Thing has made a real impression in the TV series Wednesday, which follows the daughter from The Addams Family. But where did Thing comes from? Did he once have a whole body? If so, what happened to it? Is he the Addams' servant or pet or family member? Does he get paid in hand-me-downs? Is Thing even a "he"? And whose hand is it? YouTuber Bopping traces what we know from the original Charles Addams comic, the 1960s TV series, the feature films, Wednesday, and other media incarnations. (via Boing Boing)
Fun video retrospective! I love Thing. I think he deserves an Emmy for "Wednesday," LOL!
ReplyDeleteI remember, on the original "Addams Family" TV show, 'Thing' had multiple boxes around the house and he/it (as opposed to Cousin Itt) would emerge from whichever box was needed at that time – so I envisioned Thing as being a massive amoeba-like organism that lived in the the spaces between the walls and floorboards and only popped to the surface, in the form of a hand, when needed.
ReplyDeleteAnd with the 1998 discovery of the Armillaria ostoyae fungus in Oregon, which – as shown by genetics – is a single organism which lives underground, spreads through the use rhizome-like structures, and is believed to encompass an area of roughly 2385 acres (965 hectares, 1,665 football fields, or nearly four square miles/ten km²), I like my idea even more.
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