The Addams Family (From left to right: Grandmama, Wednesday, Thing, Gomez, Lurch, Morticia, Uncle Fester and Pugsley), the main characters of the series, as portrayed in The Addams Family (1991).
For detailed information about this series, see: Addams Family Wiki
The Addams Family is a series by Charles Addams that were originally published by The New Yorker and since then been adapted into many forms of media, mainly from MGM Studios.
Publications[]
The Addams Family were one-panel gags from The New Yorker making their first appearance in 1938. They would later be adapted in several books.
Novels[]
- The Addams Family (1965)
- The Addams Family Strikes Back (1965)
- The Addams Family (1991), a novelization of the film
- Wednesday: A Novelization of Season One (September 3rd, 2024)
Comic[]
- The Addams Family (1938-1964)
Other Books[]
- The Addams Family: An Evilution (March 31st, 2010)
Soundtrack[]
- Original Music From The Addams Family (1965)
TV[]
- The Addams Family (September 18th, 1964 – April 8th, 1966)
- The Addams Family (September 8th – December 22nd, 1973)
- The Addams Family (September 12th, 1992 – November 6th, 1993)
- The New Addams Family (October 19th, 1998 – August 28th, 1999)
- Wednesday (November 23rd, 2022 - Present)
Special[]
- Halloween with the New Addams Family (October 30th, 1977), a Halloween Special
Films[]
- The Addams Family (November 22nd, 1991)
- Addams Family Values (November 19th, 1993)
- Addams Family Reunion (September 22nd, 1998)
- The Addams Family (October 11th, 2019)
- The Addams Family 2 (October 1st, 2021)
Video Games[]
- Fester's Quest (1989) for NES and PlayChoice-10
- The Addams Family (1991), Tiger LCD Handheld
- The Addams Family (January 1992) for NES, SNES, Master System, Sega Genesis, Amiga, Atari ST, Game Gear, Game Boy, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, and TurboGrafx-CD
- The Addams Family (March 1992), A Pinball Machine
- The Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt (1992) for SNES, Game Boy, and NES
- Addams Family Values (February 1995) for Mega Drive and SNES
- The New Addams Family (February 8th, 2002) for Game Boy Color
- The Addams Family Mystery Mansion (2019) for Android and iOS
- The Addams Family: Mansion Mayhem (September 24th, 2021) for PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, and Stadia
Musical[]
- The Addams Family (April 8th, 2010)
Links to Other Series[]
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Batman | December 7, 1966 | Lurch from The Addams Family meets Batman and Robin in the Batman episode "The Penguin's Nest". | 1a |
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Scooby-Doo | September 23, 1972 | The Mystery Gang meet the Addams Family in the New Scooby-Doo Movies episode "Wednesday is Missing". | 1a |
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Harry and the Hendersons | June 5, 1987 | Addams Family shows on tv in Harry And The Hendersons. | 2 |
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Mario | 1989 | Mario meets Fester from The Addams Family in the 1989 flyer, Catch the Title Wave. The Addams Family is mentioned in the Swedish dub of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show episode "Mommies Curse". | 1a |
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Tecmo Bowl | 1989 | Fester meets a football player from Tecmo Bowl in the 1989 flyer, Catch the Title Wave. | 1a |
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Ninja Gaiden | 1989 | Fester meets Ryu from Ninja Gaiden in the 1989 flyer, Catch the Title Wave. | 1a |
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | 1989 | Ryu meets Michelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the 1989 flyer, Catch the Title Wave. | 1a |
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Honey Nut Cheerios | 1994 | The Addams Family appear in a Honey Nut Cheerios commercial. | 1 |
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Die Hard | May 19, 1995 | The Addams Family is mentioned in Die Hard with a Vengeance. | 2 |
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Anno Dracula | November 1998 | Characters called "Mr. and Mrs. Addams" appear as cameos in Anno Dracula: Dracula Cha Cha Cha. | 3 |
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The Sopranos | February 27, 2000 | The Addams Family is mentioned in the The Sopranos episode: "D-Girl". | 2 |
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Alan Partridge | November 11, 2002 | In I'm Alan Partridge, a The Addams Family VHS is shown. | 2 |
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Scrubs | April 6, 2004 | The Janitor is referred to as "Lurch", referencing the character from The Addams Family, in several episodes of Scrubs. | 2 |
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Cinderella Story | July 16, 2004 | Addams Family is mentioned in Cinderella Story. | 2 |
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Angry Video Game Nerd | July 4, 2007 | The Angry Video Game Nerd talks about Fester's Quest in the episode "Nintendo Power", and reviews it along the Genesis game The Addams Family in the next episode. | 2 |
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M&M's | July 19, 2007 | The Addams Family appear as M&M's in a M&M commercial. | 3 |
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Modern Family | January 19, 2011 | Addams Family is mentioned in the Modern Family episode: "Caught in the Act", while Morticia is mentioned in the episode: "Snip". | 2 |
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Ready Player One | August 16, 2011 | The Addams Family is mentioned several times in Ready Player One. | 2 |
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Doctor Who | October 18, 2014 | Addams Family is mentioned in the Doctor Who episode "Flatline". | 2 |
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Supernatural (Warner Bros.) | April 13, 2017 | Addams Family is mentioned in the Supernatural episode "Memory Remains". | 2 |
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Dick Tracy | October 27, 2019 | Several characters from the The Addams Family appear in a Dick Tracy comic strip. | 1 |
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Danger Force | November 14, 2020 | In the Danger Force episode "Mika in the Middle", Mama Schwoz has a task to return a DVD of Addams Family Values | 2 |
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Progressive | September 06, 2021 | Flo and other co-workers meet The Addams Family in a Progressive commercial. | 1 |
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Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood | March 24, 2022 | The Addams Family is shown on TV in Apollo 10 ½: A Space Age Childhood. | 2 |
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Kikoriki | November 23, 2022 | Plushes of BabyRiki versions of Chiko, Rosa and Pandy appear among Enid's collection of stuffed animals in the Wednesday episode "If You Don’t Woe Me by Now". | 2 |
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Pinball FX | February 16, 2023 | A pinball table based on The Addams Family was added to the Pinball FX series starting with Pinball FX that features characters from the series. | 1 |
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Sophie's Magic Diary | January 27, 2024 | One of Sophie's outfits in "👗School Picnic outfit ideas!!🧺" is based on Wednesday Addams from The Addams Family. | 2 |
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Clue | March 11, 2024 | Clue: Wednesday is a format crossover between the two series. | 3 |
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Class of '09 (SBN3) | September 23, 2024 | The Addams Family is mentioned in Class of '09: The Flip Side. | 2 |
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Sesame Street | May 31, 2025 | Cookie Monster appears alongside Thing from Wednesday at Netflix’s Event TUDUM. | 1a |
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The Jimmy Awards Musical Medleys | June 29, 2015 | Wednesday and Gomez Addams appear in several Jimmy Awards medleys. | 1a |
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Hello, Paramount | October 1, 2023 | Pugsley Addams, Uncle Fester, and Wednesday Addams appear in Hello, Paramount. | 1a |