The Addams Family - 1964

The Addams Family was an American television series (known in Spain as The Addams Family and in Latin America as Los Locos Addams) that aired from 1964 to 1966. The series, based on the cartoons of Charles Addams that he published in the New Yorker, It consists of 64 30-minute episodes, filmed in black and white and broadcast on ABC from September 18, 1964 to April 8, 1966. It is often compared to its CBS rival, The Munsters.1 This series It is the first adaptation of the characters of the Addams family to include the tuning of the Addams family.

The Addams with a family with macabre interests and supernatural abilities. At no point in the series is an explanation given of his powers.

The very wealthy and enthusiastic Gomez Addams (Homero Addams in Latin America) (John Astin) is hopelessly in love with his refined wife Morticia (Carolyn Jones). Along with his daughter Wednesday (Merlina in Latin America) (Lisa Loring), his son Pugsley (Pericles in Latin America) (Ken Weatherwax), Uncle Fetid (Uncle Lucas in Latin America) (Jackie Coogan) and Grandmother (Blossom Rock), they reside at 0001 Cemetery Lane, in an ornate, leafy mansion with two servants: Largoh (Ted Cassidy), a butler, and Thing (credited as "Thing / Fingers", but the character was played by Cassidy and Jack Voglin) , a disembodied hand coming out of a wooden box. Some relatives who appear in some episodes include Primo Eso (Felix Silla), Morticia's older sister,

Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan) and Lurch (Ted Cassidy)

The humor of the series derives from the cultural clash between them and the rest of the world. Normal visitors are entertained with much courtesy, despite their evil intentions. They are often surprised by the negative reactions they have when they are good and behave normally. A recurring theme in the epilogue is that the Addams receive news from their visitor of the episode, either by mail, phone or in the newspapers. In the end, the visitor ends up being admitted to a madhouse, changes jobs, leaves the country and similar things that change their lives in a negative way. Addams always end up misinterpreting the message, believing it was for the best.

The tone was decided by producer Nat Perrin, who was a close friend of Groucho Marx and writer of several Marx Brothers films. Perrin provided the ideas for the stories, directed an episode, and rewrote all the scripts.

The Munsters - 1964

The Munsters  is a television comedy produced by CBS and originally broadcast between 1964 and 1966, with 70 episodes and two seasons. The films Munster Go Home (1966) and The Munsters' Revenge (1981) were made years later based on the original series. This series is considered cult and has been replayed numerous times throughout the world.

The series shows us the peculiar Munster family. Its appeal is based on using typical horror characters in comic plots. These, in turn, develop everyday situations, such as the child's first day of school or the arrival of new neighbors, who take on a comical look as a result of the contrast between the normality of average Americans and the peculiarity of the Munster, who Despite their rarity, they behave just like an ordinary American family.

The idea behind the program was similar to that of The Addams Family. Unlike this one, he used typical horror characters and not original characters.

Despite being a huge television hit, the series was canceled in late 1966, due to a disagreement between the series' producers and CBS. Until then, the entire series had been broadcast in black and white, and the network planned the color version of all its shows. This increased the costs and, in the case of this series, it was not decided who would cover the new expenses

Herman Munster (Monster of Frankenstein): He is the father of the family. It is good, rare and very tall. He loves his wife very much. Most of the time, the grandfather is complicit in his occurrences.
Lily Munster (Vampire): She is a vamp who loves her husband Herman very much. Try to reconcile Grandpa and Herman. She considers herself an average American housewife.
Grandfather Dracula (Count Dracula): Lily's father. Member of the Mad Scientists Union. He is the only one who has lived in Transylvania and sometimes longs for her. He spends a lot of time in the basement, where he has his laboratory and performs the strangest experiments. He doesn't get along very well with Herman, and he loves his grandson Eddie.
Eddie Munster (Werewolf): Son of Lily and Herman. He is about 10 or 12 years old, and is a werewolf. He goes to school and likes grandpa's experiments. Sleep in a cupboard in the cupboard.
Marilyn Munster (Lady in Trouble): Lily's niece. She is the only one in the family with an ordinary appearance, a very beautiful blonde college girl. The rest of the family is very concerned about her as she cannot find a partner "due to her ugliness.
Spott (Dragon): Munster family pet. He is very big and likes to play with Eddie Munster.
Kitty: Munsters pet, Lily's favorite. It is a cat that roars like a lion.
Igor: It's a bat from Grandpa Munster.
Charlie the Raven: He lives on the house clock and repeats the word "never again", phrase by Edgar Allan Poe.