The Addams Family , however, was run by Nat Perrin, a frequent collaborator with the Marx Brothers who ensured his monster show had an undercurrent of bizarre satire to it. Both shows did well at first, with The Munsters ending the season ranked 18 in the ratings and the Addamses coming in at Plenty of merchandise followed, as monster-mania hit its pop culture peak. You can blame Nazis and Batman.
They both aired their last episodes in Spring What a world! To sum up, Charles Addams created the Addams Family characters in while the Munsters were inspired by characters that were re-introduced in The shows were pitched roughly around the same time around and probably helped each other get made. Neither family would remain six feet under for long since the shows remained popular with kids.
That led to the families coming back over and over again in strangely similar ways. And, the most stunning coincidence of all, both shows had revival series that lasted longer than the originals! My jaw dropped. The Addamses have a movie in theaters right now, which is their first foray into TV or film in 20 years. Where to watch The Munsters.
Where to watch The Addams Family Where to watch Addams Family Values Where to Stream: The Addams Family. More On: Stream and Scream. Share Selection Facebook Twitter. The Perfect Family. Oh, I wish they made shows like The Munsters today. I have many happy memories of watching it. It was so innocent and so amusing. Somebody should release it onto DVD as soon as possible. The Munsters were the perfect family. They may have been ugly, they may have been weird and they may have been totally eccentric but they loved each other and cared so much about each other.
The Munsters emphasized traits such as loyalty to your family and love qualities not found in many shows today. But once you get past all that you had many highly amusing stories. One that springs to mind for me is when Herman and Grandpa Munster get locked in a bank vault one night just as a pair of robbers are about to steal the loot.
The one thing I enjoyed about The Munsters was it's total innocence. No bad language, no sex, no violence, just pure entertainment. Oh, it was brilliant. I cannot praise it enough. Big Movie Fan Aug 12, FAQ 2. Air dates notwithstanding, which was the original creative idea before it was copied by script spies : this show's or The Addams Family? Details Edit.
Release date September 24, United States. United States. Meet the Munsters. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 30 minutes. Black and White. Related news. Nov 11 Slash Film. Oct 29 Slash Film.
Contribute to this page Suggest an edit or add missing content. Top Gap. One of the repeating gaffs of the series was the idea that the Munsters viewed themselves as normal people and it was the rest of the world that abnormal or peculiar.
The black sheep of the Munster family was niece Marilyn Munster , who by all accounts, is a relatively normal-looking, well-adjusted young woman, which is why she is perceived as being the "strange one" in the family. Headhunter's Horror House Wiki Explore. Popular pages. Driftwood Roger the Dog Man. Lovecraft Dario Argento. Recent blog posts. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account?
Munsters, The. View source. History Talk 0. There's a lot of strange people in this world. Universal Conquest Wiki. The Munsters. Running time:. Production company:.
Executive producers:. Joe Connelly Bob Mosher. Principal cast:. First aired:. Last aired:. Herman Munster is the head of the household of the Munster family, and the central character of the series. A pastiche of the Frankenstein Monster, Herman is a loveable, goofball who is sometimes prone to childish antics and temper tantrums.
She is the daughter of Grandpa Munster and the mother of Eddie Munster. Lily possesses supernatural powers and enjoys playing the harp. She is by far, the most practical member of the household. Grandpa Munster is the eldest member of the Munster family and is several centuries old. A venerated scientist and vampire, Grandpa usually putters about his laboratory in the basement of Mockingbird Lane.
He is always coming up with bizarre concoctions to help out his fellow Munsters, though his inventions tend to hinder the family's efforts more than they help. Eddie Munster is the young son of Herman and Lily. A polite and kind-hearted "wolf boy", Eddie enjoys playing with his pet dragon, Spot. Marilyn is often regarded as the black sheep of the Munster family, due primarily to the fact that she is absolutely normal.
Unfortunately, Marilyn's family lifestyle often makes it difficult for her to find true love. Most of her boyfriends run in fright after meeting her family. Munster Masquerade. September 24th , October 4th , A Walk on the Mild Side. October 8th , Rock-a-Bye Munster.
October 15th , October 22nd , October 29th , November 5th , Herman the Great. November 12th , Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie. November 19th , November 26th , The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster. December 3rd , The Sleeping Cutie.
December 10th , December 17th , Grandpa Leaves Home. December 24th , Herman's Rival. December 31st , Grandpa's Call of the Wild.
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