|
 Great-Great-Great Aunt Singe - Long dead relative
of the Addams family featured on Episode No. 41 "Halloween-Addams Style" on the
occult comedy THE ADDAMS FAMILY/ABC/1964-66. Aunt Singe was burned as a witch in
Salem. Her ash remains are stored in a egg-shaped urn in the Addams home.
One
Halloween, Mr. Thompson, across the street told Wednesday Addams that witches
did not exist while she was out trick or treating. Angered, Wednesday's mother Morticia Addams cried "What! What fiend uttered that vile canard?"
Still
flustered by Mr. Thompson's allegations, Morticia decided to prove that Witches
really did exist by having a séance and inviting their long dead
Great-Great-Great Aunt Singe to visit their home.
Excerpts from the "Aunt Singe" Episode
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Morticia: |
Gomez, I have a truly inspirational
idea! |
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Gomez: |
Second honeymoon? |
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Morticia: |
No, darling. If we want a witch, why
don't we call our own Aunt Singe? |
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Gomez: |
Won't that be a bit inconvenient?
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Morticia: |
In spirit, darling. We'll hold a
séance. |
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Fester: |
Oh, I love séances. Last time I
talked to my dear departed brother, Clump. |
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Gomez: |
Did he answer? |
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Fester: |
No, that's how I knew it was my
brother, Clump. He was a quiet one. |
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Morticia: |
Then it's all settled, we'll hold a
séance tonight, and throw ourselves on Aunt Singe's mercy. |
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Gomez: |
You think she'll answer? |
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Morticia: |
Oh course! What right thinking witch
would turn down a child on Halloween?! |
Morticia gathered the family together in the cellar and begins the séance
ceremony by placing a serpents tooth and jawbone of an ass into a steaming pot
on the table. She then chants "O, noble spirits in your lofty sphere, look down
upon this small ensemble....." Followed by "O Fire of Salem, O flame of Satan.
Come in Aunt Singe, we're all awaiting....Come in Aunt Singe! Come in Aunt
Singe! Please come in!"
Concerned the Aunt Singe might not be available due to the Halloween rush,
Grandmama and Lurch the Butler conspired to bring Aunt Singe to life at the
séance by bogus means.
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Grandmama: |
Forget it! Tonight, you've got to stay
here and help me! (Thing leaves, banging his lid in anger, Lurch
groans) well you've got to. Imagine that Morticia and Gomez, thinking
they can get a witch to pop up on a hours notice, especially on
Halloween, the busiest night in the year. You do realize how
disappointed those children will be? (Lurch groans affirmatively) I'm
glad you feel that way, Lurch. So, tonight, you are a witch! (Lurch
looks horrified) |
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Lurch: |
(Falsetto) You called. (Holds throat in
agony) |
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Gomez: |
By George, she answered! |
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Morticia: |
She may be cinders but she's a lady. |
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Fester: |
How do we really know it is Aunt Singe? |
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Grandmama: |
Of course it's her, I'll show you.
(Calls) 'Hello out there! If that's you Aunt Singe, Knock three times
and whistle twice. If it isn't, whistle once and knock twice. You'd
better make that four knock's and two whistles or, and one short
whistle and two long knock's if your not.' |
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Lurch looks puzzled and tries to count
on fingers, then shrugs his shoulders. |
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Lurch: |
(Falsetto) This is Aunt Singe! |
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Gomez: |
There! |
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Morticia: |
Aunt Singe, would you please say
something to Wednesday? |
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Lurch: |
(Falsetto) Hello, Wednesday! |
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Wednesday: |
Please, come see us. Please! Just once! |
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Lurch: |
(Falsetto) Well...alright. |
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Wednesday: |
(Chirpy) Oh, goody! We'll wait up for
you! |
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Gomez: |
Morticia, you've done it! |
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Morticia: |
How could she resist such a loving
invitation? |
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Morticia pulls a noose, a gong sounds
and Lurch is immediately beside her. |
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Lurch: |
(Falsetto) You ra...(Clears throat,
normal deep tone) You rang? |
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Morticia: |
Yes, Lurch. Put some hot coals in the
guest room, Aunt Singe is coming! |
Later that night a man and a women on a Halloween scavenger hunt show up at the
Addams Home. The woman is dressed like a witch and she is immediately mistaken
for Aunt Singe and invited into the house.
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Lurch: |
Visitor
from spirit world.... |
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Gomez: |
By George,
you made it! |
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Morticia: |
Welcome to
our humble, earthly abode. |
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Woman: |
Well! Have
you people been on a scavenger hunt! Could
you spare a few things? I've got to find
three items. Would you have a Louisville
bat, black? |
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Morticia: |
Gomez,
darling, do they come in any other colors? |
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Gomez: |
(Thinks)
The Louisville....I don't know. But we can
get you some hometown black bats from the
attic? |
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Wednesday
enters carrying a placard that reads
'WELCOME AUNT SINGE'. |
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Wednesday: |
Good
evening, Aunt Singe! |
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Woman: |
Aunt
Singe?!? I don't know what your talking
about? You must have mistaken me for someone
else! (Starts to leave) |
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Morticia: |
No, no,
no, we didn't! That's a Addams face if I
ever saw one. Look at that chin, dear. |
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Gomez: |
Flabby,
weak, receding. |
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Morticia: |
Beautiful! |
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Gomez: |
Oh, Aunty,
here's a broom. (Hands her a broom) And, if
you cold do a few quick turns around the
room, I'm sure Wednesday would appreciate
it. |
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Woman: |
(Anxiously
takes broom) Turns? |
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Lurch
returns with cage of live bats.
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Lurch: |
The
bats.... |
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Woman: |
(Shrieks)
Live bats?! |
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Fester
enters and removes a glowing light bulb from
his mouth to speak. |
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Fester: |
Why didn't
someone tell me Aunt Singe was here? I was
just catching a little snooze, up in my
tree. |
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Woman: |
Did you
say 'up in your tr...'(Cut off) |
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There's a
roar and a lion crawls downstairs. |
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Morticia: |
Oh, isn't
that sweet! Even Kitty Kat's come down to
welcome you! |
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Penelope
screams, then faints into Lurch arms. Kitty
runs back upstairs crying. |
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Morticia: |
The
emotional reunion must have been too much
for her! |
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Cousin
Cackle suddenly appears and tries to revive
her by slapping her face. She wakes, see's
Cackles maniacal face and runs screaming
through the window still clutching the
broom. |
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Gomez: |
Well,
that's the way it goes on Halloween! You
have to keep on the move! |
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Morticia: |
I'm so
glad she kept her promise and I'm very happy
she's using our broom. |
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Grandmama
enters |
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Grandmama: |
Listen
everybody, I've got bad news! Aunt Singe
isn't coming!
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Morticia: |
What? |
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Gomez: |
Isn't
coming? |
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Grandmama: |
No, I've
just left her and she said to tell you she's
sorry but on account of the big Halloween
rush..... |
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Morticia: |
But
Grandmama, Aunt Singe was just here! |
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Grandmama: |
(Puzzled)
She was? |
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Morticia: |
Oh, yes,
and whatever she told you about the holiday
rush is quite true, why, she flew right out
the window! |
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Gomez: |
She even
forgot her hat! (Picks up hat and puts it on
Morticia) Beautiful! |
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