From my youthful TV watching, I seem to recall Morticia (Carolyn Jones) and Gomez (John Astin) of "The Addams Family" (1964-66) smoking regularly from a Turkish hookah. One researcher claims the hookah was scrubbed from later re-runs, but I've found this video showing them smoking:
Based on a series of New Yorker cartoons by Charles Addams that debuted in 1938, the TV series is enduringly popular in reruns; an animated series (starting with an appearance on Scooby Doo in 1972) followed, as did two films and a musical.
Despite being offbeat and morbid, the Addams Family were loving and accepting. Just like pot smokers.
A hookah also appeared regularly on the TV series Bewitched from the same era, smoked by Endora and Dr. Bombay.
3 comments:
Love it! Gomez and Morticia are such a great couple :)
I thought the same thing. I loved that they and Mannard Krebes, the beatnick on 50's Dobbie Gillis, were alternates. A lifestyle choice! I was sure once I hit 17 that they were smoking the pot. I love that they did that. Thank you for that pleasure of reading. PpP! Toke of the eve to you!
Ah yes, Maynard G. Krebs, TV's original beatnik, and (IMHO) the inspiration for Shaggy on Scooby Doo. https://www.veryimportantpotheads.com/denverscooby.htm
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