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Release Date:
24 September 1964 (USA) more
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 more
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(11 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)

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rather nonsensical, but you're bound to love it more (40 total)

Cast

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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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1.33 : 1 more
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Other member's of the Munster family were Lily's brother (and Grandpa's son) a werewolf named Lester and Uncle Gilbert, the Creature from the Black Lagoon. more
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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. more
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Lily: Eddie! You better start dawdling, or you're going to be on time for school! more
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6 out of 7 people found the following comment useful.
rather nonsensical, but you're bound to love it, 1 May 2005
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

I'll say that "The Addams Family" was actually cleverer, but still, "The Munsters" definitely had its merits. Basically the story of a household in which the father, Herman (Fred Gwynne), is Frankenstein's monster, the mother, Lily (Yvonne DeCarlo), is a vampire, the son, Eddie (Butch Patrick), is a werewolf, the grandfather (Al Lewis) is Count Dracula, and the niece, Marilyn (played by two different people), is the ugly (make that "pretty") duckling in the family. While the Munsters' everyday routine is the same as everyone else's, everything that's normal to them (e.g., a house that looks like a Halloween party should be held there) is weird to the rest of the world, and vice versa. Every human who sees them freaks out, and yet the Munsters can never figure out why everyone finds them strange.

It's completely silly, with a string of gruesome, sardonic jokes, but it's always really funny. Truly one show that you gotta admire.

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