Morticia Addams in the 1930s. In the cartoons, none of the family members had names. When the characters were adapted to the 1964 television series, Charles Addams' selection of her name was inspired by "mortician". Morticia's maiden name is "Frump" and she has an older sister named Ophelia (also played by Carolyn Jones). In the television series, her mother (Uncle Fester's sister) was named Hester Frump (played by Margaret Hamilton). Her mother-in-law is Grandmama Addams. In the 1990s Addams Family films, Grandmama is actually Morticia's mother, not Gomez's. Morticia is described as a witch; she is slim, with extremely pale skin and
The Addams Family (video game series) Addams family in order to find one item from each. The game is a side scrolling platformer adventure game that plays in a very similar way to the previous "Addams Family" title. The game plays in a non-linear way in so much that the player can choose which level to attempt by entering whichever door they choose in the Addams house. The NES version was not a direct port of the SNES version. The NES version was actually based on the previous "Addams Family" game released for Super NES, Mega Drive and Amiga, showing the same levels, enemies, items and