The Addams Family (1964 TV series)

The Addams Family
Genre	Sitcom Comedy horror
Based on	The Addams Family by Charles Addams
Developed by	David Levy[1]
Starring	Carolyn Jones John Astin Jackie Coogan Ted Cassidy Blossom Rock Ken Weatherwax Lisa Loring
Opening theme	Vic Mizzy
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	64 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	David Levy
Producer	Nat Perrin
Production location	Hollywood, California
Camera setup	Single-camera
Running time	25 minutes
Production company	Filmways Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 18, 1964 (1964-09-18) – April 8, 1966 (1966-04-08)
Related
The Munsters (1964–1966) Halloween with the New Addams Family
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The Addams Family is an American macabre/black comedy sitcom based on Charles Addams's New Yorker cartoons. The 30-minute television series was responsible for taking the unnamed characters in the single-panel gag cartoons and giving them names, back stories, and a household setting. It was spearheaded by David Levy, who created and developed the series with Donald Saltzman in cooperation with cartoonist Addams, who gave each character a name and description for the first time. The series was shot in black-and-white, airing for two seasons on ABC from September 18, 1964, to April 8, 1966, for a total of 64 episodes. The show's opening theme was composed and sung by Vic Mizzy.

The show was originally produced by head writer Nat Perrin for Filmways, Inc., at General Service Studios in Hollywood, California. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer now owns the rights to the series.