On its face, Addams Family Values is one of the most ghoulish family comedy films ever made. Within the first 15 minutes of the movie, Wednesday Addams, iconically played by Christina Ricci, commits the following acts:

• She buries her cat alive.
• She throws her baby brother off the roof.
• She attempts to decapitate said baby after it survives the fall.

But in the world of Charles Addams, murder attempts are childish hijinks that never result in death or even mild injuries. The Addamses are living cartoon characters; they are only in mortal danger when the plot conveniently deems it so.

In this context, Addams Family Values (1993)–just like its predecessor, The Addams Family (1991)–is incredibly wholesome. That’s the satire–that within their world, the Addamses do a better job of embodying traditional American family values than the “normal” hypocrites they’re surrounded by.

The movie delights in subverting expectations, and the undisputed high point of the film is when Wednesday hijacks the Camp Chippewa Thanksgiving play, gives a mic-drop speech about colonialism, and burns the Pilgrim village to the ground. It delighted a generation of kids who felt like they were hearing a truth they weren’t supposed to and solidified Ricci’s place as a millennial icon. And to think, this was the subplot of the movie, not the main storyline!

To celebrate the film’s 30th anniversary, here’s a holiday-appropriate look back at Addams Family Values, along with 27 Easter eggs and trivia bits you might have missed along the way. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!