Those of you familiar with the ’60s comedy TV series The Addams Family will recognize the eccentric cast of spooky characters Google depicts in today’s Google Doodle, commemorating what would have been the 100th birthday of The Addams Family creator, Charles Addams.
The Addams Family television series, which ran from 1964 to 1966, was not much of a hit in its day — never breaking into the top 20 — but has lived on to achieve minor cult status through the decades because of its offbeat humor, bizarre themes, lovable characters and myriad cultural references.
Cartoonist and artist Charles Addams was born in New Jersey on January 7, 1912. He brought The Addams Family to fame in 1938 as a cartoon that regularly appeared in The New Yorker before it was made into a TV series. (See an example of Addams’s New Yorker cartoons in the pic at right.) In the cartoons, none of the Addams family characters had names, but for the TV series, we first came to know the characters of Lurch (“you rang?”), Uncle Fester, and Gomez and Morticia Addams. Today, you can see how each of the characters interacts with the letters of the word “Google,” staying in character for today’s Google Doodle.
Even if you haven’t seen the TV series, you might have heard its catchy theme song, with the dual finger clicks after each of its macabre musical phrases. Want to take a look at this kooky family with its strange and supernatural powers? Full Addams Family episodes are still available for viewing on YouTube.
Bonus: Here are the best Google Doodles of 2011:
1. Martin Luther King Jr.
This Google Doodle, displayed Jan. 17, features a group of children playing hopscotch — an homage to Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Click here to view this gallery.
Cartoon courtesy The New Yorker
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Charlie White 08 Jan, 2012
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