugsley Addams 64 episodes, 1964-1966
Thing	...	Itself 64 episodes, 1964-1966

Storyline

The Addams Family is not your typical family: it takes delight in most of the things of which normal people would be terrified. Gomez Adams is an extremely wealthy man and is able to indulge his wife Morticia's every desire, whether it's 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 named Lurch or the helping hand (which is just a disembodied hand named Thing).

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Plot Keywords:

unconventional family | eccentric family | eccentricity | tall man | fish out of water | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Family | Horror

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

Wednesday's pet, Homer, was a black widow spider. Her headless doll was named Marie Antoinette. (Or possibly Anne Boleyn.)

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Goofs

The wire that moves Cleopatra is visible every now and then.

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Quotes

Morticia: Think of Romeo and Juliet.
Gomez: They died!
Morticia: Oh, but what fun they had those last three days.

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Crazy Credits

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

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Connections

Referenced in The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)

User Reviews

Classic macabre fun. Forget the movies, the original and the best.

'The Addams Family' was one of my favourite TV shows growing up because of it's overall weirdness, which appealed to my sick sensibilities having been raised on a diet of Mad magazine and Hammer horror movies, and because it was genuinely funny. And all these years later it still is. As an adult I appreciate it on even more levels. With hindsight it manages to look like one of the most subversive shows ever shown on TV, while simultaneously showing one of the most loving, and well adjusted families in TV history! How ironic is that?

John Astin as Gomez Addams shows outstanding comic flair, and is still a delight to watch. (Try and track down the ahead of its time comic western 'Evil Roy Slade' for another wonderful Astin performance.) The chemistry between Astin and on-screen wife Morticia (the lovely Carolyn Jones) is smoldering AND hilarious, and the two are backed up by a fine supporting cast, especially former child star Jackie Coogan as the bizarre but lovable Uncle Fester.

Forget the hit and miss movies, these are the original and still the best Addams family. Wonderful fun!

Details

Official Sites:

Theme Song

Release Date:

18 September 1964 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Addams Family

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 (64 episodes)

Color:

Black and White