The Addams Family is an American animated series based on the eponymous comic strip characters. It ran from 1992 to 1993 on ABC and was produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series' development began in the wake of the successful 1991 Addams Family feature film. Two seasons were produced; the third season contained reruns. It was the second-to-last Hanna-Barbera-produced show to premiere on ABC.

Contents 1 Format 2 Cast 3 Action figures and other merchandise 4 Episodes 4.1 Season 1 4.2 Season 2 5 DVD Release 6 External links 7 See also

[edit] Format

Geared towards children, much of the family's macabre nature was toned down; although, Fester retained his love of explosives and light bulbs. In order for the series to fit with other Saturday morning cartoons, plot lines were geared around the family facing some kind of threat from a series of recurring villains-- individuals who either wanted to force the Addams' from their home or capture one of them (usually Fester) for nefarious purposes.

The first episode to air involved a plot against Fester by his "arch nemesis," a faceless gangster; the episode was aired out of production order, however, and relied on the viewer's having seen previous episodes for context, thus leaving the audience in the dark as to why Fester had an arch nemesis. Later episodes would introduce the series' most common recurring villains, a yuppie family named the Normanmeyers that lived next door to the Addams and despised them for their lifestyle being an affront to typical suburban living. Episodes dealing with the Normanmeyers usually involved the father, Norman, trying to either convince Gomez to move away or force him to sell the home; the family's adolescent son, NJ, was friends with Puggsley and Wednesday, inevitably leading to interfamilial conflict. At the end of several episodes, when the conflict was resolved, Gomez usually suggested a family dance. The first suggestion for the dance was usually thrown out because of some weird requirement. The second suggestion was accepted and there was usually a requirement for that dance too. The show's theme song, which was similar to the original live-action series, was slightly different and was sung by a single baritone voice.

[edit] Cast

John Astin returned to the role of Gomez, and celebrities Rip Taylor and Carol Channing took over the roles of Fester and Grandmama, respectively, while veteran voice actors Jim Cummings, Debi Derryberry, Jeannie Elias, Pat Fraley, and Nancy Linari did the voices of Lurch, Wednesday, Pugsley, Cousin Itt, and Morticia, respectively. A new cast of characters debuted in the series in the form of a family called the Normanmeyers. They are composed of Norman (Rob Paulsen), his wife Normina (Edie McClurg) and their son Norman "NJ" Normanmeyer Junior (Dick Beals).

New artistic models of the characters were used for this series, though still having a passing resemblance to the original comics. Lurch, for instance, has blue skin in the animated series.

[edit] Action figures and other merchandise

Playmates produced a series of nine action figures based on the Addams Family animated series. This includes Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch, Pugsley, and Granny among others. Each figure includes multiple points of articulation, accessories, and a biography card on their cardback. Halloween costumes were also produced.

[edit] Episodes

[edit] Season 1

#	Title	Summary
1	Happyester Fester
2	The Day Gomez Failed
3	Beware of Thing
4	Girlfriendstien
5	Pugsley by the Numbers
6	N.J. Addams
7	A Thing is Born
8	Clock and Dagger
9	Fester's Diary
10	Art to Art
11	Festerman
12	Sir Pugsley
13	Puttergeist
14	F.T.V.
15	Itt's Over
16	A Sword Fightin' Thing
17	Hide and Go Lurch
18	Hook, Line and Stinker
19	Addams Family PTA
20	Little Bad Riding Hood
21	Little Big Thing
22	Metamorphosister

[edit] Season 2

#	Title	Summary
23	Color Me Addams
24	No Ifs, And or Butlers
25	Festerman Returns
26	Hand Delivered
27	Jack and Jill and the Beanstalk
28	Sweetheart of a Brother
29	Double O Honeymoon
30	Fester Sings the Fester Way
31	Pet Show Thing
32	Then Came Granny
33	King of the Pollycotton Blues
34	Little Doll Lost
35	A Girl and a Ghoul
36	A Little Bit of Pugsley
37	Ask Granny

[edit] DVD Release

Coming to DVD from Warner Home Video: TBA ?^{[citation needed]}

[edit] External links

• The Addams Family at Retroland
• The Addams Family (1992 animated series) at the Internet Movie Database
• The Addams Family at TV.com

[edit] See also

• The Addams Family (1972 animated series)

v • d • e The Addams Family Characters Gomez Addams • Morticia Addams • Pugsley Addams • Wednesday Addams • Uncle Fester • Grandmama • Lurch • Thing • Cousin Itt Television The Addams Family (episodes) • 1973 animated series • Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977 TV-movie) • 1992 animated series • The New Addams Family Films The Addams Family (1991) • Addams Family Values (1993) • Addams Family Reunion (1998) Theatre The Addams Family (musical) Games Fester's Quest (1989) • The Addams Family (pinball) (1991) • The Addams Family (video game) • The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt (1993) • Addams Family Values (1994) • Addams Family (video game) (1994) Music The Addams Family Theme • Addams Family Values: Music from the Motion Picture • Addams Family Values: The Original Orchestral Score Creator Charles Addams