The Addams Family is an animated adaptation of the Charles Addams cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1973. Jackie Coogan and Ted Cassidy who played Uncle Fester and Lurch respectively from the 1960s television series returned in voice-over roles.
The Addams Family's first animated appearance was on the third episode of Hanna-Barbera's The New Scooby-Doo Movies, "Scooby-Doo Meets the Addams Family" (a.k.a. "Wednesday is Missing"), which first aired on CBS Saturday morning on September 23, 1972. John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, and Ted Cassidy provided the voices for their respective Addams Family characters while voice actors were used to voice Grandmama, Wednesday, Pugsley, and Cousin Itt. The episode details the Addams Family in a mystery with the Scooby-Doo gang. The Addams Family characters were drawn to the specifications of the original Charles Addams comics.
The first animated series ran on Saturday mornings from 1973–1975 on NBC. In a departure from the original series, this series took the Addams' on the road in a Victorian-style RV. This series followed the relationships of the original Addams cartoons in that Fester is Gomez' brother, and Grandmama is Morticia's mother. Many cast members from the original series and the Scooby-Doo episode reprise their roles in the series, with the exceptions of Astin and Jones whose characters were voiced by Lennie Weinrib and Janet Waldo. The show also introduces the Addams Family's animal companions Ali the Alligator and Ocho the Octopus.
The theme music was mostly different, except for the four-noted tune from the live-action series.
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Gomez Addams | Lennie Weinrib | Maynardo Zavala | |||||
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Morticia Addams | Janet Waldo | Magdalena Ruvalcaba | |||||
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Wednesday FrydayAddams | Cindy Henderson | Gloria Rocha | |||||
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Pugsley Addams | KenWeatherwax | MaríaAntonieta delasNieves | |||||
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Lurch | Ted Cassidy | Antonio Raxel | |||||
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Uncle Fester | Jackie Coogan | Jorge Sánchez Fogarty | |||||
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Granny | Janet Waldo | Silvia Rey | |||||
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Cousin It | John Stephenson | Jorge Arvizu | |||||
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Titles | N/A | Carlos David Ortigosa |
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