Addams Family props question

[The Phantom Creep]

  Monster Bob, this one's for you...

  While watching an episode of the Addams Family today, the one where they take away Lurch's harpsichord, I got to wondering about the whereabouts of some of the props from the Addams house. Now Bob I know that you have the polar bear, do you have any other props from the house? Do you, or anyone else, know what happened to any of the other furnishings from the house?

  My favorite thing, aside from Thing of course, that I always wanted to own is the two headed tortoise. Anyone know what happened to that?

[Monster Bob]

Very little is known to exist today. They were originally owned and rented from several different places including defunct Ellis Props and Graphics, which was very close to where Addams was shot. Alot of the pieces that were used, esp. furnishings, were genuine antiques-very common on old shows like Bonanza. Wild,Wild West, etc., and owned by various studios around LA. The furniture was valuable then, basically. Most of these studios, like MGM and RKO, no longer exist. Alot of the goofy stuff was custom made for the show, and very delicate in many cases, not made to stand the test of time. Most was either lost, pitched, or sold off. Many of the large props, including the tortoise, were lost in a fire many years ago.

[The Phantom Creep]

Well I figured you would know Bob, thanks.

Where was the fire? Was it a storage warehouse or something?

Do you own anything other than the bear?

[gracebuster]

Bob actually owns John Astin!

He doesn't mention it alot, but he bought him From Patty Duke!

Sometimes he loans him out, like to Peter Jackson for the FRIGHTNERS, but mostly he makes him stand by the Polar Bear.

When you visit, it's a little uncomfortable, at first. But you get used to it.

[Monster Bob]

As long as I keep John in lit cigars, I get no trouble from him.

[typhooforme]

Bob actually owns John Astin!

He doesn't mention it alot, but he bought him From Patty Duke!

Sometimes he loans him out, like to Peter Jackson for the FRIGHTNERS, but mostly he makes him stand by the Polar Bear.

When you visit, it's a little uncomfortable, at first. But you get used to it.

Reminds me of the Thurber cartoon--"That's my first wife up there--and this is the present Mrs. Harris."

[Remco Monster]

Sadness ensued once I read of the two headed tortoise's horrible demise. What an incredible piece that would be to have today.