FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
"Sic Gorgiamus Allos Subjectatos Nunc"
(We Gladly Feast On Those Who Would Subdue Us)
-Addams Family Motto
THE SERIES THAT BROUGHT THE MACABRE
TO MIDDLE AMERICA IS BACK ON DVD!
THE ADDAMS FAMILY - VOLUME TWO
On March 27, MGM Home Entertainment Resurrects
The Second Installment Of The Hilariously Ghoulish Sitcom
From The Mausoleum Of TV Classics
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Finding new life on DVD
March 27, 2007 from MGM Home Entertainment, "The Addams Family" Volume Two delivers even more irreverently morbid antics from the family that turned the established formula for situational comedy on its ear and became a monster success during its 64-episode run. "The Addams Family" Volume Two features even more ghoulish humor from the wickedly funny clan as they attempt to blend in with polite society...despite their own uniquely bizarre roots. Based on Charles Addams' single panel cartoons that originally ran in
The New Yorker magazine, the Addams household featured a grisly array of inhabitants, including dark and dashing Gomez (John Astin, "The Adventures Of Brisco County Jr."); shadowy Morticia (Carolyn Jones,
How The West Was Won); creepy Uncle Fester (Jackie Coogan,
The Kid); problem children Wednesday and Pugsley (Lisa Loring and Ken Weatherwax); ancient Grandmama (Blossom Rock,
Abbott And Costello In Hollywood); hilariously hirsute Cousin Itt (Felix Silla,
Spaceballs) and, of course, the ever-faithful silent manservant, Lurch, and Thing, the roving severed hand (both played by Ted Cassidy,
Butch Cassidy And the Sundance Kid). "The Addams Family" Volume Two DVD collection features the next 21 offbeat episodes from the classic series, as well as audio commentaries by Thing, Cousin Itt and "Addams" historian Steven Cox, Tombstone trivia and Guest Star Séances. "The Addams Family" Volume Two is available for the suggested retail price of $29.98 U.S./$37.98 Canada.
"The Addams Family" Volume Two DVD Collection Disc Content Specifics:
The "The Addams Family" Volume Two DVD Collection is compiled on three dual-sided discs (full frame, aspect ratio 1.33:1), and is presented in English, Spanish and French Mono* (French is only available on select episodes) with English and Spanish subtitles. In addition, the following episodes and special features are exclusive to each disc:
- Disc 1 – Side A:
- "Thing Is Missing"
- Select scene commentary by Thing and Cousin Itt
- "Crisis In The Addams Family"
- "Lurch And His Harpsichord"
- "Morticia, The Breadwinner"
- Disc 1 – Side B:
- "The Addams Family And The Spaceman"
- "My Son, The Chimp"
- Select scene commentary by Thing and Cousin Itt
- "Morticia's Favorite Charity"
- "Progress And The Addams Family"
- Disc 2 – Side A:
- "Uncle Fester's Toupee"
- "Cousin Itt And The Vocational Counselor"
- Select scene commentary by Thing and Cousin Itt
- "Lurch, The Teenage Idol"
- "The Winning Of Morticia Addams"
- Disc 2 – Side B:
- "My Fair Cousin Itt"
- Select scene commentary by Thing and Cousin Itt
- "Morticia's Romance" (Part I)
- "Morticia's Romance" (Part II)
- "Morticia Meets Royalty"
- Commentary by Stephen Cox, author of "The Addams Chronicles"
- Disc 3 – Side A:
- "Gomez, The People's Choice"
- "Cousin Itt's Problem"
- "Halloween-Addams Style"
- "Morticia, The Writer"
- Disc 3 – Side B:
- "Morticia, The Sculptress"
- Special Features
- Mad About The Addams featurette
- Guest Star Séance with Parley Baer, Milton Frome, Vito Scotti, Elizabeth Fraser, Richard Deacon, Sig Ruman, Margaret Hamilton, Elvia Allman, Eddie Quillan and Peter Bonerz
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