The character of Morticia Addams in the 1964 to 1966 TV series The Addams Family had several names she called her loving husband Gomez.
In demonstrations of her undying love for Gomez she would often call him simply Darling. She also liked to call him Bubeleh, which is a Yiddish term of endearment; oddly this is usually when Gomez would toss away the cigar he was smoking and say "Tish! That's French!," and immediately start kissing the back of her hand and up her arm.
She would sometimes call him Mon Cher, which actually is French for darling (this would also cause the cigar toss and arm kissing). Another favorite was Querido which is Spanish for darling (or dear).
Gomez often used the feminine form of some of these, calling Morticia both Querida, and Mon Chéri.
The series has been remade several times for both film and TV. From 1973 to 1975 there was a cartoon version of The Addams Family; Halloween with the New Addams Family was a TV movie in 1977; from 1992 to 1995 there was another cartoon series; in 1998 to 1999 there was a reboot called The New Addams Family; 1998 also brought an 87 minute video called Addams Family Reunion; and 1991 and 1993 saw theatrical releases of The Addams Family, and Addams Family Values.
There's even rumor that a brand new movie is in the works, but there's no solid release date yet.
If you enjoyed the original series as much as we did, a great tip for reliving some of those classic moments is to check out IMDb's list of quotes from Gomez, quotes from Morticia, and trivia about the series (did you know there was a cousin named "Trivia"?)
In Addams-mania news, many stages across the country are seeing plays based on the Addams Family: Examples include Kaukauna, Brillion, and Sarasota.
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