"The Addams Family (1973 TV series) The Addams Family is an animated sitcom adaptation of the Charles Addams cartoons produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1973. Jackie Coogan and Ted Cassidy who played Uncle Fester and Lurch respectively from the 1960s television series returned in voice-over roles. The Addams Family consists of husband and wife, Gomez and Morticia Addams, their children, Wednesday and Pugsley, as well as Grandmama, Uncle Fester, and their butler, Lurch. The Addamses are a close-knit extended family with decidedly macabre interests and supernatural abilities. No explanation for their powers is explicitly given in the series. This series"
"is Wednesday's best friend. He has a paternal affection for both Wednesday and Pugsley. Although his job title is limited to ""butler"", he seems to be a ""jack of all trades"" when it comes to the children, doing everything from taking them to school to making them lunch to keeping an eye on them around the house. He is close friends with the disembodied hand Thing. He is often seen playing the opening theme tune on the harpsichord. (Cassidy played on a dead keyboard; Vic Mizzy, the show's musical director, played the actual tunes.) As originally conceived, Lurch was to"
"Barth had a worker, Zilch (played by Darryll Lucas), whom he frequently insulted and abused, often by hitting him with a pan and knocking him out cold. In the 1982 ""Bullies"" episode, a young Alasdair Gillis tried to show Zilch how to defend himself by clobbering him over the head with the pan, resulting in Alasdair and Barth taking turns assaulting Zilch until Zilch fell to the floor unconscious. During the ""locker jokes"" segment of each episodes, cast members, standing inside school lockers with the words ""You Can't Do That on Television"" painted on them, would tell jokes to each"
"46 at St. Vincent Medical Center. Ted Cassidy Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979) was an American actor of radio, television and film and voice artist. Noted for his tall stature at and his deep bass voice, he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as """" and ""I Dream of Jeannie"", and is best known for the role of Lurch on ""The Addams Family"" in the mid-1960s. He is also known for narrating ""The Incredible Hulk"" TV series. Cassidy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but raised in Philippi, West Virginia. In"
"have no lines, but in the show's pilot episode, Ted Cassidy ad-libbed the line ""You rang?"" in his trademark deep voice, and it was so impressive that it led to Lurch getting more dialogue; he ultimately had three lines in the pilot. In the films, however, this butler was totally mute except for the occasional expressive grunt. The 1990s revival returned to the original 1960s sitcom style, right down to the noose that rang a gong. In it, Lurch also seemed a little more polite than his earlier counterparts. In Latin Spanish-speaking countries, he is known as Largo, because of"
"Ted Cassidy Theodore Crawford Cassidy (July 31, 1932 – January 16, 1979) was an American actor of radio, television and film and voice artist. Noted for his tall stature at and his deep bass voice, he tended to play unusual characters in offbeat or science-fiction series such as """" and ""I Dream of Jeannie"", and is best known for the role of Lurch on ""The Addams Family"" in the mid-1960s. He is also known for narrating ""The Incredible Hulk"" TV series. Cassidy was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but raised in Philippi, West Virginia. In his youth, Cassidy was an academically"
"his height. In Brazil, he is known as Tropeço (""stumbling block""; also ""I stumble, trip over""). Much of Lurch's history, including his first name and the nature of his relationship to any other Addamses, was originally unspecified. ""Lurch"" was revealed during the original TV series to be a surname, as there was a ""Mother Lurch"" who appeared in one episode. She addressed Lurch as ""Sonny"", which could either be a parental nickname or his actual first name. As for his father, he was mentioned twice, once in the second animated series, and in an apparent reference to his Frankenstein's monster-like"
"in Butler in 2006, naming it for his first son, Max. The business has since expanded to include a second dealership in Nevada, Missouri in addition to an auto towing business and finance business. Mancow Muller (Mark's younger brother) has been a silent partner in the various business enterprises for years but recently began taking a more active role—sometimes leading to conflict. The show frequently features the conflict arising from their differing lifestyles (Mancow seeing things from his Chicago-based urban perspective, while Mark approaches his business based on his rural lifestyle) and Mancow's dislike of the ""outlaw"" personalities that Mark"
"butler) as he introduces the characters: Beginning with Season 2 onward, the opening lines were slightly changed: Jonathan Hart (Robert Wagner) is the CEO of Hart Industries, a global conglomerate based in Los Angeles. His wife Jennifer (Stefanie Powers) is a beautiful freelance journalist. Living the jetset lifestyle, the Harts often find themselves involved in cases of smuggling, theft, corporate and international espionage and, most commonly, murder. At their opulent Bel Air estate, they are assisted by Max (Lionel Stander), their loyal, gravel-voiced butler, cook, and chauffeur who also helps with their cases. The Harts' beloved pet dog is a"
"unusual character roles. His most famous role was Lurch on ""The Addams Family"" (in which he feigned playing the harpsichord). He also played the character named Thing (associate producer Jack Voglin would take over the ""Thing"" role in scenes with both characters). Though the character of Lurch was intended to be mute, Cassidy ad-libbed his signature line, ""You rang?"" The subtle humor and the deepness of his voice was immediately a hit. Thereafter, it was a recurring phrase written into the script. Cassidy would reprise the role of Lurch in later appearances. In the ""Batman"" episode ""The Penguin's Nest"" (1966),"
"Fire"" (2007), ""Gran Torino"" (2008), ""Shutter Island"" (2010), ""Paul"" (2011) and ""Crazy, Stupid, Love."" (2011). He portrayed Arthur Leigh Allen in ""Zodiac"" (2007) and the first establisher of McDonald's, Mac McDonald, in ""The Founder"" (2016). Lynch has also had an extensive career in television. He appeared in ABC sitcom ""The Drew Carey Show"" as the title character's cross-dressing brother, Steve Carey. He has also been a regular cast member on series such as ""Close to Home"", ""Carnivàle"", ""Body of Proof"" and seasons , , and of ""American Horror Story"". Lynch has been married to actress Brenda Wehle (also a former"
"Andrews in central London. Derek McCulloch Derek Ivor Breashur McCulloch OBE (18 November 1897 – 1 June 1967) was a BBC Radio producer and presenter. He became known as ""Uncle Mac"" on ""Children's Hour"" and ""Children's Favourites"" and his being the voice of ""Larry the Lamb"" in ""Toytown"". He was the head of children's broadcasting for the BBC from 1933 until 1951. McCulloch was born in Plymouth to Scottish parents. The First World War interrupted his education, and he enlisted in 1915 in the Public Schools Battalion of the 16th Middlesex Regiment at the age of 17. He served until"
"Weatherwax), Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan), and Grandmama (Blossom Rock), they reside at 0001 Cemetery Lane in an ornate, gloomy, Second Empire-style mansion, attended by their servants: Lurch (Ted Cassidy), the towering butler, and Thing, a disembodied hand that appears from within a small wooden box. Other relatives who made recurring appearances included Cousin Itt (Felix Silla), Morticia's older sister Ophelia (also portrayed by Jones), and Morticia's mother Grandma Frump (Margaret Hamilton). Many guest stars mainly famous during the era came in the show playing a cameo part, as the script permitted (example, a truant officer, insurance man etc.) Much of"
"surly warehouse worker, and gave up illustrating children's books to pursue her current fruitless career. During the Christmas special, Dawn and Lee return from their illegally prolonged US vacation. Several other recurring characters, although not central to the episodes, played an important role in the series. These include: Keith Bishop (Ewen MacIntosh): Keith works in the accounts department. Heavy set, slow-talking and apparently emotionless, he is a man of few words. When he does speak, his comments can be eloquent and sometimes disturbing. His counterpart in the U.S. version is Kevin Malone. Chris Finch (""Finchy"") (Ralph Ineson): A ""bloody good"""
"maintains a website devoted to his spherical panoramas and shares a photography blog with Josh Korwin. Carel Struycken Carel Struycken (; born 30 July 1948) is a Dutch film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for playing the Giant/Fireman in ""Twin Peaks"" (1990–1991, 2017), in """" (1987–1992), and Lurch in the films ""The Addams Family"" (1991), ""Addams Family Values"" (1993), and ""Addams Family Reunion"" (1998). Struycken was born in The Hague, Netherlands. When he was four years old, his family moved to Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. There, at age 15, he composed several Caribbean waltzes. At 16,"
"people who do series. What happened was they had such a good time, I think they fell in love with their characters."" Maury Chaykin is the armchair detective Nero Wolfe, a reclusive genius with little patience for people who come between him and his devotion to food, books and orchids. Timothy Hutton is Wolfe's irreverent assistant Archie Goodwin, whose voice narrates the stories. In addition to starring in the series, Hutton directed four episodes and served as an executive producer. Other members of the principal cast are Colin Fox as Fritz Brenner, Wolfe's master chef; Conrad Dunn (Saul Panzer), Fulvio"
"have a small but loyal group of regular customers, including the aforementioned Mort, and Teddy, a local handyman. The Belcher family runs a hamburger restaurant. There are various recurring characters in the series including Jimmy Pesto, Sr. (Jay Johnston), Bob's primary business rival who owns an Italian-themed restaurant across the street, and his sons Jimmy Jr. (Benjamin), Tina's love interest, and hyperactive and childish twins Andy (Laura Silverman) and Ollie (Sarah Silverman), who are friends of Louise. They get along well, despite the enmity between their fathers. Other friends, and frenemies, of the Belcher kids include Zeke (Bobby Tisdale), Tammy"
"Herman Munster Herman Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom ""The Munsters"", originally played by Fred Gwynne. The patriarch of the Munster household, Herman is an entity much like Frankenstein's monster, comparable to Lurch on the show's competitor, ""The Addams Family"". In the context of the series, Herman was created in 1815 at the University of Heidelberg by Dr. Victor Frankenstein. Work on him was finally completed around 1850 (neither Lily nor Grandpa is quite sure when) along with his twin brother Charlie. Leaving (Germany) for Great Britain at a young age, Herman was adopted by the Munsters"
"problem. During the second series, Brabinger is away ill; and Ned, whose tithe cottage is being renovated by Richard, takes over as butler to Audrey. Ned, a gardener and ""outside man"", has worked on the estate all his life and finds working indoors difficult to get used to. Other estate staff include the estate foreman Mr. Miller, the estate manager Mr. Spalding and the cook Mrs. Beecham. Another character, Polly, originally works at the local ""Cavendish Foods"" store and then at the doctors' surgery, while Linda Cartwright works in the stables and as a domestic. The postman, Mr. Purvis, appears"
"Carel Struycken Carel Struycken (; born 30 July 1948) is a Dutch film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for playing the Giant/Fireman in ""Twin Peaks"" (1990–1991, 2017), in """" (1987–1992), and Lurch in the films ""The Addams Family"" (1991), ""Addams Family Values"" (1993), and ""Addams Family Reunion"" (1998). Struycken was born in The Hague, Netherlands. When he was four years old, his family moved to Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. There, at age 15, he composed several Caribbean waltzes. At 16, he returned to his home country, where he finished secondary school. He graduated from the directing"
"the first episode of the final season—he never did. Amos McCoy did not appear in many episodes. Luke was a widower, and many of the stories revolved around Grandpa trying to find him a new wife. This nearly succeeded when Luke met Louise Howard, portrayed by Janet De Gore, a widow with a young son, Greg, played by Butch Patrick, later of CBS's ""The Munsters"". For several seasons beginning in 1962, starting with the ABC episodes, the series aired weekday mornings in reruns on CBS under the title ""The McCoys"". It was then syndicated. Its current distributor SFM Entertainment showed"
"reads ""Die Welt"". In 1964 Mattel came out with a Herman Munster doll that featured Gwynne's voice and spoke ten phrases at random with the pull of its ""Chatty Ring"" cord. This was a spin-off of their highly successful Chatty Cathy doll, for whom the talking mechanism had been invented. Herman Munster Herman Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcom ""The Munsters"", originally played by Fred Gwynne. The patriarch of the Munster household, Herman is an entity much like Frankenstein's monster, comparable to Lurch on the show's competitor, ""The Addams Family"". In the context of the series, Herman"
"Zachary James Zachary ""Zach"" James (born December 7, 1981) is an American actor and operatic bass. He is best known for creating the role of Lurch in ""The Addams Family"" on Broadway, Abraham Lincoln in the world premiere Philip Glass opera, ""The Perfect American"", and for appearances on the television shows, ""30 Rock"" and ""Murphy Brown"". He has sung with some of the world’s top opera companies and orchestras including English National Opera, LA Opera, Teatro Real, The New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and NHK Symphony Orchestra Tokyo. James was born in Providence, Rhode Island and grew up in Spring"
"(Jenny Slate), Jocelyn (John Roberts), and Regular-Sized Rudy (Brian Huskey). Mr. Frond (David Herman) is the guidance counselor at their school. Other recurring characters include customers Teddy (Larry Murphy) and Mort (Andy Kindler), as well as Linda's eccentric sister Gayle (Megan Mullally), and the Belchers' sometimes-meddling landlord, Calvin Fischoeder (Kevin Kline) and his brother Felix (Zach Galifianakis). Bob is frequently antagonized by health inspector Hugo (Sam Seder), Linda's ex-fiancé who holds a grudge against Bob and constantly schemes to get the restaurant shut down, though his plans are often revealed to the Belchers by his easy-going assistant, Ron (Ron Lynch)."
"and Burt (Michael Stanton), a hyperactive flea named Lencho (Cheech Marin), a cynical artist termite named Eaton Woode (Charles Adler), a butterfly named Rosa (Candi Milo) and her boyfriend Miguel who is still in his cocoon, Amelia (Joan Van Ark), an enthusiastic damselfly, Ralph, a large friendly lady bug with a rather deep voice (George Kennedy) and a praying mantis professor who occasionally interrupts the show to give dull educational lectures, but is usually pushed off-screen by another character. The show primarily deals with slice of life stories, but often with a strange insect twist. Some episodes include the town"
"The Ranch (TV series) The Ranch is an American sitcom web television series starring Ashton Kutcher, Danny Masterson, Debra Winger, Elisha Cuthbert, and Sam Elliott that debuted in 2016 on Netflix. The show takes place on the fictional Iron River Ranch in the fictitious small town of Garrison, Colorado; detailing the life of the Bennetts, a dysfunctional family consisting of two brothers, their rancher father, and his divorced wife and local bar owner. While the opening sequence shows scenes from Norwood and Ouray, Colorado and surrounding Ouray and San Miguel Counties, ""The Ranch"" is filmed on a sound stage in"
"Paul Hogan (butler) Paul Hogan is a former Australian Consul turned celebrity butler. He is most famous to television audiences for portraying “the Butler” on the TV series ""Joe Millionaire"". He has since made guest appearances on other programs, and hosted the series ""Groomed"". Hogan was recruited through the International Guild of Butlers, to run the chateau in France where ""Joe Millionaire"" was filmed. His primary responsibility was originally focused on the domestic and household management of the chateau, with only minor ""on screen"" appearances. However, as Fox acknowledged, ""Paul was the glue that held the show together."" The first"
"In 2008, James made a cameo appearance as the character ""Carl"" in the ""30 Rock"" episode ""Gavin Volure"". Zachary James Zachary ""Zach"" James (born December 7, 1981) is an American actor and operatic bass. He is best known for creating the role of Lurch in ""The Addams Family"" on Broadway, Abraham Lincoln in the world premiere Philip Glass opera, ""The Perfect American"", and for appearances on the television shows, ""30 Rock"" and ""Murphy Brown"". He has sung with some of the world’s top opera companies and orchestras including English National Opera, LA Opera, Teatro Real, The New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia"
"John Carroll Lynch John Carroll Lynch (born August 1, 1963) is an American character actor and film director. He first gained notice for his role as Norm Gunderson in ""Fargo"". He is also known for his television work on the ABC sitcom ""The Drew Carey Show"" as the title character's cross-dressing brother, Steve Carey, as well as on """" and """" as Twisty the Clown. His films include ""Face/Off"", ""Gran Torino"", ""Shutter Island"", ""Ted 2"", ""The Invitation"", and ""Zodiac"". Most recently, he portrayed McDonald's co-founder Maurice McDonald in ""The Founder"". He made his directorial debut with the 2017 film ""Lucky""."
"at Chuck E. Cheese's. Each episode presents a challenge that the team must overcome to keep the business going. The series features regular Smosh cast members, Grossman (as Pete), Hecox (as Ian), and Padilla (as Anton), in addition to Cat Alter (as Mads), Jade Martz (as Ella), Casey Webb (as Dinger), and Natalie Whittle (as Lori). The series was released every Monday on the Smosh channel from January to May 2016. During the month of February, new cast member Boze was added to the Smosh Family, joining the cast of Smosh Games. On June 14, 2017, Padilla announced he would"
"Butler Yeats (1865-1939), which are carved on his tombstone: Seventeen-year-old Lonnie lives on a Texas ranch with his grandfather Homer Bannon, Homer's wife Jewel, and her adult son Hud. While a good cowboy, Hud does whatever he wants, regardless of others. They also have a new worker, Jesse, and a cook Halmea, a nice African-American woman who is treated nicely by Homer. Hud is nasty towards her, and Lonnie tries to be nice to her. The prologue briefly explains life on the ranch an the backstories of everyone there. One day one of Homer's young heifers dies suddenly. The dead"
"on CBS's sitcom ""The Andy Griffith Show"", first as the preacher who marries Charlene Darling to Dud Wash, then as postmaster Talbert, and next as the brother-in-law of town handyman Emmett Clark, who convinces Emmett to give up his shop and sell insurance for a living. Taylor performed too on other sitcoms, including NBC's ""Hazel"" with Shirley Booth. His character Mitch Brady, owner of a local cab company and a frequent boyfriend of Hazel's. He was cast with Lucille Ball in an episode of CBS's ""I Love Lucy"" and also guest-starred on ""The Brian Keith Show"" and in a fourth-season"
"of cooking at Ramsay's restaurant at Claridge's in the series finale. Ramsay home-reared a pair of Charollais-Welsh lambs, named Charlotte and Gavin. There was also a series-long search for a new ""Fanny Cradock"". This series' weekly amateur brigade featured a celebrity and their relatives. Janet Street-Porter took on the responsibility of rearing veal calves nicknamed Elton and David in a North Yorkshire farm. Food columnist Tom Parker Bowles appeared on two episodes. In his first appearance, he visited Sardinia to sample casu marzu, a local cheese containing maggots. On his second stint, he attempted to cook a whole pig. A"