Thing

Thing T. Thing, often referred to as just Thing, is a fictional character in The Addams Family series. The Addamses called it "Thing" because it was something that could not be identified, being originally an unseen creature in the original cartoons but starting with the live-action television series it was settled to be a disembodied hand. It is known as "Cosa" (Thing) in Spain, "Dedos" (Fingers) in Hispanic America, "Mano" (Hand) in Italy ,"La Chose" (the Thing) in French speaking countries, and "eiskaltes Händchen" (icecold hand) in German. Appearances In The Addams Family media Thing was the creation of Charles Addams, who drew the Addams Family cartoons in The New Yorker magazine, beginning in the 1930s. Thing first appeared in Addams's 1954 book Homebodies. One of Addams cartoons introduced a mysterious entity known only as The Thing, who was said to be too horrifying to be seen by human eyes. Additionally, Thing has been in the original television series (1964–66), the revived series The New Addams Family (1998), in the related films The Addams Family (1991), Addams Family Values (1993) and Addams Family Reunion (1998), the 1992 animated series, and Wednesday (2022 television series). In the 1960s television series, Thing—strictly speaking, a disembodied forearm, since it occasionally emerged from its box at near-elbow length—was usually played by Ted Cassidy, who also played the lugubrious butler Lurch. 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. It occasionally emerged from behind a curtain, within a plant pot, the family wall safe, or elsewhere.