The New Addams Family Review

[@RavenFoxAudio]

QUESTION OF THE REVIEW: You can never have enough Addamses! Create YOURSELF as an Addams family member or friend of the family. IF YOU MAKE ANY ARTWORK of your character, post it on Twitter and tag it with #Bobsheauxween and we'll include it in the upcoming video where we discuss the answers to the Bobsheauxween question of the reviews. Also, please mention that artwork is on twitter in your answer here and include your Twitter handle so we can match up the answers and art. Be creative (but brief) and your answer might be one of the ones that Bobsheaux or I read and discuss in a big, standalone QOTR video at the end of this block of reviews. Keep your answers family-friendly, please. No links and only replies to this comment will be considered. Also, this is not where to request a review or comment on something unrelated. Please use this thread only for replying to the question of the review and discussing the answers given by others. LIKE AND REPLY TO THE ANSWERS THAT YOU'D MOST LIKE TO HEAR BOBSHEAUX AND RAVEN DISCUSS AND IT MIGHT HELP THAT ANSWER BE ONE OF THE ONES CHOSEN!

[@Bobsheaux]

When he isn't reviewing movies on BooTube (and violently destroying the ones he doesn't care for), Uncle Bobsheaux is creating short films with his nieces and nephews in the leading roles. It's a good thing he has an online presence, too. He's tried the film festival circuit, but all of his movies get turned down because they're mistaken for snuff films.

[@RavenFoxAudio]

I would be Red Devil MacDermot, the most feared pirate of the seas and distant cousin of Morticia. I would travel the world looking for adventure and treasure...and ghosts! It's a peculiar hobby of mine, but I collect ghosts! I have a special incantation that allows me to tether them to an object that I take on my ship. Once every five years or so, I come back to the mainland and replenish the ghost supply at the homes of all of my relatives (Frumps and Addamses) in return for their hospitality for myself and my crew. We travel around and party with my kooky kinfolk until it's time to head back out to the high seas!

[@Demolitiondude]

Dr. Boris Adams Franken. Distant relative of Uncle Fester (original 60s series), family doctor in Germany and practicing mad scientist. Pops in every once in a while with a new reanimated minion or pet. And creator of Thing.

[@spmscout]

I'd say i'd create some relatives of Grandmama Addams whom were in the family business of bootlegging during the prohibition era of the U.S. (i say this because i'm 100% certain that Granny's Hot Eeyuk was some sort of alcohol she was brewing in that one gold key comic) A few names that come to mind: Busch Addams Miller Addams Coory Addams

[@KeeperofToast]

Cousin KeeperofToast has such a disturbing characteristic that not even the Addams dare associate with him: He enjoys Bayformers.

[@clarecarey2594]

The raven style of Gozme's Rant was great it was super funny lol.

[@tiffanystewart9265]

i love it

[@rocketman437]

She should do voice acting someday

[@elsie8757]

"You dastardly fiend! I don't HAVE a banjo!!" ...If you told me two hours ago that that line was in an Addams Family property, I would've called you a liar

[@bizarroguy6570]

The Addams Family is truly an anomaly. Why? Because despite having the easiest concept that ANYONE should be able to get, for some reason at least seven out of ten seem can’t get to get it right.

[@robjackson4050]

and honestly as bad as the munsters remake was i still think it was better than any of the addams family ones are

[@Regfife]

I think the challenge is two-fold: First, the premise of the Addams' upside-down way of life (everything grim is wonderful, everything cute is terrible) can get repetitive without really creative writers able to bring new scenarios and jokes that work with the premise, and take it beyond a mere gimmick. Second, the original Addams Family served as an elbow in the ribs of the Norman Rockwell version of the nuclear family. Now that Goth no longer has the shock value it used to, and edginess in general has become mainstream, it's that much harder to keep the Addams Family relevant while staying true to its roots.

[@spmscout]

Raven: Barney and the Spice girls? Did they do something together? Bob: No, but if they did that would be amazing. Me: Be careful what you wish for guys, you might get it, and it won;t be pretty

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

I think I should tell Fred...

[@remixchild]

1. That was a good joke 2. Hang on Wednesday, we can do worse

[@keshiaanders6452]

To Raven: If you love all things small, cute, and fluffy; I recommend the latest My Little Pony G5 movie, "A New Generation." Don't threat, there's less pink frou-frou stuff from G3, and more like G4. And there's plenty of adorable small round fluffy animals in it, especially a flying Pomeranian named Cloudpuff & a tribe of bunnies that interact with the new male pony Hitch.

[@mattsherlock9636]

OK, how about when lurch and fester start fighting over the girl and gomez comes to break it up he says "you shouldn't be fighting over this woman...here. grab some swords and head to the dueling field."

[@dianakosianka5344]

6:00 - I remember that episode about the dragon getting killed off in the original TV show. Wednesday was six in that airing and Morticia decided to be a children's author instead of her and Gomez going after the school board

[@sfighter0085]

I think you're referring to the episode "Morticia The Writer". The one with the dragon being killed by "A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR!" was the very first episode "The Addams Family goes to School". That poor, defenseless dragon. 🐲

[@dianakosianka5344]

@@sfighter0085 You're exactly right

[@erikios7292]

9:05 "Looks like a dead meatloaf" OOOHHHHHH Ouch....too soon

[@patrioticjustice9040]

"Oh no? What about Hansel and Gretel?" "Pushing sweet old ladies into ovens." Good thing they weren't reading The Boy In The Striped Pajamas or The Diary Of Anne Frank.

[@ben-xl6vt]

wonderful work and love the old call back to the "Who's on First?" joke form Abbott and Costello:)

[@newbiegamelover4767]

If there's one thing I don't care for, it's the usage of the word "new" in the title. That pretty much goes to any property (Scooby Doo, Winnie the Pooh, Super Mario Bros, just to name a few), because if there's one fact that cannot be denied, it's that *nothing* stays "new" forever. Eventually, that "new" thing is going to be considered old and outdated, just like the "old" thing.

[@CrazyCartoonCat12]

This was one of your best yet! Raven makes a fabulous Morticia and you make an equally great Gomez. I'll admit, I was a little concerned that you'd tear this show apart, but you did it justice. It reminded me of how fun it was.

[@christiantracey1479]

I've only seen one episode of this series and it was the one when Grandpapa Addams went to stay and it was played by John Astin himself! That's the only thing I liked about this series is that John Astin was Grandpapa Addams!

[@SuperSwordman1]

So I had an interesting idea on how to handle the MacAddams episode. What if, and hear me out, every so many years two branches of the Addams family are picked at random to have a week long feud? You know a way to get some issues with the extended family out while similatiously making sure you get to keep up with each other. Now obviously since they are still Addams they don't try to actually HURT each other, but again being Addams this leads to various things that should be seen as pretty dangerous more or less being written off like it's nothing. I don't know, just something I thought. Might make an interesting idea. Certainly better than the episode. Obviously cut the whole gold thing

[@Bobsheaux]

When they're not reenacting The Purge, they're having a typical family reunion. That shouldn't make as much sense as it does... lol

[@noahharristheawesome]

@@Bobsheaux and @Raven Fox Audio Have you guys ever wondered what would happen if the Addams family met the other mother from Coraline? Also from Halloweentown trapa apart

[@SuperSwordman1]

@Isaac Baranoff If so they GREATLY misunderstood Beverly Hillbillies. Which given how badly "Lurch's Great Love" turned out...maybe.

[@tiffanystewart9265]

Good idea

[@EvieRawlings]

Yep it’s official no Halloween is complete without Gomez Bobsheaux and Morticia Raven.

[@CyberSpider35]

Bobsheaux latest intros so much better than Nostalgia Critic ones which gets progressivly worse with each iterations.

[@avalasialove]

Sweet! Another review of another Addams Family adaptation. I also love this year’s intro! Edit: An Addams Family adaptation by Tim Burton?! That’s what I’ve been waiting for!!!

[@brianlevine871]

I vaguely remember watching this show on Fox Kids, but it's been so long that I don't remember any episode I may have seen. After your review of it however, I may rewatch that show. Loved your rant at the beginning, Raven.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

While critics working in duos is rare, you and Raven absolutely PERFECTED it with your back and forth. The chemistry between the two of you is just adorkable. Also, I grew up watching both the new and old Addams Family (and The Munsters) thanks to the Nick at Nite block of Nickelodeon, so I always had a soft spot for this one, including the Mambo theme. (btw, loving Raven as "Morticia", you guys should google Soul Eater's "Arachne", Raven would look great in that outfit)

[@VerdantRange]

That joke about what happened to Pubert... ooph. Also, was Betsy named after Betsy Palmer, who played Pamela Voorhes in the original Friday the 13th?

[@spellbound_1]

OH MY GOD, I was literally just watching the review of Halloween with The New Addams Family.

[@Demolitiondude]

21:20 get Cassandra and Erin, in their opposite roles. See how they do in their opposite reference.

[@tgiacin435]

In all fairness, I think only the first movie mentioned Fester being a lady’s man. Cause he was a nervous wreck when it came to wooing Debbie. Or that Gomez was serious about about Fester being a lady’s man in the original movie. I mean you can hear it in Gomez’s voice, he was remorseful when watching the old home movies, and he was talking about how he stole the twins from Fester because he was jealous, not because he loved them

[@grapeshot]

I like the opening scene in the 1964 series of The Addams Family when they all have that deadpan stare.

[@michaelnally2841]

I would’ve thought Raven would’ve demanded justice for the new animated Adams Family films. Honestly the only thing I like about them is the cast.

[@alexjewett7455]

14:22 a perfect summary of their whole relationship, honestly.

[@williampulfer-melville8536]

What are your thoughts on the CGI remake directed by Greg Tieran and Conrad Vernon the directors of Sausage Party as well as your thoughts on the trailer for the sequel of the CGI remake of Addams Family

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Man, this was a show I saw a lot during my childhood. YTV would air it during the evening or the Halloween season in late 90's and enjoyed the silly comedy the show had to offer! It was one of two flavors of Addams Family I grew up watching, the other being the 1993 Hannah Barbera cartoon Teletoon aired.

[@Karuminu2]

So you gonna review the animated Addams Family show next? I vaguely remember watching it as a kid and liking it. It was a TV series back in the 90s.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

There were 2 of them, made at different times. Gonna have to be specific.

[@sarahsims6164]

@@mitchfletcher2386, I hope it's the 90s one, that one's awesome.

[@Karuminu2]

@@mitchfletcher2386 Really? Didn't know there was a second one. The one I'm thinking of was the TV series in the 90s. Better edit my post then.

[@Demolitiondude]

Still rockin the morticia costume raven.

[@ryancorrell6895]

This show is so underrated. Yeah it may be a product of its time thanks to the production style being unapologetically 90s commercial television, the cast was really terrific. It should have tried to do more original plot lines, instead of just remaking episodes from the original series, but I feel that even the old jokes feel fresh in this series.

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

I remember this show, it was cute enough. Btw I'm guessing next week is Addams Family 2, the recent animated disaster?

[@idongesitusen5764]

This was my introduction to The Addams Family and I love it.

[@evanbowers5299]

I would love to see you review 2019 Addams family

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

12:14, that comedy had me tolling on the floor!

[@remixchild]

So who’s on first?

[@bryanegelhoffsanimationtec257]

@@remixchild that's what I wanna know!

[@garthdavis4320]

Pubert was in the second movie and not the direct-to-video movie, which makes this series unconnected.

[@GagsAnimation]

12:45 Hello Abbot and Costello

[@TsukiCondor]

Time for the spoopyest time of the year! 🎃👻

[@TsukiCondor]

And Ravens rant was top tier, makes me miss Raul Juila 😥

[@jimmybrucker9742]

*back home from work* Yay more bobsheauxween!

[@sfighter0085]

I remember catching this series on "Fox Family" back in the day (the Pre-Freeform days), and I remember liking it as kid. I even found some episodes here on KZbin ever since you brought it up in your "Addams Family Reunion" review. While I'll admit, this revival didn't age as well as the old TV series, which I actually binged on DVD in 2020 while under a temporary lockdown and really loved it, but that's not to say that "The New Addams Family" didn't have its merits. One episode I particularly enjoyed was "Morticia The Playwright", a loose remake of the episode "Morticia The Writer", except instead of a book, Morticia decided to write a school play, a really messed up retelling of "Hansel and Gretel" which happened to feature Lurch playing a psychotic Lumberjack going all Leatherface with chainsaw, minus people dying though. lol Another thing I've noticed while revisiting this series was the different musical scores, the one I watched on "Fox Family" actually included a variation of Vic Mizzy's iconic theme while the Canadian channel this show aired on had a completely different musical score. Personally I prefer the "Fox Family" musical score, since it included the Vic Mizzy theme, even though it wasn't the intro. Great episode.

[@Amy-yq4lk]

I just watched the "Morticia the Writer" episode the other day, and I couldn't help but think the whole time that even though her writing would never be accepted as schoolchildren's literature, she would have a not-insignificant audience that adored her "unique, subversive horror" stories if she slapped them on a blog somewhere.

[@garthdavis4320]

3:52: Now that's more like it.

[@TommyPezMaster]

Next Halloween Treat has to be either Igor or Cloudy W/ A Chance of Meatballs: Swalloween Spooktacular.

[@Naiki_Eri]

Happy Bobsheauxween you guys! Lots of truly horrifying movies and shows to freak us all out this year mwahahahaa!

[@AnimeRocksMyWorld16]

Yay! I’m so glad to finally watch! Haven’t seen you guys in forever! Bc KZbin ….I hope you two and your family are doing well! Hopefully you can post more soon!

[@juliagoodwin9510]

12:30 THIRD BASE!

[@spiceupyourafterlife]

I would actually love to see Raven's version of Lurch's love story. That would be super sweet!

[@tigerninja25robot82]

17:38 gets me every time

[@snbsixteen6stars201]

That series Theme hits me right in the Fox kids nostalgia

[@ryandowney8743]

The guy playing Gomez just looks so...generic. He could be the Dad on any random family sitcom.

[@triggeredcat120]

Bob looks amazing with a moustache. Please grow one! This show was a staple in Canada. So it's interesting seeing you review this.

[@NobodieZ26]

I remember seeing an episode or two on Fox Family back in the 90s...thanks for reminding me how old I am.

[@johnkennedy4550]

I always wanted to see an adaptation of the Addams Family done by Tim Burton and when I heard he was making it a tv show I got more excited. As for the cast, I'm kind of mixed with it. Do you know who'd make a great Gomez for a Tim Burton Addams Family? JOHNNY DEPP! Seriously his personality would definitely fit Gomez so extraordinarily well. And yes I am aware that he and Eva Green were fan-picked choices and I'll admit both of them would be perfect for those roles. But of course with the Amber Heard situation I know Depp has been going through a lot. I just really hope he returns back to the screens sometime. #justice

[@SonicXtreme99akaCreeperMario]

I think y’all got the PAL version as it’s much more higher pitched

[@a.t.m873]

Very fair and good review. Thanks as always Bob and Raven

[@wilsonkierankitsune]

I'm surprised you didn't mention that Grandpapa was played by the original Gomez, John Astin

[@RavenFoxAudio]

He did. 14:36

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Huh, never heard of this version. When did this come out?

[@garthdavis4320]

Back in the nineties, when Freeform was once Fox Family.

[@hurricanefury439]

9:07 that didn't age very well

[@greenrobot5]

I really liked that show, and they even brought back the original Gomez as a grandpa, I believe there's an episode in which he meets a woman who looks just like the original Morticia, I'm not sure if it was the original actress or a look alike

[@klimmr]

28:31 It's "Whatever Happened to Della Duck?" all over again.

[@TrevortheTrainFan]

I remember this version of the Addams Family growing up. It brings back memories!

[@Sandlot1992]

this show brings back memories of seeing it on Fox Family! (and then it was called ABC Family and called Freeform!)

[@bobbyshaddoe3004]

U two have such awesome chemistry.

[@nerdtvch5]

Awe, I like this series, I wanted to ask where you found such high res sources? All I can find is 360p, and I can't get VPN to work to stream it on Amazon

[@juliagoodwin9510]

I can't help but wonder who Raven's preferred pick for Gomez would be. (But no one can ever top Raul Julia, in my honest opinion...)

[@RavenFoxAudio]

My #1 Gomez is always Bobsheaux, but Raul Julia is a close second.

[@keshiaanders6452]

My pick would be Antonio Banderas.😏

[@joshuahuq]

Hey Bob, You should probably do the 2019 Addams Family now that its sequel just came out!

[@callmethecommentcountess9329]

When are you gonna watch more episodes

[@klimmr]

Did this franchise even need a 3rd movie? I think we could survive knowing this series is connected to the first 2 movies without Addams Family Reunion.

[@jakewayne4245]

loved new theme of The New Addams Family tv series. The New Addams Family (1998-1999)

[@kenthuang436]

I remember seeing one episode of this show and hearing the theme song. I hated it so much that I felt it ruined the entire franchise.

[@RavenFoxAudio]

I was ready to give up on it after the theme song too. It really surprised me!

[@darkhelmet87]

My favorite version of the Addams would be the 90s cartoon

[@CyberSpider35]

My guess is - Cassandra Peterson is too good for this show. But they still want to have Elvira reference.

[@BrandonCroker]

Sweet petite and oh so neat.

[@aidanbarnes4290]

last night I had a dream that Raven came to my house and she asked me to give her a santa hat for her Everest plush toy

[@WakoDoodle]

Wait this series was real? I thought I imagined seeing it on tv one day. Makes me wonder how many other shows I saw glimpses of turned out to be real...

[@BrianHill-n9x]

The original Morticia has been dead since 1983 so that had to be a lookalike

[@808natee]

But that Barney and the spice girls Collab needs to happen

[@homecruz7743]

Have you seen Addams Family 2?

[@gstone8255]

Please review The Addams Family Fun-House (1973) !

[@DLAbaoaqu]

I sent you another package. Did you ever get it?

[@jaycowden12]

I’m surprised you guys haven’t Tackled the 90s cartoon yet

[@jamesbounds]

I never knew this show existed.

[@garthdavis4320]

This was on Fox Family, before it was changed to ABC Family, and now Freeform.

[@Grenadreams]

Is that a siamese twin skull behind you bob? That is awesome, where do I get one?

[@Seanatonin]

*hides behind Bobsheaux* Angry Raven is scary.

[@Steamer96]

Please review the 1992 Hanna Barbera Cartoon of The Addams Family it was awesome!

[@CartoonTriper]

also forget the episode when they meet some aliens in this series

[@sarah98917]

Do you guys have a vlog on Wednesday?

[@eternalhikarinotenshi193]

Loving the new Bobsheaux Halloween theme song. ❤☠💀

[@jessegartung294]

So you're gonna review the animated Addams films?

[@Alejandroigarabide]

Where can I stream the show? It was a classic from my childhood.

[@tgiacin435]

Search it on youtube

[@shizuwolf]

Am I the only one who wants an Addams/Munsters crossover?

[@miticaBEP07]

Hey, it’s the one I grew up with ❤️

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

I lvoe this video very much

[@sarah98917]

For me, the Addams Family confuses me as to where they draw the line in terms of what is good and bad.

[@daimonatkins3046]

2:51-3:20 Me after watching this intro: what the heck did I just watch?

[@ninjagregshow9423]

This was my biggest exposure to the addams family

[@mikechicago6200]

I liked Ophelia more then Morticia

[@devonhall3785]

Love the new halloween intro Rob 😍👏😄

[@kenhammscousin4716]

Hell yea, this is what I’ve been waiting for! Even tho I’m a month late because I didn’t subscribe

[@wrocketfyool6667]

Bobsheaux with a mustache.