Movie connections for
"The Addams Family" (1964)

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Followed by

"The Addams Family" (1973)
Halloween with the New Addams Family (1977) (TV)
The Addams Family (1991)
"The Addams Family" (1992)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Addams Family Reunion (1998) (V)

Remade as

"The New Addams Family" (1998)

Referenced in

"Batman: The Penguin's Nest (#2.27)" (1966)
 -  Lurch (Ted Cassidy) pops his head out of a window.
"The Monkees: Monkees Get Out More Dirt (#1.29)" (1967)
 -  Micky's phone is taken by 'Thing' from the Addams Family
Spider Baby or, The Maddest Story Ever Told (1968)
"Saturday Night Live: Martin Sheen/David Bowie (#5.7)" (1979)
 -  Referenced in Apocalypse Now sketch
"The A-Team: Judgement Day: Part 1 (#4.1)" (1985)
 -  Mentioned by Augie
The Vampire Raiders (1988)
Return of the Killer Tomatoes! (1988)
Scrooged (1988)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Robot Monster (#2.6)" (1990)
 -  "Gomez, I'm not you're new best friend"
Zhuo gui he jia huan (1990)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Catalina Caper (#3.4)" (1990)
 -  Servo: Looks like Cousin Itt with a bob.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Rocket Attack U.S.A. (#3.5)" (1990)
 -  "Meanwhile at the Addams house"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Wild Rebels (#3.7)" (1990)
 -  referenced as part of Joel & the Bots' comments
"Saturday Night Live: Sting (#16.11)" (1991)
 -  Mentioned on the Sinatra Group
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Cave Dwellers (#4.1)" (1991)
 -  Servo: Thanks for the beer, Gomez.
My Girl (1991)
The Making of 'The Addams Family' (1991) (TV)
 -  Referenced in dialogue
"Married with Children: Just Shoe It (#6.15)" (1992)
 -  Al calls his family Morticia, Wednesday and Pugsley.
"Wings: Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes (#3.16)" (1992)
 -  Joe calls Lilith Morticia.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Magic Sword (#5.11)" (1992)
 -  Joel: Oh, Tish you spoke French!
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Tormented (#5.14)" (1992)
 -  Thank you, Thing!
Shen Jing Dao yu Fei Tian Mao (1993)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: 'Manos' the Hands of Fate (#5.24)" (1993)
 -  Joel: It's Cousin Itt.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)
 -  "You were expecting maybe the Addams Family?"
"Animaniacs: Taming of the Screwy (#1.5)" (1993)
 -  Wakko says "Did you know there's a thing in your milk?" then Thing from the Addams Family crawls out of it.
Mr. Jones (1993)
 -  mentioned in a line of dialogue
"Boy Meets World: Cory's Alternative Friends (#1.4)" (1993)
 -  Cory and Shawn say the geeks look like the cast.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Mitchell (#6.12)" (1993)
 -  Joel: Uncle Fester?
"The X Files: Gender Bender (#1.13)" (1994)
 -  Mulder says "The Addams Family finds religion"
What Happened Was... (1994)
 -  References a line from the theme song to the show
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994)
 -  "Uncle Fester is looking for you"
"Mad About You: Up All Night (#2.23)" (1994)
 -  The guest star John Astin makes several remarks to the series.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Dead Talk Back (#7.3)" (1994)
 -  Servo: (as Lurch) You rang?
Little Giants (1994)
 -  Rudy says, "You Rang?" like Lurch from the series
"The Nanny: What the Butler Sang (#2.22)" (1995)
 -  C.C. mentions the character, Lurch, by name. Fran also mentions the character, Cousin Itt, by name.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Angels' Revenge (#7.22)" (1995)
 -  Servo: They're drowning Cousin Itt.
Die Hard: With a Vengeance (1995)
Baak bin sing gwan (1995)
Angus (1995)
"Married with Children: Guess Who's Coming to Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (#10.1)" (1995)
 -  Kelly ironically names Cousin Itt and Uncle Fester as examples of cool people living in basements.
"The Nanny: Val's Apartment (#3.5)" (1995)
 -  Fran mentions the character, Thing.
Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)
 -  Crow: Thank you, Thing.
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story (1996)
"Saturday Night Live: Chris Rock/The Wallflowers (#22.5)" (1996)
 -  Referenced by Mark Russell
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Undead (#9.6)" (1997)
 -  Servo: (as Gomez) Tish, that's French.
Plump Fiction (1997)
 -  someone is called Uncle Fester
Nothing to Lose (1997)
Masterminds (1997)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Horror of Party Beach (#9.17)" (1997)
 -  Servo: Thing sleeps with the fishes.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) (TV)
 -  Referenced in The Sinatra Group
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Phantom Planet (#10.2)" (1998)
 -  Crow: And Wednesday Addams is crestfallen.
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock (1999) (TV)
 -  Sinatra refers to Sinead O Connor as Uncle Fester
"NewsRadio: Hair (#5.14)" (1999)
 -  hippies' hair is compared to Cousin It
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Blood Waters of Dr. Z (#11.5)" (1999)
 -  "Uncle Fester alarm"
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Track of the Moon Beast (#11.7)" (1999)
 -  Mike: Sounds like Lurch is playing in the backyard.
The Haunting (1999)
"Just Shoot Me!: Hello Goodbye (#4.6)" (1999)
 -  Amy calls Kevin "Lurch".
This Is Not an Exit: The Fictional World of Bret Easton Ellis (2000)
 -  Bret Easton Ellis references this show in comparison to his own family
28 Days (2000)
Maybe Baby (2000)
 -  referenced by Hugh Laurie when wearging an 'Addams suit'
Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
Cruel Intentions 2 (2000) (V)
The Gristle (2001)
 -  A hearse pulls up in front of an hotel and this man comments "Looks like the Addams family just arrived."
My First Mister (2001)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Crush (#5.14)" (2001)
 -  Harmony (to Drusilla): "'Cause Spikey don't play that anymore, Morticia."
Soul Survivors (2001)
 -  Cassie to Raven: "Go back to the Addams family."
"Just Shoot Me!: Halloween? Halloween! (#7.4)" (2002)
 -  Nina dressed as Morticia.
The Brady Bunch in the White House (2002) (TV)
Shanghai Knights (2003)
 -  A bit of the theme song
Foolproof (2003)
 -  60 min. into the film Sam calls one of Leo's henchmen by the name of Lurch, a character from the older show.
Detour (2003) (V)
 -  in one scene they mention Morticia Addams by name
"Angels in America" (2003)
 -  "And you look like Morticia Addams."
Comic Book: The Movie (2004) (V)
Surge of Power (2004)
 -  Lisa Loring is introduced as Wednesday from this show
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
 -  Having experimented with a hair growth formula, one Oompa loompa looks and sounds like Cousin It
Spirit Bear: The Simon Jackson Story (2005) (TV)
 -  "You rang?"
"The Simpsons: Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife (#17.15)" (2006)
 -  Homer calls Marge's sister, Cousin Itt.
The Benchwarmers (2006)
 -  guy called "black Uncle Fester"
"American Idol: The Search for a Superstar: Auditions: Birmingham (#6.5)" (2007)
 -  The theme from The Addams Family is played and a comment made by Ryan about "It" when two girls with really long hair are shown.
Hot Fuzz (2007)
 -  The tall grunting but otherwise silent trolleyboy Michael is called Lurch by PC Butterman.
"Dancing with the Stars: (#6.8)" (2007)
 -  In the opening, Daryl Somers compares Sonia Kruger to Morticia Addams.
Death Proof (2007)
 -  A Cousin Itt facsimile can be seen briefly during the ending credits, wearing sunglasses.
Nancy Drew (2007)
 -  Leshing is called Lurch
Gone Baby Gone (2007)
 -  mentioned in dialogue
"Dancing with the Stars: (#7.1)" (2007)
 -  When Daryl Somers chats with Patti Newton after the couples' introductions, he tells her that her bottom part makes her look like a female Uncle Fester.
"Dancing with the Stars: (#7.9)" (2007)
 -  Bridie Carter and Craig Monley dance their Argentine Tango to a medley that begins with the theme from The Addams Family, and after the performance, there are several references to its characters.

Featured in

Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Inside TV Land: 40 Greatest Theme Songs (2002) (TV)
"Svengoolie: Svengoolie's TV Graveyard: Addams Smashing" (2003)
 -  Episodes from this tv show were featured.

Spoofed in

The Jack Benny Hour (1965) (TV)
The Maddams Family (1993) (V)
 -  this adult 'spoof' refers to the original series
"The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror IV (#5.5)" (1993)
 -  The ending music is spoofing the famous Addams Family theme
Silenzio dei prosciutti, Il (1994)
"Robot Chicken: A Day at the Circus (#2.17)" (2006)
 -  Thing is sent off on his own, tries to kill himself

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