

In some stories, the Addams find themselves dealing with the Normanmeyer family who seek to exploit their situation or thwart their schemes in order to be rid of them from the town the exception being the family's only son, who is friends with the Addams children. Much of the plot lines focus on mostly the family dealing with an issue concerning their lives, which they seek to resolve. The series focuses on the Addams Family at their ancestral home in the fictional town of Happydale Heights.

The series' development began in the wake of the successful 1991 Addams Family feature film. It is the second cartoon show to feature the characters (the first was the 1973 series, also produced by Hanna-Barbera), and ran from September 12, 1992, to November 6, 1993, on ABC.

The Addams Family is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and based on the eponymous comic strip characters by Charles Addams.
