peterschlehmil: peterschlehmil:animated_History of Movies_Addams Family_HandThing T. Thing, of
peterschlehmil: peterschlehmil: animated_History of Movies_Addams Family_Hand Thing T. Thing, often referred to as just Thing,[1] is a fictional character in the The Addams Family series. Thing was originally conceived as a whole creature (always seen in the background watching the family) that was too horrible to see in person. The only part of him that was tolerable was his human hand (this can be seen in the 1964 television series. The Addams called him “Thing” because he was something that could not be identified. Thing was changed to a disembodied hand for the 1991 and 1993 Addams Family movies. In Spain it was called Cosa (“Thing”) while in other Spanish-speaking countries it was named Dedos (“Fingers”); in German-speaking countries das eiskalte Händchen (“the little ice-cold hand”); in Portuguese-speaking countries Mãozinha (“Little Hand”) or Coisa (“Thing”); and in Italian was called Mano (“Hand”). It was also named “Ting” (An easy word for calling a dog in the Thai language). Thing was the creation of Charles Addams, who drew the Addams Family cartoons in The New Yorker magazine, beginning in the 1930s. He first appeared in Addams’s 1954 book Homebodies. One of Addams’s cartoons shows the Addams mansion with a sign at the front saying “Beware of the Thing.” Additionally, Thing has been in the original television series (1964-66), the revived series The New Addams Family (1998), in the related movies The Addams Family (1991), Addams Family Values (1993) and Addams Family Reunion (1998), and the 1992 animated series.In the 1960s television series, Thing—strictly speaking, a disembodied forearm, since he occasionally emerged from his box at near-elbow length—was usually played by Ted Cassidy, who also played the lugubrious butler Lurch, although the two characters occasionally appeared in the same scene (in which case Thing would be played by a crew member, notably assistant director Jack Voglin). Thing customarily emerged from a series of boxes, one in each room in the Addams’ mansion, and the mailbox outside. He occasionally emerged from behind a curtain, within a plant pot, or elsewhere.In the later films, thanks to advances in special effects, Thing (played by Christopher Hart) is able to emerge and run on his fingertips, much like a spider. In Addams Family Values Thing is shown driving a car into Debbie, in order to rescue Uncle Fester. After this, Fester gets into the car and Thing drives them off to the Addams Family Mansion, albeit erratically, frightening Fester in the process. This is also true for the 1998 series, The New Addams Family, where Thing was played by Canadian magician/actor Steven Fox, who hails from Toronto. His classic box only appears in one episode of the series (the remake of “Thing’s Romance”); in others, it is revealed that he lives in a closet that has been modified as his own little “house-within-a-house.“Since Cassidy was 6’ 9” (2,06 m) tall,[2] using him to depict Thing caused great technical difficulties on the set of The Addams Family. In many scenes he lay on his back on a wheeled trolley, below the line of sight of the cameras, and inserted his arm through the bottom of the box. Thing was usually a right hand, but Cassidy sometimes played him as left, simply to see if anyone would notice. Thing is credited as “itself” at the end of each episode.In the musical, Thing only appears in the beginning, when he opens the curtain. He is played by a member of the ensemble. In the tour version, Pugsley carries him on a pillow at Wednesday’s and Lucas’s wedding, while he holds the ring.When the television series was dubbed into German in Europe, Thing was referred to as “Gizmo”, as in “Guten Tag, Gizmo”. The character Cousin Itt was simply called “Ess” (based on the German word for “it” being “es”). (from Wikipedia) -- source link
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