Lurch (The Addams Family) Lurch (The Addams Family) Lurch (whose first name is unknown) is a fictional character created by American cartoonist Charles Addams as a manservant to The Addams Family. In the original television series, Lurch was played by Ted Cassidy, who used the famous catchphrase, "You rang?" (a similar phrase was the trademark of the character Maynard G. Krebs in "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis"). In Charles Addams's original cartoons, Lurch is often seen accompanying the rest of the Family, sometimes carrying a feather-duster. In a couple of illustrations, the Family is seen decorating Lurch like they would a Christmas tree.
Fofão (character) toy based on the character. After the end of the original program in 1986, the character won a solo program in the same year, broadcast by Rede Bandeirantes until 1989, called "TV Fofão" (with a return between 1994–1996). The last appearance of the character on television was in 1998 by the channel . In 1989 the character starred in a theatrical movie titled "". The character has also led to several other licensed products and sold numerous albums of children's songs during the 80s and 90s. According to Orival Pessini, Fofão was created at the request of TV Globo director