Wednesday Addams is back and better than ever! The Netflix reboot and spin-off of The Addams Family follows Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) as she navigates her way through the supernatural boarding school Nevermore Academy. Created by Alfred Gough, Miles Miller and Tim Burton, the series follows Wednesday as she tries to master her emerging psychic abilities, thwart a monstrous series of murders in her local town, and unravel the supernatural mystery that got her parents into a fight 25 years ago. The fourth episode, titled “Woe, What a Night,” sees Wednesday take to the stage for a dance number choreographed by Jenna Ortega herself. Set to The Cramps’ “Goo Goo Muck,” the dance scene has become a TikTok sensation. With its ’90s classic look, sullen and prickly attitude, and creepy mansion setting, the series promises to be an unexpected and exciting adventure.
The Netflix reboot and spin-off of The Addams Family draws attention to Wednesday (Jenna Ortega), who has become a TikTok sensation thanks to a certain dance scene.
The series created by Alfred Gough, Miles Miller and Tim Burton, tells the story of Wednesday’s life as a student at the supernatural boarding school Nevermore Academy.
“Wednesday tries to master her emerging psychic abilities, thwart a monstrous series of murders that terrorized her local town, and unravel the supernatural mystery that got her parents into a fight 25 years ago—all while her new and very complicated relationship in Nevermore’, summary . reads.
What is the song during the Wednesday dance scene?
In the fourth episode, titled “Woe, What a Night,” Wednesday and her classmates attend the annual Rave’N dance, where she performs a dance number choreographed by Jenna Ortega myself.
The soundtrack for the episode is the song “Goo Goo Muck” by The Cramps. The song, featured on the band’s second album Psychedelic Jungle, was originally performed by Ronnie Cook and the Gaylads. He previously starred in the 1986 film Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2.
Speaking to NME about the dance, Ortega said, “I put it on myself! I’m not a dancer and I’m sure that’s obvious. I understood the song [‘Goo Goo Muck’] about a week ago and I was just pulling everything I could… it’s crazy because it was my first day with COVID so the pictures were terrible.
“Yes, I woke up and – strangely, I never get sick, and when I do it’s not much – I had body aches. I felt like I had been hit by a car and that a little goblin had escaped from my throat and was scratching at the walls of my esophagus. They gave me medicine between appointments because we were waiting for a positive result.”
She added: “I asked to redo it but we didn’t have time. I think I can do it a little better…”
Later on Twitter, Ortega paid tribute to the artists who inspired the dance. “Siouxsie Sioux, Rich Man’s Frug by Bob Fosse, Lisa Loring, Lene Lovich, Dennis Lavan and archival footage of goths dancing in the clubs of the 80s.” They helped me with that.”
Thanks to Siouxsie Sioux, Bob Fosse’s Rich Man’s Frug, Lisa Loring, Lene Lovich, Denis Lavant, and archival footage of goths dancing in clubs in the 80s. You helped me with that. https://t.co/zlxlv1JUW4
– Jenna Ortega (@jennaortega) November 25, 2022
In a four-star review, NME wrote: “If there’s one thing fans of Adams Family you should know before you watch the Netflix reboot on Wednesday, you should expect the unexpected.
“Yes, the look – pigtails, pale skin, stripes – looks like a ’90s classic. Yes, she remains sullen and prickly. Yes, it’s still set in a creepy mansion. But dive a little beyond the first few episodes and you’ll find that the environment is very different from the one we know.”
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