Starring: John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, Ted Cassidy
The Addams Family Tree - S1-E5
Continuity mistake: When the mailman opens the mailbox to drop in Adam's mail, Thing snatches them and then closes the box. When Wednesday goes to the inside box, Thing hands her only a single letter.
The Addams Family Tree - S1-E5
Audio problem: With Morticia in his arms, he says "And I dropped you...only once." If you watch his profile, you can see that his face never moves. Hard to believe especially when you know he had an animated face.
Gomez: Somebody... down there... likes me.
Trivia: Although it was kept a secret for years, the part of Thing was performed by Ted Cassidy. He sometimes had to travel to the studio to do it, even if Lurch wasn't in the episode. Though in a few episodes, where both Lurch and Thing appeared in the same shot, assistant director Jack Voglin performed the part of Thing.
Question: Ted (Lurch) Cassidy was a total of six feet nine inches tall. A number of times, especially in Season 2 Episode 6, "Cousin Itt's Problem", it seems the top of his head barely clears to top of the door jamb. Were the doors seven feet tall back then?
Chosen answer: Being that this was filmed in a TV studio, the set would have been specially designed and built to accommodate Cassidy's height. Also, I live in an older house (100 years-old), and all the inner and outer doors are eight feet tall.
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