


Lisa Loring played the original Wednesday Addams in the sitcom until 1966. We also first get to meet Wednesday Addams, complete with black pigtails, a black dress and a love of all things macabre. In 1964, The Addams Family, this kooky and spooky family, appeared on the small screen in the beloved sitcom.

Before becoming the iconic gothic family on the big and small screen, the Addams family made their debut in 1938 as a series of cartoons for the New Yorker by Charles Addams. Currently played by Jenna Ortega, this macabre little girl is beloved by many.Ĭhristina Ricci was the actress to play the live-action role in 1993 in Addams Family Values, but the original Wednesday Addams first appeared on our screens in the 1964 sitcom. Tim Burton’s new Netflix show Wednesdayhas reminded us why Wednesday Addams has been a pop culture icon for so long.
