Halloween with the New Addams Family Halloween with the New Addams Family Halloween with the New Addams Family is a 1977 American made-for-television comedy horror film based on the 1964–1966 sitcom "The Addams Family" which reunited original cast members John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy, Lisa Loring, Ken Weatherwax and Felix Silla. Gomez and Morticia have had two more children, Wednesday Jr. and Pugsley Jr., who strongly resemble their older siblings. Gomez's brother, Pancho, is staying with the family while Gomez attends a lodge meeting in Tombstone, Arizona. Gomez is jealous of his brother, who once courted Morticia. Halloween is near, and Pancho tells
Addams Family Reunion market. Because of the underwhelming commercial performance of "Addams Family Values", as well as the death of Raul Julia, who had played Gomez Addams, Paramount Pictures ultimately decided not to produce a third film, resulting in Saban deciding to reboot the series. "Addams Family Reunion" was coproduced by Saban with Warner Bros. The two studios planned to produce a new series called "The New Addams Family", and intended to produce a two hour pilot film for the series, which eventually became "Addams Family Reunion"; Saban planned to premiere the film on a cable network owned by the company before releasing