@@samvanroon5041 It is. What it just has to be is creepy and not conforming to societal norms, but without doing in in a way that leads to intentional harm to people. Take the original, when people got hurt it was never through intent. But thats something they just don't do in reboots.
Music Is Life the ironic thing being is that they thought the Addamses were indicative of the average American family. Still, they were in awe of and utterly intrigued by their peculiarities.
They were unlike mrs. Kravitz in Bewitched.. what's that in Pierce was hilarious with her freak out reactions to something strange after Stephen's house.. so sad to see her gone so soon R.I.P
well, someone atleast appreciated the Addams's. those VIPs ate their food without complain and didnt frown when hearing it was eyes not eggs, they just figured "oh well... foreign delicacies" and then appriciated Lurch as amazing instead of horrifying.
Victor Iancu Not necessarily. There are plenty of foods that are typically poisonous that can be prepared safely. Case and point: puffer fish. For all we know, there could be an old Addams/Frump recipe that safely prepares henbane. Granted, we know that's not possible with henbane, but neither are half of the things we've seen the Addamses do, not to mention what's in their house. Of all the shows to overanalyze, this is not one of them.
are you aware that their is a bass player in a japanese heavy metal band that could be the reincarnation of Uncle Fester? look up, Ningen Isu / The Colour out of Space
Morticia doesn't stop Gomez either lol...she just submits to his love. She softly admonishes him from time to time when its not appropriate yet very infrequently because you can tell by expression she really loves the attention.
Since the original airing of these shows, I've been in love with Morticia. No-one and no digital animation will EVER fill that black gown as did Carolyn Jones.
I'm 36, watched this as a kid, didn't remember much about it. After deciding to give it a watch, I'm in love! The quality of the acting & jokes + how sweet Morticia and Gomez are, and I'm absolutely hooked! It's a shame this only went on for 2 years, because it holds up on many levels, and unlike a lot of shows, there's not stuff that makes you cringe about in retrospect. Can't say enough good things about this show
I am 35, same for me ! Though I watched it dubbed in the Latvian language, the translators did an amazing job, but now I am rewatching it in English, Addams family tv series really holds up! Amazing cast, amazing chemistry, jokes still funny, etc
Ho fatto un punto in nove i arbed amser alleen boze demonen proberen vaardigheden te stelen njalo isebenza poi pèrdinu deci abbilitati je ne peux essayer qu'une fois postquam conantur tunc moriuntur.
One of my all-time favorite episodes! I love the rare times they show that Pugsley is a scientific genius. He built a working disintegrator gun in this episode, and built the electronic brain for Smiley, Lurch's short lived robot assistant. Smiley was played beautifully by Forbidden Planet's own Robby the Robot in a guest star role! He also had a nuclear reactor at one point, but grew bored with it and gave it to Wednesday. Again in this episode, Gomez and Morticia fondly remember his anti-gravity machine and how the mailman liked it. It got him off his sore feet!
That's why I like the Addams family so much. They do the opposite of what society expects and yet they love each other so much and they are always happy.
The fact that Carolyn loved this character so much she kept everything. Her dress, wig, her wicker chair… I was always kept in her room until the day she died. I wish her and John could have been together outside the show, but she died knowing how he really felt all long and he found that out too. I love that they got their backstage kisses when the 60’s era shows wouldnt allow people to kiss on the lips in television. Doesn't sense since they allowed John to kiss hey whole body… but a peck on the lips is out of the question. They were too sweet and their affection on camera was groundbreaking during this time period.
I have it set as my notifications and it went off while watching this. It didn't click at first but when Lurch wasn't on the screen and I remembered he hadn't been summoned, I realized it was my phone.
@@mormor8871 Gomez's a Castilian Royalty and British Aristocrat descendant, it was mentioned in the Family Tree episode so he has a lot of inheritance and he was good at investing all of that.
They probably would if you showed up at their doorstep and asked them nicely. That's what I love about the Addams Family they are such genuinely friendly, helpful and accepting people. And all those rude "guests" always only judge them by appearances...
Problem is, I'm going to be very dissatisfied if that someone isn't ACTUALLY Lurch. (I kid, somewhat. Personality-wise he was darn near the perfect boyfriend.)
It's also too bad that in the 1990s Addams Family films that Lurch doesn't speak throughout the whole film. They even forgot to give Lurch his most famous line!
these guys are immortal! they drink posion like we drink water! Henbane i just looked this up is used to calm the digestive tract so moticia is right to use it to calm gomez but they do use posion like belladonna and nightshade in their food. a crazy wonderful show!!!!
“They’ll give me the ax.” “Take note…if he fails, they’ll chop off head.” “No. They’ll fire me.” “And set fire to him to destroy evidence.” I’m dead! 😂😂😂
"Well if you'll excuse me; I have to go feed my plants, otherwise they'll get cranky." "Plants? Plants get hungry? Cranky?" "Well, after all; they're only human."
I’m 70 years old I never missed an episode in the sixties, best gags and brilliant humor love them all . Glad there honoring the show ,Jenna Ortega is so good but nobody beats the original cast 😂they had genius writers back then .
16:34 Aaah the charm of imperfect practical effects, you can still see the fish in the tank after the skeleton came out of the water. I really miss the old days when most if not all special effects were practical unlike today where almost everything is CGI 12:30 Man I *LOVE* that split second shot of Gomez’s demented stare while cranking the lever. That stare and smile alone really adds to the creepiness of the Addams'
Thanks #MGM I recall #TheAdamsFamily as a kid when BBC2 rebroadcasted them in the early 90’s and it really helped my recovery as a brain tumour survivor as I learned to laugh again.
I always liked this series. I suppose that with a beauty like Carolyne Jones like Morticia, it would not be difficult for John Astin to act that he loved in such a romantic way and devoted to his wife. Moreover, I love how he shows that he loves her. This is how spouses should treat each other.
They’re so nice! Anyway who genuinely compliments Morticia and pulls out her chair for her is okay in my book. (Also, I realize that tadpole eyes and alligator is supposed to be weird, but I can’t see tadpole eyes tasting that different from some kinds of caviar if they actually exist. And alligator IS quite good.)
UK Medic Did he really??? Wow, I never knew that. Thank you for sharing that. You would never know from just how big Lurch is. Is really is a huge guy.
This sitcom is simply awesome: -D.... They are really environmentally conscious, I have to say. If they have anything left during their meal, they simply give it to the piranhas in the aquarium. It's a nice idea: -D: -D
For the kids out there, when one of the VIPs gushes, "This is fantastic," most persons under the age of 50 do not understand the ramifications of what he was truly saying. Before the late 1960s, the word "fantastic" did not have the same meaning as the same word used today. In fact, all one has to do is to follow the original Twilight Zone series (late 1950s through the mid 1960s) to hear many examples of the older understanding of the word "fantastic." It means anything which is not possible, being so ridiculously impossible as to be unrealistic or completely untenable. Hence, it was used as the adjective form of "fantasy." It was not until the "hippies" who revolted against everything their parents and the older generation stood for, that they used the word synonymously with "great," "far out," "cool," etc. The word "terrific" (which originally meant "terrible," "horrible") underwent the same evolution in meaning and usage.
It may be cuz English is not my first language but i use those words meaning exactly what old folks did and now i understand why people look at me weird when i speak.
I think u misspelled something. But don't worry I corrected it Correction: OH MY GOD!!! THERES A NOTHER EPISODE OF THE BEST SHOW EVER!!!! As u can see you had a lack of expretion, but it's not a big deal
Some of my fondest memories are of plopping down on the couch to this masterpiece of a show with my late grandfather. It almost makes me cry, love ya Pa
Carolyn Jones, the Godmother of Gothic! Such a beautiful talented actress and sadly missed. It's hard to believe she passed away from cancer in 1983, the year I was born. I maybe young, but I was brought up on all the good old classics before the 80's, the same goes for music, I'm a massive Elvis Presley Fan!! Aw, those were the days, I wish I was born before the 80's!!!!! 🏰🦇✨🌙🦉🍁🍂🔥🕸️🕷️👻⚡
The Addams Family.. The sixties, seventies and eighties was a time where creative and entertaining TV shows was just that.. A time where the whole family could sit by the TV and enjoy good television..
@@Kirsten_is_cursed10 eh… it’s way different though. This coming from someone who wasn’t alive for these shows. Yes, I enjoy modern television, but sometimes it’s quite absurd compared to this stuff haha
@@Kirsten_is_cursed10 unfortunately modern day entertainment is objectively bad, but that's what we are stuck with, so some try to find something to enjoy from it. At least we have reruns of classics like this.
There were many great shows in the 90s and 2000s as well. It's just personal preference which decade you enjoy the most, I don't think the overall quality has dipped. For every Addams Family, there were a dozen unfunny 60s sitcoms.
I came here after watching the new Wednesday show, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It ranks second to the 1960 original in viewership. I'm 30 so I didn't grow up watching TV in black and white but I certainly appreciate the creativity, humor and overall greatness of this show (and many other movies from this era). Very different from what we watch on TV now, that's for sure.
Dont forget Vitto Scotti he was a great character on Gilligan's island ss the little Japanese sailor and the mad scientist- very funny many who could fit the rolls well
I’m curious how they pulled off that gag where they’d put a fish/slab of meat into the tank and have a skeleton/bones pop back out, I’d imagine the water would put up a lot of resistance for shooting anything out.
I am a young girl and honestly I just love this show ! I wish my generation know more about old show and not just all the remake 😔 Anyway love when Carolyn say “C’est la guerre” 😂
I binged all of these episodes and then decided to get prime video to binge the rest when this was uploaded. Thank you MGM for bringing this wonderful classic to my attention. I've fallen completely head over heels for it!
@@Samar3n I was too young to experience the genuine soviet functionaries, but it's very accurate to the portrail of the low to mid civil servants in the old soviet films.
@@Mafon2 Are you from any post-Soviet state? I wonder where you got that hostile depiction of soviet civil servants from. I had never seen anything like that in old soviet films. I'm russian, by the way.
1:30 the poor guy stuck in the suit of armor is one of the more underrated characters/decorations. It’s implied that most of the Addams’s artifacts are possessed to some extent, but it’s just so enigmatic that one of them is just a living(?) human being who refuses to leave the house.
Morticia feeling the pin on the phonebook as though the Addams name was a Voodoo doll got the biggest laugh out of me.
I got that too! Very clever
This series was pretty much perfect. It's a shame none of the reboots ever came close to this level of brilliance.
It's too bad MGM decided to make the viewing experience "UN-PERFECT" on YT.
Yep. The successors had bad writing in that they sometimes made the Addams malicious (oil on carollers example) rather than just weird and kooky.
@@thesmithersy yeah i don't like that
@@thesmithersy it's a bit of a tricky balance to get right.
@@samvanroon5041 It is. What it just has to be is creepy and not conforming to societal norms, but without doing in in a way that leads to intentional harm to people. Take the original, when people got hurt it was never through intent. But thats something they just don't do in reboots.
I like how they actually respected and understood the Addams and were so openminded instead of being freaked out so easily
Music Is Life the ironic thing being is that they thought the Addamses were indicative of the average American family. Still, they were in awe of and utterly intrigued by their peculiarities.
They were unlike mrs. Kravitz in Bewitched.. what's that in Pierce was hilarious with her freak out reactions to something strange after Stephen's house.. so sad to see her gone so soon R.I.P
@@georgeplagianos6487 ABNER!! ABNER!!
I like the addams family. They are unique and true to themselves.
I wouldn't say they understood The Addams Family. They were trying to justify rationalize the things they saw with robotics and genetics.
well, someone atleast appreciated the Addams's. those VIPs ate their food without complain and didnt frown when hearing it was eyes not eggs, they just figured "oh well... foreign delicacies" and then appriciated Lurch as amazing instead of horrifying.
I agree with that they really wern't as judgemental as others
True
Henbane sauce would be lethal though...
Victor Iancu Not necessarily. There are plenty of foods that are typically poisonous that can be prepared safely. Case and point: puffer fish. For all we know, there could be an old Addams/Frump recipe that safely prepares henbane. Granted, we know that's not possible with henbane, but neither are half of the things we've seen the Addamses do, not to mention what's in their house. Of all the shows to overanalyze, this is not one of them.
well you eat off things thst are normal in other places. I'm American but my families home country eats cow heart.
I love Jackie Coogans's infectious Smile. He killed it in his role as Uncle fester.
The faces he makes are the best! He is so adorable.
are you aware that their is a bass player in a japanese heavy metal band that could be the reincarnation of Uncle Fester? look up, Ningen Isu / The Colour out of Space
Agreed.
@Master Farr Nah he isnt Tubby enough to be Howard.
All those great character actors are long gone.
I love how naughty Gomez can be with Morticia, and yet still be 100% family friendly.
So true!!
@@Switzer1234 and be PG at its time
Morticia doesn't stop Gomez either lol...she just submits to his love. She softly admonishes him from time to time when its not appropriate yet very infrequently because you can tell by expression she really loves the attention.
@@dunbarf2413 it was the swinging 60s man aqnd wood like to seee the sitcom updated the next gen
@@Switzer1234 m m p]
Since the original airing of these shows, I've been in love with Morticia. No-one and no digital animation will EVER fill that black gown as did Carolyn Jones.
She got me through my puberty. .... If you know what I mean ✊ 😊
@@purpleturkey1792 I wish I wouldn't know what you mean😂
What i would do to Morticia. Wowee!!
Peggy Bundy didn't patent that wiggle after all now did she
How could she even walk in that thing,let alone dance in it? They must have had her cinched up tighter than a Thanksgiving turkey!
I love how polite and elegant Gomez and Morticia are!
It’s hard to believe American television was ever this good.
Yup ... hard to believe they went so low ...
The industry is ruled by money, particularly, fast and big money. Nothing creative ever comes out of that.
Underrated Comment! 👍
Perhaps it's a case of when you've seen so much garbage and very little of quality you think a good thing is a great or brilliant thing.
@Trey Stephens It never was except in their own minds.
love how the piranhas are named Trsitan and Isolde lol- this show always had a slight intellectual bend.
You'll notice there were no human likeness of Romulus & Remus.Not under that Wolf's uttters getting mouthfull of luscious gamey milk..
The Addams are pretty intelligent
I love how Gomez and Morticia hold hands everytime they go domewhere together is sooo cute
and when she speaks french he absolutely goes insane
Love how Mr Harris is afraid but still curios
I think he was on the Beverly Hillbillies, and Pearl tried to snag him. Maybe he was the agent for the oil company who would come to visit Jed?
@@Pashasmom1 he was his name in that show was mr. Brewster
@@Pashasmom1 He was.
Uncle Fester's smile is adorable ☺🥰
Carolyn’s voice was made for ASMR. So soothing and beautiful.
Even when she sang in jappinesse?
You could still hear the beauty behind it, even though it was a language she’s not fluent in.
Oh yeah. I sleep to reruns all the time XD
I'm 36, watched this as a kid, didn't remember much about it. After deciding to give it a watch, I'm in love! The quality of the acting & jokes + how sweet Morticia and Gomez are, and I'm absolutely hooked!
It's a shame this only went on for 2 years, because it holds up on many levels, and unlike a lot of shows, there's not stuff that makes you cringe about in retrospect.
Can't say enough good things about this show
I am, 33, Chilean, and I am on the same road as you. I can't believe how good the show and acting was, and how so ahead of his time it is.
I am 35, same for me ! Though I watched it dubbed in the Latvian language, the translators did an amazing job, but now I am rewatching it in English, Addams family tv series really holds up! Amazing cast, amazing chemistry, jokes still funny, etc
@@mikcnmvedmsfonotekaI watched it with a dub in Russian. But it was still good 👍 😌 I think it’s still the best adaptation
Agreed 💯
Best show ever I watched every episode, reminding of hholloween dressed up🎉😅🌹🌹💯❤️
“it likes privacy!” I like how this was the shock factor for thing 😩😂
As a young child, I enjoyed watching The Addams Family more than any cartoon, I still enjoy watching now !
I find it interesting how younger fans are discovering things we knew 50 years ago!
Me Too 💜👍
Mortica: anything exciting in the mail Dear?
Gomez : lots of bills!
Morticia: Wonderful! 😂😂😂
I wish I can say same here 😕
I can send you a bill. What's your address?
@@Antraeus 911 North Pole
@@Saudyization I'll send a bottle of yú lù with it then. 鱼露
@@Antraeus must be japanigah?
@@Saudyization Spheniscus Japonica :)
I love how the parents teach the kids to be well mannered.
I always liked how Pugsley always called his father Sir.
Ho fatto un punto in nove i arbed amser alleen boze demonen proberen vaardigheden te stelen njalo isebenza poi pèrdinu deci abbilitati je ne peux essayer qu'une fois postquam conantur tunc moriuntur.
I love how Gomez playing with his trains whilst Moritica watches supportively is the 1960s version of a video gamer and his girlfriend.
One of my all-time favorite episodes! I love the rare times they show that Pugsley is a scientific genius. He built a working disintegrator gun in this episode, and built the electronic brain for Smiley, Lurch's short lived robot assistant. Smiley was played beautifully by Forbidden Planet's own Robby the Robot in a guest star role! He also had a nuclear reactor at one point, but grew bored with it and gave it to Wednesday. Again in this episode, Gomez and Morticia fondly remember his anti-gravity machine and how the mailman liked it. It got him off his sore feet!
And if husband's and wives loved each other like the Addams loved and respected each other.....there'd be no divorces!
Amen!😁. God Bless.
That's why I like the Addams family so much. They do the opposite of what society expects and yet they love each other so much and they are always happy.
@@MajorCulturalDivide Amen! I've Always Loved The Chemistry Between Gomez &
Morticia. Especially When She Speaks French. 😂 God Bless. ☮
So true.
@@mad_as_Hat.terish Amen! God Bless. ❤
You know something's unsettling when an Addams calls it eerie
They only call something eerie when it's the opposite.
Very true,i concur
I was hoping they would meet Kitty, their pet lion.😂
I love kitty too tx
You know Kitty can’t stand the taste of people!
I Love Kitty Too.😁.🦁. God Bless.
@@judyledbetter3915 Judy you can come pet my Kitty. sometimes he bites fingers so bring your gloves.
@@thekingsilverado9004 😂God Bless You.
The fact that Carolyn loved this character so much she kept everything. Her dress, wig, her wicker chair… I was always kept in her room until the day she died. I wish her and John could have been together outside the show, but she died knowing how he really felt all long and he found that out too. I love that they got their backstage kisses when the 60’s era shows wouldnt allow people to kiss on the lips in television. Doesn't sense since they allowed John to kiss hey whole body… but a peck on the lips is out of the question. They were too sweet and their affection on camera was groundbreaking during this time period.
I thought that was her real hair.
I love how every time they call Lurch he says "You rang" I know y he said it but it is just so lovable
My sarcastic brain always goes "No, we didn't" xD
I have it set as my notifications and it went off while watching this. It didn't click at first but when Lurch wasn't on the screen and I remembered he hadn't been summoned, I realized it was my phone.
@@Blondie42 Hah! That's brilliant! ☺️
Gomez: "Bills!"
Morticia: "How Wonderful!"
Me: "Wanna come pay mine"
Be could pay everyone in America and not make a dent in his savings
@@XxstrawmanxX I just wanna know how Gomez has all that money
@@mormor8871 crocodile farming but he ours a lot of companies he bought on a whim like he did with the neighbors
@@mormor8871 Gomez's a Castilian Royalty and British Aristocrat descendant, it was mentioned in the Family Tree episode so he has a lot of inheritance and he was good at investing all of that.
They probably would if you showed up at their doorstep and asked them nicely. That's what I love about the Addams Family they are such genuinely friendly, helpful and accepting people. And all those rude "guests" always only judge them by appearances...
This show is probably one of the first black and white shows I've ever watched, and It still remains as one of my favorites!
Carolyn Jones had the most incredible cheekbones. And those big deep set eyes! No wonder so many men fell in love with her......
Love this show!
Or women, including me hahaha
I like her hair !!!
Not just men.
@@ximenam891 Donna means from attraction.
Find someone who takes you in their arms like Lurch did with Mr. Harris
Problem is, I'm going to be very dissatisfied if that someone isn't ACTUALLY Lurch. (I kid, somewhat. Personality-wise he was darn near the perfect boyfriend.)
Me: Uh oh. *Lurch comes*
Lurch: Foooooloooooowwwwww meeeeeeeeeeeee.
Me: Ok. *Lurch takes me to the Addams house.*
Lurch is cute though
Oh, sweet memories.
My Queen, teach me about life.
so did cleopatra learn to feed herself in the end?
Lurch is such a perfect character, and 100% real. The voice, the hair, the makeup, and the size....Unfortunately today it’s all CGI.
Klaus Pallesen Ted Cassidy also played "Thing".
It's also too bad that in the 1990s Addams Family films that Lurch doesn't speak throughout the whole film. They even forgot to give Lurch his most famous line!
Klaus be patient Adam Schiff will be staring in a new wave Adams Family Pilot when he gets out of the Federal Pen...
@@themovieguru1094 Follow me in his best deepest baritone
@@swinetrek I thought his famous line was, "Uhhhh."
these guys are immortal! they drink posion like we drink water! Henbane i just looked this up is used to calm the digestive tract so moticia is right to use it to calm gomez but they do use posion like belladonna and nightshade in their food. a crazy wonderful show!!!!
I remember once Fester used sulfuric acid as after- shave before a blind date. "I like the way it tingles!"
@@jean-paulaudette9246 plus eats cactus with the spines still on it.
Fester ate a thermometer once, too -- mercury poisoning!!
Comnarehellarios the show outrageous
Some use belladonna as medicine, a really scary medicine.
Does anyone else think uncle Fester is the most sweet, wholesome and cute person ever
This was one of my favorite episodes. Morticia was so beautiful.
this is my favorite episode...its so funny
“They’ll give me the ax.”
“Take note…if he fails, they’ll chop off head.”
“No. They’ll fire me.”
“And set fire to him to destroy evidence.”
I’m dead! 😂😂😂
Addamses would've appreciated!
Hilarious.
"Well if you'll excuse me; I have to go feed my plants, otherwise they'll get cranky."
"Plants? Plants get hungry? Cranky?"
"Well, after all; they're only human."
You are what you eat...
@@jean-paulaudette9246 NO
Very true
I’m 70 years old I never missed an episode in the sixties, best gags and brilliant humor love them all . Glad there honoring the show ,Jenna Ortega is so good but nobody beats the original cast 😂they had genius writers back then .
Our family looked forward to this show every week.
Random aside - that jump cut from the Newspaper front page into the shot near the start was excellently filmed, whoever did that...
I know!
Especially since this is in 1965
this is one of the funniest episodes, it's in the top 5 with me, thanks for posting this.
16:34 Aaah the charm of imperfect practical effects, you can still see the fish in the tank after the skeleton came out of the water. I really miss the old days when most if not all special effects were practical unlike today where almost everything is CGI
12:30 Man I *LOVE* that split second shot of Gomez’s demented stare while cranking the lever. That stare and smile alone really adds to the creepiness of the Addams'
There was also a significant amount of Groucho in his performance. We're probably agreed that he was perfect for the role.
Comeback here from Addams 2022. Nothing can replace this classical version.
Thanks #MGM I recall #TheAdamsFamily as a kid when BBC2 rebroadcasted them in the early 90’s and it really helped my recovery as a brain tumour survivor as I learned to laugh again.
I did see the reruns too from black and white TV set we still had, I am glad you survived :)
I always liked this series. I suppose that with a beauty like Carolyne Jones like Morticia, it would not be difficult for John Astin to act that he loved in such a romantic way and devoted to his wife. Moreover, I love how he shows that he loves her. This is how spouses should treat each other.
They’re so nice! Anyway who genuinely compliments Morticia and pulls out her chair for her is okay in my book.
(Also, I realize that tadpole eyes and alligator is supposed to be weird, but I can’t see tadpole eyes tasting that different from some kinds of caviar if they actually exist. And alligator IS quite good.)
I love how Lurch played thing as well. Well except when they were in the scene together.
UK Medic Did he really??? Wow, I never knew that. Thank you for sharing that. You would never know from just how big Lurch is. Is really is a huge guy.
@@Angel_Billy4-30-23 You're welcome. Yes Lurch was 6'9 just massive. I love this show so much! Take care ❤
You notice how Mr Harris was almost as tall as Lurch?
yep he did, Ted Cassidy actually had a seperate contract for thing
This sitcom is simply awesome: -D.... They are really environmentally conscious, I have to say. If they have anything left during their meal, they simply give it to the piranhas in the aquarium. It's a nice idea: -D: -D
the guys who played the VIPs in this were just brilliant
I just loved when uncle Fester smiled at the end of the intro.
thank you, MGM for posting these episodes.
For the kids out there, when one of the VIPs gushes, "This is fantastic," most persons under the age of 50 do not understand the ramifications of what he was truly saying. Before the late 1960s, the word "fantastic" did not have the same meaning as the same word used today. In fact, all one has to do is to follow the original Twilight Zone series (late 1950s through the mid 1960s) to hear many examples of the older understanding of the word "fantastic." It means anything which is not possible, being so ridiculously impossible as to be unrealistic or completely untenable. Hence, it was used as the adjective form of "fantasy." It was not until the "hippies" who revolted against everything their parents and the older generation stood for, that they used the word synonymously with "great," "far out," "cool," etc. The word "terrific" (which originally meant "terrible," "horrible") underwent the same evolution in meaning and usage.
It may be cuz English is not my first language but i use those words meaning exactly what old folks did and now i understand why people look at me weird when i speak.
That’s very interesting, thank you.
Didnt know that before. Thanks for taking the trouble to inform us.
The English language has always been in a constant state of change so the shift in meaning is understandable.
Oh Boy It’s Another Episode Of My Favorite Show
I think u misspelled something. But don't worry I corrected it
Correction:
OH MY GOD!!! THERES A NOTHER EPISODE OF THE BEST SHOW EVER!!!!
As u can see you had a lack of expretion, but it's not a big deal
Thanks For The Correction
@@negativenancy5695 'Another' is a single word.
'Expression'.
'You'.
You're welcome.
@@tsopmocful1958 Thank you.
Some of my fondest memories are of plopping down on the couch to this masterpiece of a show with my late grandfather. It almost makes me cry, love ya Pa
You can't beat the original Addams Family. I enjoy this series very much!
Uncle Fester was a genius. A pioneer of Sound Therapy Frequency
Carolyn Jones, the Godmother of Gothic! Such a beautiful talented actress and sadly missed. It's hard to believe she passed away from cancer in 1983, the year I was born. I maybe young, but I was brought up on all the good old classics before the 80's, the same goes for music, I'm a massive Elvis Presley Fan!! Aw, those were the days, I wish I was born before the 80's!!!!! 🏰🦇✨🌙🦉🍁🍂🔥🕸️🕷️👻⚡
@Jax You're absolutely beautiful. I'd like to get know you if at all possible. 🌹
The Addams Family.. The sixties, seventies and eighties was a time where creative and entertaining TV shows was just that.. A time where the whole family could sit by the TV and enjoy good television..
It's 40 years later so things change
It’s more likely that that was a time in your life you associate with that. People still enjoy good television, with or without you.
@@Kirsten_is_cursed10 eh… it’s way different though. This coming from someone who wasn’t alive for these shows. Yes, I enjoy modern television, but sometimes it’s quite absurd compared to this stuff haha
@@Kirsten_is_cursed10 unfortunately modern day entertainment is objectively bad, but that's what we are stuck with, so some try to find something to enjoy from it. At least we have reruns of classics like this.
There were many great shows in the 90s and 2000s as well. It's just personal preference which decade you enjoy the most, I don't think the overall quality has dipped. For every Addams Family, there were a dozen unfunny 60s sitcoms.
I love how Morticia is so caring towards her plants.
It would have been awsome to see The working-class Munsters spend the day with the so-called upper-class Addams Family :)
The Munsters would not approve and the Addams family would be generous and open, for they are far more forgiving.
Upper class? my foot!...or should I say my hand?...the thing was a hand and no one said that.... was hand a taboo word on the series?.... LOL....
JoJo C, A TV Series cross over. What a brilliant idea. Let’s do it.
@@MissMarinaCapri Someone needs to do a mashup.
Boo
Adams Family- Never a dull moment.
I came here after watching the new Wednesday show, which I thoroughly enjoyed. It ranks second to the 1960 original in viewership. I'm 30 so I didn't grow up watching TV in black and white but I certainly appreciate the creativity, humor and overall greatness of this show (and many other movies from this era). Very different from what we watch on TV now, that's for sure.
I have been watching the addams family for so many times and i am not near to stopping. This is too nice to watch 😍
One of my favorite episodes. Its funny, clever and features guest stars who appeared on Star Trek and Gilligan's Island.
This is one of my top five favorite episodes!
I think the Addam's may have prevented ww3
So what you're saying is that they exist outside of fiction?
@@tsriketwm7274 What he's saying between Uncle fester , Gomez and JR. The Russian don't stand a chance
I think so too
I wouldn't be a bit surprised, I totally agree!!!
@@tsriketwm7274 It was a joke.
I used to watch the Addams family when I was younger.thanks.
Back when talent and innocence was rewarded with fame.
Thank you for sharing MGM!
Wife:what’s in the mail
Gomez:bills!
Wife:wonderful
Me:pay mine please!
The 90s Addams family movies where good but this version of Addams family is still the best.
"Is strong bell"😂
Dont forget Vitto Scotti he was a great character on Gilligan's island ss the little Japanese sailor and the mad scientist- very funny many who could fit the rolls well
I love the Addams Family it's very light hearted and happy with comedy stuff too.
Yes!! Very different from the "psychopath - cold blooded Wednesday" modern tv show!
I love this show! This is downright hilarious!
I laugh until I am literally crying.
Thank you for the full episodes, I grew up watching this show and I still love it. Likely always will~
I’ll take black bubbling water over cgi piranhas any day.
Same it's called some pumps, food dye and some amazing acting can turn it into an amazing show
Same.
I’m curious how they pulled off that gag where they’d put a fish/slab of meat into the tank and have a skeleton/bones pop back out, I’d imagine the water would put up a lot of resistance for shooting anything out.
I am a young girl and honestly I just love this show ! I wish my generation know more about old show and not just all the remake 😔 Anyway love when Carolyn say “C’est la guerre” 😂
"Tishi, you spoke French!"
Cousin Creep! I love it! That ending scene makes we want to dance the Mamushka!
I binged all of these episodes and then decided to get prime video to binge the rest when this was uploaded. Thank you MGM for bringing this wonderful classic to my attention. I've fallen completely head over heels for it!
Enjoyed this show so much more than it's "rival" series at the time: THE MUNSTERS
There should have been a crossover.
@@shiningkingghidora There's some fanart. Some a bit more... Lets say spicy.
They actually captured those bumbling soviet bureaucrats pretty well.
Mafon2 They did a pretty good job with the American variety as well.
How do you know? Did you meet any in your life?
@@Samar3n I was too young to experience the genuine soviet functionaries, but it's very accurate to the portrail of the low to mid civil servants in the old soviet films.
@@Mafon2 Are you from any post-Soviet state? I wonder where you got that hostile depiction of soviet civil servants from. I had never seen anything like that in old soviet films. I'm russian, by the way.
I absolutely love The addams Familty Tv series. When I first saw an epsode, I thought Fester was a kind of electric monk !
Very good picture and sound quality from 60 years ago on all these episodes! Even if it is only 480p here on UA-cam....
I am a literature student and I must have to admit that "The comedy of ideas" & " comedy of manners" is at its finest in this sitcom.
I like how they are confused yet intrigued not Frightened
This episode explained a lot of things in the real world!
1:30 the poor guy stuck in the suit of armor is one of the more underrated characters/decorations. It’s implied that most of the Addams’s artifacts are possessed to some extent, but it’s just so enigmatic that one of them is just a living(?) human being who refuses to leave the house.
this, lost in space, and twilight zone were some of my favorite shows growing up, and im not that old. these shows were classic, thats all.
When Morticia Saids Back to our own beautiful World and it sure is the life of The Addams Family😄
😂😂😂😂 I love the show, the acting, the scenes, the photography.... Just mesmerizing to me ❤️✨
Yes I see it now. Truly a golden age of television when actors could make a lifetime impression even if you never learned their names.
Please show us one with cousin It
Watched these in reruns and enjoyed as much as when I watched them as a kid when the show was brand new!
MGM has the Lion in the Addam’s house is a museum. 😃❤️
If every family were like the Addams, life would be so much more interesting.
I love the consistency that the VIPs stabbed a page that was at the beginning of the phone book, in a realistic spot for the name Addams to be
I love how those visitors say mr harris tried to bribe them with the bar and dancers... "we go later" xDD
These episodes make my day and October thank you a classic is a classic I adore this family ❤️
I love how they love each other
It's the "Trouble With Tribbles" guy playing the Ruskie..
Brilliant in both parts
‘’Darling you have such a way with trains’’
Yep,so did Beeching!
Clever