Morticia (Carolyn Jones) and Gomez Addams (John Astin) head a perplexingly macabre family whose members include a an uncle named Fester (Jackie Coogan) a giant named Lurch (Ted Cassidy) who acts as doorman a disembodied hand named Thing not-quite-right son Pugsley (Ken Weatherax) and morose daughter Wednesday (Lisa Loring).