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Addams Family

11/18/64 - 11/2/1966
ABC 30 minutes

Black and White - 64 episodes

From the "New Yorker" cartoon
by Charles Addams

John Astin and Carolyn Jones

Addams Family Cast

John Astin as Gomez Addams
Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams/Cousin Ophilia
Ted Cassidy as Lurch/Thing
Marie Blake as Grandmama Addams
Ken Weatherwax as Pugsley Addams
Lisa Loring as Wednesday Thursday Addams
Felix Silla as Cousin Itt
Jackie Coogan as Uncle Fester Frump (1964-66)
Tony Magro as Voice of Cousin Itt

Addams Family Theme

"The Addams Family" by Vic Mizzy

100 Greatest TV Themes [BOX SET] - 4CDs
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External Links
TV Guide's Addams Family Page, with TV Listings, Photos, Videos, Exclusive News and More.

Addams Family Tidbits

Although it lasted only two seasons, the Addams Family spawned a cartoon version, a made for TV movie, "Halloween with the New Addams Family" and a major motion picture starring Anjelica Huston and Raul Julia.

About The Thing. The disembodied hand was usally played by Ted Cassidy, the 6'9 actor who was Lurch. But occasionally Lurch and the Thing were in the same scene, in which case Assistant Director Jack Voglin doubled for Cassidy. Playing the Thing gave Cassidy something to do, since his only line in memory was, "you rang?"

On the opposite end of the height scale, Felix Silla (Cousin Itt) was a 3'11 midget.

Passings

Ted Cassidy died in 1979 after surgery, Marie Blake in 1978, Carolyn Jones in 1983 of colon cancer, and Jackie Coogan in 1984 of a heart attack.