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Addams

[ad-uhmz]

noun

  1. Charles (Samuel), 1912–88, U.S. cartoonist.

  2. Jane, 1860–1935, U.S. social worker and writer: Nobel Peace Prize 1931.



Addams

/ ˈædəmz /

noun

  1. Jane. 1860–1935, US social reformer, feminist, and pacifist, who founded Hull House, a social settlement in Chicago: Nobel peace prize 1931

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Other popular franchises like Addams family series “Wednesday,” pirates tale “One Piece” and Regency-era romance “Bridgerton” are ongoing.

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“The answer,” Mr. Cooper and Ms. Johnson promise, “is in here somewhere”—hidden among piles of arch testimony and macabre illustrations in the style of Charles Addams.

Popular TV shows launched in the third quarter include the second season of the Addams family spin-off series “Wednesday” and the second season of drama “My Life With the Walter Boys.”

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It’s a rare trait for someone of Armisen’s stature in Hollywood: an A-list comedy giant who spent more than a decade on “Saturday Night Live,” skewered hipster culture for eight seasons on IFC’s sketch staple “Portlandia” and who currently stars as the lovably deranged Uncle Fester on Netflix’s Addams Family revival, “Wednesday.”

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Tim Burton directed the gothic music video to the latter song which also appeared on the soundtrack to the new Netflix Addams Family show, Wednesday, in which Gaga also makes a guest appearance.

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