The Addams Family TV Show

Charles Addams created a cartoon for the New Yorker, which ran in the 1930s and was very popular. He didn't know that it would be adapted for a TV series, three movies and two animated series. His creation was The Addams Family, an eccentric bunch of macabre looking freaks. Despite their appearance, they were a generous, kind family and devoted to each other. They were blissfully unaware that their strange behavior caused terror and bewilderment amongst the neighbors. The ordinary world around them however, seemed bizarre to their freak sensibilities.

Don't you ever get tired of playing by the rules? In reality, most of us follow a certain standard from day to day. We act a specific way around our neighbors that is considered "normal." We respond to strangers the way we've been taught. We tell our children to act a certain way and dress a certain way. It's all a big conforming process. If you fail to conform, then you just may be ostracized. And we all know that most folks don't want that. But what if we did act different, dress different, interact with others differently, and just plain live completely by our own rules? Hey, this is what the Addams Family TV show does.

The characters are probably best known through the television series of the 1960s, which has been repeated ever since its original run. The producers had the clever idea of presenting them as if they were a family in a typical suburban sitcom, with familiar sitcom storylines. The only difference was that the Addams Family was anything but typical. They lived in a Gothic pile with some very strange artifacts. The head of the household was Gomez Addams, a dapper man with a neat moustache and pinstripe suit. Gomez was independently wealthy, which was fortunate as he failed at his chosen profession of law. His wife Morticia was a stunning vamp of a woman, given to wearing long, black, evening gowns.

Do you want to know what's so great about the Addams Family TV show? They don't care! This must be quite liberating. They literally do what they want to do, say what they want to say, live how they want to live, and play how they want to play. And that's not just M.C. Hammer who believes this. Nope, the Addams Family is the epitome of the freedom. They decided to be different and make their own rules. Basically what I'm saying is it's great! We should all take pointers from the Addams Family TV show and loosen up a bit. They don't hurt anyone, so there's really nothing wrong with it. Now, of course I do realize that this is a fictional family, but they still make a wonderful point about life. They show you how great it can be when you live on your own terms and worry less.

The couple had a son, named Pugsley and a daughter named Wednesday. Pugsley looked like a miniature Dracula and Wednesday kept pet spiders. Other eccentric Addams Family relatives were Uncle Fester and Grandmamma. Gomez also had a cousin, called Cousin Itt, who would visit from time to time. He was completely covered in hair. The two servants were strange too and added a lot of humor to the show. Lurch was the loyal, lanky butler, who had superhuman strength and gave surprisingly good recitals on the harpsichord. The other servant, known affectionately as Thing, performed menial tasks around the house. Thing was in fact, a disembodied hand.

The Addams Family TV show was successfully turned into a movie, with two sequels that weren't as good as the first one. The new actors kept the spirit of the original characters and a younger generation was turned onto the Addams Family. There was a nice message attached to the lighthearted, ghoulish stories. The characters reinforced the idea that it's ok to be different and you shouldn't judge by appearances. In their strange, weird way, they had family values. They also lived in a really cool house.

Now that we've established that people live fairly reserved and conservative lives, we should all try and evolve. Be more like the Addams Family and have more fun. No one's saying you have to play with swords, have a hairy mop running around, or live in a house full of cobwebs. I am just addressing the FUN aspect. Stress less over minute things that occur daily and just have a good time. Life is too short not to. Oh, and if you're interested in watching the Addams Family, you can always check out the old series or the newer films on DVD. These are worth a viewing if you've never seen them.

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