Was 'The Addams Family' A Part of the 60's Sexual Revolution?!? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 11-07-2010, 10:20 PM

In the early 1960′s, fantasy elements on sitcoms were a rarity. But with a snap of the fingers, The Addams Family changed all that and made it okay for households to possess supernatural abilities, employ Frankenstein-Butlers and own a severed hand as a pet. Today, it’s not crazy to flip on the TV and find a superhero family on ABC (No Ordinary Family), trailer trash cephalopods on Cartoon Network (Squidbillies), and fist-pumping guidos on MTV (Jersey Shore); equally bizarre specimen that owe it to the Addams’ for keeping things out of the ordinary.

Trivia: Gomez and Morticia was the first TV couple that were implicitly sexually active.

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biffbronson · 11-09-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Damage

In the early 1960′s, fantasy elements on sitcoms were a rarity. But with a snap of the fingers, The Addams Family changed all that and made it okay for households to possess supernatural abilities, employ Frankenstein-Butlers and own a severed hand as a pet.

Pre-dating The Addams Family and other series, I believe My Favorite Martian was the first sitcom to dive headfirst into "fantasy elements."

Sterling Holobyte · 11-09-2010, 11:39 PM

Sex was not something I thought about while watching The Addams Family.

In fact, it would have been the last thing I thought about while watching The Addams Family. Some guys have to find lurid sexual situations in everything, I guess. Gomez was crazily attracted to his attractive wife, yes. Wow. Stop the presses. I guess he doesn't see much of that nowadays.

The writer who wrote this tripe really is out of touch, and seemingly obsessed with sex. What he wrote about Leave It To Beaver is another example: "solid writing and a hilarious title (don’t act like you’re above it) keep this show on air 50+ years later."

Really?? The show's title is one reason the show has been on the air for more than 50 years??
Maybe it is the depiction of a wholesome, intact functioning family unit that people like, you doorknob!

Sorry for going off-topic, Brian.

coffield3 · 11-10-2010, 12:06 AM

With-out a doubt!

Marvo301 · 11-10-2010, 12:55 AM

I don't know if the Addams Family was a part of the 60's sexual revolution so much as they were a product of it. I think because the writers were living through the sexual revolution in society at that time it reflected in how they wrote these characters.

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Sterling Holobyte Harper House Senior Member Join Date: Nov 07, 2002 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,896	Sex was not something I thought about while watching The Addams Family. In fact, it would have been the last thing I thought about while watching The Addams Family. Some guys have to find lurid sexual situations in everything, I guess. Gomez was crazily attracted to his attractive wife, yes. Wow. Stop the presses. I guess he doesn't see much of that nowadays. The writer who wrote this tripe really is out of touch, and seemingly obsessed with sex. What he wrote about Leave It To Beaver is another example: "solid writing and a hilarious title (don’t act like you’re above it) keep this show on air 50+ years later." Really?? The show's title is one reason the show has been on the air for more than 50 years?? Maybe it is the depiction of a wholesome, intact functioning family unit that people like, you doorknob! Sorry for going off-topic, Brian.
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,453	I don't know if the Addams Family was a part of the 60's sexual revolution so much as they were a product of it. I think because the writers were living through the sexual revolution in society at that time it reflected in how they wrote these characters.
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