Tuesday, December 25, 2007

Saturday, December 15, 2007

More Details on Gomez on Forbes Rich List

Here are the full details of Forbes's profile on Gomez Addams.
It may be worth noting this the below would not be accurate by movie cannon, where Fester is Gomez's older brother.

#12 Addams, Gomez

Net Worth: $2.0 billion
Source: Inheritance, Investing
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married
Hometown: Westfield, N.J.
Education: Astin School of Law, J.D.

Descendant of Castilian royalty and British aristocrats owes fortune to quirky--and lucky--investment style: bought a swamp for "scenic value," subsequently discovered massive oil deposit underneath; purchased mummified hand at flea market, later determined to be priceless remains of Egyptian pharaoh. Extensive holdings include insurance company, salt mine, tombstone factory, buzzard farm. Known for eccentric behavior, including affinity for sword fighting, Halloween tradition of bobbing for live crabs. Doesn't like to write checks for odd amounts; always rounds up. Passionate collector of toy trains: once bought a railroad simply so he could crash real steam engines. Reportedly spends a thousand dollars a week on cigars.

View full details Forbes website

Forbes Lists Gomez 12th Richest Character

Forbes has made a list of the richest fictional characters in movies and TV.

It is as follows:

1) Scrooge McDuck - Worth $28.8 Billion
2) Ming the Merciless (from Flash Gordon) - Worth $20.9 Billion
3) Richie Rich - Worth $16.1 Billion
4) MOM (from Futurama) - Worth $15.7 Billion
5) Jed Clampett (The Beverly Hillbillies) - Worth $11 Billion
6) Montgomery Burns (”The Simpsons”): $8.4 billion
7) Carter Pewterschmidt (Lois Griffin’s father on “Family Guy”): $7.2 billion
8) Bruce Wayne (aka Batman): $7 billion
9) Thurston Howell III (”Gilligan’s Island”): $6.3 billion
10) Tony Stark (”Ironman”): $6 billion
11) “Fake” Steve Jobs (a fictional version of the real Apple computer mogul): $5.7 billion
12) Gomez Addams (”The Addams Family”): $2 billion
13) Willy Wonka (of the Chocolate Factory fame): $1.9 billion
14) Lucius Malfoy (”Harry Potter” movies): $1.6 billion
15) Princess Peach (”Mushroom Kingdom” heiress and Nintendo video game heroine): $1.3 billion

Friday, December 14, 2007

Favorite Character Poll Results!

The most popular Addams character in our poll was... (drum roll, please)
Morticia Addams!

Poll

Play the Forum Games

Two Addams Family-themed game threads have started on Sitcoms Online Forum!

Play The Addams Family Wrong Answer Game & Addams Family A-Z Game

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Remote Control Hand

Hello, everyone!
Sorry for the lack of updates this last month. There has been both a surprising lack of Addams Family news since Halloween, and an excess of busyness on my part.

Anyway, I'm back to post up some of the most interesting of my mailbox full of Addams Family google alerts. Starting with this beauty: A Remote Control Hand, looking very Thing-inspired. Of course, the ring and top black thing are obvious distinctions from our beloved hand.

hand


Details:
A larger than lifesize 23cm robotic hand which appears to have a life of its own, just like 'Thing' from the Addams Family. The supple rubber 'skin' gives it a life-like quality as it walks forward. The remote control is a simple on/off device, but it allows the hand to be brought to life surreptitiously, surprising the unsuspecting - great fun!

* 23cm
* Creepy crawling motion
* Requires 3x'AA' batteriesand 1x'9v' battery

You can buy it here