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#Munsters address 1313 mockingbird lane series#

Make-up for the series was credited to Bud Westmore, who pioneered many other make-up effects and designs for the studio's monsters after Pierce. Since Universal jointly produced The Munsters the show was able to use these copyrighted designs. Other than Marilyn, the character's costumes and appearances were based on the classic monsters of Universal Studios films of the 1930s and 1940s, including the iconic version of Frankenstein's monster developed by Jack Pierce for the 1931 Universal film Frankenstein. According to episode 44 ('Happy 100th Anniversary'), they were married in 1865. While Herman is the head of the household, Lily also makes many decisions. Herman is the family's sole wage-earner, though Lily and Grandpa make short-lived attempts to earn money from time to time. The series' running gag is that the decidedly odd-looking family with strange tastes considers itself to be an average American family. The Munsters are a Transylvanian-American family living at 1313 Mockingbird Lane in the fictional city of Mockingbird Heights. This popularity warranted a spin-off series, as well as several films, including one with a theatrical release, and several more recent attempts to reboot it. 'Batman' just came along and took our ratings away.' But The Munsters found a large audience in syndication. Butch Patrick said, 'I think 'Batman' was to blame. It was cancelled after ratings dropped to a series low due to competition from ABC's Batman. The series originally aired on Thursday at 7:30 pm on CBS from September 24, 1964, to May 12, 1966.

#Munsters address 1313 mockingbird lane driver#

In the 21st century it received several TV Land Award nominations, including one for Most Uninsurable Driver (Herman Munster). In 1965, The Munsters was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series but lost to The Rogues. It achieved higher Nielsen ratings than the similarly macabre-themed The Addams Family, which aired concurrently on ABC.

Produced by the creators of Leave It to Beaver, the series was a satire of American suburban life, the wholesome TV family fare of the era, and traditional monster movies. The series starred Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein's monster and head-of-the-household Herman Munster Yvonne De Carlo as his vampire wife Lily Al Lewis as Lily's father, Grandpa, the somewhat over-the-hill vampire Count Dracula who longs for the 'good old days' in Transylvania Beverley Owen (later replaced by Pat Priest) as their college-age niece Marilyn, who was attractive by conventional standards but the 'ugly duckling' of the family and Butch Patrick as their werewolfish son Eddie.

The Munsters is an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters. Universal Studios, Universal City, California Season One opening, with Yvonne De Carlo featured behind the title