A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
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- ርልዪረMarch 26, 2026🕸🗡🪦🖤🕷🦇 The Addams Family comes from a very cultured place: the nimble mind and pen of Charles Addams, a cartoonist whose work appeared in the entertainingly droll "The New Yorker" magazine. Charles' "family" were a macabre and quaint set of well to do people who just happened to take pleasure in pain and who dressed in dark colors. This means that the cartoonist was the unofficial Grandaddy of Goth! When the concept of converting these ink doodles into a live action television program took place, the timing coincided with another "odd" family who also arrived on our Television doorsteps that same season: "The Munsters." In a way, that was a disservice to both programs, since the common traits they shared made them a constant comparison. Personally, though I don't believe they are in the same league. Where "The Munsters" went for the slapstick schtick nearly every time, "The Addams Family" used more wordplay and more clever, witty attempts to bring a laugh. But even that wasn't the main difference between the programs. The secret ingredient that The Addams Family had over their Mockingbird Lane counterparts was a single word: PASSION. Yes this was a family with a creepy home, kooky hobbies, mysterious eating habits, and spooky pets. But at the root, at the heart, at the altogether ooky core of the story was this one, great, huge love between Gomez and Morticia and the love they shared for all of the people in their lives. John Astin and Carolyn Jones were incredible, and for my money, are still the sexiest couple in TV history. Though it was often played for laughs, as when the matriarch uttered a word in French and Gomez couldn't resist kissing up her arm, it was very palpable, in the pet names they called each other, in the way they tangoed or in how the pair chatted in each other's company. This was a family that cared about all of its members deeply, and that read as clear as a full moon over a cemetery. The laughs of the program were just the spider on the web, and the laughs were plentiful and great. A stellar cast, very good special effects and smart story lines, plus a great set of music cues from Vic Mizzy that added just the right finish to a fantastic program. Next time you have a chance to view an episode, keep that love story in mind as the show's centerpiece and see if you don't appreciate it in a new and deeper way.
- KylachamJuly 7, 2025They're kooky, they're spooky, ooky I cannot comment on, but what a great show about the Addams' having nothing but love for their fellow man, even if they can't understand your way of life. This family is as wholesome an entity as will ever grace your screen, however be warned that modern audiences may be reminded of certain teenagers/young adults in your life who strive to be edgy...
The Addams Family Trivia
The Addams Family has 2 seasons.
The Addams Family has 64 episodes.
The key characters in The Addams Family are Morticia Addams (Carolyn Jones), Gomez Addams (John Astin), Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan).
The Addams Family was directed by Sidney Lanfield, Sidney Salkow, Jerry Hopper, Jean Yarbrough, Stanley Z. Cherry, Arthur Lubin, Arthur Hiller, Nat Perrin, Sidney Miller.
The Addams Family was produced by Nat Perrin, Herbert W. Browar.
A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
The Addams Family is rated TV-G.
The Addams Family is a Comedy, Family, Horror show.
The Addams Family has an audience rating of 9.4 out of 10.
The Addams Family episodes are 30m long.
No, this show was canceled after 2 seasons.