![]() ![]() ![]() This adaptation fails not because of its cast or themes, but because it veers away from the sitcom format that made it so unique. The humor of the Addams family has succeeded best when they are placed in contrast against "normal" society, not through physical comedy, cheap special effects, and improvisation. While perhaps chuckle-worthy at the time, these jokes feel flat today. Comedy bits included a dance party, musical numbers, and blue-screen gags such as the front door being opened to reveal a film of a man parachuting through the air. The idea never materialized beyond an unsold pilot, which aired on various channels from 1973 to 1974. For a family that thrives on the strange and surreal, a musical variety show around the Addams might have been too bizarre even for them. ![]()
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