"The Family-Ness" "The Family-Ness" is about as close as any of us will come to seeing the Loch Ness Monster. The series followed the adventures of a family of Loch Ness monsters and the MacTout family, with the main characters being siblings Elspeth and Angus. The cartoon series premiered in the 1980s, but repeats made it a firm favourite for '90s kids, too.