""Addams Family’ Hopefuls: Photos From Auditions for..." Topic

…a Classic TV Show.

"Some familial surnames are so much a part of the American landscape that it's difficult to discuss the country's history, its highs and lows or its complex and often contradictory legacy without mentioning them. The Roosevelt family. The Kennedy family. The Addams family.

Consider the relevance and the cultural reach of the latter. Gomez, Morticia, Uncle Fester, Lurch and the rest have been around, in various incarnations, for eight decades. Created in the 1930s by the legendary cartoonist, Charles Addams (see below), the endearingly macabre family and assorted friends, neighbors and things have appeared in magazines (most notably The New Yorker), books, movies, on Broadway and, of course in a short-lived but fondly remembered 1960s TV series. A later, not-terrible animated series ran for a few seasons as a Saturday morning cartoon in the mid-Seventies.

Here, on the 50th anniversary of the broadcast premiere of the original TV series—it debuted on ABC on Sept. 18, 1964—LIFE.com takes a look back at the auditions for the show; some of the actors and actresses who ended up in the cast; and a number of others (largely unidentified in LIFE's archives) who gave it their best shot, but evidently weren't quite what producers had in mind…"

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One of the best shows ever!.

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Armand

Morticia – inspiring goths for 50 years!

The funniest thing is, one of those hopefuls looks a little like Darryl Hannah . . . Who actually did play Morticia at one point.

I always loved The Addams Family. My parents had a number of cartoon collections that had many of the original drawings by Addams which I looked at constantly so when they started a show about them I was totally hooked. The movies were great as well.

This was a fascinating look at the process of casting the show. Thanks, Armand.

Covert-- when did Hannah play Morticia? I have no recollection of that and it would be cool to see!

Nazrat, Addams Family Reunion, 1998:

Ah, cool! Thanks!

I've always loved the Addams !!!! I had the Aurora model of their house, still available from Polar Lights – link Brooke Shields played Morticia on the Broadway version of The Addams too ! link

Strange even in the middle of the dark Continent saw both cartoon show and sitcom as a young kid. most fond memory plus the Flintstones and Jetsons.
Strange but true
Cheers thanks Armand nice memories

Don't know who she is JJ, but I like'm all !

Happy you enjoyed it my freinds!. (smile).

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Armand

Strange but true, there's a Frank Sinatra cover of the TV series theme song.