The Addams Family TV Show
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The Addams Family


The Addams Family Title Card Based on the original Goth cartoons by Charles Addams that ran for decades in the New Yorker magazine, The Addams Family television sitcom portrayed a monster family whose moribund physical appearances were counteracted by each family member's exuberance for passion and adventure. Premiering the same year as The Munsters, this short-lived series was one of the first two shows to take issue with the Leave It To Beaver aesthetic that dominated television throughout the 50s, in which perfect families narrowly defined normality in the American home. Instead, it starred a family feared by neighbors, who within the boundaries of their haunted Victorian mansion invented their own thriving, not to mention fun, culture. The Addams Family proved that outsiders could be extremely gracious, educated, and interesting, even if eccentricities rendered their looks a threat.
The Addams Family were a perplexingly macabre and wealthy family who lived on North Cemetary Ridge whohe family members included rather odd individuals. Gomez was the head of the house and had rather destructive instincts. His wife Morticia was the beautiful but somber lady of the house. Their children were the not-quite-right son Pugsley and morose daughter Wednesday. Grandmama was the family witch who notorious for casting spells on other family members. Uncle Fester was Gomez's wacky older brother who was always seemed to cause trouble. Lurch, their butler, was a seven-foot-tall warmed-over Frankenstein monster whose dialogue usually consisted solely of two words, "You rang?". Other recurring characters were Cousin Itt and Thing, a disembodied hand who was always willing to help out.

The Addams Family was sophisticated and wickedly funny for its time. As Gomez notes at one point, "There's a touch of madness" in the Addams household, where "every day is Halloween." Bear rugs growl, a disembodied hand, Thing, delivers the mail, and a torture rack is good for what ails you. The children, Wednesday and older brother Pugsley, enjoy such hobbies as playing autopsy or exploding model trains. Gomez and Morticia were one of television's most passionate couples, with Gomez being driven to arm-kissing ecstasy whenever Morticia spoke French. Each episode opened with one of the most famous snap-happy theme songs of all time. Who could ever forget the opening verse 'They're creepy and they're kooky, mysterious and spooky, they're all together ooky... The Addams Family!'

The Addams Family Cast

Cast and Characters

  • Carolyn Jones as Morticia Frump Addams
  • John Astin as Gomez Addams
  • Jackie Coogan as Uncle Fester Frump
  • Ted Cassidy as Lurch
  • Blossom Rock as Grandmama Addams
  • Ken Weatherfax as Pugsley Addams
  • Lisa Loring as Wednesday Friday Addams
  • Felix Silla as Cousin Itt
  • Carolyn Jones as Cousin Opelia

Broadcast History, Episode Guide & TV Schedule

First Telecast: September 18, 1964
Last Telecast: September 2, 1966
Original Network: ABC
Number of Seasons: 2
Number of Episodes: 64
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Original Primetime TV Schedule
  • September 1964- September 1966, ABC, Friday 8:30-9:00pm

Theme Song Lyrics and Intro


Theme by Vic Mizzy

They're creepy and they're kooky,
Mysterious and spooky,
They're all together ooky,
The Addams Family.
Their house is a museum
Where people come to see 'em
They really are a scream
The Addams Family.
(Neat)
(Sweet)
(Petite)
So get a witches shawl on
A broomstick you can crawl on
We're gonna pay a call on
The Addams Family.
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Last Updated on Saturday, 21 August 2010 16:48