The Addams Family had ended its first run in 1966, but it lives on via syndication and cable 52 years later, spawning not only a cable revival and two feature films, but also this little-seen (and subsequently forgotten)
TV-movie that aired not on ABC, the series' original network, but NBC.
Not only that, but the show's original producer, Filmways, had nothing to do with the movie. Instead, independent producer Charles Fries, who'd also adapted Marvel's Amazing Spider-Man for television that same year, for CBS, had acquired the license. The original cast had been reunited, save for Blossom Rock (Grandmama), who was ailing. Jane Rose (Phyllis) stepped in to sub.
Why is it called Halloween With The New Addams Family? Because Gomez (John Astin) & Morticia (Carolyn Jones) have had two more children, naming them after their initial offspring, Wednesday & Pugsley. Anyway, Henry Darrow (ex-The High Chaparral) joins the cast as Gomez's brother, Pancho in a tale of mistaken identity, deception, and danger---on Halloween.
Never got to see this when it first came out, so there's no rating. Just a public service.
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