Pugsley Addams

Pugsley Addams
Background Information
Shows	Wednesday
Portrayed by	Isaac Ordonez Callum Frayne (aged 8) Gale Santos (toddler)
Character Information
Full Name	Pugsley Uno Addams
Other names	Pigsley (by Dalton & his gang)
Age	13 (season one) 14-15 (season two)
Gender	Male
Species	Spark
Occupation	Student at Nancy Reagan High School (formerly) Student at Nevermore Academy
Home	Addams Mansion; New Jersey, USA
Family	Gomez Addams (father) Morticia Addams (mother) Wednesday Addams (older sister) Uncle Fester (paternal uncle) Hester Frump (maternal grandmother) Mr. Frump (maternal grandfather) Ophelia Frump (maternal aunt) Unnamed paternal grandmother Unnamed paternal grandfather Goody Addams † (paternal ancestor) Goody's Mother † (paternal ancestor) Larissa Weems † (13th cousin twice removed)
Allies	Thing, Lurch, Eugene Ottinger, Isaac Night (formerly), Ajax Petropolus
Enemies	Dalton, Isaac Night, Tyler Galpin, Francoise Galpin
Likes	Sausages, explosives, having friends, eating bugs
Dislikes	Being bullied, losing his parents, not having any friends
Powers and abilities	Electrokinesis
Weapons	Grenades

Pugsley Addams is a minor character in Tim Burton's Netflix series Wednesday. He is the son of Gomez and Morticia Addams, the younger brother of Wednesday Addams, the nephew of Uncle Fester and Ophelia Frump, and the grandson of Hester Frump.

He is portrayed by Isaac Ordonez.

Background

Personality

Pugsley Addams is characterized by his submissive, gentle, and loving nature, which stands in contrast to his sister Wednesday's ruthless personality. He is an inventive troublemaker with a keen interest in explosives and building unusual gadgets, though less diabolical than previous versions of the character. Pugsley is also depicted as sensitive and emotionally open, contrasting with Wednesday's disdain for feelings. He cares very deeply for his family and wholeheartedly embraces their love of macabre.

Physical Appearance

Pugsley has black hair, a chubby build, short black hair, brown eyes, and light freckles. Pugsley wears the signature Addams colors, black and white, in his outfits. Usually donning a striped t-shirt and black pants. He wears a gray coat when sitting at the table while visiting Wednesday on Parents Weekend.

When he starts going to Nevermore, he wears the school uniform with his striped shirt over his dress shirt.

Powers and abilities

• Electrokinesis: Like his uncle, Pugsley can generate static electricity. His powers were power enough to revive a corpse and bring it back from the dead.
• Supernatural Durability: He is shown to be able withstand physical punishments and tortures that can easily disintegrate a grown men or break them mentally and physically.
• Demolition: Pugsley is skilled at blowing things up and is very knowledgeable on to operate many explosives.

Role in the series

Backstory

Pugsley was born in 2009 to Gomez and Morticia Addams. He had an older sister named Wednesday Addams who regularly took care of him by torturing him.

At some point, Pugsley was playing with a rocket launcher when he threw a missile at his family car, blowing up the vehicle that, at the moment, was being cleaned by the family butler, Lurch.

Season One

Pugsley is first seen trapped in his locker, tied up with an apple shoved in his mouth. When his sister, Wednesday opens the locker, Pugsley falls to the ground on his back. After she removes the apple from his mouth and questions him, she begins to untie him. When Wednesday touches his wrists, she has a vision of Pugsley being bullied by his classmate Dalton and his friends. After her vision, Pugsley asks her if she is okay before leaves him still tied up on the ground.

Gallery

Promotional

Season One

Season Two

Trivia

• This version of Pugsley is a stark contrast to the diabolical and demented past versions of himself in most adaptations of The Addams Family.
• Pugsley often appears with a slightly more serious demeanor than in previous adaptations, but also retains a sweet nature and enjoys playing with Wednesday, though he also suffers from Wednesday's "torture" and is often bullied by other students.
• The name "Pugsley" is primarily a habitat surname originating from England, meaning "a clearing in the wood" (leah) associated with someone named "Pocg" or "Puda". The surname likely refers to someone from a lost place name in Devon, England.