{"id":140497,"date":"2022-11-27T02:41:10","date_gmt":"2022-11-27T02:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/easter-eggs-from-tim-burtons-wednesday\/"},"modified":"2022-11-27T02:41:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-27T02:41:10","slug":"easter-eggs-from-tim-burtons-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/easter-eggs-from-tim-burtons-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Eggs from Tim Burton’s ‘Wednesday’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\t(Caution: Mild spoilers for Netflix’s \u201cWednesday\u201d ahead.)<\/em><\/p>\n

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\tWhat is a Tim Burton project without Easter eggs? The new series \u201cWednesday is teeming with them, from callouts to the TV series, the movies, and all things Tim Burton. Production designer Mark Scruton has filled the Netflix show with fun references for those familiar with the other versions.<\/p>\n

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\tThe \u201cAddams Family\u201d spinoff stars Jenna Ortega as Wednesday Addams, who is sent off to Nevermore Academy, where she attempts to master her new psychic abilities and solve a murder mystery connected to her family’s past.<\/p>\n

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\tThere are countless teases and references throughout the eight-part series including teasers in the opening credits, the town of Jericho, where the \u201cnormies\u201d live, shopfronts such as the florist, cobbler and thrift store straight out of Charles Addams’ original cartoons, plus a shrunken head in Principal Weems’ office, a reference to \u201cBeetlejuice.\u201d <\/p>\n

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\tHere are a few that were spotted.<\/p>\n

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\tSpeaking with variety, <\/em>Scruton revealed that the Weathervanes coffee shop that Wednesday and the students of Nevermore frequent has classic Tim Burton teasers. <\/p>\n

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\tAll sorts of metal weathervanes are screwed to the wall. They were designed by Scruton in reference to Burton’s other movies: a Headless Horseman from \u201cSleepy Hollow\u201d and Willy Wonka’s hat. <\/p>\n

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\tWednesday hates all things related to the pilgrims and colonialism. When she’s transferred to her new school Nevermore, Wednesday learns the closest amusement park is Pilgrim World.<\/p>\n

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\tThe theme park is a nod to the movie sequel, \u201cAddams Family Values,\u201d when Wednesday and her brother Pugsley who are sent away to Camp Chippewa. It’s a place neither can stand, particularly Wednesday who burns the pilgrims’ first celebration of Thanksgiving to the ground.<\/p>\n

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\tEver curious, Wednesday learns Nevermore Academy has a secret society. Audiences first learn about the entrance that leads to a hidden passageway when Marilyn Thornhill played by Christina Ricci stands in front of it. A simple two snaps of the finger opens the entrance.<\/p>\n

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\tThe two snaps harkens to the Addams Family theme tune which features the famous finger-clicking.<\/p>\n

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\tAnother subtle nod to \u201cAddams Family Values\u201d comes when Wednesday picks up an archery bow. In the Tim Burton movie, Pugsley and Wednesday are showing off their archery skills. As Wednesday reads a letter from Uncle Fester, Pugsley shoots down an American bald eagle. <\/p>\n

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\tScruton teases that the gargoyles in the quad are a huge clue to the series. \u201cThe gargoyles reference different characters, and there’s a big plot point hidden there.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\tThe first time audiences meet Wednesday’s brother Pugsley in the film, he’s got an apple in his mouth and is tied up as she shoots an arrow at him.<\/p>\n

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\tIn the first episode, Wednesday opens her locker to discover Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez) tied up with an apple in his mouth. This sets off the chain of events that sends Wednesday to Nevermore Academy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n