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The Addams Family

★ 8.0 1964 · 1960s 2 seasons ABC

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Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

Carolyn Jones

Carolyn Jones

Morticia Addams

John Astin

John Astin

Gomez Addams

Jackie Coogan

Jackie Coogan

Uncle Fester

Ted Cassidy

Ted Cassidy

Lurch

Marie Blake

Marie Blake

Grandmama

Lisa Loring

Lisa Loring

Wednesday Addams

Ken Weatherwax

Ken Weatherwax

Pugsley Addams

Charles Addams

Charles Addams

Writer

Herbert W. Browar

Herbert W. Browar

Producer

Nat Perrin

Nat Perrin

Producer

David Levy

David Levy

Executive Producer

Trivia about The Addams Family

For TV Guide, which listed the characters in the top ten of the "60 greatest TV families of all time", the Addamses "provid[ed] the design for cartoonish clans to come, like the Flintstones and the Simpsons".

Owing to their popularity, the first feature-length adaptation has been identified as a "cult film", while Addams Family Values was listed as one of the "50 best family films" by The Guardian and nominated for the American Film Institute's '100 Years ... 100 Laughs' at the turn of the century.

Ricci's portrayal of Wednesday in the film series was ranked one of the "100 greatest movie characters" by Empire, and in 2011 AOL named Morticia one of the "100 most memorable female TV characters".