The Munsters (TV Series)

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The Munsters
Genre Horror comedy
Sitcom
Created by Allan Burns
Chris Hayward
Developed by Norm Liebmann
Ed Haas
Starring Fred Gwynne
Yvonne De Carlo
Al Lewis
Beverley Owen (1964)
Pat Priest (1964–1966)
Butch Patrick
Theme music composer Jack Marshall
Bob Mosher (unaired lyrics)
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of Seasons 2
No. of episodes 70 (List of episodes)
Production
Producer(s) Joe Connelly
Bob Mosher
Location(s) Universal Studios, Universal City, California
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time 24 minutes
Production company(s) Kayro-Vue Productions
Universal Television
Distributor NBCUniversal Television Distribution
Broadcast
Original channel CBS
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original run September 24, 1964 –
May 12, 1966
Chronology
Followed by The Munsters Today

The Munsters is an American television sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters. It stars Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster and Yvonne De Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and the wholesome family fare of the era, and was produced by the creators of Leave It to Beaver. It ran concurrently with the similarly themed The Addams Family.

The series originally aired on Thursday at 7:30pm on CBS from September 24, 1964, to May 12, 1966; 70 episodes were produced. It was broadcast weekly on BBC1 in the UK. It was cancelled after ratings dropped to a low due to the premiere of ABC's Batman, which was in color. Though ratings were low during its initial two-year run, The Munsters found a large audience in syndication. This popularity warranted a spin-off series, as well as several films, including one with a theatrical release.

On October 26, 2012, NBC aired a modern reimagining of The Munsters called Mockingbird Lane as a pilot. The series failed to be picked up by NBC despite success with Munster fans and good ratings.

A 90min documentary film titled Our Munster Memories was announced in May 2014 set to be directed and produced by award winning UK film maker Frank McGowan, a noted fan of The Munsters and in particular its '80s revival series The Munsters Today.

Contents

Plot

Main article: List of The Munsters characters

Cast

Regulars

Character Actor/Actress
Herman Munster Fred Gwynne
Lily Munster Yvonne De Carlo
Grandpa (Vladimir Dracula) Al Lewis
Eddie Munster Butch Patrick
Marilyn Munster Beverley Owen (ep. 1–13)
Pat Priest (ep. 14–70)
The Raven Mel Blanc
Bob Hastings
Spot
Kitty As himself

Recurring guests

Character Actor/Actress
Dr. Edward H. Dudley, MD Paul Lynde (ep. 4, 6, 19), Dom DeLuise (ep. 55)
Mr. Gateman John Carradine
Clyde Thornton Chet Stratton

Production notes

Pitch episode

Producers

Production values

Mansion

Main article: Munster Mansion

Herman and Lily's bed

Theme song

Episodes

Main Article: List of The Munsters episodes

Merchandise

Ratings

DVD releases

Repeats

Remakes and spinoffs

Television

The Munsters Today

Main article: The Munsters Today

Mockingbird Lane

Main article: Mockingbird Lane

Films

Main article: The Munsters (movies)

Several Munsters movies were released, three featuring original cast members.

Notes

References

External links

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