TV Theme Songs: The Addams Family

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New month, new countdown! Here we go into February with 28 days of television theme music. Some of these were hits, and some were just on the TV shows. But all are great in my books! Let’s get started. The Addams Family - Victor Mizzy Ironic that this starts the month, given that Lisa Loring, who played Wednesday Addams, passed away earlier this week. In fact, there’s only one cast member left: 92-year-old John Astin. Back in the 60s there were these “arguments” of sorts: Beatles or Stones. Jeannie or Bewitched. And The Munsters or The Addams Family. For me, Gomez and company won that part of the discussion hands down. (I also preferred Bewitched. I like both the Beatles and the Stones.) So here’s some worthless trivia for you: Thing, although billed as “Itself,” was actually Ted Cassidy’s hand. If there was a scene where Lurch and Thing were together then someone else played the role, but most of the time it was Cassidy. And the headstands that Gomez always did while reading his paper and smoking a cigar? That was real. Astin is a Buddhist and has practiced yoga poses for ages, so he was perfectly capable of doing that. As for the theme, where (snap snap) it’s one of the most iconic (snap snap) themes in television. A good place to start the month! The Addams Family Written by Victor Mizzy Recorded by Victor Mizzy From The Addams Family, 1964-66 Neat! Sweet!