Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Charles Addams.

Yes, he gave us the Addams Family.

Probably the most important cartoonist of the 20th Century, Addams was known for his black humor and his sense of the macabre.

He had several recurring characters in his New Yorker cartoons, they became the Addams Family.

He published thousands of cartoons, was either the creator or inspiration for two live action Television shows, a Broadway Musical, and three films.

I grew UP with the Addams Family in print and on TV.  Millions have seen the movies.  Charles Addams was a part of the American Landscape for decades, and remains a great cartoonist.  His goal in life was to be remembered as a “good cartoonist”, I think he made it!

Here’s one of my faves.

“It looks like Wesselman’s hit on something interesting.”

…Mighty Mouse is on the way!

The Mighty Mouse Playhouse premiered on this date in 1955.

I was 3.

I loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooved Mighty Mouse.

It was without a doubt my all time favorite cartoon.

Mighty Mouse was supposed to be a parody of Superman, and was originally a fly.  But the Studio Head, Paul Terry made MM’s creator, Izzy Dean change it to a mouse.

Really – Superfly – I don’t think so!

His original name was Super Mouse, but after seven episode, he became Mighty Mouse.  And Mighty he was.

Mighty Mouse and his Play House were staples of children’s programming for over 30 years.

Oh, how I miss him.

Meet our Ass Of The Week!

No, it’s not Santa Claus, it’s a would be burglar who got stuck in a chimney for over 10 hours!

Norcross, Georgia Fire-Fighters pulled the 17 year old hooligan out of the chimney with a rope.

Tuesday, around 1:30 PM, a neighbor called the police and told them someone was screaming from her neighbor’s chimney.  He’d been stuck in there since 3 AM that day.

Norcross, you may remember, is where I work and the bustling crime filled ghetto where my son lives.

Once freed from the sooty stack, he was charged with burglary and giving false information to a police officer.  Why, oh, why, do people continue to lie to the police?

So, Mr. Name Withheld due to the fact that he’s a minor, congrats, you’re Redneck Latte Ravings’ Ass of the Week!

And, a quick note to Santa, if a skinny teenager can’t get down the chimney, how do you expect us to believe you can?

After all, there’s no candy named after Perdue!