the Addams Family
/ði ˈædəmz fæməli/
/ði ˈædəmz fæməli/
- a family of strange but funny cartoon characters who live in a large dark house and behave in an unusual way that suggests evil and death. They were created in 1935 in the New Yorker magazine by Charles Addams. The characters were used for television series, and three films (1991, 1993 and 1998).