<Li> Gomez Addams (John Astin)--A retired lawyer, Gomez is passionately in love with his wife, often referring to her in Spanish pet names such as "Querida" and "Cara Mía". His ardor is greatly intensified when she speaks French . Gomez is very wealthy as a result of owning numerous companies and stocks, and squanders money in a cavalier manner while remaining wealthy, while his hobby consists of gleefully detonating model trains . He refers to Spain as his "ancestral home" with his family background referenced as "Castilian". Regularly dressed in a double - breasted, pinstriped suit with a black tie, Gomez is almost always seen smoking a cigar . Astin added this trait to the character as he had already been a cigar smoker prior to the show's debut, but then quit after the series ended . </Li> <Li> Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan)--Morticia's exuberant uncle, who is completely bald and dressed in a floor - length, fur - collared coat . Fester he is quite fond of dynamite and blasting caps . He often relaxes on a bed of nails, by inserting his head into a book press or by being stretched on a wooden torture rack, while he powers light bulbs by placing them into his mouth . </Li> <Ul> <Li> Lurch (Ted Cassidy)--The Addams' loyal butler, who mainly speaks in grunts or groans . Morticia and Gomez summon him with a hangman's - noose bell pull, to which he immediately appears on screen and replies, "You rang?" He is physically imposing and plays the harpsichord . 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 (Blossom Rock)--Gomez's mother, a witch who conjures potions and spells, and dabbles in fortune telling and knife throwing . </Li> <Li> Wednesday Addams (Lisa Loring)--Gomez's and Morticia's daughter and the youngest member of the family, Wednesday is a strange yet sweet - natured little girl who enjoys keeping bizarre pets such as a black widow spider named Homer and a lizard named Lucifer, in addition to playing with a beheaded doll named Marie Antoinette . </Li> <Li> Pugsley Addams (Ken Weatherwax)--Gomez's and Morticia's son, and Wednesday's older brother . Kind - hearted and smart, he occasionally conforms to conventional standards contrary to his family, such as joining the Boy Scouts . He also enjoys engineering various machines, playing with blasting caps, and playing with his pet octopus Aristotle . </Li> <Li> Thing--A disembodied hand that appears out of boxes and other conveniently placed containers . Gomez's constant "companion" since 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 . However, Thing was regularly billed as "Itself" in the closing credits . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Lurch (Ted Cassidy)--The Addams' loyal butler, who mainly speaks in grunts or groans . Morticia and Gomez summon him with a hangman's - noose bell pull, to which he immediately appears on screen and replies, "You rang?" He is physically imposing and plays the harpsichord . 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>

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