His vocal effects were provided by John Stephenson, who returned to the role in the 1973 Hanna-Barbera animated series. The character appears with the other family members in a Septemcrossover episode of The New Scooby-Doo Movies, titled 'Wednesday Is Missing'.

Silla's instructions were simply to walk around on the set, as Itt's voice (provided by sound engineer Tony Magro) was dubbed in post-production, but he often had difficulty seeing through the costume. The character's heavy costume was first constructed with real hair but later changed to a fire-retardant synthetic, as smoking was common on-set and the real hair was therefore a fire hazard. Silla attended a casting call in Los Angeles and was given the role on the spot without having to audition. Ĭousin Itt appeared in 19 total episodes of the original series and was played by Felix Silla, except for two appearances in which he was played by Roger Arroyo. He vainly attempts a multitude of professions such as an actor, a singer, a marriage counselor, and a zoo curator, while his physical appearance is the subject of one episode in which he begins to lose his hair. He is an occasional guest in the Addams home, entering and exiting through the chimney, though he also has his own quarters which are furnished in proportion to his size. He drives a Messerschmitt Kabinenroller.Ĭousin Itt is introduced in the television series as the cousin of family patriarch Gomez Addams.

As he was created specifically for the television series, illustrations of the character by cartoonist Charles Addams followed the show's debut, first in a single-panel sketch showing Itt on the telephone ('This is It speaking'), and later in family-portrait artwork. He is often attired in bowler hat and round sunglasses, and speaks in a high-pitched gibberish that is understood only by his family. He was developed specifically for the 1964 television series and is a regular supporting character in subsequent motion-picture, television and stage adaptations.Ĭousin Itt is a diminutive, hirsute being, his visible form composed entirely of floor-length blonde hair. 'Cousin Itt Visits the Addams Family' (1965) Ĭousin Itt is a fictional character in the Addams Family television and film series.

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