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From the "Left in a Lurch" episode (15 Sep. 1973) of the animated version of classic sitcom ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069554/reference The Addams Family]''.
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[[Image:Freddy_and_the_Frogs_Addams_Family.jpg|right]]Invented band from the "Left in a Lurch" episode (15 Sep. 1973) of the animated version of classic sitcom ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0069554/reference The Addams Family]''.
  
The episode was turned into issue #3 of the Gold Key ''Addams Family'' comic book the-in.
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Butler Lurch lied to his pen-pal that he was a rock star and doesn't want to visit her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, and have her learn the truth. So Gomez Addams pays off a promoter to let him add this band he just made up to the bill of a local rock festival, so Lurch can be a real rock star. The rest of the family serves as the band, and Gomez does the real singing backstage while Lurch lip-synchs.
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The episode was turned into issue #3 of the Gold Key [https://www.comics.org/series/14172/ ''Addams Family'' comic book] tie-in.
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Lineup:
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*Lurch, lip synching, air guitar
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*Gomez Addams, real vocals
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*Grandma Addams, real guitar
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*Uncle Fester, skeleton xylophone
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*Morticia Addams, spider-web harp
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*Pugsley Addams, skull drums
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*Wednesday Addams, her own hair (with a violin bow)
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*Thing, tambourine
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*Ocho Octopus, horns, wind instruments
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
 
*http://festoonery.blogspot.com/2011/07/addams-family-animated-series-1973.html
 
*http://festoonery.blogspot.com/2011/07/addams-family-animated-series-1973.html
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[[Category:1973]]
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[[Category:Animated television series]]
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[[Category:Rock]]
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[[Category:Comic books]]

Revision as of 09:24, 21 February 2018

Freddy and the Frogs Addams Family.jpg

Invented band from the "Left in a Lurch" episode (15 Sep. 1973) of the animated version of classic sitcom The Addams Family.

Butler Lurch lied to his pen-pal that he was a rock star and doesn't want to visit her hometown of Nashville, Tennessee, and have her learn the truth. So Gomez Addams pays off a promoter to let him add this band he just made up to the bill of a local rock festival, so Lurch can be a real rock star. The rest of the family serves as the band, and Gomez does the real singing backstage while Lurch lip-synchs.

The episode was turned into issue #3 of the Gold Key Addams Family comic book tie-in.

Lineup:

  • Lurch, lip synching, air guitar
  • Gomez Addams, real vocals
  • Grandma Addams, real guitar
  • Uncle Fester, skeleton xylophone
  • Morticia Addams, spider-web harp
  • Pugsley Addams, skull drums
  • Wednesday Addams, her own hair (with a violin bow)
  • Thing, tambourine
  • Ocho Octopus, horns, wind instruments

See also

External Links