The Addams Family (1973 Animated Series)

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The Addams Family
Genre	Animated sitcom
Created by	Charles Addams
Developed by	David Levy
Starring	Ted Cassidy Jackie Coogan Jodie Foster Cindy Henderson Janet Waldo Lennie Weinrib
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of Seasons	1
No. of episodes	16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Producer(s)	Iwao Takamoto
Running time	30 min.
Production company(s)	Filmways
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel	NBC
Original run	September 8 – December 22, 1973
Chronology
Proceded by	The Addams Family
Followed by	Halloween with the New Addams Family
Followed by	The New Scooby-Doo Movies

The Addams Family is an animated sitcom adaptation of the Charles Addams cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1973. Jackie Coogan and Ted Cassidy who played Uncle Fester and Lurch respectively from the 1960s television series returned in voice-over roles.

Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Development 3.1 Scooby-Doo! appearance 3.2 The Addams Family get their own show 3.3 Music 4 Episodes 4.1 Public service announcements 5 Broadcast history 6 Home media 7 Comics 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Plot

[edit] Cast

• Lennie Weinrib – Gomez Addams
• Janet Waldo – Morticia Addams, Grandmama
• Jackie Coogan – Uncle Fester
• Cindy Henderson – Wednesday Addams
• Jodie Foster – Pugsley Addams
• Ted Cassidy – Lurch
• John Stephenson – August, Cousin Itt
• Pat Harrington, Jr. – Various roles
• Bob Holt – Various roles
• Herb Vigran – Various roles

[edit] Development

[edit] Scooby-Doo! appearance

[edit] The Addams Family get their own show

[edit] Music

The theme music was mostly different, except for the four-noted tune from the live-action series.

[edit] Episodes

No.	Title	Original air date

[edit] Public service announcements

[edit] Broadcast history

Telecast: NBC Saturday Morning September 8, 1973 – August 30, 1975

Sept. – Dec. 1973, NBC Saturday 9:00–9:30 AM (EDT)

Jan. – Aug. 1974, NBC Saturday 8:30–9:00 AM (EDT)

Sept. 1974 – Aug. 1975, NBC Saturday 8:00–8:30 AM (EDT)

[edit] Home media

[edit] Comics

[edit] See also

• The Addams Family (1992 animated series)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

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