He was nearly consumed by a swordfish while trying to catch a rare eel. The remains of both Farouk, and the fish are mounted on the living room wall in The Addams Family Mansion. Sometimes Farouk's leg is dressed in a pant leg and boat shoe, other times it wears only a flipper. (In The New Addams Family, the swordfish head is replaced by a full shark.) Morticia once offered to give him to the newlywed neighbors as a housewarming gift. He liked to meet new people.