The Munsters

The Munsters is a American sitcom that revolves around the life of a family of monsters. Much of the humor in the series comes from the fact that the monsters themselves do not realize that they are different than the people in their environment.

The idea for the series came from Bob Clampett, who wanted to make a cartoon about a monster family. In the late 1940s he sent his idea to various movie studios, but kept getting a negative response. In the 1960s came the idea at Universal Studios, and well at Rocky & Bullwinkle writers Allan Burns and Chris Hayward. They saw something in the idea, but preferred a series with actors than an animated series. A script was compiled, and the series was a fact.

The series was broadcast weekly on the CBS-television network of 1964 to 1966. The series consisted of a total of 70 episodes. The series was discontinued when the ratings deteriorates because of the premiere of ABC's Batman. However, the series was popular enough for a spin-off series and some films.

The series is often compared to The Addams Family, which is also about a strange, creepy family went, and premiered five days earlier.



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[hide] *1 Pilot  ==Pilot[ Edit] == The first pilot episode was 13 minutes long, and was used to store the series to CBS that would. The pilot was in contrast to the rest of the series in color included. The pilot was never aired on tv, but footage was used for the episode "My Fair Munster".
 * 2 Characters
 * 2.1 The Munsters
 * 2.1.1 Lily Munster
 * 2.1.2 Herman Munster
 * 2.1.3 Grandpa
 * 2.1.4 Eddie Munster
 * 2.1.5 Marilyn Munster
 * pets 2.2
 * 2.3 other family members
 * 3 Production
 * 4 films
 * 5 other media
 * 6 external links

The actors in this pilot were Joan Marshall as Phoebe (instead of Lily), Beverley Owen as Marilyn, Nate "Happy" Derman as Eddie, Al Lewis as Grandpa and Fred Gwynneas Herman. The House was the same as in the series, but the Interior was something else. The pilot is available on the first "The Munsters" dvd.

After the pilot concluded that Joan Marshall too strongly resembled Morticia Addams and that Happy Derman was not good enough for the role of Eddie. Therefore, both were replaced. A second pilot episode, this time in black and white, was made with the new actors. In this pilot was made with Eddie to look "normal". That's why he got into the series itself longer teeth and a widow's peak. ==Characters[ Edit] == ===The Munsters<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ====Lily Munster<span class="mw-editsection" len="331" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Played by Yvonne De Carlo. This provided initially problems because the actress was already a well-known Carlo and producers feared that they are not in the series would fit. But these fears proved unfounded as quickly.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Lily is the matriarch of the Munster family. Her maiden name is Dracula. She is the wife of Herman, daughter of Sam Dracula (Grandpa) and the mother of Eddie. She has a brother, who is a werewolf . Lily is usually the law enforcement within the family, and has continued the task of housewife. Her domestic duties consist of spreading of waste in the House and dust spreading through a vacuum cleaner that in blow mode. In addition, she has had several jobs.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Lily is a vampire. She seems to be a slim woman of middle age, but is in reality for hundreds of years old. Her skin was originally greenish in color, but this was later changed to pale. She is usually dressed in a long white dress, and wears a necklace with a Medallion in the shape of a bat. ====Herman Munster<span class="mw-editsection" len="333" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Played by Fred Gwynne. Herman is a good-natured man. Although he's been 150 years old is he behaves childishly. He works for a funeral service, but his exact job here is not known.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Herman is superhuman strong; so he lifted once a wrecking ball on with one hand. Also he survived collisions of cars several times. Herman and his family see regard him as a handsome man, but he can only do a mirror breaking through in to look.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In an episode told Lily to Eddie that "Dr. Frankenstein" Herman made it. Lily and Herman met in Transylvania, and have now been married for 100 years. Herman has a twin brother named Charlie, a little brother called Fank and a sister named Elsa. ====Grandpa<span class="mw-editsection" len="322" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Played by Al Lewis. His real name is Sam Dracula, but everyone speaks to him with Grandpa. Grandpa is Lily's father and a mad scientist who in the cellar of the House has its own laboratory. Here he is often with drinks and spells.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Grandpa is at least 400 years old and been married several times. All his wives are now deceased, but he still keeps in touch with them. His identity as Count Dracula was set in two episodes.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Most characteristic to Grandpa is are very sarcastic personality, especially if he offends his son-in-law Herman. However, Grandpa and Herman good friends who regularly plans. Usually this error and should straighten all Lily. ====Eddie Munster<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Played by Butch Patrick. Eddie seems to be a typical American boy. He is a werewolf, but in later episodes he also exhibits characteristics of a vampire (he sleeps in a coffin, for example). He is in grade school. The only abnormal to its appearance are his pointed ears, sharp teeth, and widow's peak. ====Marilyn Munster<span class="mw-editsection" len="334" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==== <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Marilyn was originally played by Beverley Owen. She would be a copy of Marilyn Monroe. Starting from Episode 14 Pat Priest over the role because Owen was getting married with Jon Stone. Many viewers had not by that the role was taken over by another actress.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Marilyn is the daughter of one of lily's sisters, and lives with the family throughout the series. The reason why she is residing at the Munsters is not known. In one of the film was Marilyn suddenly the daughter of Herman's sister.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Marilyn is a blonde woman and the only member of the family who looks "normal". The family is ashamed light for the fact that they are of such a family "ugly" person, but they treat her very friendly. Marilyn is convinced that they can get no friend because of her appearance, when in fact her family is the cause.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Although Marilyn clearly was different than the other Munsters was her character hardly explored. She was never the main character in one episode, but often the source of Herman and Grandpa's plans. ===Pets<span class="mw-editsection" len="329" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ===Other family members<span class="mw-editsection" len="339" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] === ==Production<span class="mw-editsection" len="329" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The series was produced by Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, who had previously worked together on the series Leave it to Beaver. Before that, they wrote over 1500 episodes for Amos 'n' Andy .
 * Spot – a fire-breathing dragon that lives in the cupboard under the stairs. He never appears picture completely, but one can see always are gloeidende eyes in the darkness. He eats just about anything metal and beyond.
 * Igor – a bat that lives in Grandpa's lab and helps him in his work.
 * Kittycat – a black cat that roars like a lion.
 * Charlie – a talking Raven who lives in the cuckoo clock . He often says "Nevermore", in reference to the Raven from the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe.
 * Goldfish – resemble normal goldfish, but they devour food like the piranhas are.
 * Elmer – a snake that lives in the garden.
 * Charlie Munster -Herman's twin brother played by.
 * Frank Munster-Herman's brother in The Munsters Today
 * Elsa Hyde/Munster-Herman's sister in Here Come The Munsters
 * Ronald Dracula – Grandpa's younger cousin, a vampire.
 * Lester Dracula -Lily's brother, a werewolf
 * Uncle Gilbert – also known as the Creature from the Black Lagoon
 * Uncle Boris and Aunt Mina – never seen, but live apparently in Death Valley.
 * Cousin Phantom – also known as the Phantom of the Opera. Has the bad habit to break objects with his voice.
 * Humphrey – a cousin of Grandpa, where Grandpa has spoken it since he stole Grandpa's medications during the black death.
 * Johann -Herman's more more primitive cousin who was brought to America by Victor Frankenstein the fourth.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Although the humor in the series usually wide, was the series especially for a sitcom from the 60 visually refined. The Munsters lived in a decrepit Gothic country house, burnt out and filled with smoke, dust and cobwebs. The moving camera (then a rarity) focused often on multiple characters in detailed environments.

<p lang="en" len="48" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The Munsters was filmed in black and white.

<p lang="en" len="772" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">George Barris built for the series two cars: "The Munster Koach", a hot rod modeled after a 1923 Ford Model T out and the "DRAG-U-LA", a car built from a coffin

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The original home of the Munster family is 1313 Mockingbird Lane in Mockingbird according to the series on Heights. In reality the outside scenes were included in the Universal Studios backlot. The House was built in 1946 for the movie So Goes My Love. The House was then stored for years to the production of "The Munsters". Also the House was often used on backgrounds of other series, such as in Leave it to Beaver. Today, the House used for Desperate Housewives. Filming, were recorded in a studio. ==Films<span class="mw-editsection" len="336" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 1988 the series got a spin-off titled The Munsters Today, which ran until 1991 and from 72 episodes existed. The unaired pilot explained what was in the 22 years between the old series and the current series had happened.

<p lang="en" len="95" style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.3999996185303px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Several Munster films and specials were made with the original actors in the lead role:

==Other media<span class="mw-editsection" len="332" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Munster, Go Home (1966): the Munsters go to England to claim the Munster Hall after the death of an old family member. Only Pat Priest did not work on the series.
 * The Mini Mahmood (1973): a 23-minute cartoon.
 * The Munsters ' Revenge (1981): a TV movie. The owner of a museum makes robots of Herman and Grandpa and used them to Rob a bank.
 * Here Come The Munsters: another television movie. The family goes in search of Herman's brother-in-law Norman Hyde, but he turns out to be turned into Brent Jekyll. Grandpa should change him back.
 * The Munsters ' Scary Little Christmas (1996): Grandfather accidentally captures the Santa Claus and two of his elves.
 * Gold Key produced a "Munsters" comic book that was published from 1965 and 1968 with a total of 16 parts.
 * In the sitcom Roseanne , the son of main character Roseanne Conner, D.J., often described as "Eddie Munster".
 * The soap opera As the World Turns did a mini- The Munsters parody called "The Munsonsters" as part of his 50th anniversary in March 2006.
 * The Munsters has a large merchandising with over 1000 official items created by Ideal, Hasbro, Mattel, and other large companies.
 * The Munsters appeared in a series of commercials that Cheerios and extolling the virtues of the importance of a safe working environment.