Addams Family Airs on Boomerang

For the second straight year, Boomerang will bring us two classic sitcoms all October long! Boomerang is bewitched this October with a line-up of spooky episodes and specials themed around everyone's favorite haunted celebration. Spotlighting the month-long Halloween festivities, Boomerang will feature spooktacular blocks of The Funky Phantom, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, What's New, Scooby-Doo?, The Munsters (live-action series, 1964-66) and The Addams Family (animated, 1992-95, as well as live-action series, 1964-66) on weekdays from 2pm-5:30pm ET/PT and again from 9pm-12am ET/PT. On weekends, the network is offering a bag full of treats with classic series and specials, including The Halloween Tree, The Flintstones Meet Rockula and Frankenstone and Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf from 11am-2pm ET/PT and 10pm-12am ET/PT.

 Read more at sitcomsonline

Cast Members to Make Guest Appearance in Orlando

John Astin, Lisa Loring, and Felix Silla are scheduled to appear at Spooky Empire's May-Hem event in Orlando, FL. Check out the full list of May-Hem's Celebrity Guests on the Spooky Empire's Official Website

Carolyn Jones: Morticia & More

Here is a full biography documentary on Carolyn Jones.











These videos were uploaded by Addams1977, a youtube channel all about the Addams Family!

Halloween with the New Addams Family

After a very long unavailability, the 1977 special Halloween with the New Addams Family is finally on youtube! The full special is available in 8 parts.

Many thanks to youtube user Addams1977 for going through the effort of brining this to us!

1965 Card Game for Download

andertoons has uploaded the complete 1965 Addams Family Filmways TV/Milton Bradley card game on flickr.com

For full color scans of the cards, box, and instructions, follow the link!

The Addams Family vs. The Munsters: a Review

I came across this review of the Addams Family Season 1 DVD set. It contains yet another insightful comparison of the Addams Family and the Munsters. Since this much contested match-up is always of interest, I decided to post it.

Read the review on the Seattle Examiner's homepage,

Addams Family Show Among Top Runners for Wanted Remakes

From the Press Association:
The Muppet Show has topped a poll of programmes viewers want to see return to TV screens.

The Addams Family, The Wombles, Rainbow and Red Dwarf also featured in the small-screen top 10.

Adults aged between 30 and 40 were asked to list the programmes they would like to see revived.

The Muppet Show, which originally ran from 1976 to 1981 and made famous Jim Henson-created characters such as Miss Piggy, Kermit and Gonzo, grabbed the biggest share of the vote.

The A-Team, the action adventure series of the 1980s famous for catchphrases such as Hannibal Smith's "I love it when a plan comes together", came second.

Crackerjack, the famous children's BBC TV series, was third, followed by the long-running 1980s and 1990s sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf.

Dungeons and Dragons, the US animated series of the 1980s, was fifth, followed by Rainbow, featuring the likes of Zippy, Bungle and George, and The Wombles.

The top ten was completed by Worzel Gummidge, which starred Jon Pertwee as the walking, talking scarecrow from 1979 to 1981, Bewitched, and The Addams Family.

Kevin Murphy, joint managing director of Zed Media, which commissioned the survey, said: "People still have strong emotional attachments to the TV programmes they watched as a child.

"The results show the growing trend for all things retro applies to TV as much as fashion."

Visit While They Last

Two recent links of interest that probably won't be available indefinitely:

"The Addams Family Super Mega Post!," found on Dartman's World of Wonder Blog-
A great introductory post for aspiring Addam’s Family trivia-ists, this link is a collection of info, music downloads (Classic show soundtrack, “The Lurch” sung by Ted Cassidy, and the 1977 “Halloween with the New Addams Family” OST), and videos of the Addams Family’s appearances in The New Scooby Doo Movies!

Also, “Happy Halloween from Chas Addams” originally posted on the Hairy Green Eyeball Blog-
This post has a number of original Charles Addams comics from Addams’s first comic compilation. It’s a great introduction for people who are fans of the shows or movies but haven’t had a chance to see what started out the franchise.

Enjoy these links while they last, as it's possible that their full content may not be available indefinitely.

Lurch on Batman

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Addams Family TV Promo on Jonny Quest

A short but sweet 1964 promo of the Addams family on Jonny Quest!

Isabel Samaras Paints Classic TV Icons

Artist Isabel Samaras has several Addams Familiy-related paintings up on her official website. Browsing through her recent works and archives, you're likely to see some of your favorite characters from classic shows and movies of the past--doing things you've never seen them doing before! It's definitely worth a look!

Addams Family vs. Munsters? I think not

Tony Figueroa of blogcritics.org has written an interesting opinion piece about the comparability of the original Addams Family and Munsters shows and their many contrasts:

The Beauty of The Munsters & The Addams Family

I do not want to repeat my Blake vs. Potter debate, but comparing The Addams Family to The Munsters is like comparing Laverne & Shirley to Cagney & Lacey. Other than the fact that these were macabre sitcoms mocking the nuclear families that were on the air at the time, these two shows and families were very different. For example if Eddie Munster (Butch Patrick) wanted to join the Boy Scouts his parents Herman & Lily (Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo) would be thrilled where as if Pugsley Addams (Ken Weatherwax) wanted to join the Boy Scouts his parents Gomez & Morticia (John Astin & Carolyn Jones) would be mortified and hope that this was just a phase.

Read more at blogcritics.org

Watch More Addams Family on Hulu.com!

Last time I mentioned hulu.com, a hand full of original series Addams Family episodes were accessible for free viewing. Now, I'm happy to say that a full 63 episodes are available for free and legal viewing!

Watch the original Addams Family TV show on Hulu.com!

M&MS vs. Addams Family Lawsuit

Hot on the heels of a lawsuit charging they infringed on the image of Times Square icon "The Naked Cowboy," the makers of M&Ms have been slapped with a $10 million federal suit for using characters from the old "Addams Family" TV series in their dark-chocolate candy ads.

A freelance entertainment broker is suing Mars Inc., claiming she originally pitched the concept of having characters from the 1960s-era show interact with animated M&Ms in an ad to cross-promote the release of an "Addams Family" DVD.

Read the entire article at nypost.com

What do you know - another Addams Family vs. Munsters Poll

Apparently, the question of which television spook family is better--the Addams Family or the Munsters--is one that people are asking the whole internet over. I suppose this question is especially fitting for a blog called "Pop Culture Battles: When Pop Culture Icons meet head to head."

For anyone interested in voting, this poll even has a nice visual aid. It appears that the Addamses are in the lead at the moment.

VOTE in the The Addams Family vs The Munsters Poll

Fanart

Becca of No Smoking in the Skull Cave recently made this cool drawing of the Addams family. I urge everyone to check out her blog, where you can see many other great works of art, including a drawing of the Munsters.

By the way, if anyone else has Addams Family fanart they think would be fitting to post here, please let me know.

Visit the No Smoking in the Skull Cave BLOG

The Addams Family VS. The Munsters Poll

The Adams Family or The Munsters? Which do you think is the Definitive Monster Family?

Here's your chance to vote!

Follow the link to the 'Which is the definitive monster family' Poll. Voting is done on the left-hand side of the following site:

Vote here!

Watch The Addams Family on Hulu.com!

Four episodes of the original series of The Addams Family are now available for viewing for free on hulu.com! Each episode is individually sponsored for legal viewing.

The episodes currently viewable are:
The Addams Family Goes To School
Morticia and The Psychiatrist
Fester's Punctured Romance
Gomez, the Politician

Visit Hulu.com

Classic Series Available for Instant Viewing on Netflix

Rumor has it that the Addams Family Original TV Series (1964-1966) is currently available to stream (Netflix's "Watch Instantly" feature).

While I don't have Netflix, and don't seem to be able to confirm or deny the rumors personally. I do urge those of you with a Netflix account, who are interested in watching the series for free, to check it out. This is a great chance for those of you who haven't seen the series to finally take a look!

Check out http://www.netflix.com/

Addams Family Theme International

Addams Family TV Series Intro in Japanese
While the movies kept the name "The Addams Family" (pronounced in Japanese "Adamuzu Fya-miri"), the television show was called "Addams no Obake Ikka" ("The Addams Monster Family).


Addams Family Cartoon Intro in Polish