Jenna Ortega gives Wednesday Addams a new coming-of-age murder mystery in Netflix's 'Wednesday.' Fans first met the 10-year-old character from the original cartoons in the 1964 sitcom.

As the "first family of goth," The Addams Family was created by cartoonist Charles "Chas" Addams as an inversion to the "ideal" American Dream.The characters premiered in a 1938 cartoon strip in ...

1938: Charles Addams began creating single-panel cartoons about his fictional Addams Family. He made 150 Addams Family cartoons, ... Cassidy and other members of the original TV cast also appeared.

The new animated film version of “The Addams Family” returns the delightfully macabre family to its original roots: a cartoon. Long before the TV series with its can’t-get-it-out-of-your ...

There have been three TV shows featuring The Addams Family: The original series that ran from 1964-1966, a cartoon version that ran from 1992-1993, and most recently, the hit Netflix show Wednesday.

The Addams Family cartoons packed more danger into black and white panels than large or small screens can capture. ... “They’re not nearly as dark as the original cartoons.

The Addams family would gladly feast on those who would subdue them. But over the years, it seems they’ve only thrived. Since originating as a regular satirical cartoon in The New Yorker in 1938 ...

It's natural to spend Thanksgiving holiday with the family. Unless, of course, it's "The Addams Family," in which case it might be the teensiest bit unnatural. Not to mention a whole lot of ooky ...

Brooke Shields portrays Morticia Addams (center) in a performance of "The Addams Family," in New York. The production will end its run on Dec. 31, 2011. (AP Photo/The Publicity Office, Jeremy Daniel) ...

America’s spookiest family is making a comeback in the only medium that can contain them, animation. The cast of MGM’s upcoming “The Adams Family” film.

The first cartoon adaptation of The Addams Family lacked the chilling charm of the live-action TV series.Produced by Hanna-Barbera Studios, the show's dark humor and environment were toned down ...