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box at near-elbow length—was usually played by Ted Cassidy, who also played the lugubrious butler Lurch. The two characters occasionally appeared in the same scene (in which case Thing would be played by a crew member, notably assistant director Jack Voglin). Thing customarily emerged from a series of boxes, one in each room in the Addams' mansion, and the mailbox outside. It occasionally emerged from behind a curtain, within a plant pot, or elsewhere. In the later films, thanks to advances in special effects, Thing (played by Christopher Hart) is able to emerge and run on its fingertips, much like
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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 Raúl Juliá, 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 played in the previous Paramount films were Carel Struycken as Lurch and Christopher Hart as Thing. In 2010, it was announced that Illumination Entertainment, in partnership with Universal Pictures, had acquired the underlying
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Hart is currently performing in "TV's Magic Stars" at the Golden Cabaret at the Horizon Casino Resort in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Hart appeared on "To Tell the Truth" in 2018. Christopher Hart (actor) Christopher Hart (born February 22, 1961) is a Canadian actor and magician, famous for playing Thing, the disembodied hand, in the 1991, 1993, and 1998 movies "The Addams Family", "Addams Family Values", and "Addams Family Reunion". Christopher Hart was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, to an English mother and Canadian father. He was raised and educated in Catholic schools in Los Angeles. At the age of eight
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Christopher Hart (actor) Christopher Hart (born February 22, 1961) is a Canadian actor and magician, famous for playing Thing, the disembodied hand, in the 1991, 1993, and 1998 movies "The Addams Family", "Addams Family Values", and "Addams Family Reunion". Christopher Hart was born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, to an English mother and Canadian father. He was raised and educated in Catholic schools in Los Angeles. At the age of eight he became intrigued after discovering a magic book at the local library. It was at this same time that the television series "The Magician" starring Bill Bixby was on the
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box at near-elbow length—was usually played by Ted Cassidy, who also played the lugubrious butler Lurch. The two characters occasionally appeared in the same scene (in which case Thing would be played by a crew member, notably assistant director Jack Voglin). Thing customarily emerged from a series of boxes, one in each room in the Addams' mansion, and the mailbox outside. It occasionally emerged from behind a curtain, within a plant pot, or elsewhere. In the later films, thanks to advances in special effects, Thing (played by Christopher Hart) is able to emerge and run on its fingertips, much like
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(Australasia) in 1994. In 2002 the film was released on DVD with theatrical trailers in the extra features. Addams Family Values Addams Family Values is a 1993 American comedy film, the sequel to "The Addams Family" (1991). It was written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and features many cast members from the original, including Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Carel Struycken, Jimmy Workman, and Christopher Hart. Joan Cusack plays a serial killer who marries Uncle Fester (Lloyd) intending to murder him for his inheritance, while teenagers Wednesday (Ricci) and Pugsley (Workman) are sent to
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Addams Family Values Addams Family Values is a 1993 American comedy film, the sequel to "The Addams Family" (1991). It was written by Paul Rudnick and directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, and features many cast members from the original, including Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Carel Struycken, Jimmy Workman, and Christopher Hart. Joan Cusack plays a serial killer who marries Uncle Fester (Lloyd) intending to murder him for his inheritance, while teenagers Wednesday (Ricci) and Pugsley (Workman) are sent to summer camp. Included in the soundtrack is "Supernatural Thing", which was a chart success for Ben E. King.
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camera as a movie studio grip and set builder, while making occasional appearances at "Addams Family"-related events with former costar Lisa Loring, who had played Pugsley's younger sister Wednesday Addams on the show. Weatherwax died on December 7, 2014, of a heart attack at his home in West Hills, California, at the age of 59. He was interred at Valhalla Memorial Park Cemetery. Ken Weatherwax Kenneth Patrick Weatherwax (September 29, 1955 – December 7, 2014) was an American child actor best known for having played Pugsley Addams on "The Addams Family". Weatherwax was born in Los Angeles, California, into a
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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; she was replaced by Jane Rose. 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,
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In the 1970s, there was an animated series about the family, in which Pugsley was voiced by actress Jodie Foster. Foster voiced that same character in an episode of "The New Scooby-Doo Movies". In the second animated series, Pugsley was voiced by Jeannie Elias. In the 1977 TV movie, Ken Weatherwax played a grown-up Pugsley, who has become a witch-doctor. In the interval between the original TV series and this movie his parents have had two more children, who look just like the original Pugsley and Wednesday. He is known as Pericles Addams in Spanish-speaking countries and in Brazil (Portuguese)
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Edinburgh Festival Theatre on April 20, 2017 starring Samantha Womack, Les Dennis and Carrie Hope Fletcher. The Addams Family The Addams Family is a fictional household created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams Family has traditionally included Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children Wednesday and Pugsley, close family members Uncle Fester and Grandmama, their butler Lurch, the disembodied hand Thing, and Gomez's Cousin Itt. The Addamses are a satirical inversion of the ideal 20th-century American family: an odd wealthy aristocratic clan who delight in the macabre and are seemingly unaware, or do not care, that other people find them
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The Addams Family The Addams Family is a fictional household created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The Addams Family has traditionally included Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children Wednesday and Pugsley, close family members Uncle Fester and Grandmama, their butler Lurch, the disembodied hand Thing, and Gomez's Cousin Itt. The Addamses are a satirical inversion of the ideal 20th-century American family: an odd wealthy aristocratic clan who delight in the macabre and are seemingly unaware, or do not care, that other people find them bizarre or frightening. They originally appeared as an unrelated group of 150 single-panel cartoons, about half
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The Addams Family (handheld video game) The Addams Family is the title of a video game released for the original Game Boy, as well as differing versions for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SNES, and the ZX Spectrum. The games are a tie-in with the 1991 movie, The Addams Family. It was published and developed in 1992 by Ocean Software. It is a platform side-scrolling action game. Tully Alford, the Addams Family attorney, has evicted the clan from their home (based towards the end of the movie) and to make matters worse, Morticia
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three months after this special aired) causing her role of Grandmama to be portrayed by actress Jane Rose. Character actors Parley Baer and Vito Scotti, who both had recurring roles in the original series, also appeared in the movie, but as different characters than they had portrayed originally. In 1989 GoodTimes Home Video released "Halloween with the New Addams Family" to VHS. As of 2018, the film is not available on DVD or any streaming video service. Halloween with the New Addams Family Halloween with the New Addams Family is a 1977 American made-for-television comedy horror film based on the
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daughter, Katharine Ann. In 1994, Walston was diagnosed with lupus and as a result, his career began winding down. He appeared in an AT&T long distance TV commercial in 1995, in which his dialogue implied he was Uncle Martin from Mars, looking for good rates to talk to fellow Martians living in the United States. Walston played Grandfather Walter Addams in the "Addams Family Reunion" (1998), a reboot to the blockbuster 1991 film "The Addams Family". The next year, he appeared in the movie remake of his hit series, "My Favorite Martian" (1999) in the role of Armitan. He appeared
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market. Because of the underwhelming commercial performance of "Addams Family Values", as well as the death of Raul Julia, who had played Gomez Addams, Paramount Pictures ultimately decided not to produce a third film, resulting in Saban deciding to reboot the series. "Addams Family Reunion" was coproduced by Saban with Warner Bros. The two studios planned to produce a new series called "The New Addams Family", and intended to produce a two hour pilot film for the series, which eventually became "Addams Family Reunion"; Saban planned to premiere the film on a cable network owned by the company before releasing
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Thing (The Addams Family) Thing T. Thing, often referred to as just Thing, is a fictional character in "The Addams Family" series. Thing was originally conceived as a whole creature (always seen in the background watching the family) that was too horrible to see in person. The only part of it that was tolerable was its human hand (this can be seen in the 1964 television series). The Addamses called it "Thing" because it was something that could not be identified. Thing was changed to a disembodied hand for the 1991 and 1993 Addams Family movies. Thing was the creation
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was played by Jackie Hoffman in the 2010 Broadway musical, in which her relation to the family in the storyline is ambiguous. Grandmama (The Addams Family) Grandmama is a fictional character in the "Addams Family" television and film series. First appearing in the works of cartoonist Charles Addams, she is a supporting character in series film, television and stage adaptations. Grandmama Addams is an aged witch who concocts potions and spells, and dabbles in fortune telling and knife throwing. She is the grandmother of the Addams children, Pugsley and Wednesday, although her relationship to the other family members is less
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The Addams Family (1973 TV series) The Addams Family is an animated sitcom adaptation of the Charles Addams cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1973. Jackie Coogan and Ted Cassidy who played Uncle Fester and Lurch respectively from the 1960s television series returned in voice-over roles. The Addams Family consists of husband and wife, Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children, Wednesday and Pugsley, as well as Grandmama, Uncle Fester, and their butler, Lurch. The Addamses are a close-knit extended family with decidedly macabre interests and supernatural abilities. No explanation for their powers is explicitly given in the series. This series
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family is forced to move into a motel and find jobs. Morticia tries her hand as a preschool teacher, Wednesday and Pugsley sell toxic lemonade, and Thing—the family's animate disembodied hand—becomes a courier. Gomez, despondent, sinks into depression and lethargy. Morticia returns to the Addams home to confront Fester and is captured by Abigail and Tully, who torture her in an attempt to learn how to access the vault. Thing observes this and informs Gomez using Morse code, who gathers the family and rushes to Morticia's rescue. Abigail threatens Morticia's life if Gomez does not surrender the family fortune. Fed
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Alice Pearce had been rejected after the producers deemed her too young for the part. However, due to illness, Rock was the one regular cast member from the show who did not return for the 1977 reunion film "Halloween with the New Addams Family", and she was replaced as Grandmama by Jane Rose. The character was played by Betty Phillips in the 1998-99 television series "The New Addams Family". Janet Waldo voiced Grandmama in the 1973 animated series, and Carol Channing provided the character's voice for the 1992 animated series. Three different actresses played Grandmama in the three "Addams Family"
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as "Feioso" (Ugly). The 1998 series "The New Addams Family" features Pugsley played by Vancouver native Brody Smith. He is essentially the same as the original 1960s incarnation; however the influence of director John Bell's namesake Charlie 'Edge' Bell is undeniable. Also, he is portrayed as the younger sibling, as opposed to Wednesday. In the film "The Addams Family" and its sequel, "Addams Family Values", Pugsley is played by Jimmy Workman. He acts as an unwitting accomplice to his (older?) sister, Wednesday, who makes attempts to inflict lethal harm upon him - although he has returned the favor on occasion.
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a sign of affection. This Fester also introduces himself, through his self-made comic books, as "Festerman", a gothic hero with a weakness to chimneys, who gives his flying cape to enemies upon request—so as to fall and would bring villains to their knees...simply by enjoying all the harm they would give him to the point of wearing them out. During this series, he is given a musical-type episode about the "Fester Way", his own, strange way of life. In the movie, "The Addams Family", Fester (played by Christopher Lloyd) is the long-lost brother of Gomez Addams. He was believed to
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In 1993, McDonald's sold low-cost, exclusive VHS editions of "The Addams Family" and "Wayne's World" to coincide with the theatrical releases of "Addams Family Values" and "Wayne's World 2", as part of an exclusive distribution deal with Paramount Home Entertainment. Paramount Home Entertainment released the film on DVD in 2000; this release contained only two trailers as bonus features. The movie was reissued in a double feature with "Addams Family Values" in 2006. On September 9, 2014, Warner Home Video released the film on Blu-ray. A documentary, "The Making of The Addams Family", was produced to promote the film in
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and starred most of the original cast, except for Blossom Rock, who was very ill at the time and was replaced as Grandmama by "Phyllis" actress Jane Rose. Elvia Allman portrayed Mother Frump, whom Margaret Hamilton had played in the original series. Veteran character actors Parley Baer and Vito Scotti, who both had recurring roles in the original series, also appeared in the movie. The film also included extended family members created specifically for this production, such as Gomez's brother Pancho (played by Henry Darrow) and two additional children, Wednesday Jr. and Pugsley Jr. The latter two were portrayed as
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side-scrolling stages on a quest to locate, and steal, the Addams' vast wealth. Alford's main weapon is his umbrella, which can shoot fireballs, or he can transform into a wolf man. In 1993, Ocean released "" based on the "Addams Family" animated series of the early 90s. The mechanics of the game are largely the same. The NES and Game Boy versions of "Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt" are actually ports of the movie "Addams Family" game, with the lead character replaced by Pugsley and the collectible dollar signs replaced with candy. Some of the levels from "The Addams Family", such as
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John Astin. Gomez was played by Raúl Juliá in "The Addams Family" (1991) and "Addams Family Values" (1993). Tim Curry took up the role in the film "Addams Family Reunion" in 1998 and in 1999 Gomez was played by Glenn Taranto in the TV series "The New Addams Family", where he returned to the madcap attitude of his original 1960s incarnation with Astin guest starring as Gomez's father. In the Broadway musical, Gomez was played by Nathan Lane and was replaced by Roger Rees on March 22. The films differ from the television series in several ways, most significantly that
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street, calling after him: "We need you for a movie!". The film was "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Struycken played Terak in the 1985 TV film "", a spinoff to the original Star Wars trilogy. Struycken appeared as Fidel in the 1987 film "The Witches of Eastwick". That same year, he appeared as Mr. Homn in "", an episode of the television series "", a role he would reprise in four more episodes until 1992. In 1991, he starred as Lurch in the feature film "The Addams Family". He reprised the role in the 1993 sequel, "Addams Family Values".
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Lurch (The Addams Family) Lurch (whose first name is unknown) is a fictional character created by American cartoonist Charles Addams as a manservant to The Addams Family. In the original television series, Lurch was played by Ted Cassidy, who used the famous catchphrase, "You rang?" (a similar phrase was the trademark of the character Maynard G. Krebs in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"). In Charles Addams's original cartoons, Lurch is often seen accompanying the rest of the Family, sometimes carrying a feather-duster. In a couple of illustrations, the Family is seen decorating Lurch like they would a Christmas tree.
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hand. The 1990s revived series implied the existence of other hands as well. Thing (The Addams Family) Thing T. Thing, often referred to as just Thing, is a fictional character in "The Addams Family" series. Thing was originally conceived as a whole creature (always seen in the background watching the family) that was too horrible to see in person. The only part of it that was tolerable was its human hand (this can be seen in the 1964 television series). The Addamses called it "Thing" because it was something that could not be identified. Thing was changed to a disembodied
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Steven M. Martin Steven M. Martin (born October 24, 1954) is an actor and filmmaker, who wrote and directed "", which earned him a Filmmakers Trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. Martin has worked as an actor with his identical twin brother Douglas Brian Martin. They played the silent twin bodyguards Igg and Ook in "Hudson Hawk" and as conjoined twin Addams family members Dexter and Donald in "The Addams Family" and "Addams Family Values". They also played as the "angry twins" in "Fast Times At Ridgemont High". He made a documentary on Léon Theremin, the inventor of the
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theremin, one of the first electronic musical instruments, which was critically acclaimed. Steven M. Martin Steven M. Martin (born October 24, 1954) is an actor and filmmaker, who wrote and directed "", which earned him a Filmmakers Trophy at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival. Martin has worked as an actor with his identical twin brother Douglas Brian Martin. They played the silent twin bodyguards Igg and Ook in "Hudson Hawk" and as conjoined twin Addams family members Dexter and Donald in "The Addams Family" and "Addams Family Values". They also played as the "angry twins" in "Fast Times At Ridgemont
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a spider. In "Addams Family Values" Thing is shown driving a car into Debbie, in order to rescue Uncle Fester. After this, Fester gets into the car and Thing drives them off to the Addams Family Mansion, albeit erratically, frightening Fester in the process. This is also true for the 1998 series, "The New Addams Family", where Thing was played by Canadian magician/actor Steven Fox, who hails from Toronto. Its classic box only appears in one episode of the series (the remake of "Thing's Romance"); in others, it is revealed that he lives in a closet that has been modified
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near copies of the original children, now known as Wednesday Sr. and Pugsley Sr., who were once again played respectively by Lisa Loring and Ken Weatherwax, the original Wednesday and Pugsley in the series. Vic Mizzy rewrote and conducted the series theme as an instrumental. Astin reprised his role as Gomez Addams for the 1992 animated adaptation of the series. No other members of the original cast were involved. In 1998, a standalone film, "Addams Family Reunion", aired on the Fox Family Channel, followed by the series "The New Addams Family" that ran from 1998 to 2000. Astin appeared in
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of the later history of pinball, Williams dominated the industry even as pinball declined in popularity. In 1992, the company produced the licensed "The Addams Family" pinball game based on "The Addams Family" movie (1991). "The Addams Family" sold 20,270 units, a record that still stands today. In 1993, the company produced "Twilight Zone" which sold an impressive 15,235 units. After 1993, though still the market leader, Williams never came close to matching the sales numbers of "Twilight Zone" and "The Addams Family". Williams won the American Amusement Machine Association's 1995 Manufacturer of the Year award. In 1999, Williams made
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the Freezer and the Crypt, are not included. The Game Boy version also omits the Stove level and much of the level leading into the final boss. "Addams Family Values" is 1995 sequel to the first game, based on the film of the same name. This game was released exclusively for Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in Europe, while the Super NES version was released both in North America and Europe. The Addams Family (video game) The Addams Family is a platform game based on the 1991 movie of the same name released by Ocean Software in 1992. The game was released
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identified as a "cult film", while "Addams Family Values" was listed 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. Addams' original cartoons were one-panel gags. The characters were undeveloped and unnamed until the television series production. The family appears to be a single surviving branch of the Addams
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Jerry Messing) behaves (for the most part) similarly to his previous two film incarnations. At the Addams Family's family reunion he falls for a young girl named Gina (played by Haylie Duff). According to Pugsley, his name means "stomach pump" in Bulgarian. In the Broadway musical "The Addams Family", Pugsley is played by Adam Riegler as the younger sibling, around eleven years old, seven years younger than 18-year-old Wednesday (played by Krysta Rodriguez). In the national tour (2011-2012), Pugsley was played by Patrick D. Kennedy (u.s. Jason Testa). Ethan Wexler replaced Jason Testa in March 2012. Pugsley Addams Pugsley Addams
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as its own little "house-within-a-house". Since Cassidy was 6' 9" (2.06 m) tall, using him to depict Thing caused great technical difficulties on the set of "The Addams Family". In many scenes he lay on his back on a wheeled trolley, below the line of sight of the cameras, and inserted his arm through the bottom of the box. Thing was usually a right hand, but Cassidy sometimes played it as left, simply to see if anyone would notice. Thing is credited as "itself" at the end of each episode. In the musical, Thing only appears in the beginning, when
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with the New Addams Family" and voiced the role of Gomez in the animated series "The Addams Family" from 1992 to 1993. In the Canadian-American television series "The New Addams Family", which ran from 1998 to 1999, Astin appeared as Grandpapa Addams, with the role of Gomez played by Glenn Taranto. Astin joined the retooled "The Pruitts of Southampton" (re-titled "The Phyllis Diller Show") for the second half of the 1966–67 season, playing Diller's brother-in-law, Angus Pruitt. He also played the Riddler in the second season of "Batman" (Frank Gorshin returned for the third and final season.) He played submarine
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He appeared as political boss Frank Templeton in the final episode of "McHale's Navy" (1962–1966) entitled "Wally for Congress." He also in 1964 played Ilya Klarpe on "The Addams Family". He also played Bernie the foulmouthed caller in the 1974 action/adventure movie "Rape Squad" and the Chicano café owner in the 1963 movie "Lilies of the Field". He played Rutherford "Rusty" Trawler, "the 9th richest man in America under 50" in the Audrey Hepburn film "Breakfast at Tiffany's". He played a realtor on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" episode "Your Home Sweet Home Is My Home Sweet Home". He also
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Joan Blake, an acquaintance of Addams. She is the sister of Pugsley Addams (and, in the movie "Addams Family Values", also the sister of Pubert Addams), and she is the only daughter of Gomez and Morticia Addams. Wednesday's most notable features are her pale skin and long, dark twin braids. She seldom shows emotion and is generally bitter. Wednesday usually wears a black dress with a white collar, black stockings and black shoes. In the 1960s series, she is significantly more sweet-natured, although her favorite hobby is raising spiders; she is also a ballerina. Wednesday's favorite toy is her Marie
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The Addams Family (1991 film) The Addams Family is a 1991 American supernatural black comedy film based on the characters from the cartoon created by cartoonist Charles Addams and the 1964 TV series produced by David Levy. Directed by former cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld in his screen directing debut, the film stars Anjelica Huston, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for her performance as Morticia Addams, Raúl Juliá as Gomez Addams, Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams, and Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester. The film focuses on a bizarre, macabre, aristocratic family who reconnect with who they believe to be a
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feature films. Judith Malina appeared in the 1991 film "The Addams Family", and was replaced by Carol Kane for the 1993 sequel "Addams Family Values". For the 1998 direct-to-video picture "Addams Family Reunion", Grandmama was played by Alice Ghostley. In the 1989 Nintendo Entertainment System game "Fester's Quest", the instruction booklet says Grandmama's psychic powers foretold the alien invasion that would come and abduct all the people in the city, so she invokes a curse on the family mansion. As a result, when extraterrestrial scouts scan the Addams residence for life forms they find none, thanks to Grandmama's curse. Grandmama
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the last time I had word of such a move was in a picture called "Double Indemnity" starring Barbara Stanwyck, which I called to his attention." In the movie, Stanwyck's character plotted her husband's murder. The couple divorced in 1956. "The Addams Family" television series began after David Levy, a television producer, approached Addams with an offer to create it with a little help from the humorist. All Addams had to do was give his characters names and more characteristics for the actors to use in portrayals. The series ran on ABC for two seasons, from 1964 to 1966. Addams
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Uncle Fester Uncle Fester, also known as Fester Addams, is a member of the fictional Addams Family. He was played by Jackie Coogan in the original television series, by Christopher Lloyd in the two feature films, and by Patrick Thomas in the direct-for-video film "Addams Family Reunion". Finally, Michael Roberds played Fester in "The New Addams Family". In the Broadway musical, the part was originated by Kevin Chamberlin, with Brad Oscar taking over on March 8, 2011. Uncle Fester is a completely hairless, hunched, and barrel-shaped man with dark, sunken eyes and often a deranged smile. He always wears a
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of Charles Addams, who drew the Addams Family cartoons in "The New Yorker" magazine, beginning in the 1930s. He first appeared in Addams's 1954 book "Homebodies". One Addams cartoon shows the Addams mansion with a sign at the front saying "Beware of the Thing." Additionally, Thing has been in the original television series (1964-66), the revived series "The New Addams Family" (1998), in the related movies "The Addams Family" (1991), "Addams Family Values" (1993) and "Addams Family Reunion" (1998), and the 1992 animated series. In the 1960s television series, Thing—strictly speaking, a disembodied forearm, since it occasionally emerged from its
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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 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,
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was selected to play the role of Wednesday Addams for the 1998 straight-to-video movie "Addams Family Reunion" after spending the summer of 1997 auditioning in Los Angeles. She was later cast again as Wednesday for "The New Addams Family", an updated version of the 1960s sitcom that aired on Fox Family from 1998 to 1999, and she appeared in nearly all of the program's 65 episodes. Nicole Fugere Nicole Marie Fugere (pronounced "foo-zhair") (born September 25, 1986) is an American actress and model. Fugere started modeling at 9 months old, following in her sisters' footsteps. She discovered an interest in
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The Addams Family (video game) The Addams Family is a platform game based on the 1991 movie of the same name released by Ocean Software in 1992. The game was released for the Master System, TurboGrafx-16, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Super NES, Amiga and Atari ST. Ocean released several other versions of the game for other platforms, featuring different levels and gameplay. One version was released for the Master System, Nintendo Entertainment System and Game Gear, with the latter ported by Acclaim Entertainment. A third title was developed for the Game Boy, and a fourth was produced for the Amstrad CPC,
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Grandmama (The Addams Family) Grandmama is a fictional character in the "Addams Family" television and film series. First appearing in the works of cartoonist Charles Addams, she is a supporting character in series film, television and stage adaptations. Grandmama Addams is an aged witch who concocts potions and spells, and dabbles in fortune telling and knife throwing. She is the grandmother of the Addams children, Pugsley and Wednesday, although her relationship to the other family members is less consistent. Grandmama first appeared along with the then-unnamed Addams family in Charles Addams' original cartoons published in "The New Yorker", in which
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performance, making her the first person in Academy Award history to win an Oscar when a parent and a grandparent had also won one. She also earned a Best Actress Oscar nomination for her portrayal of a con artist in Stephen Frears' "The Grifters" (1990). She starred as the lead in her father's final directorial film, "The Dead" (1987), an adaptation of a James Joyce story. She was then cast as Morticia Addams in the hugely successful 1991 movie adaptation of "The Addams Family." In 1993, she reprised the role for the sequel "Addams Family Values". She also starred in
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the series. The series—shot in Vancouver—featured a new cast and was well received by viewers. Gomez Addams was played by Glenn Taranto, and Morticia by Ellie Harvie. The show reworked several storylines from the original series while incorporating modern elements, jokes, and references to episodes from the original series. John Astin, who played Gomez in the original series, appeared in a recurring role as Grandpapa Addams; Taranto patterned his performance after Astin's original version of Gomez. One of the notable differences between the original show and the new series was that Wednesday and Pugsley (Nicole Fugere and Brody Smith respectively
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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. In late 1972, ABC produced a pilot for a live-action musical variety show 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 in "The Munsters") as Pugsley. Felix Silla reprised his role of Cousin Itt, connecting it to the original TV series. The
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in the 1930s. In the cartoons, none of the family members had names. When the characters were adapted to the 1964 television series, Charles Addams' selection of her name was inspired by "mortician". Morticia's maiden name is "Frump" and she has an older sister named Ophelia (also played by Carolyn Jones). In the television series, her mother (Uncle Fester's sister) was named Hester Frump (played by Margaret Hamilton). Her mother-in-law is Grandmama Addams. In the 1990s Addams Family films, Grandmama is actually Morticia's mother, not Gomez's. Morticia is described as a witch; she is slim, with extremely pale skin and
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and Thing do their best to capture Butcher, a mutated puppy who feeds on human hair; Wednesday and Pugsley are busy making new friends; and Lurch falls in love. A couple who are headed to the reunion are given the wrong address and end up in the Addams family mansion, where Granny and Cousin Itt are staying. Following the success of the theatrically released films "The Addams Family", released in 1991 and its 1993 sequel, "Addams Family Values", Saban negotiated to purchase the home video production rights to the Addams Family brand in order to take advantage of the direct-to-video
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In "The Addams Family", Pugsley and Wednesday open a lemonade stand, but their drinks are toxic, and cause Lurch to spit flames when he tries it. In "Addams Family Values", Wednesday and Pugsley are sent to Camp Chippewa, a summer camp, where they are forced to participate in a Thanksgiving-themed play entitled "A Turkey Called Brotherhood". Pugsley is cast as a dancing turkey, and leads the children in a chorus of ""Eat Us""; He is later seen assisting Wednesday in overthrowing the camp counselors and setting fire to the grounds. In the film, "Addams Family Reunion", Pugsley (now played by
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Mrs. Addams!"—and is then offered a handshake by Thing. "And thank "you"..." begins the visitor, before realizing who and what he has been confronted with, recoiling in inarticulate shock, and fleeing the premises. In one episode, Morticia gets goosed, and initially suspects Thing, who had been nearby moments earlier. However, Gomez immediately appears and admits responsibility, explaining: "Thing just likes to hold hands". On the 1960s TV series, two similar hands were introduced in the episode "Morticia Meets Royalty": In the episode "Thing Is Missing", Gomez and Morticia find a portrait of Thing's parents, a male hand and a female
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many memorable caricatures of Murphy and Charles Addams, creator of the Addams Family. Murphy's band played his nightclub, Earthquake McGoons, which opened in 1960 and moved three times before closing in 1984. In January 1987, he played Carnegie Hall. He died on May 30, 1987. Turk Murphy Melvin Edward Alton "Turk" Murphy (December 16, 1915 in Palermo, California – May 30, 1987 in San Francisco, California) was a trombonist and bandleader who played traditional and Dixieland jazz. Murphy served in the Navy during World War II, during which he played and recorded with Lu Watters and Bunk Johnson. In 1952,
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Addams Family Reunion Addams Family Reunion is a 1998 American direct-to-video supernatural children's film based on the characters from the cartoon created by cartoonist Charles Addams. Directed by Dave Payne, the film was intended to serve both as a reboot of the franchise, and as a pilot for a new proposed television series produced by Saban. The film starred Daryl Hannah and Tim Curry as Morticia and Gomez Addams. The film's plot focused on the eccentric, macabre aristocratic Addams family mistakenly arriving at the wrong family reunion and encountering a man (Ed Begley Jr.) who seeks to commit murder in
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and played and voiced by John Franklin) has a minor role in which he becomes infatuated with Margaret Alford (Dana Ivey), the mistreated wife of the Addamses' crooked lawyer Tully Alford (Dan Hedaya), when he meets her at a party and asks her to dance. They are shown to be married in the 1993 sequel, "Addams Family Values", and are the parents of a miniature version of It named "What". In the 1998 direct-to-video film "Addams Family Reunion", Itt (played by Phil Fondacaro) is pursued by a mutant dog invented by Uncle Fester and who feeds on human hair. Two
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the producer of Johnny Carson's "The Tonight Show" who invited her to do a stand-up comedy skit on the show. She made her film debut in 1969 playing a prostitute in a low-budget movie titled "Utterly Without Redeeming Social Value". In 1973, Torres played Morticia in "The Addams Family Fun House", which was a musical version of the original series. From 1975 to 1976, she was regular cast member on the CBS sitcom, "Phyllis", Cloris Leachman's spin-off series from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show", succeeding the late Barbara Colby in the role of Julie Erskine. In 1975, she recorded a
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as Gomez and Morticia Addams were Tim Curry and Daryl Hannah, with Pat Thomas as Fester and Nicole Figuere as Wednesday, a role she would later reprise for "The New Addams Family" TV series, the only member of the film's cast to do so. According to Payne, he and Curry both felt that Gomez should be played "weird", in contrast to the Latin lothario Raul Julia had created for the Paramount duology. Much of the film's cast, including Alice Ghostley, Ray Walston, Clint Howard, and Ed Begley Jr., had appeared in numerous direct-to-video movies. "Addams Family Reunion" was shot in
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Eight o'Clock Players troupe at KLX radio in Oakland, California. Nestor appeared in motion pictures and television shows from the 1930s to the 1960s such as " The Lone Ranger ", "Zorro", "Get Smart", "Bonanza", "I Spy", "Family Affair", "Gunsmoke", "Perry Mason", "The Andy Griffith Show", "The Beverly Hillbillies", "Daniel Boone", and "The Addams Family". In 1943, he played the Italian Major in the 20th Century Fox wartime movie "Chetniks! The Fighting Guerrillas". As flour merchant Egisto Barreto, he tells Mario Lanza's title character in The Great Caruso to give up singing and be in charge of the family business
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Jimmy Workman James Christopher Workman (born October 4, 1980) is an American retired actor, best known for playing the role of Pugsley Addams in "The Addams Family" (1991) and "Addams Family Values" (1993). Workman was born in Fairfax, Virginia, the son of Chrisoula "Crystal", a homemaker, and Glenn Workman, who runs a communications firm. Workman is a middle child. His sisters are actresses Shanelle Workman and Ariel Winter. Workman made his acting debut in 1991 as Pugsley Addams in "The Addams Family" feature film. While his sister, Shanelle, was reading for the part of Wednesday Addams (a role which later
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musical Wednesday is older than Pugsley. In the parody web series "Adult Wednesday Addams", Wednesday, as played by Melissa Hunter, recovers her dark, sociopathic and sadistic nature and her long braids, connecting with the events and the depiction of the movies and the original comic-book. This Wednesday deals with being an adult after moving out of her family home. The web series gained media attention with the third episode of Season 2 in which Wednesday punished a pair of catcallers. The Tee & Charles Addams Foundation, copyright owners of The Addams Family, flagged the series for copyright violation resulting in
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Halloween with the New Addams Family Halloween with the New Addams Family is a 1977 American made-for-television comedy horror film based on the 1964–1966 sitcom "The Addams Family" which reunited original cast members John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Lisa Loring, Ken Weatherwax and Felix Silla. 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 near, and Pancho tells
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a reflection of his age) but it was rejected as it sounded too sexual, and the name Pugsley was chosen instead. (The name Pubert was later used when Gomez and Morticia have a third child in the film "Addams Family Values".) The Lurch Files' Addams Family Tree lists Pugsley's middle name as Pubert, probably as an homage to Charles Addams' original suggestion. In the American television series, Pugsley is played by child actor Ken Weatherwax. This incarnation of the character is more jovial and inventive; he displays outlandish engineering skills, including the invention of a disintegrator gun, an anti-gravity gun,
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film centers around Fester's marriage to Debbie Jellinsky (Joan Cusack), the recently hired nanny who wishes to murder Fester and inherit his share of the Addams fortune. Fester again appears in the direct-to-video film "Addams Family Reunion", here played by Patrick Thomas. He is portrayed as a mad scientist reminiscent of old Grade-B horror films. He creates a dog named "Butcher" as a birthday present for Pugsley—a dog that mutates into a hair-devouring brute whenever someone says "good boy." At the end, Butcher attacks Cousin Itt—who is, understandably, quite nervous around him. In the musical, Uncle Fester was played by
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jumping jacks; then extends the right leg and raises both arms again. The moves are repeated until the song's conclusion. Although the dance never achieved lasting popularity, it was instantly recognizable. In a 1965 episode of "The Addams Family" ("Lurch, the Teenage Idol"), Gomez Addams (John Astin) does The Freddie enthusiastically in his living room. In 1989 "Do the Freddie" made a surprise comeback in the movie "Troop Beverly Hills". In 1987 another song called "Do the Freddy" was released, off the gimmick album "Freddy's Greatest Hits". Complete with guest vocals by Robert Englund as slasher movie icon Freddy Krueger,
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Sunset Las Palmas Studios Sunset Las Palmas Studios, located at 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue in Hollywood, California, is an independent production lot providing stages and related services to television, movie and commercial production companies. Founded in 1919, the lot is one of the oldest production facilities in Hollywood and has played host to many notable productions, including such television shows as "The Burns and Allen Show", "I Love Lucy", "The Addams Family", seasons 2-10 of "Jeopardy!" (1985-1994), "The Rockford Files", "MADtv", and "The Suite Life on Deck", "RuPaul's Drag Race" and "Raven's Home", as well as such movie productions
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night CBS-TV program. She played Morticia Addams' mother, Hester Frump, in three episodes of "The Addams Family". (1965–66; Hamilton had been offered the role of Grandmama, but turned it down.) In 1962, Hamilton played Leora Scofield, a suffragette who arrives in Laramie, Wyoming, to bolster feminist causes in a territory where women had already obtained the right to vote, in the episode "Beyond Justice" of NBC's "Laramie". In the story line, she is depicted as a long-lost friend of series character Daisy Cooper, played by Spring Byington. Series lead character Slim Sherman (John Smith) is skeptical of the suffragettes, and
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who have been kidnapped. They have been stowed away in various locations in the mansion and are protected by a boss of some sort. The manservant Lurch and the severed hand Thing are the only characters not to be kidnapped. Thing will provide hints on gameplay whenever Gomez finds one of his red boxes marked with an 'A' for 'Addams'. Gomez starts outside the front door of the mansion. Inside the house, Gomez can move from level to level in basically any order. The player will soon discover that the mansion is full of secrets, hidden passageways and side levels
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Broadway musical "The Addams Family", Morticia refers to Grandmama as Gomez and Uncle Fester's mother (complaining that she was supposed to move in for two weeks, and it's been twelve years), to which he reacts with surprise and says that he thought she was Morticia's mother; Morticia later says that Grandmama "may not even be part of this family". The character was named "Grandmama" for the 1960s television series in order to avoid confusion with Granny from "The Beverly Hillbillies". She was played by Blossom Rock, who won the role over actresses such as Minerva Urecal and Marjorie Bennett, while
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series was being developed, Charles Addams suggested naming the character either Repelli or Gomez. Addams left the final choice up to portrayer John Astin, who chose Gomez. Because "Gómez" is usually recognized as a family name in Spanish-speaking countries, in Hispanic America the character's name was changed to "Homero" ("Homer"). Like the other members of the family, Gomez's personality became largely codified by the television series. Gomez is of Castilian extraction. John Astin had long sessions with Addams and series producer David Levy, who gave him free rein in developing the character. Enlarging on Addams' description of Gomez as a
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into the Addams household on Halloween. With the family whole again, Morticia informs Gomez that she is pregnant. Scott Rudin, a development executive at 20th Century Fox, pitched to the studio an adaptation of Charles Addams' "The Addams Family" comic strips, and the studio enthusiastically agreed that the comics would make a good film, and set out to purchase the rights. However, Fox would ultimately not make the film, as Orion Pictures, who owned the film rights to "The Addams Family", would not sell the property, as they were planning on producing a rebooted TV series. Further crucial property rights
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she was regularly illustrated with shoulder-length frizzy hair and a fringed shawl. Addams described Grandmama in a 1963 character synopsis as "a disrespectful old hag" and "foolishly good-natured ... a weak character [who] is easily led." In Charles Addams' original "The New Yorker" cartoon strips, the character was referred to as Grandma Frump, therefore making her Morticia's mother. For the original television series — as well as "The New Addams Family", in which she is named Eudora Addams — her relationship to the family is retconned and she becomes Gomez's mother. However, both the feature films and animated television series
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his role in founding the state's Republican Party he was also one of the key individuals who helped bring the second Lincoln-Douglas Debate to Freeport. In 1867, four years after Sarah Addams' death, John H. Addams was remarried to Anna H. Haldeman. Haldeman was herself a widow who brought two additional children of her own into the family. One of her sons, George, would also have a strong influence on Jane Addams. In early August 1881 Addams decided to take his family on a vacation in northwestern Michigan, where he planned to inspect some of the iron and copper ore
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Addams, receiving a nomination for a Saturn Award. In 1992, Juliá played the title role in "Man of La Mancha" with Sheena Easton, a Broadway adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes' "Don Quixote". The play had originally begun in 1965, with the main character being played, at one time, by one of his favorite actors, José Ferrer. Juliá performed this role eight times per week. Subsequently, he reprised his role as Gomez Addams in "Addams Family Values". In 1994, Juliá played Chico Mendes in "The Burning Season" for HBO, for which he received solid reviews. He familiarized himself with the role
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from the television series "The Addams Family", based on Charles Addams' "The New Yorker" cartoons; Beach, from the Wodehouse series about Blandings Castle; Niles, the butler at the Sheffield house in American sitcom "The Nanny", Geoffrey from The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and Benson from the two series "Soap" and "Benson". Not all fictional butlers portray the "butler stereotype", however. Alan Bates, who played the butler Jennings in the film "Gosford Park", was coached in brooding detail by Arthur Inch, a longtime real-life butler. Mr. Stevens, the butler played by Anthony Hopkins in the film "Remains of the Day",
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in the 1998 film "Addams Family Reunion". Canadian actress Ellie Harvie played Morticia in the revival series, "The New Addams Family". In the first animated series made in 1973, Morticia was voiced by Janet Waldo. Jones also voiced this character in an episode of "The New Scooby-Doo Movies" that featured the family. In the 1992 animated series, she was voiced by Nancy Linari. In the 2010 Broadway musical, Morticia was portrayed by Bebe Neuwirth. Brooke Shields replaced her in the role of Morticia on June 28, 2011. Morticia was also one of the inspirations for the Walt Disney character Magica
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Charles Addams Charles Samuel Addams (January 7, 1912 – September 29, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his darkly humorous and macabre characters. He signed his cartoons Chas Addams. Some of the recurring characters, who became known as the Addams Family, have been the basis for spin-offs in several other forms of media. Addams was born in Westfield, New Jersey. Son of Grace M. (Spear) (1879–1960) and Charles Huey Addams (1882–1963), a piano-company executive who had studied to be an architect, he was known as "something of a rascal around the neighborhood" as childhood friends recalled. Addams was distantly
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played prior to the beginning of the film in its theatrical release during the first few weeks of release. Australian CD single Japan Mini CD single UK 7" vinyl single UK 12" vinyl single The rap group Das Racist use the hook from "Addams Groove" in their song "People Are Strange". Addams Groove Addams Groove is a single performed by hip-hop artist MC Hammer that was released as the theme song to the 1991 film "The Addams Family". The song was his last top ten hit in the United States and was the recipient of the Golden Raspberry Award for
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film to Paramount, who completed the film and handled the film's domestic distribution, while Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer distributed the film internationally. While the film received mixed reviews, "The Addams Family" was commercially successful, making back several times its production costs, and was followed by a sequel, "Addams Family Values", two years later. Gomez Addams laments the 25-year absence of his brother Fester, who disappeared after the two had a falling-out. Gomez's lawyer Tully Alford owes money to loan shark and con artist Abigail Craven, and notices that her adopted son Gordon closely resembles Fester. Tully proposes that Gordon pose as Fester to
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seen moving in The 1988 movie "Child's Play". In 1991, Franklin landed the role of Cousin Itt in "The Addams Family" and reprised the role in 1993's "Addams Family Values". Throughout the 1990s, Franklin appeared as a guest on several TV shows, including "Chicago Hope" and "", then guest starred with David Morse in "George B." and with Steve Guttenberg in "Tower of Terror". In 1999, Franklin reprised his debut role, Isaac, in "", co-writing the script with his cousin Tim Sulka. In 2000, he landed a small role in "Python" and co starred as Morluv in "The Christmas Secret".
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Witch". Ghostley also made a few guest appearances on the daytime drama "Passions" in 2000, playing the ghost of Matilda Matthews. Among her roles in motion pictures, Ghostley appeared in "To Kill a Mockingbird" (1962), playing Stephanie Crawford, the neighborhood gossip. She appeared in the film version of "Grease" as shop teacher Mrs. Murdock. In 1985, she had a supporting role in the Nancy Allen comedy "Not for Publication". Alice played Grandmama in the direct-to-video movie "Addams Family Reunion". Ghostley received a Tony nomination in the late 1960s for different roles she played in the Broadway comedy "The Beauty Part".
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while she knits, turning grapes into wine in under a single minute, and turning over records on the phonograph (particularly when Gomez and Morticia dance the tango). It accompanies the family on drives by riding in the glove compartment, and in one episode, where Gomez appears in court, it emerged from Gomez's briefcase. Thing and Grandmama are fond of arm-wrestling. In a flashback episode on how Gomez and Morticia met, it is revealed that Thing has been with the Addams family since Gomez himself was a child, suggesting Thing is the son of an earlier generation of hand-servants (see below).
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ash. Months later, at Pubert's first birthday party, Fester laments Debbie's loss but becomes smitten with another nanny, Dementia. In the Addams family graveyard, Wednesday tells Joel that Debbie was a sloppy killer, and she would instead scare her husband to death. As Joel lays flowers on Debbie's grave, a hand erupts from the earth and grabs him; he screams while Wednesday smiles. The "family values" in the movie's title is a tongue-in-cheek reference by writer Paul Rudnick to an infamous 1992 speech ("Reflections on Urban America") made by then-Vice Presidential candidate Dan Quayle. In the speech, Quayle had blamed
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Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum home computers. In all versions, players control Gomez Addams as he attempts to rescue other members of the Addams family. The Addams Family's lawyer, Tully Alford, has taken control of their Gothic mansion and imprisoned Morticia Addams, Pugsley Addams, Wednesday Addams, Granny and Uncle Fester. The player controls Gomez Addams as he explores the various rooms in the mansion, locating items and battling monsters, until he has located all of the lost family members. The game follows the Addams Family father and husband, Gomez Addams, as he attempts to save the members of his family
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Lurch is a 6 ft 9 in (2.05 m) tall, shambling, gloomy butler who somewhat resembles a cross between Frankenstein's monster (as played by Boris Karloff) and a zombie. In the original "Addams Family" television series, Lurch has a deep and resonant voice unlike that of Herman Munster, a character on the show's main competitor, "The Munsters". Although fully capable of normal speech, Lurch often communicates via simple inarticulate moans, which, much like the dialogue of Cousin Itt, his employers have no trouble understanding. Like any butler, Lurch tries to help around the house, but occasionally his great size and
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The Addams Family: An Evilution The Addams Family: An Evilution is a book about the "evilution" of "The Addams Family" characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The book was made to celebrate "The Addams Family" musical that opened on Broadway in April 2010. "An Evilution" is the first book to trace "The Addams Family" history. It presents more than 200 cartoons created by Addams during his career, including some that were never published. It is arranged by H. Kevin Miserocchi, director of the Tee and Charles Addams Foundation. Each chapter of the book shows a chronology of each character’s
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"Grind", for which he also wrote the screenplay. Sall produced the tribute album "Deadicated", featuring the songs of the Grateful Dead. He went on to create the triple-platinum selling "", "", and the Gold-certified "". His Bulletproof label has had soundtrack releases including "Hamlet 2", "Mean Girls", "Grind", "Charlotte's Web", "Mad Hot Ballroom", "Barnyard", "Sahara", and "Jackass Number Two". Sall won the 1994 Razzie Award (Worst Original Song) for the song Addams Family (Whoomp!) from the movie "Addams Family Values". He shared the award with his co-writers Stephen Gibson and Cecil Glenn. Sall produced Paul McCartney tribute album, "The Art
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evolution throughout the television shows, movies, and other depictions of the family. The chapters are also headed by Addams's own character descriptions that were originally used for the TV show producers. The Addams Family: An Evilution The Addams Family: An Evilution is a book about the "evilution" of "The Addams Family" characters created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. The book was made to celebrate "The Addams Family" musical that opened on Broadway in April 2010. "An Evilution" is the first book to trace "The Addams Family" history. It presents more than 200 cartoons created by Addams during his career, including
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p.m. on Monday nights starting in February 1992 until the end of 1993 and then moved to Saturdays in 1994 and later in school summer holidays before it vanished at the end of August 1996. Since October 2011, the series was picked up by Cartoon Network's sister channel Boomerang and runs through the entire month of October for Halloween alongside "The Munsters". The series airs on select local stations, and as of November 2013 airs weekends on the national movie/classic TV network Antenna TV A reunion TV film, "Halloween with the New Addams Family", aired on NBC in October 1977
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significantly lower scores. It has been commented that the movie licence saves the game from becoming a "boring Mario clone". "Mega" advised readers to "watch a tree grow or something instead". Ocean released a very similar version for the NES, Game Gear and Master System (the latter two developed by Arc Developments rather than Oceansoft). It also featured Gomez Addams looking for his family in the mansion, as well as many of the same themed-locations. It was ported in 1993 with different graphics, different layout and less linear gameplay. For example, if the player had freed Granny, she would fix
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Other titles based on the film were released for other platforms. The characters bear resemblances to their movie counterparts. The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt is a video game released by Ocean in 1993. It was based on the second animated series. It was released on all three of Nintendo's systems at the time: The Game Boy version was ported for the system by Enigma Variations Ltd. The plot of "Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt" centered on Pugsley's attempts to win a scavenger hunt challenge proposed by his sister, Wednesday. His hunt takes him to the bedrooms of each member of the
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produce. By October 2017, Conrad Vernon had been hired to direct the film, which he will also produce along with Berman and Alex Schwartz, based on a screenplay written by Pettler, with revisions by Matt Lieberman. The film is scheduled to be released on October 11, 2019. Six video games released from 1989 to 1999 were based on The Addams Family. 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. This first novelisation of the television series, written by Jack Sharkey, was released
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to stave off the invasion. "Fester's Quest" received mixed reviews, receiving a 56% from Computer and Video Games magazine issue 108. GamesRadar ranked it as the 73rd worst game ever made. The staff criticized its excessive difficulty and lack of comicality. IGN ranked "Fester's Quest" 45th on its Top 100 NES Games list. "Fester's Quest" has sold one million copies. The Addams Family is a platform game released by Ocean in 1992. The game was released for TurboGrafx-16, Sega Mega Drive / Genesis, Super NES, Amiga and Atari ST. It is based on the 1991 movie of the same name.
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character or a playable character. He is the star of his own Nintendo Entertainment System game titled Fester's Quest and the main playable character in the "Addams Family Values" Super Nintendo Entertainment System game. He is also the main character in "Electrifying" arcade machine, where simulated "electrical shocks" are passed through the player as they hold on to 2 handles. He also appeared as an antagonist to Heavy Metal 2000: The Videogame. Uncle Fester Uncle Fester, also known as Fester Addams, is a member of the fictional Addams Family. He was played by Jackie Coogan in the original television series,
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Addams, Pugsley Addams, Wednesday Addams, Granny Addams and Lurch have gone missing. It is up to Gomez Addams to find and save his family, defeat the confused Uncle Fester and face his ultimate goal of kicking Alford out of the Addams' rightful home. The game is very open-ended, allowing the player to choose which areas to approach. Each area has an end where Gomez faces a boss and/or receives an item. Typically following this, a family member is rescued. The Addams Family (handheld video game) The Addams Family is the title of a video game released for the original Game
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has "a new central plot conflict, new or revised or reordered songs to replace old ones, fresh orchestrations and dance where necessary." A second tour of North America, produced by Phoenix Entertainment, launched in 2013, starring Jennifer Fogarty as Wednesday Addams, KeLeen Snowgren as Morticia Addams, Jesse Sharp as Gomez Addams, Shaun Rice as Uncle Fester, and Sam Primack as Pugsley. After the second national tour, "The Addams Family" was due to tour Asia. Most, if not all, of the 2nd National Tour cast was set to perform in the Asian tour except Sam Primack as Pugsley, who was to
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