A Tribute to Uncle Fester

By Ben Sumner (@benjaminsumner) on June 7th, 2010

Fester Addams, widely known as Uncle Fester, is the brother of Gomez Addams in The Addams Family cartoon and films (but Morticia’s uncle in the TV series). He’s an oddball character who can make a light bulb shine just by putting it in his mouth, enjoys tightening his head in a screw press for fun, and likes to blow things up. There’s really not much else to him. Now let’s appreciate the wonders that are Fester Addams.

Uncle Fester Through the Years

Charles Addams Comic

Jackie Coogan (TV series)
(Listen)

Cartoon Series

Christopher Lloyd (movies)
(Listen)

(We’ll pretend that Patrick Thomas in the third, Addams Family Reunion, never happened). Fester’s voice changed from the high-pitch Curly by Coogan to the creepy old man by Lloyd.

Alternate Uncle Fester Meanings

According to the Urban Dictionary, ‘Uncle Fester’ could be…

a method of smoking marijuana using an ice mold (saucepan, or dutch oven work best) to chill a glass into which a blunt or joint is shotgunned until the smoke collects and appears to be milky white or tan at the bottom of the glass, then “drink” (breathe in) the smoke
Who used the last clean pot to make the uncle fester?
An unflushed dump left in the toilet
Kiddie fiddler
A person who uses a modified light bulb to smoke Meth.

The Uncle Fester Song

Remember this?

“The Addams Family started,
When Uncle Fester farted,
They all became retarded,
The Addams Family!”

People Who Look Like Uncle Fester

Larry David	Vin Diesel	Sean Connery	P. Stewart	M.Rosenbaum
M. Jordan	J. Statham	Bruce Willis	Andre Agassi	R. O’Donnell

Dress Like Uncle Fester

Uncle Fester Adult Costume and Mask

Magic Light Bulb

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I have an unhealthy obsession with Muppets, Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. I take out my frustrations on people on the hockey rink using traditional Korean martial arts. I'm prejudiced against hipsters.