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The Cast
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John Astin: Gomez
Carolyn Jones: Morticia
Ted Cassidy: Lurch
Lisa Loring: Wednesday
Jackie Coogan: Uncle Fester
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Show Info
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The Addams Family consisted of Gomez and Morticia Addams and their two children, Pugsley and Wednesday. Also included are Uncle Fester, Grandmama, the hairy Cousin Itt, the butler Lurch and Thing!
The series is based on a one-panel cartoon created by Charles Addams that had appeared in The New Yorker magazine since the 1930s. The show's title came from the cartoonist's name; The family in the cartoon is never referred to by name. The finger-snapping theme song was written by Vic Mizzy, who also write the theme for Green Acres.
The series lasted two seasons, yet gained much more success in syndication.
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Trivia
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-> It took Carolyn Jones two hours every day to put on Morticia's make-up. Topping it all off, she wore a wig made of human hair.
-> Cousin Itt's voice was done by producer Nat Perrin, who recited gibberish into a tape recorder and played it back at a higher speed.
-> Thing, the disembodied hand/arm limb, was usually played by Ted Cassidy. When Lurch had to be on camera at the same time as Thing, however, associate producer Jack Voglin lent his hand. A third actor also played Thing on occasion, but his identity is not known.
-> Wednesday Addams' name is a reference to the nursery rhyme that says, "Wednesday's child is full of woe."
-> Gomez and Morticia Addams were the first married couple on American TV implied to have a sex life.
-> Jackie Coogan was originally rejected as Uncle Fester. He went home, shaved his head, and did his own Fester makeup and costume. This won him the part.
-> There was a sign in the Addams front yard that read "Beware of the Thing".
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Original Airdate
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Own Your Own Copy From Amazon.com
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