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The Addams Family debuted as a one-panel cartoon in The New Yorker on 6th August, 1938. \n\nCreated by Charles Addams, the family (who for decades were essentially archetypes, without character names) were a satirical inversion of the ideal postwar American middle-class nuclear family, delighting in the macabre, and seemingly unaware or unconcerned that other people find them bizarre or frightening. \n\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly explain how the Addamses finally got their TV names; consider the on-screen rivalry between their show and the similarly-themed The Munsters; and recall MC Hammer\u2019s SEMINAL interpretation of their iconic theme tune\u2026 \n\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Charles Addams Cartoons Are Far Darker Than The Addams Family Films\u2019 (Den of Geek, 2021): https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/charles-addams-cartoons-darker-than-the-addams-family/\n\u2022 \u2018Charles Addams\u2019 (The New Yorker, 2010); https://www.newyorker.com/cartoons/bob-mankoff/charles-addams\n\u2022 \u2018The Addams Family: Wednesday Leaves Home\u2019 (MGM, 1964): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxZgUp-E0fo&list=PLwwhtOnMyjuxQy81h7uJMCdsR-bS-uVaD&index=5\n\nThis episode first premiered in 2023, for members of \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334 - where you can also DITCH THE ADS and get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 100 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast. Join now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices