The Addams Family

The Addams Family was a television sitcom based on recurring, but previously nameless, characters in the works of cartoonist Charles Addams that appeared in The New Yorker. The series focused on a ghoulish family and their unique view on life, and ran on ABC from 1964 until 1966. The series spawned a number of spin-offs and remakes, including two animated series, two live-action theatrical films (The Addams Family in 1991 and its 1993 sequel Addams Family Values), a second TV series, the direct-to-video feature The Addams Family Reunion, and a Broadway musical. 
Charles Addams' characters have become celebrities in their own right, with the characters of Morticia and Gomez ranking #87 on Bravo's 100 Greatest TV Characters, and the theme song ranking as one of the 50 All-Time Favorite TV Themes by TV Guide.
==References==
*In the mid-'90s, the Sesame Street human cast starred in a sitcom sketch featuring an addition-loving family known as the Add-ems Family.
*In Elmo's World "Hair," Elmo is adorned with a long wig of hair and a bowler, and thus resembles the chattering Cousin Itt from The Addams Family.
* When the cast of Sesame Street appeared on The Masked Singer on March 15, 2023, at one point Jenny McCarthy guesses one of the singers is Jenna Ortega, the star of Wednesday, to which Cookie Monster does a brief impression of Thing.
==Connections==
*John Astin played Gomez Addams on the 1960s series, 1992 animated series and The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
*Paul Benedict played Judge Womack in The Addams Family (1991)
*Carol Channing voiced Grandmama Addams in the 1992 animated series
*Jim Cummings voiced Lurch in the 1992 animated series
*Tim Curry played Gomez in The Addams Family Reunion (1998, video)
*Joan Cusack played Debbie Jellinsky in Addams Family Values (1993)
*Jodie Foster voiced Puggsley Addams in the 1972 animated series.
*Margaret Hamilton played Granny Hester Frump in "Happy Birthday, Grandma Frump" in The Addams Family (1964)
*Daryl Hannah played Morticia Addams in The Addams Family Reunion (1998, video)
*Anjelica Huston played Morticia Addams in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993)
*Raul Julia played Gomez in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993)
*Carol Kane played Grandmama in Addams Family Values (1993)
*Nathan Lane played Gomez in the Addams Family Musical (2009), and appeared in Addams Family Values (1993)
*Christopher Lloyd played Uncle Fester in The Addams Family (1991, film) and Addams Family Values (1993)
*Rick Lyon played "Thing" for Nick at Night's TV Land "Addams Family" Promo 
*Edie McClurg voiced Mrs. Normanmeyer in the 1992 animated series
*Sam McMurray played Don Buckman in Addams Family Value (1993)
*Bebe Neuwirth played Morticia in the Addams Family Musical (2009)
*Brad Oscar took over the role of Uncle Fester in the Addams Family Musical
*Rob Paulsen voiced Mr. Normanmeyer in the 1992 animated series
*Don Rickles played Claude in "Halloween with the Addams Family" (an episode of the 1964 series)
*Tony Shalhoub played Jorge in Addams Family Values (1993)
*Charlize Theron voiced Morticia in The Addams Family (2019)
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