The Addams Family (1964 TV Series)

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The Addams Family
Created by Charles Addams
Developed by David Levy
Starring John Astin
Carolyn Jones
Jackie Coogan
Ted Cassidy
Blossom Rock
Ken Weatherwax
Lisa Loring
Theme music composer ic Mizzy
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of Seasons 2
No. of episodes 65 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s) David Levy
Producer(s) Nat Perrin
Location(s) Hollywood, California
Exeter, New Hampshire
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 25 minutes
Production company(s) Filmways
Distributor MGM Television (through The Program Exchange)
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Mono
Original run September 18, 1964 –
April 8, 1966
Chronology
Followed by Halloween with the New Addams Family

The Addams Family is an American television series based on the characters in Charles Addams' New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute series was shot in black-and-white and aired for two seasons on ABC from September 18, 1964, to April 8, 1966, for a total of 64 episodes. It is often compared to its CBS rival, The Munsters, which ran for the same two seasons and achieved somewhat higher Nielsen ratings. The show is the first adaptation of the Addams family characters to feature The Addams Family Theme.

The Addams Family was originally produced by Filmways, Inc. at General Service Studios in Hollywood, California. Successor company MGM Television (via The Program Exchange for broadcast syndication and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment for home video/DVD) now owns the rights to the show.

Contents

[edit] Premise

[edit] Theme

[edit] Characters

[edit] Addams Family

[edit] Addams Family pets

  • Aristotle – Pugsley's pet octopus.
  • Fang – Pugsley's pet jaguar.
  • Cleopatra – Morticia's pet African Strangler (a type of man-eating plant).
  • Kitty Kat – The Addams Family's pet lion. In "The Addams Family Tree," it is mentioned by Gomez that Kitty "can't stand the taste of people."
  • Tristan and Isolde – The Addams Family's pet piranhas.
  • Homer – Wednesday's pet spider.
  • Zelda – The family's pet vulture.

[edit] Recurring characters

[edit] Broadcast history

See also: List of The Addams Family episodes

For both seasons, episodes aired Friday nights at 8:30 p.m.

[edit] Syndication

[edit] Reunions

[edit] DVD releases

As of May 2009, the show can be purchased on iTunes, and can be streamed in the US on Netflix, IMDb, YouTube, and Hulu, and minisodes are available on Crackle. MGM Home Entertainment has released The Addams Family on DVD in Region 1, 2 and 4 in three volume sets.

DVD Name Episodes Release date Additional information
Volume 1 22 August 10, 2006
  • Audio commentary for "The Addams Family Goes to School" by cast members Lisa Loring (Wednesday Addams), Ken Weatherwax (Pugsley Addams), and Felix Silla (Cousin Itt), along with Stephen Cox (author of The Addams Chronicles)
  • You Rang, Mr. Addams featurette
  • Snap, Snap featurette
  • Theme Song Karaoke
  • The Region 1 release has two edits to the episode "Halloween with the Addams Family". They are of two scenes featuring Morticia singing an altered version of the song "It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House" ("It's So Nice to Have a Thing Around the House"). The cuts were made because MGM/20th Century Fox could not obtain the U.S. rights to the original song; these scenes remain intact on the UK Region 2 and Australian Region 4 DVDs.
Volume 2 21 March 27, 2007
  • Mad About the Addams featurette: Experts discuss the history and impact of the show
  • Thing and Cousin Itt commentaries
  • Guest Star Séance interactive featurette: A magical crystal ball conjures guest star clips and trivia
  • Tombstone Trivia on "Morticia's Romance, Part 1" episode
  • Audio commentary with The Addams Chronicles author Stephen Cox
Volume 3 21 September 11, 2007
  • Thing and Cousin Itt commentaries
  • Audio commentary with Stephen Cox, author of The Addams Chronicles
  • Tombstone Trivia on "Cat Addams" episode
The Complete Series 64 November 13, 2007
  • Special "velvet-touch" package

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