It came across as a cash-in on the popularity of the live-action film but failed at entertaining at the same level given the lack of dark tone, personality, and edginess that makes the family so unique.
It relies too heavily on a rinse-and-repeat plot formula where the family encounters an issue they need to overcome collectively, which is neatly wrapped up by the end of the episode. Unfortunately, the show fails to bring anything new to the table or build upon what previous iterations have done. The show also gave the Addams a rival family to contend with, the Normanmeyers, who, as their surname suggests, want the creepy Addams clan out of their town.Īimed at children, this series is the most accessible and watered-down version of the ghoulish family. The cartoon features legendary voice actors like Jim Cummings as Lurch, Rip Taylor as Uncle Fester, Carol Channing as Granny Frump, and John Astin returning from the original black-and-white television show to voice Gomez. That said, The Addams Family Funhouse is still somewhat significant in retrospect for linking to the history of the Addams' potential Hispanic heritage, as this iteration was one of the first to cast a Latina - Puerto Rican-American actress Liz Torres as Morticia -to portray the Addams matriarch.īuilding off of the success of the 1991 live-action feature film, Hannah-Barbera produced this animated reboot of The Addams Family, which ran for two seasons in the early '90s on ABC. This adaptation fails not because of its cast or themes, but because it veers away from the sitcom format that made it so unique. The humor of the Addams family has succeeded best when they are placed in contrast against "normal" society, not through physical comedy, cheap special effects, and improvisation. While perhaps chuckle-worthy at the time, these jokes feel flat today. Comedy bits included a dance party, musical numbers, and blue-screen gags such as the front door being opened to reveal a film of a man parachuting through the air. The idea never materialized beyond an unsold pilot, which aired on various channels from 1973 to 1974. For a family that thrives on the weird and surreal, a musical variety show around the Addams might have been too bizarre even for them.
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