For those of us that grew up with the TV show, no. John Astin literally named the character he played. Before the television show the characters didn’t all have names.
The movies are fine, and there’s nothing wrong if you enjoy them. But for myself John Astin and Carolyn Jones are the iconic couple. But then I was born over a decade before the movies. But just two years after the television shows 1975 Halloween special. So it may be a generational thing.
Well, we are an evil and creepy lot, aren’t we?
This will always be Morticia and Gomez Addams in my head.
Is it not?
For those of us that grew up with the TV show, no. John Astin literally named the character he played. Before the television show the characters didn’t all have names.
The movies are fine, and there’s nothing wrong if you enjoy them. But for myself John Astin and Carolyn Jones are the iconic couple. But then I was born over a decade before the movies. But just two years after the television shows 1975 Halloween special. So it may be a generational thing.
There’s been multiple actors in the parts over the years but these two were perfect I think.