Ted "Lurch" Cassidy performs "The Lurch"

Posted by Mark Frauenfelder, April 17, 2009 3:28 PM |
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Shivaree Watch The Addams Family's Lurch on Shivaree perform "The Lurch." I've never heard of the song until today, and for good reason, I suppose -- the song stinks! But dig that crazy Shivaree logo!

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#1 posted by Rider, April 17, 2009 4:05 PM

So I had to wait like 2 minutes for the video to load. then I get to watch about 20 seconds of it before redirected to a full page ad.

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#2 posted by FreakCitySF, April 17, 2009 4:09 PM

not working for me, also can someone put into wmv, avi, anything else.

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#4 posted by daneyul, April 17, 2009 4:22 PM

Thanks for the new link Puggy. I was feeling left in the Lurch for a minute there.

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#5 posted by Antinous / Moderator, April 17, 2009 4:38 PM

I'll see your dancing Lurch and raise you a Ted Cassidy in a speedo.

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#6 posted by jfrancis, April 17, 2009 4:53 PM

No rules in a knife fight

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#7 posted by jfrancis, April 17, 2009 4:54 PM

existence, survival must cancel out programming.

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#8 posted by Anonymous, April 17, 2009 6:48 PM

I would LOVE for a current sitcom star to get a novelty song & dance. With "The Lurch" stuck in my head, all that comes to mind is Brad Garrett...

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#9 posted by Jazzhigh, April 17, 2009 8:03 PM

Sir, you have made my weekend. I am almost completely certain that I won't see anything that wonderful for the next two days! Cheers!

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#10 posted by Anonymous, April 17, 2009 8:17 PM

http://bedazzled.onlinestoragesolution.com/Ted%20Cassidy%20The%20Lurch.mov is the original media embedded in the post.

I've no quicktime decoder, so I can't verify it's a real file, though if anyone else wants to find this info in the future, right click the page and click firefox's "Page Info" button, click to the media tab, and scroll down looking for anything that says "Embed".

Also, using the adblock plus addon, I see no ads.

Again, firefox for the win.

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#11 posted by Bloo, April 17, 2009 8:21 PM

I still remember in 63, 64, or 65 when the Addams family put in an appearance at the amusement park across from my house... A very short (under 4' I think) me got to meet a verrrry tall Lurch!

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#12 posted by Teller, April 17, 2009 10:08 PM

Shivaree was the answer to Hullabaloo or Shindig. Don't ask how I know because maybe I don't.

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#13 posted by Ugly Canuck, April 18, 2009 4:31 AM

Another youtube link to Lurch's stuff: different than the previous link, I think:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKOhAUxZ9J8&feature=related

Apparently he had a record out, too.

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#14 posted by Blaine, April 18, 2009 6:12 AM

Lurch was surprisingly nimble.

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#15 posted by franko, April 18, 2009 7:53 AM

i agree -- i kind of saw it coming, but i was still surprised at how nimble he was. that's some good acting for you!

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#16 posted by JOEY ANUFF, April 18, 2009 11:31 AM

According to Wikipedia, this single was an offshoot of the 1965 Halloween episode, "Lurch, Teenage Idol."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ya037G-hsKo

It's a super hilarious episode, too, and one that's totally making me look forward to the Addams archive's official debut on YouTube -- "sad studio deal," I think not.

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#17 posted by InsertFingerHere, April 18, 2009 8:39 PM

This was like watching the Napoleon Dynamite dance sequence again for the first time.

Pure joy.

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