The Addams Family opening gets a color makeover - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TMC · 08-21-2015, 02:59 AM

http://www.avclub.com/article/addams...akeover-224143

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Stuart Manning, creator of the Dark Shadows News Page, made a color version of The Addams Family opening, using the color set photos as his guide. Surprisingly, Morticia cuts yellow rose buds, not red; and unsurprisingly, the color version just doesn’t feel as creepy as the black and white opening. You can compare both of them below.

The Addams Family ran from 1964 to 1966 on ABC and was filmed in black and white, even though ABC had begun filming in color in 1962. The series’ CBS rival, The Munsters, also ran from 1964 to 1966 and was filmed in black and white. Family sitcoms were a little ghoulish during those years.

The TV series was the first of several adaptations of the beloved characters created by New Yorker cartoonist Charles Addams. The ’90s in particular saw a resurgence of interest in all things creepy and kooky. Barry Sonnenfeld’s film adaptation was released in 1991, ABC ran an animated version in 1992, Addams Family Values came out in movie theaters in 1993, and there was even a made-for-TV movie in 1998, called Addams Family Reunion. There was also the Addams Family musical, which ran on Broadway from March 2010 to December 2011. The stage version, disappointingly, was all in color.

howilu · 09-08-2015, 10:18 AM

It was great to see the opening in color but there was something missing. Ted Cassidy's deep voice that said "Neat Sweet Petite" and the last stanza that went:

"So get a witch's shawl on,
A broomstick you can fall on.
We're gonna pay a call on
The Addams Family (Finger snaps)"

treky · 09-19-2015, 12:13 AM

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Originally Posted by howilu

It was great to see the opening in color but there was something missing. Ted Cassidy's deep voice that said "Neat Sweet Petite" and the last stanza that went:

"So get a witch's shawl on,
A broomstick you can fall on.
We're gonna pay a call on
The Addams Family (Finger snaps)"

the line was: "A broomstick you can CRAWL on" not FALL ON.

howilu · 09-23-2015, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by treky

the line was: "A broomstick you can CRAWL on" not FALL ON.

Thanks for the correction on the line in the classic Vic Mizzy theme.

treky · 09-30-2015, 03:16 AM

there's another version of the opening on You Tube that shows the ENTIRE opening.

09-08-2015, 10:18 AM	#2
howilu Member Senior Member Join Date: Apr 20, 2003 Location: St. Louis Park, MN Posts: 1,961	It was great to see the opening in color but there was something missing. Ted Cassidy's deep voice that said "Neat Sweet Petite" and the last stanza that went: "So get a witch's shawl on, A broomstick you can fall on. We're gonna pay a call on The Addams Family (Finger snaps)"

09-30-2015, 03:16 AM	#5
treky star trek fan Eternal Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 25, 2002 Location: Conshohocken, pennsylvania Posts: 14,490	there's another version of the opening on You Tube that shows the ENTIRE opening.