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Morticia and Gomez Addams (Carolyn Jones and John Astin) may have had the most passionate and healthiest relationship of any couple in the history of TV! (~1964) (media.piefed.social)
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This still-shot comes from the inspired, short, legendary TV series:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Addams_Family_(1964_TV_series)

Now, if I tried to talk about The Addams Family here, then we'd be here all day, and much of that time would frankly be down to me bumbling around for words and specific episodes I half-remembered.

But actually, the whole franchise started with Charles Addams' deliciously, lovingly-morbid Addams Family comic art & strip series. You're in LUCK though if you were looking for that kind of thing, because one of our comics-sharing historians here has you covered!

That would be my mate @nocturne@slrpnk.net, who's taking the time to scan and upload his books / material to help create a comprehensive, major picture of the classic Addams cartoons.

That goodness is shared at this sub (altho there are maybe other places I don't know about):
!comics@lemmy.blahaj.zone

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[–] 8 points 2 weeks ago

I'd have to pick the Adams. They seem far more passionate to me and Morticia comes across as a much stronger and independent woman and the pair come across, to me at least, as equal partners in the relationship. It's them against the world.

Lucy and Ricky are generally at odds with her wanting to make her own money or be in his show, while he wants her to stay at home and be a housewife. Most of the plots in I Love Lucy is one against the other in some way rather than them against the world.

Bear in mind I haven't watched either in a long time so correct me if I'm wrong.

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