The Cultural History of The Addams Family

[firecat]

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/cultural-history-addams-family-180973315
Good article, but I'm just using it as an excuse to talk about my own history with it.

I credit the TV show with encouraging some of my weirdness.

I have a running list that I update every time I rewatch an episode: "Everything I needed to know about life I learned from the Addams family".

Some entries:
-When it comes to art, and appearance, de gustibus.
-Creative endeavors are important for life satisfaction.
-Question the stereotypes you learn in school.
-Bagpipes are a lovely musical instrument.
-It's ok to have a fetish but be polite about it.
-Pain sometimes feels good.
-Big vocabularies are fun.
-It's ok for men to cry.

Comments

[firecat]

And it's not as if there weren't plenty of sitcom-style shenanigans that went on even though the premise of responsible parenting and romantic love in marriage was maintained.

[silveradept]

Indeed. It made for a great situation where the fact that Gomez and Morticia were responsible parents and on love with each other part of how much the Addams Family was weird compared to everyone else.