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[@theprousteffect9717]

Every actor in this film committed to their role and was on their A game. A classic. Now you have to react to the sequel!

[@mnomadvfx]

Indeed, though while I loved Ricci's performance and Lloyd's my favourite was easily Raul Julia's. Sad that he died so young, he was such a monumental talent.

[@Venslor]

The sequel is one of the few movies that immediately comes to mind where the sequel somehow surpasses the original. Addams Family Value and Shrek 2 are the first two that come to mind.

[@SalvableRuin]

​@@VenslorThe Empire Strikes Back

[@atheist101]

​@Venslor Don't forget Terminator 2 which is the best sequel, so good it's way better than they first

[@chriskelly3481]

Yep. I always preferred this first one immensely to the sequel and couldn't understand why so many people loved the sequel, let alone preferred it as superior to one. But as I've gotten older I've come to appreciate Family Values as at least the first movies equal, and maybe even better... It is just so funny. All the summer camp stuff is hilarious and Wednesday's saltiness is fire; Camp councellor- "We need a victim" Ditzy blonde- "I'll be a victim!" Wednesday- "...All your life." 😂👍

[@AshLee92490]

Gomez & Morticia literally ARE couple goals. Many psychologists cite them as having the greatest/healthiest marriage in fiction...

[@tdkb3395]

I see it 1. They love each other unconditionally 2. They support both their children in all their endeavors 3. They actively show affection to one another no matter the circumstances 4.They know each other well enough to know how each other is feeling

[@sewed102]

​@@tdkb3395Cinema Therapy did a video discussing their marriage. True couple goals.

[@laurenmeyer8410]

One of the healthiest marriages in history

[@Arbaaltheundefeated]

They're also among the richest characters in fiction, beating even Scrooge McDuck's fortune.

[@CMDRZero01]

These two are who I point to when idiots say they want a Joker and Harley relationship.

[@RitsusDarlingGirl]

Tombstone pizza is definitely a real thing!😂 I believe their slogan at the time was even "What do you want on your Tombstone?" Perfect product for these movies.

[@jainthorne4136]

I remember them as being pretty good for cheap grocery pizzas.

[@unlmtdsky12]

Best cheap frozen pizza!

[@spriken]

Yep, just had one the other week... And yes while I was picking it out I totally asked myself, "What do I want on my Tombstone?"

[@theshadowfax239]

I felt so old when he said that.

[@egosomnio]

Yep. Their late '80s to mid-'90s ads (which can be found here on the yeeteebs) had someone about to be executed, asked about their last requests, then asked "what do you want on your tombstone?" Usually it was pepperoni and cheese.

[@Mant111]

I always loved this thing they did with Morticia where she's often in the dark, save for her eyes who are kept in the light. And yes, that was actually Fester all along but he had lost his memory and that's why he wasn't returning home.

[@chris...9497]

It's an effect stolen from Bela Lugosi in the 1931 film "Dracula". Every time Dracula was using his hypnotic power, his eyes were lit in this same band. It was also used in only one scene with Lucius Malfoy in "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". Lucius shows up in Dumbledore's office at the end of the film, with Dobby in tow, and Lucius's eyes are lit this way. Why they did that, I can't figure out.

[@katrinacash6393]

The sequel is "Addams Family Values" and it's every bit as good as this one. Joan Cusack plays a big role in the 2nd one and adds so much to the story. She's a great comedienne. I watched the original TV series when I was a kid in the 60's. They really did a great job in adapting the TV show for the big screen. Great reaction!

[@forestrot666]

My mom watched it when she was a kid in the 60s and raised me on the original. When I was a kid, these films came out and they did quite a great job ❤

[@vanityscar424]

if Joan was just open with them on her plans, the Addams would have fucking loved her even more. she wanted to kill Uncle Fester. they all have at some point. "Welcome to the Family!!!!"

[@micheletrainor1601]

Fun fact about the Addams family is that Mortica and Gomez were the v fist married couple to share a bed in television history as up until them married couples slept in separate beds.

[@SuprousOxide]

They've been described as being the only married couple on TV that could believably have children

[@matthewpopow6647]

​@@SuprousOxidehonestly, its a little surprising they have so few lol. Its probably good that there aren't a dozen or so little Adamses running around, not sure the world would survive

[@GhoulishTeatime]

@@matthewpopow6647lmao thats amazing; imagine multiple days of the week

[@apparition13]

In case you missed it - the little girl playing the girl scout is: Harmony! Mercedes McNab, that is, a few years before Buffy. She's in the second movie as well.

[@xbubblemunkyx]

I ran to the comment section to say this. lol

[@FBodStudios]

Same!😛

[@mytorbin]

Same here 😆 And she has a larger role in the sequel

[@Nicamon]

@@mytorbin I didn't think I would have needed to write it! I'm so surprised he didn't recognize her!!😱She's literally identical,just smaller.😄

[@DanGamingFan2406]

I love everything about this family, their lavish mansion, their eccentric, grusome lifestyle and that they have the best theme song ever. This film captures them and the spirit of the show perfectly. And yes, Wednesday is the best.

[@ChefNourhan]

Yessss 🖤🔥

[@rebelbelle1388]

Yes, he actually was Uncle Fester. His "mom" said she found him 25 years ago, so clearly he did have amnesia, and the lightening at the end brought his memories back.

[@willcool713]

The Addams Family was originally a beloved, Depression-era newspaper comic strip that was turned into a B&W TV show in the 1960's (just when all other new shows were debuting in color). It was very successful with other channels trying similar horror-based programming afterward, *Dark Shadows* and *The Munsters* most notably, *Bewitched* and *I Dream of Jeanie* coming from a much later stage of the same supernatural trend. This series of movies are pretty faithful updates to the franchise, which stay true to the original show's tone and feel. (I personally did not believe they would be -- and I was entirely skeptical of Christopher Lloyd as Uncle Fester. But it all works, very, very much like the original. I was wrong.) No other adaptations of the material retain the same feel. This movie was a work from real fans of the franchise.

[@saiyasha848]

I would argue that the second movie still retains the spirit and the New show does an admirable job ad building on a foundation, even if it isn't the same premise. The less we say about the animated ones, the better

[@taoist32]

@@saiyasha848Wednesday, the Netflix show, was fun but the characters did stray a bit from the movies. The love triangle was one example. Plus, she was portrayed as an angst ridden teen, when really she’s a sociopathic homicide killer. The backstory of Gomez and Mortician was also wrong. They wouldn’t be scared because he killed someone. They enjoy that stuff.

[@tbessie]

@willcool713 The original one-panel comics were by Chas (Charles) Addams, but it wasn't called "The Addams Family". I don't think it even had a name. I'm not sure when - or even if ever - people started calling his characters "The Addams Family". I think that just came about when the tv show appeared.

[@saiyasha848]

@@taoist32 I very much agree with the love triangle, that part really could have been left out. But about the backstory: They _were_ kinda thirlled, but Morticia did not want Gomez to go to jail, that was all

[@RoyalWreckingBall]

​@@saiyasha848The 90s animated series is much truer to the 60s show than the 90s movies ever were(no wonder with John Astin as Gomez himself), and in many ways also truer to the original new yorker Addams Family that Chas Addams made. It also had a far, far better Pugsley than the 90s movies. It should be remembered that modern Wednesday's harsh and snarky personality is basically just the original Morticia but as a kid, while original Wednesday (sad, moody and gloomy but also occasionally jolly and very much the meeker child between her and her genius brother) more or less doesn't exist as a character anymore, and it is largely the fault of the second 90s movie.

[@stefanlaskowski6660]

Cinema Therapy actually did an entire episode on Gomez and Morticia's marriage, describing it as perfect. When one is happy, the other one is also happy. Well worth a watch.

[@ryanfeit1420]

Christopher Lloyd played Uncle Fester. He is mostly known for playing Doc in "Back To The Future". Lloyd did a great job.

[@tiffanysandmeier4753]

He was also Judge Doom from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

[@princesspirategurl12]

I love this movie and you are totally right that this type of movie wouldn't be made today. A lot of the great movies with adult jokes sprinkled in it like Addams Family and the Shrek series would be considered inappropriate today. When I was a kid those types of jokes flew over my head, so I don't really see what the big deal is. Its a shame really. And yeah, Morticia and Gomez are totally couple goals. Cinema Therapy actually did a video on that movie as a way to demonstrate a happy marriage.

[@allisonreilly1952]

The Gomez & Morticia video was how I found Cinema Therapy lol 😂

[@samuelvincent557]

My friends and I have, actually, talked about that. That there are so many great movies made in my youth that they couldn't get away with today. Part of me is sad, because it feels like there is a depth to them that is missing in today's cinema because everyone has to be hyper-aware of what and how they say things. But, on the other hand, it makes these old gems that much better, knowing that this kind of humor and wit won't be diluted with overexposure, like the spoof parody films. Movies like the Scary Movie series. The concept was fantastic, and funny for awhile, but it got overplayed to the point of being boring.

[@brabbit736]

The Uncle Knickknack joke is still my favorite

[@toodlescae]

The Addams Family and Addams Family Values are a necessary double feature not to be missed. The second is supposed to be more about Fester but it's very Wednesday centric. Gomez and Morticia are relationship goals. Yes it was Fester. He was found in a tuna net and because Fester had total amnesia, she convinced him that he was her son. Addams Family Reunion is okay since it has Tim Curry as Gomez but the only original actor from 1 & 2 is Lurch. It's nowhere near as good as much as I love Tim Curry. It's a more "made fir tv vibe". Made for tv movies can be awesome but this isn't one of those.

[@Nicamon]

"The 2nd is supposed to be more about Fester but it's very Wednesday centric." *THANK GOODNESS* I might add!!🖤Before knowing these movies I've watched the '90s cartoon and Fester was my favourite character...I never liked the one from the movies...not as funny and too"depressed"compared to the cartoon one!X-( Plus he didn't have the funny kinda pitched voice I remembered. He has always been my greatest disappointment of these movies.👎Wednesday,on the other hand,I didn't even remember she existed(by the time I watched the 2nd movie and then the 1st the only Addams I remembered were Uncle Fester,Morticia and Hand),but,thanks to the movies,she became my favorite Addams till these days!

[@illyahrthebard3303]

Interestingly, Reunion was supposed to be a soft reboot leading into a TV series. The series never got off the ground, though.

[@rach3666]

Yes!!!! Please do the 2nd one!! Just as brilliant as the first one!

[@Nicamon]

Even *more* actually!!🖤

[@nicoleES-5678]

Tombstone pizza is absolutely a real thing, and has been as long as I can remember frozen pizza!

[@maximillianosaben]

The cast in these two movies are just phenomenal. Raul Julia and Anjelica Huston are just perfection together, Christopher Lloyd is as brilliant as always, and Christina Ricci and her deadpan is so gosh darn hysterical and an absolute scene-stealer!

[@meravl7615]

It's implied that he IS Fester, and she found him. Probably how he had "muscle memory" of sorts when doing the "Mamushka". At least that had always been my understanding. STILL my favorite childhood movies and the sequel somehow manages to be even better.

[@jollyrodgers7272]

She got her name from the old English rhyme - "Monday's child is Fair of Face. Tuesday's child is Full of Grace. Wednesday's child is Full of Woe. Thursday's child has Far to Go, etc..." Created in the late 1930's by Charles Addams, The Addams Family morphed from single-panel comic depictions into what we had in the sixties (and here). All the actors were great, but Raul Julia was so fantastic in his role as Gomez. You should catch some old TV shows from the sixties to get introduced to Thing, Cousin It, and the others. Dr. Pinder-Schloss let the cat out of the bag in the Library when she said she should've left him where she found him. The P.C. world is way too wimpy to have fun like they did here. BTW, I made a Tombstone Pizza in my oven the other day - it's a popular brand in most grocer's frozen food section.

[@shainewhite2781]

RIP, Raul Julia, 1940-1994. He was the best Gomez Addams.

[@miriam8376]

There are so many fantastic one-liners in this movie. “Now!” And “he’s only a child” and “college first!” Are all things my husband and I routinely quote.

[@davidpuerto1619]

If you do check out the show you'll be happy to know that Christina Ricci who plays Wednesday in these movies does have a role on the show. She said that she and Jenna Ortega did get close during the filming but didn't really discuss her portrayal of Wednesday because she wanted Jenna to make it her own.

[@ChefNourhan]

Gomez and Morticia are couple goals lol

[@mangersavoir4213]

Tombstone is a real pizza. it's all over the stores. It's been that way for decades. The commercials were always like "We finally got you. What would you like on your tombstone?" And the person would be like "Pepperoni and cheese."

[@irrelevant_noob]

*on. (28:30) ;-)

[@brucechmiel7964]

Well in the 1970’s -(I think) the early 90’s Tombstone frozen pizzas were a midwestern thing. I prefer Red Barren myself. I always get extra toppings. Can of shrooms, pepperoni, and a bag of shredded cheese.

[@mangersavoir4213]

@brucechmiel7964 I live in the south and it was a thing in the stores at that time too. It wasn't just midwest.

[@brucechmiel7964]

@@mangersavoir4213 It didn’t reach the West Coast until the 1990s. I was born in Wisconsin when I moved to Oregon I didn’t see those pizzas until I was like in the fourth grade.

[@danielallen3454]

It feels like Tim Burton because it's a Barry Sonnenfeld film. And Sonnenfeld is basically Tim Burton without all the bullcrap.

[@tetsuoakira8294]

Honestly curious, what do you mean by "without all the crap?"

[@danaclinton7105]

One of the greater things about this dark family is that throughout all iterations, from comics to the "Wednesday" series, Gomez and Morticia are always deeply, and passionately, in love.

[@erisunflower]

As they should be ;)

[@biguy617]

This movie is great. I grew up watching the original TV show reruns. I love this movie because it stuck to the source material very well and felt like a TV show. Angelica Houston plays Mortica. She is awesome and is in the child horror movie The Witches which is based off the book written by the same author who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

[@killuanatsume]

You should watch the sequel too. ''Addams Family Values'' it's amazing.

[@mparantha]

I love that Harmony from Buffy/Angel shows up in these films.

[@anethema666]

Mercedes McNab

[@NanaAphesis]

Indeed 😊🥰

[@hypnotherapy69]

Cristina Ricci who plays Wednesday has a roll in the new wednesday series.

[@jackishman7707]

A great comedic vampire movie (with a few jump-scares) would be THE LOST BOYS, with Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric and Jamie Gertz

[@hurricanebubbles]

And don't forget the Corey's, both Haim and Feldman

[@EditorEmily30]

Omg you HAVE to see Adam’s family values!!

[@atsari2664]

It gets said rather quickly, but it is explained that Fester was found by the "doctor" with no memories. This was because he went to the Bermuda triangle.

[@blueren6649]

duuuuude you've gotta watch the sequel, Addams Family Values. it's by far the best Addams Family adaptation of all. exceptional performances all around, plus it's the film that truly redefined the character of Wednesday and made her the pop culture icon she has been ever since.

[@Trekkie_Gal]

These Addams Family movies are one of the rare cases where the sequel is better than the original. I look forward to seeing your reaction to Addams Family Values, as it's my favorite. Also, Wednesday was a great show, and I would love to see you react to it.

[@rfmerrill]

Chas Addams made a living drawing one-off single-panel comics, many of which were published by The New Yorker (and kinda set the tone for The New Yorker's comics moving forward). "The Addams Family" started as a group of unnamed characters in his cartoons that eventually developed into recurring characters.

[@nekobat1962]

The Addams Family were originally a comic in The New Yorker. Charles Addams is the original artist/cartoonist. The was a TV series and there were cartoons as well.

[@karimyasser8953]

YESS you should really watch Wednesday the series , jenna ortega did an amazing job as wednesday

[@elizabethstrong6057]

Wednesday is definitely worth checking out, please do so! And the show actually IS by Tim Burton! You did see a guy in the you train .. He was actually played by the director.

[@ItApproaches]

It's a shame the show Wednesday had to go woke and mess stuff up.

[@Bazzkorg]

I thought that was Barry Sonenfeld! He makes cameos in a few movies. I remember his cameo in MIB 2

[@JonInCanada1]

@@ItApproaches What are you whining about?

[@ItApproaches]

@@JonInCanada1Wasn't. You be seeing things friend.

[@JonInCanada1]

@@ItApproaches Anyone who uses woke as a pejorative is a whiny little bitch and I be seeing exactly what you wrote.

[@Jim_Jam]

The characters originate from a series of single panel comics posted in The New Yorker from 1938-1964.

[@todddepue681]

The Addams Family began as a series of cartoons in The New Yorker magazine in the late 30s. Their whole aesthetic is so singular. No family is so loveably macabre. The Wednesday series is really enjoyable, imo, despite some teen drama storylines. She is just as dark and even more epically savage.

[@brandonstarr983]

RIP Raul Julia. My favorite role of his.

[@thescarletteve]

Random fact that I think you’ll enjoy: the kid who played the Girl Scout who came to the “lemonade stand” is Mercedes McNab who grew up to play none other than Harmony Kendall in Buffy 😉

[@hotflesh66]

The hand is called Thing and #RIP tv Wednesday Lisa Loring. The girl who plays the blonde girl scout reprises her role in Addams Family Values. Thanks for the review!

[@Nicamon]

In Italian the hand is called Hand and it makes *so much more sense* and also gives us some extra pun. For example 26:37 - 26:40 "That's good Hand,land a hand."more or less.🖐

[@ALivingFlame]

​@@NicamonI do like the name "Thing", but on the other hand, I've gotta hand it to you, "Hand" is also hands-down a great name for the hand. So great, in-fact, I believe it deserves a hand! 👏

[@Nicamon]

@@ALivingFlame Exactly.🤝

[@reverts3031]

The man who composed the theme for the Addams Family (Vic Mizzy) also wrote the theme for a fun haunting comedy called The Ghost And Mr. Chicken (Don Knotts stars). One of my favorites is comedy and tragedy at the same time: The Fearless Vampire Killers or Pardon Me But Your Teeth Are In My Neck (Sharon Tate/Roman Polanski).

[@blackpinkinyourarea4455]

The Ghost and Mr. Chicken is so fun! Loved it since I was a kid!

[@teapots_and]

i love how it's paacked with jokes, there's one after another but it never feels forced to me.,simply a very feel-good movie, contrary to its aesthetics:D! i hope u react to the second one as well:)

[@nimueperlo]

I've always loved Addams family🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@ItApproaches]

The hair creature is Cousin It, the hand is Thing, and that actually IS Fester Adams, he lost his memories and that lady created the identity of Gordon, they were scamming people before I guess.

[@DegrassiInstantStar]

This film and this family are absolute GOALS!! And while this film is brilliant, it is the sequel that genuinely makes the franchise.

[@ChefNourhan]

Happy SpoOky Season everyone- nothing beats The Addams family it’s an all year round film for me , the score is perfection. Can’t wait for The Addams family Values

[@christineirving4491pluviophile]

If you liked Wednesday is this one, you're going to love her in 'Family Values', where she truly comes into her own.

[@SaGeForReal]

Just so you know there is a frozen pizza brand called TOMBSTONE pizza..discovered in 1962 and distributed in Wisconsin. Then went nationwide in 1994 and it was bought out by Nestle in 2010. It’s still being sold in grocery stores. 👍

[@Ididnotwanttojoin]

"Discovered" in 1962?

[@SaGeForReal]

@@Ididnotwanttojoin discovered/founded/introduced in 1962. YES.. you read it correctly.

[@michaelolivero1626]

If you remember there's a clue that Fester isn't Gordon when Pinderschloss says "I should have left you where I Found you"

[@danielleyoung3133]

He is the real uncle fester, he lightning brought back his memories. The fake dr found him with his memories gone

[@Excanda]

To answer the Fester question: Yes he is the real Fester as if he wasn't he wouldn't have been able to dance the Mamushka like he did and the other morbid things he comes up with is just ingrained into his very soul so even with amnesia he shows he is an Addams. The more and more he interacts with the Addams family the more his ingrained self comes forward and they show the internal struggle he has with being his true self and being what 'mother' wants him to be.

[@disposablehero4911]

Not only were these great movies but it was also the greatest pinball machine ever.

[@valashar5313]

Just a small side note: The actress who played the girl scout later portrayed Harmony on Buffy/Angel.

[@neolithiumproduction]

This is still my absolute favorite version of the Addams Family. The thing to know about Addams Family is they came out at a time where tv and literature would portray these perfect families that were actually unhealthy and twisted beneath the surface. So Addams Family was the answer to that, showing a seemingly twisted and imperfect family in societies eyes there are actually perfectly healthy and loving. Gomez and Morticia are actually a healthy marriage and great supportive parents to their children.

[@lisasmith4601]

29:10 The Girl Scout is played by Mercedes McNab, who plays Harmony in Buffy.

[@Anthonylokison]

Fun fact, the Girl Scout trying to sell Wednesday cookies was a very young Mercedes McNab who played Harmony on Buffy.

[@a.g.demada5263]

What Morticia says in french on the begining is " Il me perce comme un poignard " (" It pierces me like a dagger " in english). And yes, it was the real Uncle Fester all along except he had amnesia when the false doctor found him. Now, you have to watch the second movie but before the 1991 movie, there was a black and white serie, and more recently, two animated movies. Of course, the series " Wednesday " is worth it. Christina Ricci (Wednesday in the movies) even has a role in it.

[@Nicamon]

Don't even mention the animated movies!🤮🤮The TV shows has problems,but at least is saved by the aesthetic,the music and Jenna Ortega's flawless performance 🖤 the animated movies are just 👎👎! If you must watch a cartoon about the Addams better watch the '90s show!!

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@Nicamon oh, I didn't watch them

[@Nicamon]

@@a.g.demada5263 What?The animated movies or the '90s cartoons?

[@a.g.demada5263]

@@Nicamon the two

[@ginjicampbell4514]

It is interesting that you bring up the confusion on if Uncle Fester is Uncle Fester. Originally, they were going to keep Uncle Fester as being the imposter, showing that despite not being an Addams by blood they would still consider him family. But testing found that not to be good, so they went with the amnesia plotline.

[@user-js3xr9ly2v]

You’ll love the sequel, the original TV series, the Charles Addams comics it all comes from. The two animated movies from a few years back are a lot of fun but the first was the better of the two. And the show Wednesday is something you will love. Fun Fact: the girl scout who tries to peddle her cookies to Wednesday is played by Mercedes McNab, the actress who plays Harmony on Buffy

[@rociomalerba6274]

The Addams will always be my comfort place. Since I was a little goth girl who always felt out of place, this Family made me believe I could have someone who loves me for who I am like Morticia and Gomez, and the chance to have a loving and understanding family.

[@wendywoodruff2871]

It's worth looking up the original drawings by Charles Addams. Gorgeous Gothic art. I have a book of them and the Barbie and Ken dressed as Morticia and Gomez. The box is their house. This movie and the sequel captures the essence perfectly. 🕷️⚰️👻💣🎃🕸️☠️🦇

[@justinlee8784]

I love that they are still such good, fair, just people regardless of how anti-societal and different they are. A great message.

[@AliceTheChaosWitch]

"Are those real people in the train? Am I loosing my mind?" Is such an accurate representation of this movie 🤣

[@Nicamon]

And of that scene specifically!🤣Everything else I can explain it with basic"cartoon logic",but that scene is just _beyond._ @.@

[@denardoellisjr]

15:43 the guy in the train scene is the director Berry Sonnefield 😂😂😂

[@hypnotherapy69]

The original creator of the comic wanted to depict the oposit of the all american family, that´s why Mortischa and Gomez are so obsessed with eachoter and in love, why they are so invested in their kids intressts why wednesday is such a caring and protective older sister, and why Pugsly goes along with all her antics .

[@robling1937]

The original comic was meant to comment on how families were often shown to be drama filled and hate each other, so they made a creepy/spooky family that is absolutely head of heels for each other. Gotta watch the sequel man, it is 2x as good as the original.

[@JDdiGriz]

The Addams Family started out as a comic strip in the 1930's, since then they get re-invented and introduced to a new generation in a new medium every 30 years or so. In the 1960's they were a black & white TV show. You just watched them re introduced in the movies during the Nineties. And now the Addams's are re re introduced to us on a streaming platform in Wednesday (directed by Tim Burton). Each new iteration of the family is hilarious.

[@yournamehere6002]

It's based on a TV series from the mid 60's, based on one panel comics printed in THE NEW YORKER, the artist being Charles Addams.

[@silviacostaguta2710]

The most beautiful thing about this movie is that it was made in a time where the norm in television was married couples that hated each other and being (too) strict with children, meanwhile they are different in every way, they love each other very much and they support they children even when they don't agree with them!

[@ZeniaRose]

I dunno if anyone else has mentioned it (although they probably have) but the girl scout in this movie is the same actress that plays Harmony on Buffy! She is in the second one too!

[@wolfofthewest8019]

You know the girl scout who Wednesday asks "Are they made from real girl scouts?" That's Mercedes McNab. You know her better as Harmony on Buffy.

[@alicequinn505]

I can't believe you didn't recognize Harmony! Lol.

[@lesliedaubert1411]

He was the real Uncle Fester. The 2nd one is even better.

[@glenmartin7978]

The Hair Creature is Cousin It in the 60s sitcom he lived up the chimney, Fester was the Uncle of Morticia in the 60s but then was changed to Brother of Gomez later for the movies, the Hand is Thing he is the Addams family Hand servant

[@dawnmccarthy1]

As dashing as he was portrayed in these movies, I also like how they made Gomez in the recent series match the original art concept of how he was supposed to be when the family was originally envisioned so long ago.

[@mparantha]

the netflix show is a different take on the idea. Still a decent amount of dark humor but there is no slapstick like in the films. It's more like really dark irony.

[@lillianparker6973]

The trivia question is only for the Adam's Family movies. As there were other actors who played Gomez in tv shows and plays.

[@imhotep530]

15:43 thats the Director actually.. Barry Sonnenfeld He had cameo also in the addams family 2 😅

[@stefanvandalen8529]

I don't know if you noticed, but the girlscout who tried to sell cookies to Wednesday and Pugsley, was played by the same actress as Harmony from the Buffy series.

[@anapaulamatosferreira4344]

You seemed to recognize the girl Scout: is the same actress that plays Harmony in Buffy, Mercedes McNab

[@jadejewel6586]

The Girl Scout was Harmony from Buffy and Angel. Best Wednesday line in the Movie.!

[@philiphamel8504]

The Addams got its start as a comic strip by charles addams. The family didnt have names originally.

[@Steef_Lee]

The Girl Scout also played Harmony from Buffy!

[@Raven5150]

Yes tombstone pizza is a real brand used to have commercials that had someone about to die being asked what he wants on his tombstone and he says cheese and pepperoni

[@charlotteinfj4412]

11:04 "Spécialité de la maison" = speciality of the house. Yummy. BTW her prononciation is flawless. Great reaction. Please watch the 2nd movie. It's even better.

[@biguy617]

The Girl Scout actress is one of the actors in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

[@seasickviking]

Every character of the Addams Family is based off a classic horror archetype: Grandmama is a medieval witch, Morticia is a female vampire, Gomez is the romantic madman, Fester is the classic golem/hunchback, Lurch the Butler is a reanimated corpse (like Frankenstein's Monster), Pugsley is the classic asylum escapee, and Wednesday is based on Abigail Williams from the Salem Witch Trials.

[@lescobar195]

27:57: They could've tried marking the chains before pulling them. That way, they could tell which one they pulled already.

[@loganphillips2166]

"Thing" lead to a family wide habit. Tire squealing sounds while doing trivial stuff. Pushing a shopping cart around corners, tire squeal. Slowing down for someone, tires skidding sounds.

[@jameswilliamson1588]

Hey Nick the actress playing the girl scout is Harmony from Buffy The Vampire Slayer.

[@tamarasmith9060]

Tombstone Pizza is a real brand & that dark humor was their real slogan! So they were perfect to be a placed ad inside the Addams Family movie. 😂

[@loganpowers4966]

Man, can't believe you didn't recognize the girlscout as Harmony from Buffy!

[@N8Maple01]

These characters are so interesting. Adams Family is just the right blend of strange, creepy, charming, and wholesome. It is hard to explain.

[@Dark_Jaguar]

When I was a kid they advertised this before Tim Burton became known for his gothic humor, and my parents ended up renting a few tapes of old black and white episodes. The sitcom was rather tame in comparison, but it did manage to nail some dark humor now and then. There was an old episode where Wednesday ran away from home. Her reasoning was that running away from home would make her parents weep and cry and she wanted to give them that experience. Her parents were so proud of her.

[@coreymason7017]

One of my favorite details is after they dump the tar on the carolers, you can still see the splatter throughout the rest of the film!