One family member that has not been discussed much is Thing. Many of you may know Thing from the show, or the movies. But in the strip, Thing was quite different, Thing was a person. In fact that is Thing down in the bottom left.

I briefly mentioned Thing near the start of this journey, in week 3.

This image is the cover for Addams and Evil, published in 1947. At this time Fester, Granny Frump, and Grandmama were not yet official members of the Family.

In the TV show Pugsley has a pet octopus, here Wednesday can be seen holding a presumably toy octopus.

There really is not much of a “comic” to this strip, being the book cover. But it is a picture i enjoy a lot, and it fits well with my cozy theme of the last couple weeks.

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Week 1

The Addams Family (1964) Rewatch

Season 1 Episode 1

Season 1 Episode 2

Season 1 Episode 3

  • cannedtunaMEnglish
    1·
    3 days ago

    I wonder what happened to Thing. Tragic death and all that could be saved was a single reanimated hand?

    • nocturne@slrpnk.netOP
      2·
      3 days ago

      In the later films, thanks to advances in special effects, Thing (played by Christopher Hart’s hand) is able to emerge and run on his fingertips, much like a spider. In Addams Family Values, Thing is shown driving a car into Debbie to rescue Uncle Fester. After this, Fester gets into the car and Thing drives them off to the Addams Family Mansion, albeit erratically, frightening Fester in the process.

      Maybe so!