is ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES funnier?? * FIRST TIME WATCHING * reaction & commentary 

The ironic thing is if Debbie was just herself. She would have fit into the Adams family. 🤓

What's so funny about Debbie is she tries to murder Fester thinking she'll get all the money, not realizing murder is the Addams Family love language

“I’ll be the victim!” “All your life” Very possibly my favourite movie line ever

Debbie: "Don't I DESERVE love?! ....and jewelry?" Morticia: *tearfully nodding in agreement* Such a funny movie

Some people are saying this was Raúl Juliá’s final film, but it was his final film released while he was still alive. His actual last movie, released a few months after he passed away, was “Street Fighter,” where he played M. Bison in a scene-stealing role of a lifetime. Honestly, it’s not a great movie, but he elevates it to so-bad-it’s-good.

"She is just surrounded by seamen" has to be my new favourite quote.

Addams Family Values is LOADED with social and political satire. Especially Wednesday's monologue during the Thanksgiving play.

That part at 15:33 that you said didn't age well was the exact intention at the time; every single "main" cast member chosen for the performance was a slim white blonde girl. All the kids chosen for the Native American roles were PoC, fat, nerdy or disabled. It's a commentary on what is considered "cosmetically pleasing" to white middle class Americans and how passive-aggressive they can be to kids who don't conform. It's the same towards Wednesday and Pugsley.

One of the best things about the Addams Family movies is that the antagonists would actually get along with the Addamses and be willing to help them with whatever financial problems they had if they had just the least bit of chill. The lawyer? He was friends with them for ages but he wanted to rip them off. A psychopath con artist? Surprised she's not a distant cousin. And Deb at the end when she's explaining all of her trauma, they completely understand and sympathize . All she had to do was chill and she would've been welcomed with open arms. She even could've kept trying to murder Fester as stress relief (dude puts arsenic on his Cheerios so good luck). But no, she had to choose...pastels.

The cop was played by Nathan Lane. He and the camp lady, Christine Baranski, both were in the Birdcage. Christine was Val's birth mom. Love your reactions baby girl! I needed this laugh 😄

Amanda's actress here, you might recognize her as the Girl Scout from the first movie. Apparently she did so well in that short role (and bounced off of Wednesday well enough), they offered her to play the role of Wednesday's rival here.

I like the fact, that Addams family and Edward scissorhands did the same thing. The dark and odd family is actually such a great and humble family while the „pastels“ are strange and very disturbing. I like this a lot

The Addams Family characters didn't have names in the comic strip. When they made the TV show, Pubert was going to be Pugsley's name but the censors didn't think it was a good idea. I think it looks like Raul Julia is trying not to crack up when he says the baby's name is Pubert. And yes, that was Monk.

Gomez's rant in the police station is the funniest bit in the whole movie.

I will never forgive Raul Julia for leaving us way too early, there was so much more this series could have given us, but he was irreplaceable. And also a big shoutout to Christina Ricci, how the hell does a child of 12 years old give such a convincing, mesmerising performance, I haven't the words to sum up how good she was in this.

As someone who watched Addams Family Values in the theaters when it came out, I need to say that the scene where Gary and Becky cast the play was supposed to come off as racist - so it aged perfectly. The scream at the poster of Michael Jackson was another pop culture reference - around the time the movie was being made/released, allegations had come out that Michael had SA'd a young boy.

"Are you scared of Michael Jackson?" When this movie came out, Jackson was in the news as he had been accused of child molestation.

15:32 - Amy Fisher - the Long Island Lolita. A girl who shot her lover's wife in the head. The lady survived and Amy went to prison. She was 17. Amy then after her release came on Oprah and other talk shows and then later became a pornographic actress, a reality star, began hanging out with her ex-lover and did all kinds of stupid attention seeking stuff. Don't know what she's doing nowadays but I would think Onlyfans was something she would be into. There were 3 tv movies made about her story, one starring Drew Barrymore and another one starring Alyssa Milano.

Fun fact: Pubert was supposed to be Gomez's name, as penned by the creator once the original series was in production and they needed to expand on the characters from the comic strips, but the name was rejected and the creator settled on Gomez. Its not a huge deal, but its really nice that the writers snuck that little reference in there

Wednesday's crush, Joel, is played by David Krumholtz. He played Bernard the elf in the Santa Clause movies. He was also in 10 Things I Hate About You, and he starred in Numb3rs, plus a bunch of other things. This was one of his earliest roles.

Wednesday's little boyfriend was the Head Elf who helps Tim Allen get the hang of being Santa in The Santa Clause movies

Debbie Jellinsky actually would have made a perfect addition to the Addams Family. I love the thanksgiving play scene, so good.

A great sequel and definitely THE BEST Thanksgiving play ever!!! It's just sad that Debbie couldn't see that she would fit in perfectly in the family.

Judith Malina played Grandmama in the first film, and she was fine in the roll, but in this film they cast the incredible comic actor Carol Kane in the roll of Grandmama and she really shined IMO...that voice, that wickedly charming grin, even under all the makeup and costume, she really gave the part some life.

I rank this one slightly higher than the first simply because christina ricci really shows off what an amazing actor she is. She had great moments in the first, but really steals the show here. Plus there's a better villain, if only slightly.

This is one of my favorite movies ever. And thats all because of Joan Cusack as Debbie. Her backstory rant is permanently inscribed in my brain. I may not remember math but i can "MALIBU BAR. BIE." at the drop of a hat.

"It's a bomb." "WHAT!?" is my favorite joke in both movies. This was such a great sequel. So glad you enjoyed it.

Joan Cusack is absolutely great! The entire cast is great!

"He has my father's eyes." "Gomez, take those out of his mouth." *Best Addams Family line ever.* Incidentally, the male counselor, Gary Granger, was played by Peter MacNicol, who made his debut in the 1981 fantasy film _Dragonslayer,_ which I highly recommend.

The female camp councilor was Christine Baranski, she played Leonard's mother on "The Big Bang Theory", maybe you saw her in "Mamma Mia". Joan Cusack is always brilliant, she steals every scene in "In and Out". She's in a lot of films with her brother John Cusack such as "Grosse Pointe Blank" and "High Fidelity". The other Thanksgiving film was "Home for the Holidays" starring Holly Hunter ("Raising Arizona") from 1995. It's very funny, Robert Downey Jr. is in it. The movie I like at Thanksgiving is "The House of Yes" a black comedy that takes place on that day. If you get around to seeing "The Sound of Music" you MUST watch the 1998 "Goodbye Lover" starring Patricia Arquette. You'll see why.

Joan Cusack needs an Oscar for being the OG scene stealer lol , 16 candles the neck brace girl , working girl the best bff and this film .

A couple of things: 1) the song you didn’t know was from the 1982 movie “Annie” (you should totally watch both that and “The Sound of Music”) and 2) the popular girl from camp, Amanda, was also the Girl Scout from the first movie.

Fun fact: The baby is actually played by twin girls.

I will never stop lamenting the fact that we never got a sequel: Addams Family Therapy

"Camp lady" AKA Christine Baranski was also in The Birdcage actually, she was the long absent mother of Val and she's been in a ton of stuff on tv and in movies.

1993 really was a banner year for the cinema. _Addams Family Values,_ _The Beverly Hillbillies,_ Disney's rendition of _The Three Musketeers,_ _Last Action Hero,_ _Jurassic Park,_ the list goes on and on. _So_ much history was made at the cinema, that year.

The song you didn’t recognize was from Annie - you should definitely add that to your list of movies to watch- it’s a classic for a reason 😊

15:58 _"That's,_ um-" _"That's,_ um... He's the voice of Timon and I saw him in _The Birdcage._ I _can't_ remember his name." 😄 Nathan Lane. He also plays Pepper Saltzman, a really good supporting character on _Modern Family._ That's the main place _I_ know him from.

Back in the '90s, Hollywood went on a kick of making movies based upon old TV shows. Most of them sucked, but there were two exceptions -- The Addams Family and The Brady Bunch. They both take the same approach to their material, placing highly stylized characters into a realistic world where they're out of place, it's just the Brady's are sunshine and flowers instead of darkness and daggers. If you like one series, you will like the other.

the female camp consoler was also in bird cadge, mama mia, Lenard's mom in the big bang theory, and the live action grinch she was his love interest

This one is my favorite! I watched it with my kids recently. The 5yo did not appreciate the way they treated the baby but my 10yo loved it 😂

Funny thing about the Addams' is they like the villains because well, they're villains. It's only when they start messing with the family that they gotta go.

The head kid at camp, Amanda - the one they appeared to be planned to burn at the stake during the revised play - was played by Mercedes McNab (who also appears as a Girl Scout selling cookies in the first one). She later went on to play Harmony, Spike's off and on girlfriend in both Buffy and Angel.

22:39 Exactly - she said if she wanted to kill her husband then she'd scare him to death. If she's trying to scare Joel then it could mean that she's planning on eventually marrying him. Or that she might just be testing him - remember Fester thought that the first few times Debbie tried to kill him she was showing affection

This was everything to me growing up. I was the weird "goth" kid so I could definitely relate to Wednesday and how people react to her. Since I'm also Native, the Thanksgiving play scene made me love the movie and Wednesday a million times more lol.

Looks like the next line of requests with which Ashleigh needs to be bombarded with is "Sound of Music" and "Annie." :D

MALIBU BAR…BIE!!! Joan Cusack’s best line ever! 😂

15:29 Amy Fisher made headlines in 1992 at the age of 17, when she shot the wife of her adult lover, in the head at close range. She was known as “The Long Island Lolita”. The wife was severely wounded but survived.

This was the last film of Raul Julias to be released before he passed from a stroke in 1994. It was touching how he was lying in bed singing "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot"

Writer Melissa Hunter created a RU-vid series called “Adult Wednesday Addams” that she had to give up because of legal action, but the series is still up on RU-vid and is hilarious.

Did anyone else have a quiet chuckle when Ashleigh announced "She's just surrounded by seamen?"

Scent of a Woman is also set during Thanksgiving and is worth a look. I loved the film and you can't go wrong with Pacino.

Another fun fact...the first "nanny" canidate (the hippy one) is played by Cynthia Nixon (best known as Miranda on Sex And The City) and YES one of the sailors in the bar IS Tony Schalub (Monk). And Becky was played by Christine Baranski (alsp in The Birdcage)

Gomez and Morticia are couple goals

I consider the main character of this film to be Wednesday, actually. Sure, she has the B-side plot, but her scenes are the funniest and she has the real arc of being in a terrible place and overcoming it, all whilst finding love on the way. Fester is just...well, he's just an idiot, really. He doesn't learn anything, or even really do anything. Fester's arc is the worst thing about this movie IMO, the real gold is in the summer camp. My favourite part is when Wednesday claws at the wire fence behind her when the others start singing kumbaya at her.

The songs playing in the cabin are from The Sound of Music (1965) and Annie (1982).

Joan Cusack is PERFECT as Debbie. The whole cast is mesmerizing. Pete McNicol, Christine Baranski, Nathan Lane... this movie is a masterpiece.

I enjoy your reactions so much! You always get all the jokes (this is important since I older and the jokes are missed by other reactors) and you always buy into the whole plot. If Fluffy has to swim the English Channel to save the day, you are right there cheering Fluffy on. You never say, "That was stupid". You make watching the reactions fun! :) (The second song in the cabin was "Tomorrow", the theme song from "Annie" (Little Orphan Annie), a totally feel-good kid's movie). Amy Fisher (in the trading cards) shot her lover's wife in the head, but the wife survived. It was very scandalous and juicy, and all over the tabloids. Amy was nicknamed "The Long Island Lolita". After getting out of jail, she became a porn star. And you need to see The Sound of Music. It is a classic and based on a true story, and starring Julie Andrews.

Christina Ricci smiling alone is just... *chef's kiss* Like, the humor is rapid, the plot is somewhat of a repeat, but more fun and zany. Both together are legendary.

OMG! I rolled over with laughter when "Who's Amy Fisher" came out your mouth! Bravo to you being the only person in the USA not to know the torrid story of Amy. Love all your reactions! I too love the Addams family.

In the '60s we watched The Addams Family weekly. And before that it was a comic strip by Charles Addams. Up next "Wednesday".

Saw this in the theater. After the first time Pugsley yells "Eat me!", I laughed to tears!

Son in law with Pauly shore is technically a thanksgiving movie

Camp counselor was played by Christine Baranski, who is fabulous in absolutely everything she does...theatre, film, and tv. Ashleigh, you saw her in The Birdcage...Val's birth mother. Was also Leonard's mom in Big Bang Theory, if you ever watched that.

Raul Julia was always one of my favorite actors in the 80 & 90s. R.I.P. My 3 favorite Raul Julia movies are 1.)"Presumed Innocent"(1990) My favorite Courtroom movie. Harrison Ford & Raul Julia! They are amazing together as a Lawyer defending another Lawyer. 2.)"Tequila Sunrise"(1988) Mel Gibson, Kurt Russell, Michelle Pfeiffer, Raul Julia! That is one hell of a cast! 3.)"Kiss of the Spider Woman"(1985). William Hurt & Raul Julia. Amazing movie! William Hurt deserved the Oscar for Best Actor!

That last song in the harmony hunt was Tomorrow by the play to movie adaptation of Annie. You should react to that next. Also, the blonde girl was in the first Addams movie as the girl scout. She was also in Buffy The Vampire Slayer series as Harmony the vampire.😂❤

PLEASE do Now and Then with Christina Ricci! One of my all time favorite movies and no one has reacted to it! 😢❤ It’s like a girl version of Stand by Me

I love this movie so much, even just the camp part is worth the whole movie. But someone mentioned, and I can't get it out of my head, why are they doing a Thanksgiving play at summer camp? "Wow, she is just surrounded by seamen." Sure would be a shame if someone took that out of context.

:Home for the Holidays" is a great Thanksgiving movie. Directed by Jodie Foster and starring Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Robert Downey Jr. and many other stars. Maybe next year.

That Thanksgiving play scene was ahead of its time. What a classic.

I think that the reason the movies focus on Fester is that everyone else in the family have fairly defined roles from the original comics and TV series. The comics were single panels/single jokes and while they are good would not translate to a full movie. You should watch the TV series as it does capture a lot of the humor from the comics and fleshes out the characters quite well.

Great reaction Ashleigh. One of the best Thanksgiving movies ever made. This is my favorite Joan Cusack role. She really hammed it up. It was perfect. And Christina Ricci's first kiss was just too adorable. This now gives you 2 TV shows to check out. The Addams Family from the 1960s, (which has my favorite Morticia and Gomez), and Wednesday, with the perfectly cast Jenna Ortega. You will love both. A change of pace recommendation for the new year, starring one of your future ex husbands is Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. Without spoiling it for you, it has two conmen competing with each other, and it's lots of fun.

There's actually a lot of Thanksgiving movies I can recommend, "Home for the Holidays", "Son in Law", "Pieces of April", "You've Got Mail" these are some of my favorites 😊

Joan Cusak is amazing in everything she's been in. The male camp councilor was Leslie Nielson's assistant, Renfield, in Dracula: Dead and Loving It.

I like to imagine there's an alternate universe where Deb became an Addams. I hope alt-u Deb and Fester are very happy together with their 2.5 children.

It's such a shame they never got to make it a trilogy. I would loved to have seen more of this cast. RIP Raul Julia 💜

The twin babies that played Pubert Addams were girls, Ashleigh. Kaitlyn and Kristen Hooper. They were also in one episode of Home Improvement as Tim's twin nieces.

Debbie is one of my all time favorite camp movie villains!! She is just absolutely incredible in this movie! "I was a ballerina. Graceful! Delicate! They had to go" 😂

“That’s an American bald eagle! Aren’t they extinct? They are now” is one of my favourite lines in this movie.

Grandmama was Carol Kane - Valerie in "The Princess Bride" - "LIAR!!!" "Have fun storming the castle!"

Ashleigh, there's another Thanksgiving movie. It's called Alice's Restaurant. You may have heard of the song Alice's Restaurant, well there's also a movie. But then if you've heard the song, you already know the whole story. Anyway, people from the song actually got to play in the movie, so it's fun to watch for that too.

Well after your reaction to "The Fugitive" earlier this week, a lot of people suggsted that you watch "Men in Black" (starring Tommy Lee Jones, who of course is also in The Fugitive), and I agree, you should! That being said, Men in Black (and its 2 sequels) is acutally directed by the same guy who directed The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values. His name is Barry Sonnefeld. Get Shorty is another movie he directed that I think you'd enjoy!

"death december" killed me because it was attached to this movie. you really could be an addams

In the old TV series, it was a running gag for Fester to get a shock and have a lit lightbulb in his mouth.

I've always believed that if Raul Julia had lived we would have gotten a third Addams Family movie to cap off a trilogy

Angelica Huston nailed the role of Morticia, however, my heart belongs to the original Morticia of my childhood, Carolyn Jones.

The song you didn't know was Tomorrow from Annie, another film based on a comic. But more than that, the movie of Annie was directed by acclaimed director John Huston who is also the father of Angelica Huston.

I spit my coffee at, "...Jingle Beans or Death December...".

As always your reaction video was a hoot(old person talk for really fun). Your laughter and your occasional naughty side job are hilarious. Watching you is just what I needed after awakening from my food coma. Thank you so very much.😂😂

It is a worthy sequel. Both are amazing in their own ways. The only reason why I like the first one better is that it showed a lot more of the spooky atmosphere. The lovely ballroom and the underground catacombs. If you put that comparison aside both movies are equal and still stand firm today.

*"MALIBU BARBIE"* has lived rent free in my head since 1993.

Even though the movie takes place during the Summer, it was released during Thanksgiving week on 1993, and there is a play about the First Thanksgiving within the movie. Take all that and the family oriented themes of the franchise as a whole, and The Addams Family Values becomes a great Thanksgiving movie the entire family can enjoy every year.

I do like the first one better, but it's a VERY small amount of "better" than the second one lol. They're both amazing and very rewatchable :) I wish they did more with these actors tbh. I def share your love of Morticia. And their marriage is goals fr. So glad you watched these!

I'm glad you loved both Addams Family movies. Next Thanksgiving, please consider Dutch, starring Ed O'Neil (Al Bundy). I don't know why it doesn't get more love & attention.

FUN FACT: Pubert Addams was created for this movie and it's the only thing he's ever seen in. He may be mentioned in The Addams Family Reunion. Wednesday mentions there was a third sibling but "Pugsley ate him." She doesn't mention Pubert by name, though.

We can all agree Deb would've been a perfect addition to the family

Very happy to see your reaction to this and even more delighted to see how much you loved it. I saw the first movie in the theater on my 12th birthday, by the time this one came around I was 14 and remember all the references in articles and the trailers but didn't actually see it until a few years later. It took a while but this movie grew on me and I adore it now, especially as an adult who gets all the jokes. I now realize there are people who have never heard of Amy Fisher or all the crap that surrounded Michael Jackson in the mid 90s. I was surprised you didn't recognize the big song from Annie since I know you're a theater geek and I thought every school and theater company in the universe did Annie at some point. You should experience Annie sometime, especially the movie with Tim Curry and Carol Burnette.

Hopefully you'll give the show Wednesday on Netflix a go. It's actually really good and Christina Ricci (played Wednesday in these movies) does have a significant role. Jenna Ortega does do a wonderful job or portraying Wednesday and the first 4 episodes are directed by Tim Burton.

I just learned today that baby Pubert was played by a pair of twin girls (from a certain point onward, productions started casting twins as single babies, since they can't be on set for as long between rests - that way they can swap out the twins and they'll mostly look the same on camera)

Fun Fact: Like the baby Pubert, Charles Addams intended it to be the original name before settling for Pugsley for the TV series because the network executives said that the name sounded too suggesive.