Which adaptation provides the right level of spooky and ooky?
The characters premiered in a 1938 cartoon strip inThe New Yorker.
The Canadian remake had a surprising 65-episode run and even a Game Boy Color videogame based on it.
Carolyn Jones and John Astin on ‘The Addams Family’; Raul Julia in ‘The Addams Family’; Jenna Ortega on ‘Wednesday’.Credit:mgm; everett; netflix
The idea never materialized beyond an unsold pilot, which aired on various channels from 1973 to 1974.
Aimed at children, this series is the most accessible and watered-down version of the ghoulish family.
Hey, it’s for the kids, after all.
(From left to right) Glenn Taranto, Brody Smith, Nicole Fugere, and Ellie Harvie on ‘The New Addams Family’.Everett Collection
5.The Addams Family(2019)
Once again, what a cast!
The well-known stars brought acting chops and recognizable voices without veering away from the previous film’s dark humor.
Before the Addams family’s first TV adaptation, there was nothing else like it.
(From left to right) Stubby Kaye, Pat McCormick, Jack Riley, and Liz Torres on ‘The Addams Family Fun House’.ABC
Also, who could forget thefinger-snapping theme song?
‘The Addams Family’ ensemble.Everett Collection
Uncle Fester and Gomez Addams of ‘The Addams Family: The Animated Series’.ABC
(From left to right) Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, John Astin, and Ted Cassidy in ‘Halloween With the New Addams Family’.Everett Collection
Wednesday and Morticia Addams in ‘The Addams Family 2’.Everett Collection
Tim Curry and Daryl Hannah in ‘The Addams Family Reunion’.Everett Collection
Grandmama and Pugsley in ‘The Addams Family’.Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures
Luis Guzmán, Jenna Ortega, and Catherine Zeta-Jones on ‘Wednesday’.netflix
Raul Julia in ‘The Addams Family’.Everett Collection
(From left to right) Carel Struycken, Jimmy Workman, Carol Kane, Raul Julia, Christina Ricci, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, and Joan Cusack in ‘Addams Family Values’.Everett Collection
(From left to right) John Astin, Lisa Loring, Jackie Coogan, Carolyn Jones, Ken Weatherwax, Marie Blake, and Ted Cassidy on ‘The Addams Family’.Everett Collection
