The Munsters

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The Munsters was one of the two "creepy" sitcoms that began in 1964. CBS aired The Munsters and ABC aired The Addams Family. Both of them lasted only two years and finished their network run within a week of each other.

The Munsters live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
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The Munsters was one of the two "creepy" sitcoms that began in 1964. CBS aired The Munsters and ABC aired The Addams Family. Both of them lasted only two years and finished their network run within a week of each other.

The Munsters live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.

Show Characters

Herman Munster: The irascible head of the family. One of Frankenstein's monsters, he works at a funeral parlor, and has the same intelligence as some of the "stiffs" he works with.

Lily Munster: Also known as the family homemaker. She has long flowing black hair with a white streak, and manages to keep up her appearance, despite cleaning and cooking.

Eddie Munster: A typical American boy who howls at the moon and goes to sleep with his Woof-Woof.

Marilyn Munster: The plain one of the bunch, is actually an all American beautiful blonde, who also goes to college.

Grandpa Munster: The original Count Dracula, who was born and raised in Transylvania and doubles as a mad scientist.

First Telecast: September 24, 1964
Last Telecast: September 1, 1966

Episodes: 70 B&W Episodesless «

• Voice of The Raven

  Bob Hastings, one of the two men to voice The Raven on THE MUNSTERS , will be making one of his RARE public appearances fo...more »

  Bob Hastings, one of the two men to voice The Raven on THE MUNSTERS , will be making one of his RARE public appearances for fans. He will meet and greet fans, pose for photographs and sign autographs. If I read it correctly, he is doing this for charity. If you are a fan of THE MUNSTERS (or McHale's Navy since he played Lt. Carpenter on that show), this is a rare opportunity. I am a frequent attendee every year but this year I am psyched! The Mid-Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, Clarion Hotel, Aberdeen Hotel, August 27 - 29, 2009 http://www.midatlanticnostalgiaconvention.com less «

  SteveBurns Last online Apr 14, 2009
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• Black-and-white Munsters pilot question

  I have seen the surviving footage of The Munsters color pilot (with "Phoebe" Munster and a different Eddie). I also unders...more »

  I have seen the surviving footage of The Munsters color pilot (with "Phoebe" Munster and a different Eddie). I also understand that there was also an unaired black-and-white pilot with Yvonne De Carlo and Butch Patrick before the "regular" series premiered. Does anyone know if the black-and-white pilot has ever made it to DVD? Thank you for your help. less «

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• Munsters or Addams

  Which do you like better-- The Munsters or The Addams Family ? For me, it's The Munsters . Lisa Loring (Wednesday...more »

  Which do you like better-- The Munsters or The Addams Family ? For me, it's The Munsters . Lisa Loring (Wednesday Addams) has said The Addams Family has more sophisticated humor. I don't buy that at all. Every kind of humor The Addams Family had, The Munsters had, and more. The Addams Family relied heavily on the fact that they were weird, but The Munsters did that as well as Herman's comic ignorance and campy fun. Pretty much every episode in the first season of The Addams Family followed a formula--society wants something from the Addams family (or occasionally the Addamses want something), so a person went to the house, had the gate shut on him, rang the doorbell, got scared, and ended up going crazy by the end of the episode. The Munsters , on the other hand, had a little more variety in their episodes. They had conflicts within their family, as well as out; they went on vacations; they had criminals getting mixed up with them ( lots of those); and many other things. It also occurred to me that three of my least-favorite episodes of The Munsters ("Munster Masquerade," "Yes Galen, There is a Herman," "A Visit from the Teacher") follow the Addams formula. I still like The Addams Family , but I think The Munsters was a little more creative. less «

  borisbalinkoff Last online Jul 20, 2008
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  9.8 Superb

  One of the most original comedy's on television. hide « show »

  The best original show in television history. Great take-off on the classic munster characters for the movies of Universal Pictures. Herman was a loveable creature. Grampa Munster{Al Lewis} was unique in the way he played Count Dracula. He was more like a Catskill comic. Lily Munster{Yvonne DeCarlo} played the part as a memorable wife. Eddie Munster{Butch Patrick} was the best as a normal child warewolf! Marilin Munster{Beverly Owen and Pat Priest} were pretty ordinary.The guest stars,Dom DeLuise,Frank Gorshin,Don Rickles,Paul Lynde,Charlie Callas were the top stars of the day. George Barris built two memorable cars The Munster's Koach and the Dragula. Classic's to this day. Tbe music was great. The score was catchy.

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  henrygolis Added Aug 28, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.5 Superb

  Wholesome fun for the whole family hide « show »

  Fred. Lily. Grandpa. Marilyn. Eddie, Spot. Household names to a child growing up in the 1960s and 1970s (via reruns). We love the Munsters. Talk about comedy, this show was hilarious.
  
  Each episode follows a similar format. Someone in the family (usually Fred) has a problem that needs to be solved. In the process of finding a solution, the characters get into more trouble. By the end of the episode the problem is solved and the story ends on a happy and funny note. While this may sound predictable (and it is), it is always funny.
  
  Each character has a unique personality that the view can relate to. It's wholesome entertainment for the whole family. Pick it up on DVD. You won't be disappointed.

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  revbucky Added Jul 7, 2008 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  A family based on the old Universal Monsters trying to be normal hide « show »

  Along with so many people, The Munsters is still one of my childhood favorites along with Bewitched and Gilligan's Island. I loved the classic horror movies so it was only natural that I should love the Munsters. Herman was the Frankenstein Monster: big, lovable, misunderstood and a bit simple-minded but at heart a family man. Grandpa was the eccentric and sometimes noble Count Dracula, but he was much more comical and more fun than Lugisi or Lee in the role. Lily harkened back to the vampire, but easily could have fit the role of the living dead as the loving and sometimes stern housewife. Eddie was the every child albeit with a bit of the wolfman in him, and poor, sweet beautiful Marilyn was the only straight character. She was played first by the effervescent and beautiful Beverley Owen, but after she left and was replaced by Pat Priest, she never figured much in the series again except as a sidekick to Lily against the shenanigans of Herman and Grandpa. Contrary to belief, the series was never better or worse than their "rival" TV family, The Addams. The Munsters was about tolerance, being different but acting normal in the world, while the Addams were about their right to be eccentric in a normal world. The Munsters had a lot of paranormal and supernatural aspects; they never saw death as final. The Addams was more about living up to and embracing the absurb and the macabre. Both shows had their styles and each one was brilliant, but on the surface, they both embraced the horror mentality.

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  aesgaard41 Added Jan 16, 2008 All my reviews
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  9.2 Superb

  One awesome Comedy Classic!!! hide « show »

  I love this show. It is a classic and extremely funny. I must say I don't like many comedy's. However this is one of them. Yes without a doubt this show carries on a great legacy. Why it still is one air after over what, like 40 years. Well let me tell ya that's a pretty long time. I hope that this show does stay on the air. They should bring back some of those corney commercials of the show too. Yep I do think that back in the day they did have some neat things. Perhaps better than alot of what we have today, after all where do you think Hollywood gets their material these days; it's all about the past baby!!!

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  SuperItalian89 Added Jun 20, 2007 All my reviews
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  8.9 Great

  I've said it before and no doubt I'll say it again ..... the old shows are STILL the best. hide « show »

  What a great show this was. Everything about The Munsters was superb... the writing, direction, sets, and most of all, the performances, particularly those of Fred Gwynne ( Herman ) and Al Lewis ( Granpa). I was'nt fourtunate enough to watch this show when it was first aired ( not born ) but i caught reruns in the late 70's early 80's, i still laugh now watching the DVD's. Amongst the best episodes was the one in which Herman is picked up by a Russian trawler after wandering into the ocean while at the beach, or the one in which Herman buys a ghost town through a magazine ad. The Munsters has gotten very little respect over the years. It's usually dismissed as a "silly" show, inferior to the Addams family (which it is often compared to) In fact the Munsters was a much better show than The Addams family.
  The Addams family plots almost entirely took place within the house and were rather contrived unlike The Munsters which used location filming. Also The Addams family had no characters that could match the great chemistry shared by Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis.
  
  If you were unable to watch this show on TV the grab the DVD's, both seasons are now available plus two feature length movies The Munsters Revenge & The Munsters Go Home, in 2007 they are releasing an updated version of the Munsters but it wont be the same with out Fred Gwyne and Al Lewis.

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