The Addams Family (1992 animated series)
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The Addams Family was an animated series that ran from 1992 to 1995 on ABC and was produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series was produced in wake of the success of the 1991 feature film. Two seasons were produced; the third season contained reruns. It was the second-to-last Hanna-Barbera-produced show to premiere on ABC.
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Being geared towards children, much of the family's macabre nature was toned down, although Fester retained his love of explosives and lightbulbs. In order for the series to fit in with other Saturday morning catroons, plotlines were geared around the family facing some kind of threat from a series of recurring villains-- individuals who either wanted to force the Addams' from their home or capture one of them (usually Fester) for nefarious purposes. The first episode to air involved a plot against Fester by his "arch nemesis," a faceless gangster; the episode was aired out of production order, however, and relied on the viewer's having seen previous episodes for context, thus leaving the audience in the dark as to why Fester had an arch nemesis. Later episodes would introduce the series' most common recurring villains, a yuppie family named the Normanmeyers that lived next door to the Addams and despised them for their lifestyle being an affront to typical suburban living. Episodes dealing with the Normanmeyers usually involved the father, Norman, trying to either convince Gomez to move away or force him to sell the home; the family's adolescent son, NJ, was friends with Puggsley and Wednesday, inevitably leading to interfamilial conflict.
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John Astin returned to the role of Gomez, and celebrities Rip Taylor and Carol Channing took over the roles of Fester and Grandmama, respectively, while veteran voice actors Jim Cummings, Debi Derryberry, Jeannie Elias and Pat Fraley did the voices of Lurch, Wednesday, Pugsley and Cousin Itt. A new cast of characters debuted in the series in the form of a family called the Normanmeyers. They are composed of Norman (Rob Paulsen), his wife Normina (Edie McClurg) and their son Norman "NJ" Normanmeyer Junior (Dick Beals).
[edit] Character designs
New artistic models of the characters were used for this series, though still having a passing resemblance to the original comics.
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