What’s in a Name?
One reason for the longevity of The Addams Family is the cast of strange characters. But did you know that they were unnamed until they began developing the comic into a television show? That’s right, Addams never named his characters when he was drawing his New Yorker cartoons.
Charles and Barbra Addams. Photo by Bettmann/Getty Images
So, when it was announced that they were making a series based on his comic, Addams was called in by the show’s producer and writer, David Levy, to help brainstorm some character names. This proved to be a process since even the comic itself was unnamed!