The Addams Family | |
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Genre | |
Based on | The Addams Family by Charles Addams |
Developed by | David Levy[1] |
Starring | |
Opening theme | Vic Mizzy |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 64 (List of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | David Levy |
Producer | Nat Perrin |
Production location | Hollywood, California |
Camera setup | Single-camera |
Running time | 25 minutes |
Production company | Filmways Television |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | September 18, 1964 April 8, 1966 | –
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The Addams Family is an American gothic sitcom based on Charles Addams's New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute television series was responsible for taking the unnamed characters in the single-panel gag cartoons and giving them names, back stories, and a household setting. It was spearheaded by David Levy, who created and developed the series with Donald Saltzman in cooperation with cartoonist Addams, who gave each character a name and description for the first time. The series was shot in black-and-white, airing for two seasons on ABC from September 18, 1964, to April 8, 1966, for a total of 64 episodes. The show's opening theme was composed and sung by Vic Mizzy.
The show was originally produced by head writer Nat Perrin for Filmways, Inc., at General Service Studios in Hollywood, California. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer now owns the rights to the series.