A few years back there were a couple of color photos of The Addams Family
TV show set making the rounds on social media. The thing most folks were instantly struck by was how very pink the Addams’ living room was.
 

 

 
The show which ran for only two seasons, between 1964 and 1966, was shot in black-and-white, giving it a look very similar to the original black and white cartoon illustrations of Charles Addams’ which appeared in the New Yorker.

Images from the show are ingrained into our collective pop consciousness as black and white and shades of gray, reflective of the “mysterious and spooky” oddball characters. It’s always a bit surprising to see any color photos from the production—it almost seems wrong in a sense. Still, it’s cool to see these images as a different perspective on one of the most endearing and enduring television programs of all time.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Some of the coolest images come from a rare View-Master set, the entirety of which can be viewed at View-Master World.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Last year, an enterprising video artist colorized the show’s opening frame-by-frame in Photoshop. Here are those results:
 

 
In 1977 a TV movie was produced titled Halloween with the New Addams Family. It was shot in color. It’s not that great, but Carolyn Jones looks fantastic in it:
 

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
Extremely detailed miniature ‘Addams Family’ set
They’re creepy and they’re kooky: Audition photos for ‘The Addams Family,’ 1964
Someone colorized the opening credits to ‘The Munsters’