The Addams Family: Story, Cast and Series Facts
The Addams Family (1964): Comedy, Family, Horror. Series details, synopsis, cast and season dates from TVmaze.
Story and premise
The Addams Family is the creation of American cartoonist Charles Addams. A satirical inversion of the ideal of the perfect American nuclear family, they are an eccentric wealthy family who delight in everything grotesque and macabre, and are never really aware that people find them bizarre or frightening. In fact, they themselves are often terrified by "normal" people.
Series details
- Title: The Addams Family
- Format: Scripted
- Language: English
- Genres: Comedy, Family, Horror
- Premiere date: 1964-09-18
- Final broadcast date listed: 1966-04-08
- Status in TVmaze: Ended
- Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
- Network country: United States
- Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
- TVmaze community rating: 8.2/10
- TVMaze ID: 4042
Cast and credited roles
- John Astin — Gomez Addams
- Ted Cassidy — Lurch
- Carolyn Jones — Morticia Frump Addams
- Jackie Coogan — Uncle Fester Frump
- Blossom Rock — Grandmama
- Lisa Loring — Wednesday Addams
- Ken Weatherwax — Pugsley Addams
- Felix Silla — Cousin Itt
Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue
- Season 1: premiered 1964-09-18; final listed air date 1965-05-21; episode order: 34.
- Season 2: premiered 1965-09-17; final listed air date 1966-04-08; episode order: 30.
Source and licence
Adapted from The Addams Family on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.
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