![]() Though the Munsters themselves are often compared with the eponymous Addams Family, there are considerable differences. They also helped set the standard for what a healthy marriage looked like not only were Lily and Herman among the first TV couples to be seen sharing a bed together, but their marriage is over a hundred years old! They also showed a realistic relationship, in that while they would have occasional disagreements and sometimes even argue, they still remained extremely supportive of one another and rather than make grand romantic gestures, their love was shown in the little ones, like Herman famously giving Lily pecks on the cheek before work. with the exception of cousin Marilyn, who didn't inherit "The Family Look". The humor of the series came from the odd juxtaposition of many "cartoon" antics in a live-action series, namely "Fast Motion", as well as the fact that despite their gothic appearance, the family doesn't seem to think they're different from anyone else. The Munsters experienced surprisingly high ratings during the period before the Batman TV series came on, revolutionizing color TV. In the end, the original cast, characters and even Munstermobile prove that The Munsters will certainly live on.Left to right: Eddie, Lily, Herman, Marilyn, and Grandpa.Ī Mundane Fantastic Dom Com, originally airing on CBS from 1964–66, about a working class family of would-be monsters. Rock band Fall Out Boy samples the Munsters theme in their hit song Uma Thurman. In the 1980s and 1990s, such films as The Munsters’ Revenge and Here Come The Munsters and a TV show spin-off, The Munsters Today tried to introduce the characters to a new generation but with completely different casts. There were attempts to revive interest in the show such as the 1966 movie Munster, Go Home!, the only time the original characters were seen in color on screen. However, it has gained a massive cult following since it was re-aired in syndication starting in the 1990s. The Munsters aired on Thursdays at 7:30pm but was cancelled on after two seasons because of low ratings due to the premiere of Batman which was filmed and aired in color. She was a normal teenager who was growing up, going to school and falling in love with boys. Even though she looked like a regular person, she was still accepted by the family. Marilyn was the only character in the show who did not have the appearance of a monster. He was the curious, school-aged boy who liked to play catch and interact with other children. Eddie was styled to reflect The Wolfman and even carries a doll named Wolfie. LouisĮddie and his cousin Marilyn were the children of the household. Derman was replaced because he was deemed too nasty to play the character.īutch Patrick and Pat Priest at Contamination Horror Convention in St. Marshall was replaced because she looked too much like Morticia Adams ( The Munsters and The Addams Family both ran in the same era). The role was first played by Nate “Happy” Derman in the pitch episode. Butch Patrick was not the original Eddie, either. It was in color and rather than Canadian-American actress Yvonne De Carlo playing Lily, actress Joan Marshall played Phoebe. The original pitch was vastly different from the show we know and love today. In the end, live-action won and MCA Television filmed a presentation to pitch to CBS. It was passed on to Norm Liebman and Ed Hass who wrote a pilot script for the series called “Love Thy Monster.” There was a split decision on whether the show was to be animated or live-action. The studio never went with it at first but did re-visit it in the 1960s when Rocky & Bullwinkle writers Allan Burns and Chris Hayward proposed a similar idea of an animated series. ![]() Clampett proposed it as a series of cartoons between 19. ![]() The idea for The Munsters was first brought up in 1943 by Universal animator Bob Clampett who was famous for his work on Looney Tunes.
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