PIX 11NEW YORK (AP) — Ken Weatherwax, who played the child character Pugsley on “The Addams Family” television series in the 1960s, has died. He was 59.
Weatherwax died of a heart attack at his Box Canyon, California, home over the weekend, said Joey D. Vieira, his half brother. Weatherwax’s body was found on Sunday.
Pugsley, the son of Gomez and Morticia, was a member of the family of macabre oddballs in the television series, which aired on ABC from 1964 to 1966 with its familiar, finger-snapping theme song.
He stayed in show business after he grew up, although on the other side of the camera. Weatherwax worked as a grip on the sets of several Hollywood productions, said Vieira, a former actor himself who played the character Porky in the original “Lassie” series.
Weatherwax retired a few years ago for medical reasons, Vieira said.
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One of my favorite shows as a kid.
Back when t.v. shows were still morally sound enough to watch with your grandmother.
Watching shows with grandma….so true back then. Now they have ridiculous shows like Naked and Afraid where people walk aimlessly in the woods (naked) trying to find food and build grass huts. Every time someone bends over I cringe and my dog walks away into the next room. Then on the food channel they have Bizarre Foods where this retarded bald guy will put anything into his mouth. Scorpions, live worms and bugs, you name it…he will eat it. Thank god for you tube. Today I watched the old Beverly Hillbillies…”Granny thinks she’s in heaven”….one of the funniest shows ever.
“Now they have ridiculous shows like Naked and Afraid where people walk aimlessly in the woods (naked) trying to find food and build grass huts.”
And people wonder why I quit watching the idiot box close to 6 years ago.
Mommy, what’s Television? Well dear besides being your babysitter while I’m working 3 jobs, it’s also a CIA MKULTRA brain washing device designed to demoralize the people while they usher in the Antichrist. Mom! Yes dear. Can I shoot the Telivision like Elvis? After you finish your Big Mac.