When I was a kid, the television series "The Addams Family" was a huge hit. I especially loved "Thing", the disembodied hand, and my parents bought me the toy above. I still have it and it still works (although I left batteries in it years ago, and they caused some nasty corrosion in the battery compartment. You live and learn.)
I recently picked up a magazine at a thrift store, to find the ad below:
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| Better Homes & Gardens, July 1966 |
Not cheap! With inflation, it would be almost $40 today.
The TV show first aired in 1964, and was based on a cartoon series by Charles Addams. There have been several films since then.
The TV show first aired in 1964, and was based on a cartoon series by Charles Addams. There have been several films since then.
You can watch Thing doing his thing on youtube.
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