The Addams Family (1964 TV series)
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American television sitcom
black-and-white television series
fantasy comedy television series
horror comedy television series
The Addams Family (1964 TV series) is a classic American sitcom that brought Charles Addams’ macabre, eccentric cartoon family to life in a humorous, family-friendly format and became a cult favorite in television history.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Addams Family (1964 TV series) canonical | 16 |
| The Addams Family (TV series) | 5 |
| The Addams Family (television series, 1964) | 1 |
| The Addams Family television series (1964) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T986134 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Addams Family (1964 TV series) Context triple: [The Addams Family cartoons by Charles Addams, inspired, The Addams Family (1964 TV series)]
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The Addams Family (1991 film)
The Addams Family (1991 film) is a darkly comedic movie adaptation of the classic macabre cartoon and TV family, known for its gothic style, eccentric characters, and deadpan humor.
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The Addams Family cartoons by Charles Addams
The Addams Family cartoons by Charles Addams are a series of macabre, darkly humorous single-panel comics depicting an eccentric gothic family, originally published in The New Yorker starting in the 1930s.
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C.
Addams
Addams is the surname of Jane Addams, the pioneering American social reformer, peace activist, and co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House.
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D.
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons is a popular American sitcom that aired from 1975 to 1985, following an African-American family's move to a luxury Manhattan apartment and becoming one of the longest-running and most influential Black-led TV comedies in U.S. history.
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E.
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son is a classic 1970s American sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his long-suffering son, renowned for its sharp humor and cultural impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Addams Family (1964 TV series) Target entity description: The Addams Family (1964 TV series) is a classic American sitcom that brought Charles Addams’ macabre, eccentric cartoon family to life in a humorous, family-friendly format and became a cult favorite in television history.
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A.
The Addams Family (1991 film)
The Addams Family (1991 film) is a darkly comedic movie adaptation of the classic macabre cartoon and TV family, known for its gothic style, eccentric characters, and deadpan humor.
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B.
The Addams Family cartoons by Charles Addams
The Addams Family cartoons by Charles Addams are a series of macabre, darkly humorous single-panel comics depicting an eccentric gothic family, originally published in The New Yorker starting in the 1930s.
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C.
Addams
Addams is the surname of Jane Addams, the pioneering American social reformer, peace activist, and co-founder of Chicago’s Hull House.
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D.
The Jeffersons
The Jeffersons is a popular American sitcom that aired from 1975 to 1985, following an African-American family's move to a luxury Manhattan apartment and becoming one of the longest-running and most influential Black-led TV comedies in U.S. history.
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E.
Sanford and Son
Sanford and Son is a classic 1970s American sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his long-suffering son, renowned for its sharp humor and cultural impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television sitcom
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black-and-white television series ⓘ fantasy comedy television series ⓘ horror comedy television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Addams Family cartoons by Charles Addams ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | single-camera ⓘ |
| composerOfTheme | Vic Mizzy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | David Levy ⓘ |
| developer |
David Levy
ⓘ
Donald Saltzman ⓘ |
| distributor |
MGM Television
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surface form:
MGM Television (syndication)
|
| filmingLocation |
Hollywood, California, United States
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surface form:
Hollywood, California
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| firstAired | 1964-09-18 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The New Addams Family (1998 TV series) ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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fantasy ⓘ horror comedy ⓘ sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1966-04-08 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cousin Itt
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Gomez Addams ⓘ Grandmama ⓘ Lurch ⓘ Morticia Addams ⓘ Pugsley Addams ⓘ Thing ⓘ Uncle Fester ⓘ Wednesday Addams ⓘ |
| notableFeature | finger-snapping musical theme ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 64 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| openingTheme | The Addams Family theme song ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredInTimeSlot | prime time ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise |
Addams Family universe
ⓘ
surface form:
The Addams Family franchise
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| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| portrays | a macabre but loving family ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Filmways ⓘ |
| role |
Grandmama
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surface form:
Blossom Rock as Grandmama
Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams ⓘ Uncle Fester ⓘ
surface form:
Jackie Coogan as Uncle Fester
John Astin ⓘ
surface form:
John Astin as Gomez Addams
Ken Weatherwax as Pugsley Addams ⓘ Wednesday Addams ⓘ
surface form:
Lisa Loring as Wednesday Addams
Lurch ⓘ
surface form:
Ted Cassidy as Lurch
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| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn | an unspecified American town ⓘ |
| stars |
Blossom Rock
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Carolyn Jones ⓘ Jackie Coogan ⓘ John Astin ⓘ Ken Weatherwax ⓘ Lisa Loring ⓘ Ted Cassidy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Addams Family (1964 TV series) Description of subject: The Addams Family (1964 TV series) is a classic American sitcom that brought Charles Addams’ macabre, eccentric cartoon family to life in a humorous, family-friendly format and became a cult favorite in television history.
Referenced by (23)
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this entity surface form:
The Addams Family (TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Addams Family (TV series)
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Addams Family mansion
this entity surface form:
The Addams Family television series (1964)
this entity surface form:
The Addams Family (television series, 1964)
this entity surface form:
The Addams Family (TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Addams Family (TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Addams Family (TV series)