The Munsters(1964–1966)
- Approved
- 30m
- January 1, 1964(United States)
- TV Series
- 7.8/10 (18K)
- Seasons
- Years
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.
- Creators
- Stars
- Awards
- 5 nominations total
- Reviews
- Photos & videos
- CBS
- (World-wide, 1964)(TV)
- Canal+
- (France, 1986)(TV)
- Elephant Films
- (France, 2016)(DVD)
- Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (ARD)
- (West Germany, 1987)(TV)
- BBC Two
- (United Kingdom, 1965)(initial UK airing, TV)
- Channel 4 Television
- (United Kingdom, 1982)(TV)
- Hessischer Rundfunk (HR)
- (Germany, 1991-1993)(TV)
- Koch Media
- (Germany, 2008)(DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3)
- (Finland, 2007)(TV)
- The Program Exchange [us]
- (United States, 2000-2016)(seasons 1 & 2, TV)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE)
- (United States, 2005)(season 2, DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Video
- (United States, 2004)(season 1, DVD)
- Universal Television
- (United States)(TV)
- General Mills
- (original sponsor, Cheerios, Betty Crocker cake mixes, Gold Medal flour)
- Vortexx
- (funding)
The Munsters are a weird but honest family. Herman (the father) is Frankenstein's monster. Lily (his wife) and Grandpa (her father) are vampires. Eddie (their little son) is a werewolf. Marilyn (their niece) is the only normal one (that is the ugly duck of the family). —Michel Rudoy <mdrc@hp9000a1.uam.mx>
- Taglines
- Cross their welcome mat and you're apt to die laughing! Monstrous fun with Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, Al Lewis. (season 1)
- Genres
- Certificates
- Argentina:Atp
- Australia:G
- Canada:PG(DVD rating)
- Canada:G(Quebec)
- France:Tous publics
- Germany:6(DVD rating)
- Norway:7(recommended rating)
- United Kingdom:12(DVD rating)
- United Kingdom:U(some episodes)
- United Kingdom:PG(some episodes)
- United Kingdom:12(some episodes)
- United States:Not Rated(DVD rating)
- United States:TV-PG(TV rating)
- United States:Approved(original rating)
- Parents guide
Did you know
- TriviaThe 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.
- GoofsThe Munsters regard their niece Marilyn (who looks like the ideal beauty of non-monster people) as ugly and deformed, yet everyone else in the town of Mockingbird Heights basically looks like Marilyn. The Munsters also watch movies and regard then-popular stars such as Frank Sinatra and Rock Hudson as ideal men, and Grandpa's beauty potions always conjure up a beauty who looks something like Marilyn. Shouldn't their concept of beauty be horrible monsters, in accordance with the premise that Marilyn is an ugly duckling? Nor do the Munsters seem to be aware that they look radically different from non-monster people, despite interacting with them on a daily basis.
- Crazy creditsThe episode titles are shown on screen following the opening credits sequence. Even in modern sitcoms, this is rare.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Wonder Years: Buster (1991)
Details
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Meet the Munsters
- Filming locations
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Technical specifications
- Runtime
- 30m(Argentina)
- 30m(70 episodes)
- Color
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