10 Mysterious and Macabre Secrets of the Original 'Addams Family'

The Addams Family has a history filled with fascinating facts and behind-the-scenes stories that make this iconic show even more intriguing. From the quirky set designs to the improvisations that shaped the characters, each detail adds a layer to their spooky charm. Whether it's Gomez and Morticia's groundbreaking romance, Lurch's unexpected catchphrase, or Uncle Fester's role in shaping child actor laws, there's so much more to this mysterious and kooky family than meets the eye. Here are 10 surprising facts that highlight the legacy of The Addams Family, a show that continues to captivate audiences with its macabre humor and dark allure.

[@richardlangdon1096]

It wasn't "the thing." It was "thing." The hand was considered a member of the family. Not an object.

[@MikeMakesUK]

He was called "Thing". However, the iconic sign on the fence read "Beware of the Thing". There were also references to "our (or the) family Thing". So technically both are correct. There was even some question as to whether Thing was person or object. Gomez suggested that he might be classified as a "miscellaneous" (see episode "Thing is Missing"). His full name is "Thing T Thing" (presumably the T stands for "The"). Of course fans will always know him simply as "Thing".

[@jujubee2141]

Good catch. Yes, somehow “The Thing” didn’t sound right.

[@julianmhall]

@mystic7splace or Manic Street Preachers. They're on record saying they are not THE Manic Street Preachers.

[@julianmhall]

@@MikeMakesUK the episode title nails it. It says 'Thing is Missing' not 'The Thing is Missing'.

[@patrickporter6536]

​@mystic7splace cream.

[@BeRobn]

Morticia was a 10.

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

No she was a 15/10, lets be honest, many a boys had crushes on her.

[@BeRobn]

@@nocturnal101ravenous6 10 is 100%.

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

@@BeRobn exactly, you made my point.

[@BeRobn]

@@nocturnal101ravenous6 I already made the point.

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

@@BeRobn no you made a generalized point and I took it a step further for a reason because you are understating.

[@Knickknackpaddy]

Ted Cassidy was 6’9” not 6’2”.

[@zmadhatter2340]

I'm so glad you pointed that out. I was so confused when he said Ted Cassidy was 6'2", he obviously looks way taller than 6'2"

[@DatOldeBiker]

Jon Astin was 5'11" so Ted's height obviously wrongly described.

[@sammy_dog]

@@zmadhatter2340if you listen carefully he didnt say Ted was 6'2" he said he was six two inches wtf like is that 6.2 inches 62 inches or what

[@drshoe8744]

@@sammy_dog A.I. too often gets numbers and words wrong, people need to learn how to spell scripts phonetically.

[@bobbybarnes408]

Ted Cassidy also played Thing!

[@Unclebillyr]

Destroying the Adams family house should have been a crime.

[@KrawmKruach]

a crime against humanity

[@chrismayer3919]

I agree; haunted house or no, so many peeps would have given their nuts to own and/or live in that house after the series!

[@mjones4083]

Agree . A bit "short sighted " to say the least .

[@drivernjax]

Well, we don't know why it was torn down. It could have been about to fall down on its own. Of course, some people don't really think about what something could be worth in the near future.

[@craterous]

@@drivernjaxElectical maybe?

[@kayreeve.author]

Myself, my children, now my grandchildren have all loved the Adam's Family. Yet I never knew Thing was Lurch's hand. As for Mr Coogan, what a legend for creating positive change out of his own setbacks with family.

[@shanemills3879]

Not a widely known fact was that Mr Coogan was a glider pilot in The China-Burma-India Theater in WW2 and was the personal pilot of Theater Commander Lord Louis Mountbatten on a number of occasions. He appeared as a guest on "This is your Life", when Mountbatten was the subject

[@Glaaki13]

👍 good you keep it alive have watched Wednesday? yes thats great, bu parents should know better.... you know, humans

[@Roscoe-pi1gq]

Despite wearing suits lined with deadly asbestos, John Aston is the only actor from the series who survives.

[@Rick_King]

And despite all the cigars!

[@MrTech226]

John Astin is now 94 years old.

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

Well its only deadly when it decays and breaks down.

[@MirlitronOne]

@@nocturnal101ravenous6 Not entirely true - asbestos wadding (which they almost certainly used) is hazardous from day one. But they probably only lined one, or at most two, pockets - very little risk of inhalation.

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

@@MirlitronOne 1- lined not exposed 2- It depends if the wadding fibers can go airborne which I would say if he never had cancer from it, it was fine.

[@boydmaddocks838]

Caroline jones was a beautiful woman !

[@stevetodd7030]

I must admit I had a thing for her in the 70's when I "discovered" women as a teenager. Still do now I am 65.

[@jujubee2141]

@@stevetodd7030I’m 65 too and I think she was absolutely beautiful.

[@know-body2519]

But a dude😂

[@NuisanceMan]

@@know-body2519 Yeah, and Hulk Hogan's a girl.

[@jayhache5609]

@@know-body2519 YWNBAW

[@ThunderOcelot]

I will always be in awe of the passion Gomez and Mortisha have for each other.

[@hermask815]

funnily "unnormal" families like the addams family have more family characteristics than "normal" families. in "normal" tv/movie families you have cheating, divorce, drugs, infighting. apart from their interior design and fashion, the addams behaviour towards each other is impeccable

[@EducatedSkeptic]

I had a very, very dear friend, a college professor who taught Spanish, and I ALWAYS addressed her (outside the classroom!) as "Querida!" Sadly, she died last month. 😞

[@ConservativeGrouch]

"Tish! You spoke French!" Always one of my favorite Gomez lines.

[@daverage4729]

Weird as they were they were incredibly cute as a couple.

[@jacquelinejoyce8066]

John Astin has admitted there was a genuine attraction between he and Carolyn Jones.

[@csnide6702]

Carolyn was smoking way back when.....

[@jefftatro8871]

Heck. Yeah.

[@skipper674]

My first crush!

[@jujubee2141]

@@skipper674Blue eyes and black hair. Perfect combination

[@michaelclark7447]

She's my ultimate favourite Morticia.

[@roscius6204]

@@skipper674 Same Definitely shaped my view of the world

[@MarksArk2]

I'm 69 years old and watched the Addams Family in primetime. Uncle Fester was my favorite. His catch phrase was, "Shoot 'em in the back" while holding a blunderbuss gun.

[@giorgiopalmas7934]

Same age here. Morticia gave me a lil chubby.

[@philking6444]

Yes my family and I would watch every week.

[@aussie6910]

Very unsporting but safer.

[@88freighttrain]

And I still laugh at it.😂

[@jeromemanoharan7427]

Uncle Fester is a Democrat Senator 😂

[@erickim2025]

Mortica was such a beautiful vamp in the show , I'm sure I wasn't the only guy who dreamed of her❤❤

[@RCAvhstape]

The original goth

[@hazystudios]

I don't accept anyone else's role as Gomez Addams... John Astin did that role too well. They were all great in their respective roles and IMO no one has done any justice to these characters since.

[@pmdk1953]

With all respect to the later actors and actresses playing the Addams family members, NO one can top the original TV cast.

[@Dhakadice]

Really, Raul Julia doesn't do it for you? :O Personally, I think he combines... * The best parts of John Astin's take on the character * The stereotypical "latino lover" (which was the idea behind Steve Astin's version) without being offensive * The original cartoon version's weirdness and quirkiness * The fact that he (as a Latin-American man) actually looked like someone who could have the name "Gomez" (which is a surname, but still). Also, his endless charisma.

[@texasca9753]

​@@pmdk1953 Yep. I had a huge crush on Astin's Gomez. The guy in the movie did not do it for me at all. Astin and Jones had that crazy, fun, sexy passionate thing going on. The movie version just didn't have the chemistry to me. They were okay, but kinda detached IMO. To each his own I guess.

[@williamstefens]

Have to agree. The chemistry between John Aston and Carolyn Jones was very genuine due to the real friendship between the two actors. The actors in the movies were a very good representation but could never replace the original.

[@pmdk1953]

@@Dhakadice Sorry, but no.

[@johnmortison5763]

This cast was the definitive one and really made the series. Subsequent casts used in the theater films never matched them.

[@Arcturus572]

I actually enjoyed Christina Ricci's version of Wednesday, and from what I've seen of Jenna Ortega's version is pretty decent too... At least Jenna has attempted to be more macabre than even Christina's version. Her lack of blinking, for example, is one thing that really messes with my mind.

[@danapassero2232]

@@Arcturus572 I think that Jenna Ortega nailed it, I did not care for the guy who played Gomez though. He didn't quite fit the part.

[@Arcturus572]

@@danapassero2232 No, Luis Guzman was a poor choice, in my opinion, and if I could pick and choose who to get for each character, I would probably keep Raul Julia as Gomez, because he nailed it, and Christopher Lloyd, because his Fester was just about as funny as the original, and the original's voice was too high pitched, but it worked...

[@owaffs]

@@danapassero2232 @Arcturus572 I didn't think Luis Guzman was a good choice for Gomez either until this video showed the original cartoon strip that the TV show was based on. He's very well cast for the cartoon strip version of Gomez even if John Astin is my personal favourite portrayal of him.

[@nocturnal101ravenous6]

I am going to say this isn't true the Movie cast was absolutely phenomenal, this is the 1 IP that seemingly the subsequent playing actors I would consider on the level of the originals, no better or no worse because the cast members were all so damn good, even the newer Wednesday is phenomenal at embodying the role which makes sense as she hung out with C.R. on the set and studied the role massively, Ortega should be commended for her dedication and respect to the character, its rare you find this in Hollywood.

[@pitsnipe5559]

My favorite? Who else but Mortica!

[@user-wz1ms8kz1q]

I had a crush on Carolyn, She still stops me in my tracks.

[@seamasrigh2162]

Oh yeah.

[@thomasfisher5742]

A me too moment

[@KrawmKruach]

americas original big tittied goth girlfriend, my god i had such a thing for her.

[@stonerdoom3481]

Same here she was beautiful

[@pmdk1953]

She was absolutely gorgeous, so sexy and at the same time so classy.

[@robcreel4257]

I was way more a Addams Family kid than the Munsters. Still am today.

[@selfdo]

Both were offbeat and Macabre, kinda refreshing from years of "Leave it to Beaver", "Father knows Best", "Hazel", and "My Three Sons". Not that I'm knocking WHOLESOME entertainment, but at least we see that we Boomers and our parents, the so-called "Greatest Generation", had their ZANY side!

[@analogman9697]

I never bothered with the Munsters...too silly.

[@GriffonHouse2024]

Same here. Morticia and Gomez treated each other like partners, whereas if Lily wanted to do something she had to sneak around Herman's back.

[@davepov]

One of the greatest TV shows of the past...my favorite. Severals years ago, before retiring from a career in television production, I created a TV commercial for a car dealership in the month of October leading up to Halloween. In it, I had the female spokesperson dress as Morticia Addams and she started the spot with Thing opening his box and handing her the information on the car featured in the commercial. The owners of the dealership later told me the spot was so popular, people stopped in because they saw it on TV and thought it was such a better TV spot that most car dealers did. We had a blast shooting the spot. In the editing via special effects graphics we even made the inside of the dealership look like the Addams family's living room with cars parked in it.

[@tattooedman42]

I would have liked to have seen that. Awesome idea!

[@haplessasshole9615]

You kept a copy, right? Can't it be used for educational purposes now? I'd think it would fall under the Fair Use provisions of the US copyright laws. I'm with @tattooedman42 -- I'd love to see it.

[@haplessasshole9615]

@@tattooedman42 So, you chose the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything as your number? Nice touch.

[@tb6303]

That's cool!

[@philboboggins]

does the commercial still exist i would love to see it, do you have a link to it perhaps?

[@David-yw2lv]

I was a huge fan of The Munsters and The Addams Family

[@toddmichael4271]

My two favorite shows still today.

[@douglasparise3986]

They should have merged

[@David-yw2lv]

@@douglasparise3986 I would have loved to see both families together.

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

Thanks, but did you have to have a fake of her like that in the thumbnail? Seems disrespectful, IMO...😢

[@ray.shoesmith]

Click bait channel. "Do not recommend channel ✅"

[@ForestTre]

Was not fake.That was a real photo of her.And if you had existed in that time period you would know that

[@lloydcarter584]

⁠@@ForestTrelook closely at the photo. Her head is not the same scale as the body. It’s not even close. It’s one the worst jobs as putting someone’s head on someone else’s body I have ever seen.

[@HM2SGT]

🤨🧐🤔 *I gave it the 2 minute google test, and while I didn't find this particular photo **_(excepting 'Morticia's boudoir' on everything from T-shirts to canvas prints... I'm going to call that a minority report)_** I did find no shortage of cheesecake photos, something that was de rigueur the time. While it may indeed be fake, it is a very good fake, and it is within the realm of possibility, appearing quite authentic in style and composition. Unless your complaint is that this fake was used rather than one of the cheesecake photos of less dubious provenance? Personally I don't see what's disrespectful about that....?* 🤷

[@Torgo-and-the-Lucifer-Cat]

@@ForestTre I did exist, I'm 60, it's fake.

[@jimgiordano8218]

I grew up watching the TV series when it was NEW, not the reruns. We as a family watched all the shows. Fun family time and memories.

[@MikeSamuelsII-ve8gp]

BTW, Cassidy's hand was called "Thing", not "The Thing".

[@TheMainstreamNews]

Correcting AI scripted videos is futile- there isn't any real human creators on this channel who will care enough to read comments. Avoid AI scripted disposable infotainment and support real human creators who validate their content- channels like this one generate content leached from other people who did the hard work and mess up the scripts when its generated. Waste of everyone's time.

[@WadeRaney-vv5oi]

As Morticia,Carolyn was even more Beautiful😍

[@mirandarights9635]

Fun fact!! Ted Cassidy was once a beach lifeguard in Daytona Beach!!!

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Imagine getting dragged away from a shark attack mid-ocean and you come to, with Lurch giving you mouth-to-muth lol

[@thomasfoss9963]

It's hard to imagine LURCH as a lifeguard!!!!!!

[@DIOSpeedDemon]

Tallest one they ever had, I bet...

[@michaelmeyer2725]

I loved this series. It was always loads of fun to watch. I also loved Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston's interpretation of Gomez and Morticia. (Nevermind that the movies weren't all that great). The original is still what you come back to.

[@EducatedSkeptic]

The scene in which Raul and Anjelica dance, and she spins across the floor setting it afire, is IMHO worthy of the original series as well. And one of my favorite lines from "Addams Family Values" is every time that Fester scrunches up his face, to say "Debbie!" I try to do my best imitation every time I mention my wife's sister .... who shares the name!

[@rhondas.9385]

​@EducatedSkeptic omg the memories, I did also liked the updated version,,,we had no choice on that one,,,,best show ever lol when we were youngins

[@ozzymandius666]

Sad that Hollywood can't make anything like this now.

[@douglasknight6702]

Actually, they seem to be continuing to present more. Of course no one can improve on the original show.

[@EducatedSkeptic]

Yeah, most of what's out there is asinine "reality TV" or terminally stupid programs that are just a string of one-liners loosely connected by unfunny dialogue.

[@thomasfoss9963]

​@@EducatedSkepticThat is a perfect summation of today's sitcoms!!!!! That's why we watch METV, and all the old shows!!!!!

[@hunthse]

Great memories of a great show! I have to go with Uncle Fester cuz I knew Jackie Coogan personally. He lived in a lower middle class house in Palm Springs Ca. His daughter went to school with us she was pretty cool. They were all just regular folks, and you can tell they didn't have much money. On the other hand how many actors got their name on a California state law protecting young people?

[@z33511]

Did he share that he was a glider pilot in WWII? His unit ferried British commandos into Burma as part of a special operation.

[@thomasfoss9963]

Did Jackie Coogan's parents spend it all?? He used to work with Charlie Chaplin as a child---

[@hunthse]

@@thomasfoss9963 Yes. His parents spent all the money he earned as a child actor. Google Coogan's law.

[@andrewd7586]

I’m in Australia & being a kid of the 60’s I loved this show! Coincidentally as I write this, I’m watching it on tv for about the millionth rerun! 🥰🤣👏🏼🇦🇺

[@MerryHoneyBee-xc4tl]

The dance scene with lurch and Lisa Loring is classic

[@alkholos]

The counterpoint of little Lisa dancing with the gigantic Ted always cracked me up!

[@jasintosamora5599]

Lurch danced with Wednesday not Lisa.😊

[@MerryHoneyBee-xc4tl]

@@jasintosamora5599 yes Lisa was Wednesday I couldn't remember Lurch's real name.

[@jasintosamora5599]

@@MerryHoneyBee-xc4tl Ted Cassidy.

[@Erik_Taurus]

Well done John Leslie Coogan! 👍 I didn't know the Addams family originated from a cartoon, but I must say that the casting of the actors was awesome!

[@alecwilliams7111]

When Cassidy got the part of Lurch, he was an announcer and occasional actor on WFAA TV in Dallas (the ABC affiliate). His wonderful voice was put to good use.

[@hl57]

Thanks for your words, Alec. Dad would have liked that.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Ted Cassidy also did a lot of voice work for Hanna-Barbara cartoons, and no wonder, he was obviously a natural. He did voices in "Space Ghost" and several other cartoons of the period, and his booming voice was always memorable.

[@ibgreen1998]

I believe he was the first on that station to announced JFK was shot, before he had died

[@jvblhc]

I liked The Musters better when I was a kid. When I was a little older, I finally "got" The Addams Family!

[@alycewich4472]

After watching the Addams family the Munsters seemed a poor copy. Never impressed me at all.

[@lousifei]

Sorry, I couldn't resist. I had to "muster" up the courage to point out that it was "The Munsters". I understand it was a simple typo like many that I often make myself. I don't know. We always watched both series, but I guess I preferred "The Addams Family" a little more. As a kid, the two big guys in their respective series, Herman and Lurch, were my favorite characters, but I thought Lurch was cool while Herman was a bit goofy. Still, I suppose that goofiness was by design and what made Herman, Herman.

[@jasintosamora5599]

As a kid I preferred The Munsters. Probably because Herman was like a big kid. Years later I prefer The Addams Family.

[@robinwilliams5794]

The narrator incorrectly stated that Ted Cassidy had a height of 6'2". He was in fact 6'9".

[@markhatfield5621]

Read that sometimes the writers wanted Gomez and Morticia to fight and argue like other TV couples but they refused

[@_just_looking_thank_you]

I watched it as a child in the 60s. And my favorite characters were Gomez, because I wished to be as suave as he, and Morticia, because stunning. With Carolyn Jones, Yvonne De Carlo, and Cassandra Peterson, it’s no wonder I find goths appealing.

[@michaelboyer9429]

Don’t forget Vampirella And her knock off, which was a late night show host. Can’t remember her name right now.

[@DaveTheRred]

Lurch was always my favorite character. I loved this show and the Munsters.

[@wariodude128]

Fun fact, in Spanish speaking countries Gomez is a last name. So in Latino countries he's known as Homero Addams, except in Spain where he is still Gomez. True story.

[@PurifyWithLight]

Wow they change a persons name because it falls outside of their rules? lol

[@JDfromWitness]

Favorite character? John Aston. His version of Gomez far outshines others that have played the role. The show was my favorite as a kid. Though all the characters were great, and Morticia probably influenced my choice of a wife later in life!

[@jamesboyd304]

I loved when he was messing with trains. Reminds me of my dad when he owned a little hobby shop.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

There was a big ugly mean kid during my high school named Mark Lilly (not his full name). And of course some of the other mean kids started calling him "Lurch". I'm thinking he liked it as much as you'd imagine, but it just seemed to make him meaner.

[@marigeobrien]

I loved this show as a child and I love it still. My mother once said, "this show is the most positive, open-minded, accepting show, ever. Not one character ever disparages or discourages any other." I always think of that when I watch it. It's a pity it was only on for 2 seasons. Of course, to really appreciate how unique this show was, you had to have grown up in that time. This was on TV right next to The Andy Griffith Show, Father Knows Best and The Donna Reed show. They mention that the Addams Family characters were actually created by a cartoonist named Charles Addams for the New Yorker magazine, but overlook that, as a TV show, it became a spoof of all those straight-laced shows usually found on TV. Every single thing each character does -- from Gomez standing on his head, to everything about Morticia, to Lurch's taking the men's hats -- was considered completely outrageous.

[@richardschneider9098]

The show debuted Sept. 18, 1964 -- we're coming up on the 60th anniversary. Be sure to celebrate! Appropriately, of course.

[@pmdk1953]

Great point, I will !!

[@babaoreally8220]

@@richardschneider9098 Going to have a nice tall goblet of Wolf’s-bane infused wine.

[@Michael-gl3oo]

Thanks for that bit of knowledge. That was also my Birth Day. I hadn't realized that fact.

[@kenvaughan6694]

Strangely enough, unlike countless shows both sit-coms or dramas which featured some kind of iconic automobiles like The Mumsters, the Brady Bunch, Leave It To Beaver, Columbo, Kojak, etc... The ADDAMS FAMILY never featured any kind of well known car.

[@hermask815]

i guess they would use a hearse or a zeppelin.

[@JuneBaby01]

They had the episode where Gomez wanted to learn to drive, and took the drivers test...and flunked!!!

[@markhathaway9456]

@@hermask815 a TRAIN

[@Earth1960]

Imagine living in a world where we need a law to protect children from exploitation by their own parents. Beyond sad.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

...to be fair, plenty of TV and movie directors and producers would also mistreat kids to the point of abuse. For example, the kid who played Dennis the Menace (Jay North) said he was treated horribly on set. He received verbal abuse and sometimes even the physical kind. Directors and producers are notorious cheap-skates and some of them would want to keep a kid working every minute if they could, with no concern for the child's well being. Such laws were absolutely necessary -

[@EducatedSkeptic]

Just ask Britney Spears.

[@bmacpher]

That would be - the world we've all been living in all along. As long as humans have existed there have been shitty examples of the species.

[@missmayflower]

We don’t have to imagine. We live in it already.

[@thomasfoss9963]

​@@missmayflowerDon't despair-- There's a few of us decent people left!!!!!

[@luccadeo69]

Carolyn was a knockout. So beautiful.

[@DarthBludgeon]

Loved watching the Addams Family... In fact, I remember as a child in the 60's my mother's doctor's office had a big picture book of the Addams Family cartoons in the waiting room I practically wore out looking at. 😂😂😂

[@robertmaybeth3434]

Wow your ma must have gone to the doctor a whole lot, was she ok?

[@DarthBludgeon]

@@robertmaybeth3434 Not really... seems as I recall a trip about once a month. Thanks for asking. :)

[@nicbaeten]

Even though I become old, I love these series a lot.

[@Talldude88]

I watched the original TV shows in 1964 after school and Fester was my favorite character. Morticia and Gomez were the perfect couple, even better than the movie version in 1991 although I liked them in the movies too.

[@PhilKelley]

Yes, I saw the original TV series when it first came out and I was 10 years old. I had read, many times, Charles Addams's Homebodies book. There was only the most tenuous connection between the book and the show, but that didn't matter to a kid back then. It was fun entertainment and totally different from any other show., including The Munsters (which was great in its own right). Thanks for this excellent video on The Addams Family. I did not know these behind-the-scenes facts.

[@DanTDrac]

I saw the pilot and was hooked and still am.

[@nackydmoose]

Uncle Fester being the kid from The Kid and Lurch also being Thing has me 🤯

[@babaoreally8220]

This was the most interesting and informative review of a TV series I’ve seen.Thanks for this bit of trivia on my most favorite series ever.

[@harvey195]

I was a young child back in the 70s when I watched this as reruns. I had a childhood crush on Wednesday. Later as a teen Morticia took her place in my affections, and I strived to be a true romantic like Gomez.😊

[@SpectreEelman]

My Mother was childhood friends with the Weatherwax family. Soo when I was a small boy we spent a lot of time visiting & spending time with them. Kenny Weatherwax , who played Pugsley , and his father would go on camping trips with me & my father , we fished together on the Kern River here in California.

[@robertmaybeth3434]

noice, that's an awesome story, seriously. I love reading little factoids like this about all things celebrity.

[@johntiggleman4686]

@SpectreEelman That got me wondering if Kenny was related to Rudd Weatherwax, who was a TV/Movie animal 'wrangler."

[@EducatedSkeptic]

Thanks much for the trip down memory lane! Very much enjoyed this series when it was on TV, and in another dimension, I even go by "Gmez," in honor of the John Astin character. I was devastated, though, when Raul Julia died. HE, of course, portrayed Gomez Addams in the two movies. Fortunately, John Astin is still alive and well - at like 93 or 94 years of age.

[@peterlarsen7779]

_The Addams Family_ was one of my favourite shows as a kid growing up in the very late '60s and well into the '70s. This and _Get Smart_ , _I Dream of Jeannie_ , _The Munsters_ , and _Hogan's Heroes_ 😊😊😊

[@gregnixon1296]

When I was a kid, I wanted a Sunbeam Tiger just like the one Maxwell Smart drove.

[@peterlarsen7779]

@@gregnixon1296 - me too! It's such a cool little car! ☺️👍

[@thomasfoss9963]

We wanted his shoe phone!!!!!!

[@hughgray4199]

Carolyn was beautiful & intelligent.... a favorite. I also liked the wonderful Elvira, mistress of the dark. Times gone by when beautiful could also be mysterious.

[@aw-md6oi]

Hello!Did they forget Cousin Itt?I think so!

[@Mattnoble80]

The character of Morticia was gorgeous

[@TheReal10bears]

Cousin "IT" was my favorite👍

[@alycewich4472]

Mine also!

[@karlsmith2570]

Itt*

[@jasintosamora5599]

Awesome vocabulary.

[@fondasarff9701]

My folks didn't want me to watch such weird caracters. At around nine years old I asked why when the family cares for each other so much? The parents don't argue and the kids pay attention to what they say. Mom and Dad withdrew the objection and sometimes watched with me.

[@Mikewee777]

" The Munsters " were a better family, that is why. Addams were so out of touch with the remains of their humanity that it is written off as a punch-line.

[@rcanoli99]

can't forget Vic Mizzy... w/out the music and whoever the foley guy was the show would not be the same... genius from top to bottom, my fav TV show of all time. edit: and thank goodness it was shot in B&W...!

[@sleethmitchell]

my mom and stepdad watched the show with us. my stepdad smoked cigars and generally adopted most of gomez' mannerisms. it was great!

[@SteveWilliamsworld]

A funny fact. My own dad would not watch this show because he thought Morticia was so hot it was insulting to my mom. He walked through the living room, and said. Ok lets change the channel. Not before stealing a look. Our parents are people too. And they have stories.

[@bigmuddy1]

My parents had a big book of New Yorker cartoons from around WW2 and that was the first place I saw the Addams Family cartoons. I thought they were the funniest/ crazy things I'd ever seen!

[@ForestTre]

I love the show so much.And I gotta admit my favorite character was in reality Gomez

[@Spark_Chaser]

Gomez and Morticia were one of the few couples who probably should have had more kids. Those two were definitely having fun time in the bedroom (and probably elsewhere.)

[@BigD53]

😅Producer Nat Perrin was also a writer for Marx Brothers films. As you watch John Astin say his lines as Gomez, you can easily imagine those same lines being said by Groucho Marx - even down to using his cigar as a prop. Don't get me wrong. I still love Astin's portrayal of Gomez.

[@markhathaway9456]

Wow, that explains a lot. I can easily imagine that. Thanks.

[@Weezlenut]

I still have the book Favorite Haunts by Charles Addams from 1976 on my bookshelf. I'm still caught off guard by just how beautiful Morticia was every time I see her.

[@kickstartonly]

Still searching for my Mortica 🖤

[@UmbrellaWatch]

I am glad I didnt get CLICK BAITED!! THX!! Very nice

[@armadillotoe]

Carolyn Jones (Morticia) was from Amarillo and one of my first TV crushes.

[@lance4862]

I was introduced to the (now adult) person that Pugsley was based on. He was related to the creator of the cartoon. He was a nice guy. I wouldn't have known but our mutual friend told me.

[@davidwilliams1060]

Well done. I didn’t have a favorite character but always a fan of John Astin. Glad to see the asbestos didn’t affect his lifespan so far.

[@Mantikal]

Never knew it all started from a "The New Yorker" Mag cartoons

[@alycewich4472]

I discovered that much later after the series originally aired. Had never read the New Yorker until I was a married adult and it was in someone's office as something to read.

[@dennis300cr]

Ted Cassidy Height was 6′ 9″ (2.06 m).

[@marknesselhaus4376]

I was born in 56 so I grew up watching every new episode. Hard to pin down my favorites as all were great in their own right but Lurch and Uncle Fester were perhaps the top two for me 🙂

[@ericheinelt4295]

Don't forget my other favorite "Cousin It"

[@marknesselhaus4376]

@@ericheinelt4295 Heavens, how could I leave out Cousin It 😀

[@BruceCarroll]

My mother introduced me to the Charles Addams comic strip before I ever saw the show. I think it added to my enjoyment of the TV show, seeing these characters brought to life and, to a certain extent, reinterpreted.

[@hurdygurdyguy1]

It's funny, the Charles Addams cartoons were very dark, funny dark gallows humor (the Morticia character was cold and sometimes cruel)... the TV show was made to be much more lighthearted ...

[@BruceCarroll]

I agree. The cartoons and the TV show were very different, but I enjoyed both.

[@badwolf7367]

Carolyn Jones was one of the most beautiful woman to grace the big screen and tv. And she wasn't just all looks, but also a very accomplish actress. In an episode of the tv series Burke's Law, she played the part of 4 sisters (quadruplets) and did it really well.

[@darthkek1953]

Lots of good stuff in here, genuinely impressed. Thanks.

[@BradDeis]

Other's have commented on this but it can not be emphasized anof the semi nude photo is fakeand the creater of this content should be ashamed. Caralon Jones was a very talented person who's career consists of much more than the Adams Family. She is truly a timeless beauty.

[@TopazShane]

I always loved The Addams Family. My favorite character was Lurch. Ted Cassidy did a great job using his facial features and body language to take the place of words with the exception of the iconic, "You rang!" The vocal tone was absolutely perfect. There was and still is a very Gothic looking home in a little village where I live called Noank, CT. I don't know if the owners purposely avoided painting the place because the outside was a drab gray with a small hint of white which was originally the color of the house. When we were kids, we all thought the place must be haunted. It was rumored that the producers of The Addams Family looked at the house as the setting for the show. The amount of travel from Connecticut to California was a big problem and then they found the house in Los Angeles which took care of the travel problem. When I was in Junior High School, the owner was discovered to be a family called Gordon. They had a teenager who was 3 years older than me and played a mean guitar. For 2 years, 8th and 9th grade, we all danced to the group Eric & The Vikings. Eric wasn't weird or Gothic.

[@OctasLP]

To be honest I like the Adams Family more in black & white than in color

[@alycewich4472]

💯💯💯

[@Bootlegger69]

I would love to be able to acquire a Blu-ray of the series in black and white of course but also a colorized version just to be able to compare and have more reasons to watch and rewatch. ❤

[@rebeledvid]

Thank you! It better resembles an original Charles Addams cartoon that way.

[@marceld6061]

Morticia is hand's down (pun intended) my favourite. Thinking back, my first girlfriend has some similarities to her and my last one (before I got married) could pass as a red-headed Morticia. It's amazing how early life experiences can influence your preferences later in life.

[@babayagaslobbedaknobba]

Caroline Jones' beauty is still underrated.

[@missmayflower]

Not underrated. Everyone knows how gorgeous she was.

[@babayagaslobbedaknobba]

@@missmayflower no, she's definitely underrated. She's more beautiful than lots of women that were bigger stars than her.

[@rustybuckets07]

Before danger was invented, John Astin was smoking cigars and wearing asbestos lined clothes...and he's still going in his 90s.

[@michaeldulaney2497]

I love the Addams family, I still watch it any chance I get.

[@rogerhuber3133]

Hard to pick a favorite character but Morticia has an edge with her sultry good looks and figure. I'm 74 and watched it as a kid. My grandsons watch it with me on DVD and love it as much as I did then and still do. Good honest fun with no agendas.

[@paulbork7647]

3:12 No health concerns, as to be dangerous asbestos has to be a dust inhaled. Fabric inside a suit pocket is extremely safe.

[@poogy3]

Still considered one of my favorites, with The Munsters and Disney, Jetsons, Flintstones, Roadrunner, Johnny Quest. Wonderful days they were!

[@nativeson756]

And Fast Forward>>>> to the 'Here and Now', *Wednesday* is NOW my Newest 'Guilty' Pleasure😎💀👌🏼💝

[@robertglass3944]

Yes, I watched the original series. It was my favorite TV show. I had a huge crush on Morticia.

[@alexkaen1701]

I've only known the Addam's since their first movie, but even that sticks with me as incredible. The Addams Family has always been amazing, with a slight downturn in its animated movies

[@JonKendall-b8i]

The best show ever, all excellent characters,,, fav Morticia & Gomez😊

[@tekay44]

they were by far the show. the rest was okay but they were wonderful.

[@Monty_BeGoodToEachOther]

Started watching when I was eight years old and without doubt, this show influenced my values and sense of humor. I remain thankful for that.

[@zororosario]

Lurch and Morticia are my favorites 😊, the show was hilarious. Thanks Cheers

[@thornalas4385]

Most interesting, charming, quirky, funny and intriguing and deeply human TV series of all times with superb characters and actors(the original "I love Lucy" a close 2nd)... I saw it many years later for the first time.

[@hariseldon3786]

Tedd Cassidy, "Lurch" also appeared in Star Trek: The Original Series. In "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" (Season 1, Episode 7): Cassidy played the character Ruk, a giant and powerful android created by an ancient civilization - and he played the voice of Balok's puppet in "The Corbomite Maneuver" (Season 1, Episode 10). Though the puppet itself was small, Cassidy's deep voice added to its intimidating presence.

[@jujubee2141]

I was deathly afraid to watch it sometimes because Morticia’s Mom was played by Margaret Hamilton (The Wicked Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz) and I didn’t want to see her even though I think she was only in a few episodes. Good casting though! By the way, I mostly loved The Addam’s Family.

[@aussie6910]

Granny Frump was in 3? episodes. I liked her & wish she was in more

[@jujubee2141]

@@aussie6910 I’m glad you liked her. Only 3 episodes were enough for me. She scared the sh*t out of me, even in Yuban commercials. If it means anything to you, I was 5 years old.

[@aussie6910]

@@jujubee2141 I don't blame you for being frightened of her. She played an excellent witch, full on scary. That's why she got those sort of jobs. I didn't know she did coffee ads. Thank you for telling me. It was Maxwell House. I just watched all of them. I can still see the scary in her face even though she's trying to be nice. Was waiting for her to turn green & cackle.

[@jujubee2141]

@@aussie6910 I’m sure you’re right that it was Maxwell House. She scared me in those commercials too! (about coffee!) Do you know that she was a kindergarten teacher? I would’ve run out of that room as fast as I could if she was my teacher! I know a ton of trivia about the WOO. That’s my obsession. Better than drugs or alcohol. So sorry if I bored you with my useless trivia 😊

[@aussie6910]

@@jujubee2141 No mate, you're not boring me at all. I would never have guessed she she was a kindergarten teacher. I just read a Euronews article that said she also taught Sunday School.

[@1ambulator]

Of course I watched it. It was a staple in our home during most of Jr Hi and High School. Thanks for the memories. Good job putting this video together.

[@gary4334]

While Gomez and Morticia were the first American TV couple to portray a passionate adult relationship, the first TV couple to actually share a bed together were their counterparts in horror. Herman and Lily Munster.

[@Bootlegger69]

Another early married couple sharing a bed was Samantha and Durwood, I mean Daren. 😊 They also showed an exceptional amount of PDA, giving each other a quick kiss when coming or going to the office.

[@turbosquido]

I grew up watching this show & it was ... GREAT ! Oh & by the way Ted Cassidy was 6' 9"

[@philipbaker2343]

Great series, happy memories of 1960;s TV.

[@douglasknight6702]

Yes, Yes, Yes, I watched the Addams Family. Morticia Addams by far was my favorite.

[@MichaelLeeOne]

Loved the series so much!