The Addams Family is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams are an eccentric old-money clan who delight in the macabre and the grotesque and are seemingly unaware or unconcerned that other people find them bizarre or frightening. The Addamses' view in seeing their family life and interests as normal was a basis for the satire and comedy. They originally appeared in a series of 150 standalone single-panel comics, about half of which were originally published in The New Yorker between 1938 and their creator's death in 1988. They have since appeared in other media, such as television, film, video games, comic books, a musical, and merchandise.
The family members were unnamed until the 1960s. Matriarch Morticia and daughter Wednesday received their names when a licensed doll collection was released in 1962; patriarch Gomez and son Pugsley were named when the 1964 television series debuted. The Addams Family consists of Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children, Wednesday and Pugsley, and close family members Uncle Fester and Grandmama,
The Addams Family (1964–1966)
In 1964, the ABC TV network created The Addams Family television series based on Addams's cartoon characters. The series was shot in black-and-white and aired for two seasons in 64 half-hour episodes (September 18, 1964 – September 2, 1966). During the original television run of The Addams Family television series, The New Yorker editor William Shawn refused to publish any Addams Family cartoons. However, he continued to publish other Charles Addams cartoons. Shawn regarded his magazine as targeting a more refined readership and he did not want it to be associated with characters who could be seen on television by the more general public. After Shawn's 1987 retirement, the characters were welcomed back to The New Yorker.
The New Scooby-Doo Movies (1972)
The Addams Family's first animated appearance was on the third episode of Hanna-Barbera's The New Scooby-Doo Movies, "Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family" (a.k.a. "Wednesday is Missing"), which first aired on CBS Saturday morning, on September 23, 1972. Four members of the original cast (John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, and Ted Cassidy) returned for the special, which involved the Addamses in a mystery with the Scooby-Doo gang. The Addams Family characters were drawn to the specifications of the original Charles Addams cartoons. After the episode aired, fans wanted more animated adventures featuring the Addamses, and Hanna-Barbera obliged.
The Addams Family Fun-House (1973)
In late 1972, ABC produced a pilot for a live-action musical variety show which was titled The Addams Family Fun-House. The cast included Jack Riley and Liz Torres as Gomez and Morticia (the pair also co-wrote the special), Stubby Kaye as Uncle Fester, Pat McCormick as Lurch and Butch Patrick (who had played Eddie Munster on The Munsters) as Pugsley. Felix Silla reprised his role as Cousin Itt, connecting it to the original TV series. The pilot aired in 1973, but it was not picked up for a series.
The Addams Family (1973)
The first animated series ran on Saturday mornings from September 8 –
December 22, 1973 on NBC. In a departure from the original series, this series took the Addamses on the road in a Victorian-style RV. This series also marked the point where the relationships between the characters were changed so that Fester was now Gomez's brother, and Grandmama was now Morticia's mother (though the old relationships between the characters would be revisited in the 1977 television movie, in order to retain its continuity with the original sitcom). Although Coogan and Cassidy reprised their roles as Uncle Fester and Lurch, Astin and Jones did not; their parts were recast with Hanna-Barbera voice talents Lennie Weinrib as Gomez and Janet Waldo as Morticia, while a ten-year-old Jodie Foster provided the voice of Pugsley. Again, the characters were drawn to the specifications of the original Charles Addams cartoons. The show also had appearances from Thing, Cousin Itt, Kitty Kat and Cleopatra from the original series. The show also introduces new Addams Family animal companions, such as Ali the alligator, Ocho the octopus and Mr. V the vulture. One season was produced, and the second season consisted of reruns. The show's theme music was completely different and it had no lyrics and no finger snaps, although it retained a bit of the four-note score from the live-action show.
The Addams Family Comic Book
From 1974 to 1975, Gold Key Comics produced a comic book series in connection with the show, but it only lasted three issues. Each issue was adapted from a TV episode, starting with "In Search of the Boola-Boola" (October 1974).
Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
A television reunion movie, Halloween with the New Addams Family, aired on NBC on Sunday, October 30, 1977. It features most of the original cast, except Blossom Rock, who had played Grandmama. She was still alive but was very ill at the time; Jane Rose replaced her. Veteran character actors Parley Baer and Vito Scotti, who both had recurring roles in the original series, also appeared in the movie. The movie has a slightly different version of the theme song; the finger snaps are used but not the lyrics.
Gomez and Morticia have had two more children, Wednesday Jr. and Pugsley Jr., who strongly resemble their older siblings. Gomez's brother, Pancho, is staying with the family while Gomez attends a lodge meeting in Tombstone, Arizona. Gomez is jealous of his brother, who once courted Morticia. Halloween is nigh, and Pancho tells the children the legend of the Great Pumpkin-like character of Cousin Shy, who distributes gifts and carves pumpkins for good children on Halloween night. Wednesday (now called "Wednesday, Sr.") is home from music academy, where she is studying the piccolo (breaking glass with it). Pugsley (now "Pugsley, Sr.") is home from a Nairobi medical school, where he is training to be a witch doctor. The family's home has been bugged by a gang of crooks which intends to steal the family's fortune. Lafferty, the boss, sends a gang member named Mikey into the house to investigate. Mikey panics and flees after treading on the tail of Kitty Kat the lion. The crooks employ a fake Gomez and Morticia to help them carry out their plans, along with two strong-arm goons, Hercules and Atlas. Gomez returns home to celebrate the Halloween party and trim the scarecrow. Lafferty poses as Quincy Addams (from Boston) to gain entrance to the house during the party. He has his men tie up Gomez and Morticia, and his doubles take their places, confusing Pancho, who is still in love with Morticia, and Ophelia, who is still in love with Gomez. Gomez and Morticia escape (thanks to the "Old Piccolo Game"), and rejoin the party, only to have Lafferty use various methods to try to get rid of them. Lurch scares off the thugs and terrifies Lafferty's other assistant. Fester, trying to be nice, puts Lafferty on the rack. Lafferty tries to escape through the secret passage and steps on Kitty Kat's tail. When the police arrive, the crooks gladly surrender. The Addamses are then free to celebrate Halloween happily, ending the night by singing together in welcome for Cousin Shy.
The Addams Family: The Animated Series (1992–1993)
The remake series ran on Saturday mornings from 1992 to 1993 on ABC after producers realized the success of the 1991 Addams Family movie. This series returned to the familiar format of the original series, with the Addams Family facing their sitcom situations at home. John Astin returned to the role of Gomez, and celebrities Rip Taylor and Carol Channing took over the roles of Fester and Grandmama, respectively. Veteran voice actors Jim Cummings, Debi Derryberry, Jeannie Elias and Pat Fraley did the voices of Lurch, Wednesday, Pugsley and Cousin Itt, respectively. New artistic models of the characters were used for this series, though still having a passing resemblance to the original cartoons. Two seasons were produced, with the third year containing reruns. Oddly in this series, Wednesday maintained her macabre, brooding attitude from the Addams Family movies. Still, her facial expressions and body language conveyed the happy-go-lucky, fun attitude of her portrayal in the original television show. The original Vic Mizzy theme song, although slightly different, was used for the opening.
The New Addams Family (1998–1999)
The New Addams Family was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and ran for 65 episodes (one more than the original TV series) during the 1998–1999 season on the then-newly launched Fox Family Channel. Many storylines from the original series were reworked for this new series, incorporating more modern elements and jokes. John Astin returned to the franchise in some episodes of this series, albeit as "Grandpapa" Addams (Gomez's grandfather, a character introduced in Addams Family Reunion). The cast included Glenn Taranto as Gomez Addams, Ellie Harvie as Morticia, Michael Roberds as Fester, Brody Smith as Pugsley, Nicole Fugere (the only cast member from Addams Family Reunion to return) as Wednesday, John DeSantis as Lurch, Betty Phillips as Grandmama and Steven Fox as Thing.
Wednesday (2022)
In 2021, Netflix announced a live-action TV series adaptation based on Wednesday Addams, produced by MGM Television and starring Jenna Ortega as the title character. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar were the showrunners and Tim Burton directed several episodes in his first televised directorial effort. Wednesday, a student at Nevermore Academy, solves mysteries using her psychic ability. These include murders and a 25-year-old mystery involving her family. Luis Guzmán stars as Gomez, and Catherine Zeta-Jones stars as Morticia. In addition, Fred Armisen appears as Uncle Fester, George Burcea as Lurch, Victor Dorobantu as Thing, and Isaac Ordonez as Pugsley. Hunter Doohan, Georgie Farmer, Moosa Mostafa, Emma Myers, Naomi J. Ogawa, Joy Sunday, Percy Hynes White, Riki Lindhome, Jamie McShane and Gwendoline Christie were also added to the cast as series regulars. In March 2022, Christina Ricci, who portrayed Wednesday in The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993), joined the cast as a series regular.
Feature films
:{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%"
|-
! rowspan="2"| Crew/detail
! colspan="3"| Live action
! Colspan="2"| Animated
|-
! The Addams Family (1991)
! Addams Family Values (1993)
! Addams Family Reunion (1998)
! The Addams Family (2019)
! The Addams Family 2 (2021)
|-
! Director
| colspan="2"| Barry Sonnenfeld
| Dave Payne
| Conrad Vernon<br />Greg Tiernan
| Conrad Vernon<br />Greg Tiernan<hr>Co-directed by:<br />Laura Brousseau<br />Kevin Pavlovic
|-
! Producer
| colspan="2"| Scott Rudin
| Mike Elliott
| Gail Berman<br />Conrad Vernon<br />Alex Schwartz<br />Alison O'Brien
| Gail Berman<br />Conrad Vernon<br />Danielle Sterling<br />Alison O'Brien
|-
! Writer(s)
| Caroline Thompson<br />Larry Wilson
| Paul Rudnick
| Rob Kerchner<br />Scott Sandin
| Screenplay by:<br />Matt Lieberman<hr>Story by:<br />Matt Lieberman<br />Erica Rivinoja<br />Conrad Vernon
| Screenplay by:<br />Dan Hernandez<br />Benji Samit<br />Ben Queen<br />Susanna Fogel<hr>Story by:<br />Dan Hernandez<br />Benji Samit
|-
! Composer
| colspan="2"| Marc Shaiman
| Amotz Plessner
| colspan="2"| Mychael Danna<br />Jeff Danna
|-
! Cinematography
| Owen Roizman
| Donald Peterman
| Christian Sebaldt
| colspan="2"
|-
! Editor(s)
| Dede Allen
| Arthur Schmidt<br />Jim Miller
| J. J. Jackson
| David Ian Salter
| Ryan Folsey
|-
! Production company
| colspan="2"| Scott Rudin Productions
| Saban Entertainment
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer<br />Bron Creative<br />Nitrogen Studios<br />Cinesite Studios<br />The Jackal Group
| Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer<br />Bron Creative<br />Nitrogen Studios<br />Cinesite Studios<br />The Jackal Group<br />Glickmania
|-
! Distributor
| Paramount Pictures (United States and Latin America)<hr>Columbia Pictures (International)
| Paramount Pictures
| Warner Home Video
| colspan="2"| United Artists Releasing (United States)<hr>Universal Pictures (International)
|-
! Runtime
| 99 minutes
| 94 minutes
| 91 minutes
| 87 minutes
| 93 minutes
|-
! Release date
| November 22, 1991
| November 19, 1993
| September 22, 1998
| October 11, 2019
| October 1, 2021
|}
The Addams Family (1991)
In the 1990s, Orion Pictures (which by then had inherited the rights to the series) developed a film version, The Addams Family (released on November 22, 1991). Because of the studio's financial troubles at the time, Orion sold the US rights to the film to Paramount Pictures. On October 1, 2019, Paramount Pictures released a double feature of The Addams Family and Addams Family Values on Blu-ray in the United States.
Addams Family Values (1993)
Upon the last film's success, a sequel followed: Addams Family Values (released on November 19, 1993, with worldwide distribution by Paramount). Loosened content restrictions allowed the films to use far more grotesque humor that strove to keep the Addams cartoons' original spirit (in fact, several gags were lifted straight from the single-panel cartoons). The two films used the same cast, except for Grandmama, played by Judith Malina and Carol Kane in the first and second films, respectively. A script for a third film was prepared in 1994, but was abandoned after the sudden death of actor Raul Julia that year.
Addams Family Reunion (1998)
Another film, Addams Family Reunion, was released direct-to-video on September 22, 1998, this time by Warner Bros. through its video division. It has no relation to the Paramount movies, being in fact a full-length pilot for a second live-action television version, The New Addams Family, produced and shot in Canada. The third movie's Gomez, played by Tim Curry, follows the style of Raul Julia, while the new sitcom's Gomez, played by Glenn Taranto, is played in the style of John Astin, who had played the character in the 1960s. The only actors in this Warner Bros./Saban Entertainment production to have acted in the previous Paramount films were Carel Struycken as Lurch and Christopher Hart as Thing.
Cancelled film
In 2010, it was announced that Illumination Entertainment, in partnership with Universal Pictures, had acquired the underlying rights to the Addams Family drawings. The film was planned to be a stop-motion animated film based on Charles Addams's original drawings. Tim Burton was set to co-write and co-produce the film, with a possibility to direct. In July 2013 however, it was reported that the film was cancelled.
The Addams Family (2019) and The Addams Family 2 (2021)
On October 31, 2013, it was announced in Variety that Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer would revive The Addams Family as an animated film with Pamela Pettler to write the screenplay and Andrew Mittman and Kevin Miserocchi to executive produce the film and they were in final negotiations with BermanBraun's Gail Berman and Lloyd Braun to produce it. By October 2017, Conrad Vernon had been hired to direct the film, which he produced along with Berman and Alex Schwartz, based on a screenplay written by Pettler, with revisions by Matt Lieberman. The film was released on October 11, 2019. On October 8, 2020, MGM announced that a sequel is in the works with an announcement trailer. Much of the original cast returned, with the exception of Finn Wolfhard, who was replaced by Javon "Wanna" Walton as the voice of Pugsley Addams. Bill Hader voiced a new character named Dr. Cyrus Strange. Directors Greg Tiernan and Conrad Vernon also returned for the sequel. The film released on October 1, 2021.
Homages and adaptations
- In 1959, an animated television homage was produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist, a family of fictional characters inspired by The Addams Family, appeared on the Snagglepuss and Snooper and Blabber shows and was later adapted into a comic book.
- In 1964, the year The Addams Family debuted, Hanna-Barbera introduced Weirdly and Creepella Gruesome and family, based in part on Mr. & Mrs. J. Evil Scientist and in part on the Addamses, as recurrent characters on The Flintstones.
- A 2012 episode of Horrible Histories features a song titled "The Borgia Family" in reference to the Addams Family Theme.
- In 2015, comedian Melissa Hunter wrote the web series Adult Wednesday Addams, which is a comedic adaptation of the franchise. Hunter was forced to remove the series due to legal action.
Video games
Ten video games released from 1989 to 2021 were based on The Addams Family.
- Fester's Quest (1989) is a top-down adventure game that features Uncle Fester.
- The Addams Family LCD Video Game by Tiger Electronics is a handheld unit released in 1991.
- ICOM Simulations published The Addams Family video game for the TurboGrafx-CD in 1991.
- Between 1992 and 1994, four versions of The Addams Family were released by Ocean Software based on the 1991 movie: an 8-bit home console version for the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Master System, and Sega Game Gear; an 8-bit portable console version for the Game Boy; an 8-bit home computer version for the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and Amstrad CPC; and a 16-bit version released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga, Atari ST, and Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. The releases on Sega platforms were published by Acclaim Entertainment's Flying Edge imprint.
- The games' sequel, The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt (1993), also by Ocean Software, was based on the ABC animated series and was released for SNES, NES, and Game Boy (although the latter two are 8-bit remakes of the first SNES game, swapping Pugsley's and Gomez's roles).
- Addams Family Values (1994) by Ocean is based on the movie sequel and returns to the style of gameplay seen in Fester's Quest.
- An arcade shocker, The New Addams Family Electric Shock Machine (also known as Electrifying), was released by Eurocom and Nova Productions in 1999.
- A Game Boy Color game was released in 2001 for promotion of The New Addams Family. The game was titled The New Addams Family Series. In this game, the Addams mansion had been bought by a fictional company called "Funnyday" that wanted to tear down the house and surrounding grounds to make room for an amusement park.
- A 2019 mobile game for Android and iOS, The Addams Family Mystery Mansion, was released by Animoca.
- The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem, a movie tie-in game for Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox and Google Stadia developed by PHL Collective and published by British publisher Outright Games, was released on September 24, 2021.
Pinball
A pinball game by Midway (under the Bally label) was released in 1992 shortly after the movie. It is the best-selling pinball game of all time.
Books
The Addams Family
This first novelisation of the television series, written by Jack Sharkey, was released near the end of the show's second season. The book details the family's arrival in their new home and explains how it got its bizarre décor. The arrival and origins of Thing are explained. Each chapter reads as a self-contained story, like episodes of the television show. The novel concludes with the Addams family discovering that their lives will be the basis for a new television series. It was published in paperback by Pyramid Books in 1965.
The Addams Family Strikes Back
The Addams Family Strikes Back by W.F. Miksch tells how Gomez plans to rehabilitate the image of Benedict Arnold by running for the local school board. The tone and characterizations in this book resemble the TV characters much more closely than in the first novel. Cousin Itt appears as a minor character in this story, but as a tiny, three-legged creature rather than the hairy, derby-hatted character seen on television and in the movies. The novel was published in paperback form by Pyramid Books in 1965. The Addamses are seen speaking Japanese—most prominently Gomez (for whom a voice actor was used to impersonate Julia while footage from Addams Family Values was seen) and Morticia.
In 2007 and 2008, the Addams Family appeared as M&M's in an advertising campaign for M&M's Dark Chocolate.
Soundtrack
A theme song for the 1964 TV series as well as a soundtrack album the next year were released, both composed by Vic Mizzy and the latter containing all of his compositions for the series entitled Original Music From The Addams Family.
Musical
The Addams Family
In May 2007, it was announced that a musical inspired by The Addams Family drawings by Charles Addams was being developed for the Broadway stage. Broadway veterans Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice wrote the book, and Andrew Lippa wrote the score. Julian Crouch and Phelim McDermott (Improbable theatre founders) directed and designed the production, with choreography by Sergio Trujillo. A workshop and private industry presentation was held August 4–8, 2008. Featured in the cast were Bebe Neuwirth as Morticia, Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday, and Nathan Lane as Gomez. In addition, Kevin Chamberlin played Uncle Fester and Zachary James played Lurch.
The musical opened in previews at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on Broadway on March 8, 2010, with an official opening on April 8, after an out-of-town tryout in Chicago at the Ford Center for the Performing Arts from November 13, 2009, to January 10, 2010. The cast includes Lane as Gomez, Neuwirth as Morticia, Terrence Mann as Mal Beineke, Carolee Carmello as Alice Beineke, Chamberlin as Uncle Fester, Jackie Hoffman as Grandma, Zachary James as Lurch, Krysta Rodriguez as Wednesday, and Wesley Taylor as Wednesday's love interest, Lucas Beineke. The Broadway production ran for 22 months, closing on December 31, 2011, after 35 previews and 722 performances.
On September 5, 2016, it was announced that the musical would premiere in the UK, on a major UK and Ireland tour produced by James Yeoburn and Stuart Matthew Price for United Theatrical. The production was directed by Matthew White and it opened at Edinburgh Festival Theatre on April 20, 2017, starring Samantha Womack, Les Dennis and Carrie Hope Fletcher.
Cast and characters
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!style="width:20%;" rowspan=2| Live-action media
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!width=9%| Gomez
!width=9%| Morticia
!width=9%| Pugsley
!width=9%| Wednesday
!width=9%| Uncle Fester
!width=9%| Grandmama
!width=9%| Lurch
!width=9%| Thing
!width=9%| Cousin Itt
|-
!scope="row"| 1964 TV series
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Gomez Addams !--> John Astin
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Carolyn Jones
|colspan="1"| <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Ken Weatherwax
|colspan="1"| <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Lisa Loring
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Jackie Coogan
|colspan="1"| <!-- Grandmama !--> Blossom Rock
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Lurch !--> Ted Cassidy
|colspan="1"| <!-- Thing !--> Ted Cassidy /<br /> Jack Voglin
|rowspan="3"| <!-- Cousin Itt !--> Felix Silla
|-
!scope="row"|The Addams Family Fun-House (1973)
|colspan="1"| <!-- Gomez Addams !--> Jack Riley
|colspan="1"| <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Liz Torres
|colspan="1"| <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Butch Patrick
|colspan="1"| <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Noelle von Sonn
|colspan="1"| <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Stubby Kaye
|colspan="1"| <!-- Grandmama !-->
|colspan="1"| <!-- Lurch !--> Pat McCormick
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Thing !-->
<!-- Cousin Itt (ditto) !-->
|-
!scope="row"| Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977)
|colspan="1"| <!-- Gomez Addams !--> John Astin
|colspan="1"| <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Carolyn Jones
|colspan="1"| <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Ken Weatherwax
|colspan="1"| <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Lisa Loring
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Jackie Coogan
|colspan="1"| <!-- Grandmama !--> Jane Rose
|colspan="1"| <!-- Lurch !--> Ted Cassidy
|colspan="1"| <!-- Thing !--> Ted Cassidy
<!-- Cousin Itt (ditto) !-->
|-
! scope="row" | 1991 film
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Gomez Addams !--> Raul Julia
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Anjelica Huston
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Jimmy Workman
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Christina Ricci
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Christopher Lloyd
| colspan="1" | <!-- Grandmama !--> Judith Malina
| rowspan="3" | <!-- Lurch !--> Carel Struycken
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Thing !--> Christopher Hart
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Cousin Itt !--> John Franklin
|-
! scope="row" | Addams Family Values (1993)
| colspan="1" | <!-- Grandmama !--> Carol Kane
|-
! scope="row" | Addams Family Reunion (1998)
| colspan="1" | <!-- Gomez Addams !--> Tim Curry
| colspan="1" | <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Daryl Hannah
| colspan="1" | <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Jerry Messing
| rowspan="2" | <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Nicole Fugere
| colspan="1" | <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Patrick Thomas
| colspan="1" | <!-- Grandmama !--> Alice Ghostley
| rowspan="1" | <!-- Thing !-->
| colspan="1" | <!-- Cousin Itt !--> Phil Fondacaro
|-
!scope="row"| The New Addams Family (1998)
|colspan="1"| <!-- Gomez Addams !--> Glenn Taranto
|colspan="1"| <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Ellie Harvie
|colspan="1"| <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Brody Smith
|colspan="1"| <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Michael Roberds
|colspan="1"| <!-- Grandmama !--> Betty Phillips
|colspan="1"| <!-- Lurch !--> John DeSantis
|colspan="1"| <!-- Thing !--> Steven Fox
|colspan="1"| <!-- Cousin Itt !--> David Mylrea / <br /> Paul Dobson
|-
!scope="row"| Wednesday (2022)
|colspan="1"| <!-- Gomez Addams !--> Luis Guzmán
|colspan="1"| <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Catherine Zeta-Jones
|colspan="1"| <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Isaac Ordonez
|colspan="1"| <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Jenna Ortega
|colspan="1"| <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Fred Armisen
|colspan="1"| <!-- Grandmama !--> Joanna Lumley
|colspan="1"| <!-- Lurch !--> George Burcea (season 1) / Joonas Suotamo (season 2)
|colspan="1"| <!-- Thing !--> Victor Dorobantu
|colspan="1"| <!-- Cousin Itt !-->
|}
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! style="width:20%;" rowspan=2 | Animated media
|-
!width=10%| Gomez
!width=10%| Morticia
!width=10%| Pugsley
!width=10%| Wednesday
!width=10%| Uncle Fester
!width=10%| Grandmama
!width=10%| Lurch
!width=10%| Cousin Itt
|-
!scope="row"| Wednesday Is Missing (1972)
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Gomez Addams !--> John Astin
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Carolyn Jones
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Jodie Foster
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Cindy Henderson
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Jackie Coogan
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Grandmama !--> Janet Waldo
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Lurch !--> Ted Cassidy
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Cousin Itt !--> John Stephenson
|-
! scope="row" | 1973 animated series
| colspan="1" | <!-- Gomez Addams !--> Lennie Weinrib
| colspan="1" | <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Janet Waldo
|-
! scope="row" | 1992 animated series
| colspan="1" | <!-- Gomez Addams !--> John Astin
| colspan="1" | <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Nancy Linari
| colspan="1" | <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Jeannie Elias
| colspan="1" | <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Debi Derryberry
| colspan="1" | <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Rip Taylor
| colspan="1" | <!-- Grandmama !--> Carol Channing
| colspan="1" | <!-- Lurch !--> Jim Cummings
| colspan="1" | <!-- Cousin Itt !--> Pat Fraley
|-
!scope="row"| 2019 animated film
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Gomez Addams !--> Oscar Isaac
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Charlize Theron
|colspan="1"| <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Finn Wolfhard
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Chloë Grace Moretz
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Nick Kroll
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Grandmama !--> Bette Midler
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Lurch !--> Conrad Vernon
|rowspan="2"| <!-- Cousin Itt !--> Snoop Dogg
|-
!scope="row"| The Addams Family 2 (2021)
|colspan="1"| <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Javon Walton
|-
|}
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!style="width:20%;" rowspan=2| Video games
|-
!width=10%| Gomez
!width=10%| Morticia
!width=10%| Pugsley
!width=10%| Wednesday
!width=10%| Uncle Fester
!width=10%| Grandmama
!width=10%| Lurch
!width=10%| Cousin Itt
|-
!scope="row"|The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem (2021)
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Gomez Addams !--> Jonathan Lipow
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Morticia Addams !--> Alexa Kahn
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Pugsley Addams !--> Paul Castro Jr.
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Wednesday Addams !--> Cristina Vee
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Uncle Fester !--> Bill Rogers
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Grandmama !--> Jocelyn Blue
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Lurch !--> Kaiser Johnson
|rowspan="1"| <!-- Cousin Itt !--> Jonathan Lipow
|-
|}
Legacy
The family has had a profound influence on American comics, cinema and television, and it has also been seen as an inspiration for the goth subculture and its fashion. According to The Telegraph, the Addamses "are one of the most iconic families in American history, up there with the Kennedys". Similarly, Time has compared "the relevance and the cultural reach" of the family with those of the Kennedys and the Roosevelts, "so much a part of the American landscape that it's difficult to discuss the country's history without mentioning them". 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".
See also
- The Munsters – A franchise based on a sitcom with a similar premise.
Notes
References
External links
- Tee & Charles Addams Foundation
- The Addams Family (1937) at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on March 13, 2012.
- The Addams Family UK (musical website)
- The Addams Family on TVLand.com
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