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The Munsters

  • TV Series
  • 1964–19661964–1966
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 30m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
15K
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109
The Munsters (1964)
The Munsters: Season 2
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  • Comedy
  • Family
  • Fantasy
A family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.A family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.A family of friendly monsters have misadventures, never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
15K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
1,330
109
  • Creators
    • Ed Haas
    • Norm Liebmann
  • Stars
    • Fred Gwynne
    • Al Lewis
    • Yvonne De Carlo
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  • Creators
    • Ed Haas
    • Norm Liebmann
  • Stars
    • Fred Gwynne
    • Al Lewis
    • Yvonne De Carlo
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 57User reviews
    • 18Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 5 nominations

    Episodes72

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    The Munsters: Season 2
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    The Munsters: Season 2

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    Yvonne De Carlo, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, and Beverley Owen in The Munsters (1964)
    Yvonne De Carlo, Fred Gwynne, and Al Lewis in The Munsters (1964)
    Yvonne De Carlo and Fred Gwynne in The Munsters (1964)
    Yvonne De Carlo, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, and Beverley Owen in The Munsters (1964)
    Yvonne De Carlo, Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Beverley Owen, and Butch Patrick in The Munsters (1964)
    Butch Patrick in The Munsters (1964)
    Al Lewis and Beverley Owen in The Munsters (1964)
    Butch Patrick in The Munsters (1964)
    Fred Gwynne in The Munsters (1964)
    Yvonne De Carlo and Fred Gwynne in The Munsters (1964)
    Yvonne De Carlo and Fred Gwynne in The Munsters (1964)
    Yvonne De Carlo and Fred Gwynne in The Munsters (1964)

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    Fred Gwynne
    Fred Gwynne
    • Herman Munster…
    72 episodes72 eps • 1964–1966
    Al Lewis
    Al Lewis
    • Grandpa
    72 episodes72 eps • 1964–1966
    Yvonne De Carlo
    Yvonne De Carlo
    • Lily Munster
    71 episodes71 eps • 1964–1966
    Butch Patrick
    Butch Patrick
    • Eddie Munster
    71 episodes71 eps • 1964–1966
    Pat Priest
    Pat Priest
    • Marilyn Munster
    57 episodes57 eps • 1964–1966
    Beverley Owen
    Beverley Owen
    • Marilyn Munster
    15 episodes15 eps • 1964
    Chet Stratton
    Chet Stratton
    • Clyde Thornton…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1964–1966
    Edward Mallory
    Edward Mallory
    • Jack…
    4 episodes4 eps • 1964–1965
    Harvey Korman
    Harvey Korman
    • Dr. Leinbach…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1964–1966
    Paul Lynde
    Paul Lynde
    • Dr. Edward Dudley
    3 episodes3 eps • 1964–1965
    Pat McCaffrie
    • Police Officer…
    3 episodes3 eps • 1964–1966
    John Fiedler
    John Fiedler
    • Warren Bloom - Mailman
    2 episodes2 eps • 1964
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Mr. Gateman
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
    Jane Withers
    Jane Withers
    • Fanny Pike…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1964–1966
    Val Avery
    Val Avery
    • Marty…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1964–1965
    Willis Bouchey
    Willis Bouchey
    • Mr. Bradley…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1965–1966
    John Hoyt
    John Hoyt
    • Barney Walters…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1964–1965
    Irwin Charone
    • Lester…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1964–1965
    • Creators
      • Ed Haas
      • Norm Liebmann
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The first season opening credits were an outrageous parody of the opening credits of The Donna Reed Show (1958), which always began with Donna Reed lovingly passing out lunches to her departing family members as they left the house one by one. Yvonne De Carlo, as Lily Munster, did the same thing.
    • Goofs
      Throughout the series, in most scenes featuring flying bats or levitating people, the wires are visible.
    • Quotes

      Lily: Eddie! You better start dawdling, or you're going to be on time for school!

    • Crazy credits
      The episode titles are shown on screen following the opening credits sequence. Even in modern sitcoms, this is rare.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Wonder Years: Buster (1991)

    User reviews57

    Review
    Top review
    A Top Ten All-Time Comedy
    My all-time favorite sitcoms would start with The Honeymooners and find room for (in no particular order): Seinfeld, Cheers, Taxi, Beverly Hillbillies, Dick Van Dyke, and The Munsters would be in the mix.

    Superb writing (it worked as a young kid and it still works for me today), amusing plots, great family dynamics and a terrific, multi-faceted performance by the late, great Fred Gwynne. Hwerman Munster was at once truly monstrous in size and appearance, yet vain, vulnerable, goofy and baby-ish. Just a wonderful, lovable character who was well assisted by Lily and Grandpa. Eddie was okay, and Marilyn superfluous, and the occasional guest characters were almost always very good. Great fun that stands up beautifully about 40 years later --I'm getting old1
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    • Apr 28, 2004

    FAQ2

    • Who wrote and/or performs the Munsters theme song?
    • Air dates notwithstanding, which was the original creative idea (before it was copied by script spies): this show's or The Addams Family?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 24, 1964 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Meet the Munsters
    • Filming locations
      • Wrigley Field - 42nd Place & Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • CBS
      • Kayro-Vue Productions
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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