The Addams Family of which were originally published in "The New Yorker" between their debut in 1938 and Charles Addams' death in 1988. They have since been adapted to other media. In 1964, a live-action television series, starring John Astin and Carolyn Jones, premiered on ABC and subsequently inspired a 1977 television film and cameos from the cast in other shows. An unrelated animated series aired in 1973. The franchise was revived in the 1990s with a feature film series consisting of "The Addams Family" (1991) and "Addams Family Values" (1993). Both received nominations for Academy Awards, BAFTA Awards, and Hugo Awards. For
The Addams Family (handheld video game) The Addams Family (handheld video game) The Addams Family is the title of a video game released for the original Game Boy, as well as differing versions for the Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Gear, Genesis, NES, SNES, and the ZX Spectrum. The games are a tie-in with the 1991 movie, The Addams Family. It was published and developed in 1992 by Ocean Software. It is a platform side-scrolling action game. Tully Alford, the Addams Family attorney, has evicted the clan from their home (based towards the end of the movie) and to make matters worse, Morticia