Shows about families have been a staple of mainstream TV almost since its inception.  But there was never a television clan quite like the Addams Family.  The series ran for two seasons (1964-66) on the ABC network.  Despite this short duration, it became a cult classic which spawned two theatrical films, a cartoon series, several TV specials, and a 2007 musical production.

Creator Charles Addams was a cartoonist who drew the original characters for the New Yorker magazine. Their first appearance was way back in 1938.  The basic family structure was there from the start: an unsmiling European-style couple who dressed …

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