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The Addams Familyhas be for more than 75 years across cartoon strip , TV , picture , and level . In that time , it ’s built a immense cast of character for next adaptation to draw from . For the Netflix seriesWednesday , the team behind the streaming bang resurrect a character from one of the comic ’s funniest scene .
In a 1956 strip printed in theNew Yorkermagazine , Morticia and Gomez Addams are have a particular date night , leaving the children with a nanny , Miss Weems . Though she looks to be the pinnacle of dividing line to the Addamses , she does n’t seem too afraid of their word of advice to keep her back to the rampart all night .
While not a nurse in the Netflix series , she probably inspired Principal Weems of Nevermore Academy , played by Gwendoline Christie .
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Principal Weems Draws on Multiple Horror References
From Nanny to Femme Fatale to Principal
In an consultation withEntertainment Weekly , Gwendoline Christie say that when got the call to play Principal Weems , Tim Burton severalise her she had freedom to make her whatever she wanted . Christie wanted to make Larissa Weemsan Ishmael among pariah , and someone who was always second respectable next to her roommate , Morticia Frump . Though her curt , silver hair and long , Hellenic trenchcoats do look very similar to Miss Weems of the comic , Christie tell she and costume designer Colleen Atwood turned to another master of horror for her look : Alfred Hitchcock . Kim Novak and Tippi Hedren , two notable blondes with iconic style who appeared in Hitchcock films , provided an inspiration for Weems ' looking .
Wednesdayis a series that jazz its references , so every character does n’t just descend from one place . Miss Weems is the children ’s nursemaid in the comedian , but Wednesday and Pugsley are older in the Netflix series , so giving a unlike self-assurance figure her name makes gumption . Outside the core Addams Family , there are many more lesser - known characters to bring into the show . Charles Addams created many extended kinsfolk members who showed up for holidays , or were mentioned via portrait and photo albums . One comic featured an Uncle Eimar , locked behind a jail door with only a paw visible through the bar . Paying tribute to the original piece of work depart deal of name and character reference up for grabs .
Making References Has Always Been Part of the Addams Family
Erudite by candlelight, the Addams Family (snap, snap)
While the spooky and kooky Addamses draw much of their temper from acting outside the average , many jest depend on the reader ’s knowledge . In one of the many jest where Morticia knits a sweater for a future Addams baby , she tell Grandmama Frump they ’re thinking of biblical names , like Cain or Ananias . Many Americans might recognize Cain , but the other name is an obscure story from the New Testament . likewise , Wednesdaypulls many references in naming its locations and characters , like Nevermore Academy and Ophelia Hall . Eagle - eyed viewer will always be rewarded in any goodAddams Familymedia with Easter eggs - though knowing the Addamses , those eggs might be rotten .
WednesdaySeason 1 is stream now on Netflix .
