Underrated. I love the characters! The story of this family makes me just laugh out loud and is also very sweet. It’s mostly about various people coming to the house, meeting the family, and being freaked out; all the while, none of them notice a thing because to them, they are normal. I’m not quite sure how to describe them, but I’ll try. I definitely recommend watching some of their stuff, 100%. There is a TV show (1964) with 2 seasons on Hulu and a movie (1991) on Netflix. Theme song: They're creepy and they're kooky/ mysterious and spooky/ they're all together ooky/ the Addams family/ Their house is a museum/ where people come to see 'em/ they really are a scream/ the Addams family/ Neat/ Sweet/ Petite/ So get a witches shawl on/ a broomstick you can crawl on/ we're gonna pay a call on/ the Addams family!
Morticia is probably the most sensible person in the house. She is married to Gomez and they are completely in love. Wednesday and Pugsley are her children and she wants them to have all of the opportunities life could offer. Life’s not all lovely thorns and singing vultures you know. *cutting the flower part of her roses and leaving the thorns* Morticia: Children, what are you doing? Wednesday: I'm going to electrocute him. Morticia: But we're late for the charity auction. Wednesday: But, Mother... Morticia: I said no. Pugsley: Pleeaaaase? Morticia: Oh, all right. Gomez is sporadic, to say the least. He smokes cigars, stands on his head to relax, crashes elaborate train sets, and some sort of gambling on the stock market(?). He respects his wife immensely. They dance and support each other through everything. [about Morticia] I would die for her. I would kill for her. Either way, what bliss. [in court] They say a man who represents himself has a fool for a client. Well, with God as my witness, I am that fool! Gomez [searching for Wednesday]: Fan out. Pugsley, head for the dung heap. Mama and Morticia, the shallow graves. I'll take the abyss. Lurch, check out the bottomless pit. Fester? Uncle Fester: [from a window] Up here! Gomez: Fester, you take the ravine, and the unmarked, abandoned well! Uncle Fester: Somebody should stay behind in case she comes back. Gomez: Good man. Good thinking! Grandmama: Then who'll take the swamp? Gomez: *Thing taps his shoe* That's the spirit, Thing. Lend a hand. Let's go! Puglsey is the oldest Addam’s child. He isn’t as big of a character as the others, mostly bouncing off (meaning in scenes following) his sister. Wednesday: Pugsley, sit in the [electric] chair. Pugsley: Why? Wednesday: So we can play a game. Pugsley: What game? Wednesday: It's called, "Is There a God?" Pugsley: Ok. Wednesday: *switches a lever* It has to warm up. Pugsley: Why? Wednesday: So it can kill you. Pugsley: I knew that. Morticia: *walks in* Children, what are you doing? Wednesday: I'm going to electrocute him. Morticia: But we're late for the charity auction. Wednesday: But, Mother... Morticia: I said no. Pugsley: Pleeaaaase? Morticia: Oh, all right. Wednesday is the youngest of the family. Very matter-of-fact, unexpressive in the most terrifying (but hilarious) way. She is easily my favorite character. She has a strong sense of self and is not afraid of anything or anyone. [when asked about her Halloween costume] This is my costume. I'm a homicidal maniac- they look just like everyone else. [her and Pugsley are selling lemonade on the side of the road] Girl Scout: Is this made from real lemons? Wednesday: Yes. Girl Scout: I only like all-natural foods and beverages, organically grown, with no preservatives. Are you sure they're real lemons? Pugsley: Yes. Girl Scout: Well, I'll tell you what. I'll buy a cup if you buy a box of my delicious Girl Scout cookies. Do we have a deal? Wednesday: Are they made from real Girl Scouts? Nobody gets out of the Bermuda Triangle, not even for a vacation. Everyone knows that. Honorable mentions: Uncle Fester - lives with the rest of them. Funny and goes to their torture, I mean “play,” room to relax. He can generate electricity, eg. light a light-bulb by sticking it in his mouth. Lurch - the family’s Frankenstein-monster-like butler who plays the piano rather nicely and comes at the (deafeningly) sounds of a gong that shakes the house. Thing - the hand that travels between boxes in the house and has quite the attitude . Yes, just the hand. Grandmama - obviously a witch.
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If you know me, you may know that I like organizing… and color coding and lists and boxes and binders and, god my heart is racing. So, given that, and my slight obsession with order, I should love Marie Kondo’s show and her method. I like it. It’s making lots of people declutter and organize their houses, which is awesome and long past needed. First of all, I hate reality TV, even on my favorite topic. Marie Kondo in “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo,” (available on Netflix), goes to people’s homes and helps them declutter their homes. It’s like the fancy edition of “Hoarders.” I watched the first few episodes and they’re fun, but repetitive and mostly focused on the different couples relationship troubles.
I want more organizing! And, personally, while the whole “pick up one object at a time and think about it,” thing sounds nice, I think it is actually a whole bunch of bologna. If I actually did that? I would never get rid of anything! Mostly because it would take too long. So, if I had to rate it: 7.5/10 for fun. 5/10 for useable information. 9/10 for cuteness. 4/10 overall. I recommend watching at least some clips if you’d like so you can be in on the trend. And the important part to take away from it all is to clean your stuff! Explicit; would rate R for sexual content. TW for homophobia. A graphic novel where, essentially, two stories are being told, simultaneously. Clementine comes to a house, in the first scene, to collect her ex-girlfriend’s old journals. Emma, the girl, recently passed (reason unknown) and wanted Clementine to read them. And read them she does. They cover the entire story of their relationship, and give insight into her thoughts at the time. The past told in narrative and the present that Clementine lives in, blend together in that way that time can do.
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