<Ul> <Li> Morticia Addams (portayed by Carolyn Jones)--Morticia A. Addams (née Frump) is a cultivated and beautiful woman who dabbles in art, plays the shamisen, raises man - eating plants, and trims her roses by clipping off the buds and arranging the thorny stems in a vase ("Oh, the thorns are lovely this year"). She can light candles with her fingertips and emit smoke directly from her person . Always attired in a long, black, very tight, V - neck dress, she minces about her home with the dress's bizarre hem, resembling octopus arms, gyrating and dragging across the floor with her every step . She wears little jewelry, only a simple necklace with a large cut stone and a ring with a huge black gem set on an ornate, hinged compartment . That compartment usually holds cyanide powder but sometimes saccharine (as the powder is identified in the episode "Morticia Joins the Ladies League"). She uses the ring's contents to flavor her hemlock, wolfsbane, and henbane teas or offers doses in like refreshments served to house guests . With her aristocratic bearing and detachment, she is often the calm center of the chaotic events of the household . </Li> <Li> Gomez Addams (portrayed by John Astin)--Gomez is passionately in love with his wife, often referring to her in Spanish as "Querida" and "Cara Mía". His ardor is greatly intensified when she speaks French (a quirk that first appears in the eleventh episode, "The Addams Family Meet the V.I.P.s"). Before that his ardor was aroused when she called him "Bubbeleh", a German - Bavarian and Yiddish word meaning "darling" or "sweetie". Gomez is very wealthy as a result of owning numerous companies and stocks (in a pre-debut promotional spot, Gomez tells an interviewer that the family is independently wealthy, having "made a killing in the stock market, back in 1929" (a reference to the famous Wall Street Crash of 1929). He does not seem to regard money itself as a priority and squanders money in a cavalier manner while remaining wealthy . Gomez spends a great deal of time with his family and does not go out to work . Even at home he consistently dresses in a dark, double - breasted, loud pin - striped suit and a black tie . He keeps a pair of thick - lensed reading glasses (pince - nez) on a black fabric lanyard in his coat's left inside breast pocket . In the outer breast pocket, he stores lit cigars and a watch linked to a long gold chain that is attached to the coat's left lapel . Occasionally, when his family ventures outdoors at night to frolic in the nearby swamp or to "moon bathe" in their home's front yard, Gomez does change his clothing . He either dons safari outfits or wears a horizontal striped full - torso swimsuit, the antique type once worn by men in the 1890s and early 1900s . With regard to his personal genealogy, he refers to Spain as his "ancestral home" with his family background referenced as "Castilian", and at times he uses Spanish words and phrases . Gomez can perform rapid and complicated calculations in his head . He is remarkably acrobatic and can easily dismount from a trampoline or from a hanging position upon a chandelier . One of his hobbies is Zen - Yogi, apparently a weird blend of acrobatics and yoga . Another hobby consists of gleefully dynamiting model trains as they are about to collide with each other, by using a hand detonator . In "The Addams Family in Court," episode, it is revealed that Gomez works as a lawyer who has yet to win a case in his career . </Li> <Li> Uncle Fester (portrayed by Jackie Coogan)--Uncle Fester is Morticia's exuberant, kind, and "electric" uncle . Completely bald and invariably attired in a plain floor - length coat with a wide fur - trimmed collar, Fester is quite fond of toying with dynamite and blasting caps and often relaxes or treats ailments in the family's "play room" by reclining on a bed of nails, inserting his head into a large book press, or being bound with ropes and stretched on a wooden torture rack . Fester has the ability to power electric light bulbs by placing them in his mouth . When angered by outsiders, he may grab for a blunderbuss and announce that he will shoot the offender in the back only for Gomez and Morticia to keep him from doing so . He is occasionally seen munching on Prickly Pear cactus leaves . </Li> <Li> Lurch (portrayed by Ted Cassidy)--Lurch is the household butler . Morticia and Gomez summon him by means of a bell pull in the form of a hangman's noose, which rings the massive bell located in the mansion's bell tower (the resulting gong shakes the entire house when the noose is pulled). When Lurch appears (usually immediately thereafter), he responds in a very deep bass voice, "You rang?" When questions are posed to Lurch his primary response is a deep annoyed grunt wagging his head, from which the family glean complex meanings . He is superhumanly strong and often plays the harpsichord (the music is actually played by The Addams Family composer Vic Mizzy) which had previously been owned by Cousin Crimp . Lurch is very high - minded about visitors . When an undercover operative named Mr. Hollister (played by George Neise) visited the family, Lurch patted him down and regarded him suspiciously when he found his gun . Mr. Hollister showed Lurch his badge, whereupon Lurch returned the gun . Also, when announcing the arrival of visitors in the foyer of the Addams' home, the towering servant invariably grabs and crushes any hats being worn by male guests in his attempts to care for them . Lurch at times regards his employers' activities with some dubiousness much like a servant expressing disdain for the idle rich; and on those occasions when he feels overworked or stressed, he, like Uncle Fester, seeks therapeutic relief by being stretched on the family's torture rack . Ted Cassidy made a cameo appearance as Lurch on an episode of the Batman TV series, and on TV music shows while promoting the pop song of the era "The Lurch" (and the dance which it accompanied). </Li> <Li> Grandmama Addams (portrayed by Blossom Rock)--The mother of Gomez . She is a witch who conjures up potions, spells and hexes . She also dabbles in painting, playing the bagpipes, and fortune - telling, though with respect to the last, she is a charlatan . Her given name is thought to be Esmeralda, but is only addressed as that name by Hester "Franny" Frump . </Li> <Li> Wednesday Friday Addams (played by Lisa Loring)--Gomez and Morticia's daughter . She is the youngest member (six years old) of the family, she is a strange yet sweet - natured little girl who pursues such hobbies as raising spiders, beheading dolls (called "Marie Antoinette," "Mary Queen of Scots," and "Little Red Riding Hood"), and practicing ballet in a black tutu . Her favorite pet is a black widow spider named Homer, although she also has a lizard named Lucifer . She is strong enough to bring her father to his knees in a judo hold . </Li> <Li> Pugsley Addams (portrayed by Ken Weatherwax)--Gomez and Morticia's son and Wednesday's older brother . Kind - hearted and smart, occasionally conforming to "conventional" standards contrary to his family, he nevertheless shares a close bond with his parents and sister, the latter whom he often plays with . He also enjoys engineering various machines (sometimes with Gomez), playing with blasting caps, and his pet octopus Aristotle . Despite his pudginess, Pugsley is, like his father, exceptionally agile, able to outclimb a gorilla and hang from branches by his teeth . </Li> <Li> Thing T. Thing--A disembodied hand that appears out of boxes and other conveniently placed containers . Gomez's constant "companion" since Gomez's childhood, Thing is always ready to assist family members with minor daily services and diversions, such as lifting the receiver on telephones, retrieving the mail, lighting cigars, pouring tea, and playing chess . Thing apparently has the ability to teleport from container to container, almost instantly: Thing sometimes appears from different containers at opposite ends of the room within seconds of each other . Though Ted Cassidy would often portray Thing, assistant director Jack Voglin would sometimes portray Thing in scenes where Lurch and Thing appear together . In all cases, the hand which portrayed Thing went uncredited, with its actor always being listed as "Itself" in the credits . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Morticia Addams (portayed by Carolyn Jones)--Morticia A. Addams (née Frump) is a cultivated and beautiful woman who dabbles in art, plays the shamisen, raises man - eating plants, and trims her roses by clipping off the buds and arranging the thorny stems in a vase ("Oh, the thorns are lovely this year"). She can light candles with her fingertips and emit smoke directly from her person . Always attired in a long, black, very tight, V - neck dress, she minces about her home with the dress's bizarre hem, resembling octopus arms, gyrating and dragging across the floor with her every step . She wears little jewelry, only a simple necklace with a large cut stone and a ring with a huge black gem set on an ornate, hinged compartment . That compartment usually holds cyanide powder but sometimes saccharine (as the powder is identified in the episode "Morticia Joins the Ladies League"). She uses the ring's contents to flavor her hemlock, wolfsbane, and henbane teas or offers doses in like refreshments served to house guests . With her aristocratic bearing and detachment, she is often the calm center of the chaotic events of the household . </Li> <Li> Gomez Addams (portrayed by John Astin)--Gomez is passionately in love with his wife, often referring to her in Spanish as "Querida" and "Cara Mía". His ardor is greatly intensified when she speaks French (a quirk that first appears in the eleventh episode, "The Addams Family Meet the V.I.P.s"). Before that his ardor was aroused when she called him "Bubbeleh", a German - Bavarian and Yiddish word meaning "darling" or "sweetie". Gomez is very wealthy as a result of owning numerous companies and stocks (in a pre-debut promotional spot, Gomez tells an interviewer that the family is independently wealthy, having "made a killing in the stock market, back in 1929" (a reference to the famous Wall Street Crash of 1929). He does not seem to regard money itself as a priority and squanders money in a cavalier manner while remaining wealthy . Gomez spends a great deal of time with his family and does not go out to work . Even at home he consistently dresses in a dark, double - breasted, loud pin - striped suit and a black tie . He keeps a pair of thick - lensed reading glasses (pince - nez) on a black fabric lanyard in his coat's left inside breast pocket . In the outer breast pocket, he stores lit cigars and a watch linked to a long gold chain that is attached to the coat's left lapel . Occasionally, when his family ventures outdoors at night to frolic in the nearby swamp or to "moon bathe" in their home's front yard, Gomez does change his clothing . He either dons safari outfits or wears a horizontal striped full - torso swimsuit, the antique type once worn by men in the 1890s and early 1900s . With regard to his personal genealogy, he refers to Spain as his "ancestral home" with his family background referenced as "Castilian", and at times he uses Spanish words and phrases . Gomez can perform rapid and complicated calculations in his head . He is remarkably acrobatic and can easily dismount from a trampoline or from a hanging position upon a chandelier . One of his hobbies is Zen - Yogi, apparently a weird blend of acrobatics and yoga . Another hobby consists of gleefully dynamiting model trains as they are about to collide with each other, by using a hand detonator . In "The Addams Family in Court," episode, it is revealed that Gomez works as a lawyer who has yet to win a case in his career . </Li> <Li> Uncle Fester (portrayed by Jackie Coogan)--Uncle Fester is Morticia's exuberant, kind, and "electric" uncle . Completely bald and invariably attired in a plain floor - length coat with a wide fur - trimmed collar, Fester is quite fond of toying with dynamite and blasting caps and often relaxes or treats ailments in the family's "play room" by reclining on a bed of nails, inserting his head into a large book press, or being bound with ropes and stretched on a wooden torture rack . Fester has the ability to power electric light bulbs by placing them in his mouth . When angered by outsiders, he may grab for a blunderbuss and announce that he will shoot the offender in the back only for Gomez and Morticia to keep him from doing so . He is occasionally seen munching on Prickly Pear cactus leaves . </Li>

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