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24 September 1964 (USA)
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Plot:
A family of friendly monsters have misadventures never quite realising why people react to them so strangely. full summary
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Nominated for Golden Globe.
Another 3 nominations
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(12 articles)
Still more horror screenings for Halloween etc.
(From Fangoria. 27 October 2009, 9:59 AM, PDT)
R.I.P. Dom Deluise/Aunt Kate
(From pretty-scary. 5 May 2009, 12:45 PM, PDT)
(From Fangoria. 27 October 2009, 9:59 AM, PDT)
R.I.P. Dom Deluise/Aunt Kate
(From pretty-scary. 5 May 2009, 12:45 PM, PDT)
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Munsters v. Addams Family--a Lose-Lose Situation
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 5 of 49)| Fred Gwynne | ... | Herman Munster (72 episodes, 1964-1966) | |
| Al Lewis | ... | Grandpa (72 episodes, 1964-1966) | |
| Yvonne De Carlo | ... | Lily Munster (71 episodes, 1964-1966) | |
| Butch Patrick | ... | Eddie Munster (71 episodes, 1964-1966) | |
| Pat Priest | ... | Marilyn Munster (57 episodes, 1964-1966) |
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Meet the Munsters (USA) (working title)
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30 min (70 episodes) | Argentina:30 min
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Lily Munster's original first name was Phoebe in the pilot.
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Plot holes: It's made clear that Marilyn is from Lily's side of the family, yet her last name is 'Munster'. Marilyn is Lily's sister's daughter, so Marilyn should have had Lily's sister's last name, which would not have been 'Dracula' if Marilyn's mother was married and had a married name. Lily's sister may have married a Munster too, but then that doesn't explain why Herman often says that Marilyn's looks have nothing to do with his side of the family. Apparently, Marilyn has simply taken the Munster family name.
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Lily Munster:
Grandpa, if you want the ketchup, just say "Please pass the ketchup", not "Shoot me the plasma!"
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Featured in Man About Town (2006)
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The simultaneous runs of Munsters and Addams Family doomed both to two-season lifespans. Much of the audience became polarized. Munsters fans would not watch Addams Family and vice versa, but if either show had been on without the other it would have attracted almost the full audience of the other.
Either could have become a major, long-running classic. Addams Family had the better chance, being a comedy/social commentary of the type that later became the major hits, All in the Family and The Simpsons. But Munsters also could also have had its seasons in the sun. After scrapping the ill-conceived and twice miscast role of Marilyn, the enormous talent and charisma of Fred Gwynne and his chemistry with Al Lewis (good friends off-camera, too) could have carried that show for many years.