Thing T. Thing, referred to as just Thing, is a fictional character in the The Addams Family. Thing is a disembodied hand who performs various useful functions for the family, a "handservant". Thing, a mysterious, helpful, and charismatic creature often depicted as a severed hand, was based on New Yorker cartoons by Charles Addams (aka Chaz Addams), as with most Addams Family characters. One of the earliest depictions showed a shocked mailman reacting to a sign posted on The Addams Family…