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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Addams Family'' (1973 TV series)}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Addams Family'' (1973 TV series)}} | ||
:''This article is about the 1973 TV series. For other uses, see [[The Addams Family | :''This article is about the [[1973]] TV series. For other uses, see [[The Addams Family]].'' | ||
{{Infobox TV | {{Infobox TV | ||
|name= The Addams Family | |name= The Addams Family | ||
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|prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | |prodcompany= [[Hanna-Barbera]] | ||
|distributor= [[Taft Broadcasting]] | |distributor= [[Taft Broadcasting]] | ||
|released= September 8 | |released= [[September 8]]—[[December 22]], [[1973]] | ||
|run_time= | |run_time= | ||
|starring= [[Lennie Weinrib]]<br />[[Janet Waldo]]<br />[[Cindy Henderson]]<br />[[Jodie Foster]]<br />[[Ted Cassidy]]<br />[[Jackie Coogan | |starring= [[Lennie Weinrib]]<br />[[Janet Waldo]]<br />[[Cindy Henderson]]<br />[[Jodie Foster]]<br />[[Ted Cassidy]]<br />[[Jackie Coogan]]<br />[[John Stephenson]] | ||
|execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]] | |execs= [[William Hanna]]<br />[[Joseph Barbera]] | ||
|producers= [[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Maurice Pooley]] | |producers= [[Paul Sommer]]<br />[[Maurice Pooley]] | ||
|music= [[Hoyt Curtin]] | |music= [[Hoyt Curtin]] | ||
|writer= [[Bill Raynor]]<br />[[Miles Wilder]]<br />[[Bud Atkinson]]<br />[[Dick Conway]]<br />[[Jack Mendelsohn]]<br />[[Gene Thompson]] | |writer= [[Bill Raynor]]<br />[[Miles Wilder]]<br />[[Bud Atkinson]]<br />[[Dick Conway]]<br />[[Jack Mendelsohn]]<br />[[Gene Thompson]] | ||
|director= [[Charles A. Nichols]]<br />[[Wally | |director= [[Charles A. Nichols]]<br />[[Wally Burr]] (voices) | ||
|previous= The Addams Family (1973 TV series) | |previous= The Addams Family (1973 TV series) | ||
|next= The Addams Family (1992 TV series) | |next= The Addams Family (1992 TV series) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''''The Addams Family''''' is an American animated comedy | '''''The Addams Family''''' is an American animated macabre comedy television series produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] for [[NBC]]'s Saturday morning line-up. It ran in [[1973]], airing 16 episodes that spanned one season. It is based on Charles Addams's single-panel comic in ''[[The New Yorker]]'', and the success of [[ABC]]'s original live-action adaptation during the [[1960s]]; [[Jackie Coogan]] and [[Ted Cassidy]] reprised their roles as [[Uncle Fester]] and [[Lurch]], respectively. According to the credits, [[David Levy]] created both incarnations. | ||
Unlike their [[ | Unlike their [[Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family|guest appearance]] on ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]''—wherein the macabre-loving Addamses reside in their Victorian-style mansion, disturbing their neighbors with their eccentric and mysterious ways—the series revolves around the extended family traveling in a camper van (which resembled their mansion on wheels) across [[United States|America]], showcasing their lifestyle and supernatural abilities to the whole country. Hanna-Barbera would have a [[The Addams Family (1992 TV series)|second chance]] in 1992 to be more faithful. | ||
Hanna-Barbera and the [[United States Forest Service]] also teamed up to produce a Smokey Bear public service announcement. | |||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
===Casting=== | ===Casting=== | ||
In their aforementioned guest | In their aforementioned guest appearances in ''The New Scooby-Doo Movies'', [[John Astin]], [[Carolyn Jones]], Jackie Coogan, and Ted Cassidy reprised their respective roles (as [[Gomez Addams|Gomez]], [[Morticia Addams|Morticia]], [[Uncle Fester]], and [[Lurch]]) from the live-action series, while future movie star [[Jodie Foster]] and [[Cindy Henderson]] were newly cast to play the kids ([[Pugsley Addams|Pugsley]] and [[Wednesday Addams|Wednesday]]). In the series proper, Astin and Jones were replaced with [[Lennie Weinrib]] and [[Janet Waldo]], respectively. Waldo and [[John Stephenson]] had also voiced Grandmama and [[Cousin Itt]], respectively, in both versions. | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], credited as musical director, with supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]]. | The music was composed by [[Hoyt Curtin]], credited as musical director, with musical supervision from [[Paul DeKorte]]. | ||
==Episodes== | ==Episodes== | ||
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! Episode | ! Episode | ||
! Number | ! Number | ||
! | ! Original air date | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Addams Family in New York]]" | | "[[The Addams Family in New York]]" | ||
| 1x01 | | 1x01 | ||
| September 8, 1973 | | [[September 8]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Left in the Lurch]]" | | "[[Left in the Lurch]]" | ||
| 1x02 | | 1x02 | ||
| September 15, 1973 | | [[September 15]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Boola Boola]]" | | "[[Boola Boola]]" | ||
| 1x03 | | 1x03 | ||
| September 22, 1973 | | [[September 22]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Fastest Creepy Camper in the West]]" | | "[[The Fastest Creepy Camper in the West]]" | ||
| 1x04 | | 1x04 | ||
| September 29, 1973 | | [[September 29]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Mardi Gras Story]]" | | "[[The Mardi Gras Story]]" | ||
| 1x05 | | 1x05 | ||
| October 6, 1973 | | [[October 6]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| [[Follow That Loaf of Bread]]" | | "[[Follow That Loaf of Bread]]" | ||
| 1x06 | | 1x06 | ||
| October 13, 1973 | | [[October 13]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Aloha, Hoolamagoola]]" | | "[[Aloha, Hoolamagoola]]" | ||
| 1x07 | | 1x07 | ||
| October 20, 1973 | | [[October 20]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Reluctant Astronauts' Trip to the Moon]]" | | "[[The Reluctant Astronauts' Trip to the Moon]]" | ||
| 1x08 | | 1x08 | ||
| October 27, 1973 | | [[October 27]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Great Balloon Race]]" | | "[[The Great Balloon Race]]" | ||
| 1x09 | | 1x09 | ||
| November 3, 1973 | | [[November 3]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[Ghost Town]]" | | "[[Ghost Town]]" | ||
| 1x10 | | 1x10 | ||
| November 10, 1973 | | [[November 10]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Circus Story]]" | | "[[The Circus Story]]" | ||
| 1x11 | | 1x11 | ||
| November 17, 1973 | | [[November 17]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Addams Family at Sea]]" | | "[[The Addams Family at Sea]]" | ||
| 1x12 | | 1x12 | ||
| November 24, 1973 | | [[November 24]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Voodoo Story]]" | | "[[The Voodoo Story]]" | ||
| 1x13 | | 1x13 | ||
| December 1, 1973 | | [[December 1]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Roller Derby Story]]" | | "[[The Roller Derby Story]]" | ||
| 1x14 | | 1x14 | ||
| December 8, 1973 | | [[December 8]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Addams Family Goes West]]" | | "[[The Addams Family Goes West]]" | ||
| 1x15 | | 1x15 | ||
| December 15, 1973 | | [[December 15]], 1973 | ||
|- | |- | ||
| "[[The Addams Family at the Kentucky Derby]]" | | "[[The Addams Family at the Kentucky Derby]]" | ||
| 1x16 | | 1x16 | ||
| December 22, 1973 | | [[December 22]], 1973 | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Release== | |||
Dates are in order of release: | |||
* [[United States]]: September 8, 1973 at 9:00 am on NBC | |||
* [[United Kingdom]] and [[Ireland]]: [[January 26]], [[1974]] at 10:20 am on [[ITV1|LWT]] | |||
==Cast== | ==Cast== | ||
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* [[Janet Waldo]] as [[Morticia Addams]], [[Grandmama]] | * [[Janet Waldo]] as [[Morticia Addams]], [[Grandmama]] | ||
* [[Cindy Henderson]] as [[Wednesday Addams]] | * [[Cindy Henderson]] as [[Wednesday Addams]] | ||
* [[Jodie Foster]] as [[ | * [[Jodie Foster]] as [[Pugsley Addams]] | ||
* [[Jackie Coogan]] as [[Uncle Fester]] | * [[Jackie Coogan]] as [[Uncle Fester]] | ||
* [[Ted Cassidy]] as [[Lurch]] | * [[Ted Cassidy]] as [[Lurch]] | ||
* [[John Stephenson]] as [[Cousin Itt]] | * [[John Stephenson]] as [[Cousin Itt]] | ||
==Crossover== | |||
{| class="wikitable" | |||
! Title | |||
! Number | |||
! Original air date | |||
|- | |||
| ''[[The New Scooby-Doo Movies]]'': "[[Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family]]" | |||
| 1 | |||
| [[September 23]], [[1972]] | |||
|} | |||
==Merchandise== | |||
===Home media=== | |||
===Reading material=== | |||
Between 1974-[[1975|75]], [[Gold Key Comics]] published a [[The Addams Family (Gold Key Comics)|three-issue comic book series]] which consisted of adaptations of "Boola Boola," "The Addams Family in New York," and "Left in the Lurch." | |||
===Board game=== | |||
In 1974, [[Milton Bradley]] released ''[[The Addams Family Game]]''. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Addams Family, The}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Addams Family, The}} | ||
[[Category:1973]] | |||
[[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | [[Category:Hanna-Barbera]] | ||
[[Category:NBC]] | |||
[[Category:The Addams Family]] | |||
[[Category:TV series]] |
Latest revision as of 09:45, 6 March 2024
- This article is about the 1973 TV series. For other uses, see The Addams Family.
The Addams Family | |
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On-screen title card. | |
Created by | David Levy |
Network | NBC |
Production company | Hanna-Barbera |
Distributor | Taft Broadcasting |
Original release | September 8—December 22, 1973 |
Starring | Lennie Weinrib Janet Waldo Cindy Henderson Jodie Foster Ted Cassidy Jackie Coogan John Stephenson |
Executive producer(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Producer(s) | Paul Sommer Maurice Pooley |
Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
Writer(s) | Bill Raynor Miles Wilder Bud Atkinson Dick Conway Jack Mendelsohn Gene Thompson |
Director(s) | Charles A. Nichols Wally Burr (voices) |
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The Addams Family is an American animated macabre comedy television series produced by Hanna-Barbera for NBC's Saturday morning line-up. It ran in 1973, airing 16 episodes that spanned one season. It is based on Charles Addams's single-panel comic in The New Yorker, and the success of ABC's original live-action adaptation during the 1960s; Jackie Coogan and Ted Cassidy reprised their roles as Uncle Fester and Lurch, respectively. According to the credits, David Levy created both incarnations.
Unlike their guest appearance on The New Scooby-Doo Movies—wherein the macabre-loving Addamses reside in their Victorian-style mansion, disturbing their neighbors with their eccentric and mysterious ways—the series revolves around the extended family traveling in a camper van (which resembled their mansion on wheels) across America, showcasing their lifestyle and supernatural abilities to the whole country. Hanna-Barbera would have a second chance in 1992 to be more faithful.
Hanna-Barbera and the United States Forest Service also teamed up to produce a Smokey Bear public service announcement.
Production
Development
Casting
In their aforementioned guest appearances in The New Scooby-Doo Movies, John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, and Ted Cassidy reprised their respective roles (as Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, and Lurch) from the live-action series, while future movie star Jodie Foster and Cindy Henderson were newly cast to play the kids (Pugsley and Wednesday). In the series proper, Astin and Jones were replaced with Lennie Weinrib and Janet Waldo, respectively. Waldo and John Stephenson had also voiced Grandmama and Cousin Itt, respectively, in both versions.
Music
The music was composed by Hoyt Curtin, credited as musical director, with musical supervision from Paul DeKorte.
Episodes
Episode | Number | Original air date |
---|---|---|
"The Addams Family in New York" | 1x01 | September 8, 1973 |
"Left in the Lurch" | 1x02 | September 15, 1973 |
"Boola Boola" | 1x03 | September 22, 1973 |
"The Fastest Creepy Camper in the West" | 1x04 | September 29, 1973 |
"The Mardi Gras Story" | 1x05 | October 6, 1973 |
"Follow That Loaf of Bread" | 1x06 | October 13, 1973 |
"Aloha, Hoolamagoola" | 1x07 | October 20, 1973 |
"The Reluctant Astronauts' Trip to the Moon" | 1x08 | October 27, 1973 |
"The Great Balloon Race" | 1x09 | November 3, 1973 |
"Ghost Town" | 1x10 | November 10, 1973 |
"The Circus Story" | 1x11 | November 17, 1973 |
"The Addams Family at Sea" | 1x12 | November 24, 1973 |
"The Voodoo Story" | 1x13 | December 1, 1973 |
"The Roller Derby Story" | 1x14 | December 8, 1973 |
"The Addams Family Goes West" | 1x15 | December 15, 1973 |
"The Addams Family at the Kentucky Derby" | 1x16 | December 22, 1973 |
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 8, 1973 at 9:00 am on NBC
- United Kingdom and Ireland: January 26, 1974 at 10:20 am on LWT
Cast
- Lennie Weinrib as Gomez Addams
- Janet Waldo as Morticia Addams, Grandmama
- Cindy Henderson as Wednesday Addams
- Jodie Foster as Pugsley Addams
- Jackie Coogan as Uncle Fester
- Ted Cassidy as Lurch
- John Stephenson as Cousin Itt
Crossover
Title | Number | Original air date |
---|---|---|
The New Scooby-Doo Movies: "Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family" | 1 | September 23, 1972 |
Merchandise
Home media
Reading material
Between 1974-75, Gold Key Comics published a three-issue comic book series which consisted of adaptations of "Boola Boola," "The Addams Family in New York," and "Left in the Lurch."
Board game
In 1974, Milton Bradley released The Addams Family Game.