The Addams Family (1973 TV series) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids The Addams Family |
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| Genre | Animated sitcom Comedy horror |
| Created by | Charles Addams |
| Developed by | David Levy |
| Directed by | Charles A. Nichols |
| Voices of | Ted Cassidy Jackie Coogan Jodie Foster Cindy Henderson John Stephenson Janet Waldo Lennie Weinrib |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Producer(s) | Iwao Takamoto |
| Running time | 30 min. |
| Production company(s) | Hanna-Barbera |
| Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 8 – December 22, 1973 |
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| Preceded by | The Addams Family |
| Followed by | Halloween with the New Addams Family |
| Related shows | The New Scooby-Doo Movies |
The Addams Family is an American animated sitcom from 1973. It was made by Hanna-Barbera Productions. The show is based on the famous cartoons by Charles Addams.
Some actors from the 1960s live-action Addams Family TV show returned to voice characters. Jackie Coogan voiced Uncle Fester, and Ted Cassidy voiced Lurch. A young Jodie Foster, who was 11 years old at the time, also voiced Pugsley Addams. The theme music for this cartoon was new. It didn't have lyrics or the famous finger snapping, but it kept a little bit of the original tune.
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About the Show
The Addams Family is a very unusual and close-knit family. The main members are Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children Wednesday and Pugsley. Also living with them are Grandmama, Uncle Fester, Thing (a disembodied hand), Cousin Itt, and their butler Lurch.
The family has strange interests and some supernatural powers. The show doesn't explain where their powers come from. In this series, the Addams family travels across the United States. They drive their special Victorian-style "Creepy Camper," which looks just like their spooky mansion!
As they travel, they visit many different places. Because of their odd ways and interests, they often accidentally cause trouble. They also tend to trust people they shouldn't. Sometimes, they even get caught up in criminal plans without even knowing it!
Who Voiced the Characters?
Here are the main actors who lent their voices to the Addams Family characters:
- Lennie Weinrib – Gomez
- Janet Waldo – Morticia, Grandmama
- Jackie Coogan – Uncle Fester
- Cindy Henderson – Wednesday
- Jodie Foster – Pugsley
- Ted Cassidy – Lurch
- John Stephenson – Cousin Itt
- Pat Harrington, Jr. – Various roles
- Bob Holt – Various roles
- Herb Vigran – Various roles
- Don Messick - Various roles
- Josh Albee - Various roles
- John Carver - Various roles
- Howard Caine - Various roles
- Frank Welker - Various roles (in "The Addams Family Goes West" only)
Episodes Guide
The show had one season with 16 episodes. Here's a quick look at each adventure:
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| 1 | "The Addams Family in New York" | September 8, 1973 | |
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The Addams family tries to clean up New York City's Central Park by freeing zoo animals. They discover an old deed proving Gomez owns the park!
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| 2 | "Left in the Lurch" | September 15, 1973 | |
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In Nashville, the family searches for dinosaur bones. Lurch becomes a rock star with a band called Freddy and the Frogs.
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| 3 | "Boola Boola" | September 22, 1973 | |
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The Addams family joins a search for the rare Boola-Boola creature in Black Lake. Their octopus, Ocho, gets kidnapped, adding to the mystery.
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| 4 | "The Fastest Creepy Camper in the West" | September 29, 1973 | |
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In Indianapolis, Uncle Fester invents "Festerine" to solve gas shortages. The family outsmarts villains and wins money for Gomez's charity.
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| 5 | "The Mardi Gras Story" | October 6, 1973 | |
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The Addams family enjoys Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Two crooks pretend to be Fester and Gomez, causing confusion.
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| 6 | "Follow That Loaf of Bread" | October 13, 1973 | |
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Thing accidentally falls into Morticia's bread mixture. The loaf wins a national bake-off in Chicago, and the family must find it.
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| 7 | "Aloha, Hoolamagoola" | October 20, 1973 | |
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In Hawaii, the Addams family is mistaken for a lost Stone Age tribe. Ocho the octopus also finds a secret underwater cave.
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| 8 | "The Reluctant Astronauts' Trip to the Moon" | October 27, 1973 | |
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At Cape Kennedy, two crooks trick the family into a trip to the moon. Uncle Fester helps launch their rocket.
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| 9 | "The Great Balloon Race" | November 3, 1973 | |
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The Addams family helps Professor Orville Byrd in a balloon race from New York to Los Angeles. His balloon is being sabotaged by the Nasty Brothers.
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| 10 | "Ghost Town" | November 10, 1973 | |
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The family visits a Ghost Town. Spooks try to scare them away, but the Addamses' pets end up scaring the spooks instead!
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| 11 | "The Circus Story" | November 17, 1973 | |
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The Addams family visits a struggling circus. They decide to help when a rival circus tries to steal its workers.
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| 12 | "The Addams Family at Sea" | November 24, 1973 | |
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On their first ocean trip, Ali the alligator and Ocho the octopus scare all the other passengers overboard. Crooks then steal valuables, and the Addamses chase them.
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| 13 | "The Voodoo Story" | December 1, 1973 | |
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Madame Hoodoo's spells fail to scare the Addams family. Her love potion backfires, and Granny's blessing makes things worse for her.
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| 14 | "The Roller Derby Story" | December 8, 1973 | |
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For Wednesday's birthday, the family goes to a Roller Derby. They get caught up in the rivalry between two teams, the Angels and the Demons.
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| 15 | "The Addams Family Goes West" | December 15, 1973 | |
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The Addams family explores the Wild West. They outsmart characters like Wyatt Burp and Silly the Kid.
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| 16 | "The Addams Family at the Kentucky Derby" | December 22, 1973 | |
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Pugsley wants a horse for his birthday, so the family goes to Kentucky. They buy an old horse named Bones, who becomes a winner after eating Granny's cooking.
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Public Service Messages
While the show was on TV, the animated Addams characters also appeared in short messages for kids. These messages were about:
- The Boy Scouts of America (with Pugsley as a Scout)
- The four healthy food groups promoted by the USDA
- Preventing forest fires for the United States Forest Service
Addams Family Comics
Gold Key Comics made a comic book series based on The Addams Family cartoon. There were three issues published between October 1974 and April 1975. The stories in the comics were taken from the TV show episodes.
