![]() It was only when the comics were first adapted to television that the Addams family were given personalities and names. “The Addams Family” goes after ’20s era versions of the same general group of people.įor much of the run of the comic the characters were unnamed. ![]() “The Simpsons” goes after Regan era Dom-coms, Domestic Comedies that focus on the home lives of your standard Christian white cis-het family. “The Simpsons” and the original “Addams” comic panels both satirize the “model family” – they simply target different time periods. Satire has always been used as a weapon against the status quo and those who benefit from it. First penned by Charles Addams in 1938, “The Addams Family” draws from the same satirical well that, for example “The Simpsons” or early “South Park” do. ![]() “The Addams Family” is based on a series of single panel comics published in the New Yorker. This film may be a testament to the staying power of the Addams it’s also a lesson in poor plot structuring and lack of thematic focus. ![]() The Addams Family has been around for much longer than many of us have been alive. ![]() From the ’30s comic panels to the ’60s live action show from the animated sitcoms of the ’70s and ’90s, followed by the ’90s films, both theatrical and straight to video, a revised live action show, a stage musical, and finally this film. Again… A creature that refuses to be put down, The Addams family has had an adaptation for basically every generation since its inception. ![]()
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