31 Days of October, Day 24

[impy]

The Addams Family is pretty easy to love if you love oddballs, weirdos, freaks, crazies, or people who are content in their own skin. Possibly all of the above and more. As a little kid I saw quite a few episodes of the television show because they were in syndication on some channel. (It's why I'm not bothered by the excessive I Love Lucy shout outs in the original BSC books. They, and the Brady Bunch, were in serious syndication rotation at the time, which is something either the snarky side of the fandom doesn't remember, take into account, or possibly know. Also, they could simply argue that while an 8 year old would watch this stuff, a more adult 12/13 year old wouldn't. Ditto Bewitched, Lassie, and I Dream of Jeannie for anyone else playing along.)



Anyway, I had a finite ability to watch The Addams Family. I want to say the time slot was unfortunate. In any case, they crossed over with Scooby Doo a lot. And then... the movie. The movie! Things I learned in any incarnation




1) Morticia and Gomez should have inspired more love affairs than they actually seem to have. That is a couple that works. I don't think it's physically possible to not believe the characters are in love and in lust. Seriously, man. I don't dwell on this as much since a friend and her ex became exes after being all "we're totally M/G!" only not since it would be weird(er) than I'd like to think about, but still.



2) Wednesday Addams? I wanted to be her so badly. Which was weird considering as a kid I was pretty sunshiney at times. But then I earned the whole "well aren't you a ray of sunshine" and that was sarcastic by then soooooo... yes. I still want to be Wednesday Addams.



3) I should never flip my hair over my head to brush it out in front of my father lest I endure being called Cousin Itt for the rest of the day.


^ I still quote this line. And if/when people get it, I love them. Even if I hate them. It's complicated, really.







Normally I would cut this but I'm choosing today to be the day when I'm rude about such things.

Comments

[flamingnik.livejournal.com]

You are beyond awesome.

[snarky-imp.livejournal.com]

*curtsies* Why thank you. :)

[luxken27]

Was never much into the "black and white" reruns back in the day, but I will concur that they were ubiquitous. Before the advent of Nick in the Afternoon, these were the sorts of things that were on Nickelodeon during prime afternoon TV hours when we were kids.

Ann might've been old fashioned, but it was the 80s, after all :P

[snarky-imp.livejournal.com]

I was a sucker for the more supernaturally themed ones. Because magic? Why not?

But my mother most decidedly did not love Lucy so I never really got into that. Also, I think my parents actually monitored what we watched for awhile which meant reruns were pretty much the only thing allowed.

Ah, the 80's. Good times!