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The New Addams Family (1998)

1998 22 minutes comedy family fantasy
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The New Addams Family is the 1998 live-action sitcom revival that reimagined the classic 1960s format for a new generation. The series once again follows Gomez, Morticia, Wednesday, Pugsley, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, Lurch and Thing as their strange household clashes with the normal world around them. Rather than continuing the darker movie tone, the show returns closer to the sitcom structure of the original series, with self-contained episodes, family misunderstandings and macabre punchlines. Nicole Fugere reprises Wednesday after Addams Family Reunion, while the show gives fans a longer-form version of the family during a period when the franchise was experimenting with television again.

Director Saban Entertainment
Released 19/10/1998
Runtime 22 minutes
Genres comedy family fantasy horror
Updated 12 May 2026

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The New Addams Family (1998) Review 6/10

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We have rated The New Addams Family 6 out of 10, because it is an earnest revival with plenty of affection for the original formula, even if it never reaches the classic status of the 1964 sitcom or the 1990s films. The show works best when it leans into simple spooky sitcom setups and lets the family’s strange logic bounce against ordinary visitors. It is lighter, cheaper-looking and more straightforward than the big-screen versions, but that also gives it a cosy television charm. For CMDB purposes, it is a useful entry because it shows how flexible the Addams concept is: cartoons, sitcoms, movies and modern streaming horror-comedy can all grow from the same weird family tree.

Did You Know?

  • The New Addams Family premiered in 1998.
  • The show returned to a sitcom-style format similar to the 1964 series.
  • Nicole Fugere reprised her role as Wednesday Addams.
  • Glenn Taranto played Gomez Addams.
  • Ellie Harvie played Morticia Addams.
  • The series ran for 65 episodes.
  • John Astin appeared in the series as Grandpapa Addams.
  • The show followed Addams Family Reunion in the same revival period.
  • It was produced by Saban Entertainment.
  • The series kept the Addams Family active on television before later animated and streaming revivals.
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