![]() ![]() Wednesday is known to hate colonialism and pilgrims in the original films and that still rings true with the new addition to the franchise. In the 1993 movie Addams Family Values, Wednesday (Christina Ricci) burns down a camp after being forced to partake in their Thanksgiving-themed play. Long-time Addams Family fans would have been able to spot the relevance of Pilgrim World in the Netflix series. Pilgrim World is referencing a scene from Addams Family Values The show reveals why Wednesday has such a unique name. This is a reference to how Charles Addams – the original creator and illustrator of the Addams Family cartoons – originally named the character of Wednesday. Of course, 'woe' perfectly describes the dreary daughter of the Addams clan. "Monday's child is fair of face, Tuesday's child is full of grace, Wednesday's child is full of woe" The character of Wednesday was named after the nursery rhyme 'Monday's Child' – the first lines of the poem are as follows: Wednesday has a pretty iconically unique name, and the series doesn't waste time addressing it in the very first episode.Īs Morticia Addams enrols her daughter in Nevermore Academy, she explains the backstory behind her daughter's name to Principal Larissa Weems. Morticia Addams explains Wednesday's name ![]() Netflix references the 1960s television series, The Addams Family. Jenna Ortega, who plays the woeful Wednesday, and Christina Ricci, who not only portrays Miss Thornhill in the reboot but also played the titled character in 1991's The Addams Family, both perform the signature clicks in the show! ![]()
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