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{{Hatnote|This article is about the American TV series; for the noted Irish regiment in the British Army see the [[Royal Munster Fusiliers]]}}
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{{Infobox television
| show_name = The Munsters
| image = The Munsters title card.png
| caption = Season One opening from ''The Munsters''.
| creator = [[Allan Burns]] [[Chris Hayward]]<ref>{{cite news|title= Chris Hayward, 81, TV Writer and a Creator of 'Munsters,' Is Dead|work= The New York Times|date=December 19, 2006|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/19/obituaries/19hayward.1.html?scp=8&sq=the%20munsters&st=cse|accessdate=2010-10-10|first=Margalit|last=Fox}}</ref>
| developer = Norm Liebmann Ed Haas
| starring = [[Fred Gwynne]] [[Yvonne De Carlo]] [[Al Lewis (actor)|Al Lewis]] [[Beverley Owen]] (1964) [[Pat Priest (actress)|Pat Priest]] (1964–66) [[Butch Patrick]]
| theme_music_composer = [[Jack Marshall (composer)|Jack Marshall]] Bob Mosher (unaired lyrics)
| opentheme = "The Munsters' Theme"
| endtheme =
| composer = Jack Marshall
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 2
| num_episodes = 70
| list_episodes = List of The Munsters episodes
| executive_producer =
| producer = [[Joe Connelly (producer)|Joe Connelly]] [[Bob Mosher]]
| location = [[Universal Studios]], [[Universal City, California]]
| camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| runtime = 25 minutes
| company = Kayro-Vue Productions [[Universal Television]]
| distributor = [[NBCUniversal Television Distribution]] (current)
| network = [[CBS]]
| picture_format = [[Black-and-white]] [[35 mm film]]
| audio_format = Monaural
| first_aired = {{Start date|1964|09|24}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1966|05|12}}
| preceded_by =
| followed_by = ''[[The Munsters Today]]'' ''[[Mockingbird Lane]]''
| website =
}}
'''''The Munsters''''' is an American [[sitcom]] depicting the home life of a family of benign [[monster]]s starring [[Fred Gwynne]] as [[Frankenstein]]-type head-of-the-household [[Herman Munster]], [[Yvonne De Carlo]] as his wife, [[Lily Munster]], [[Al Lewis (actor)|Al Lewis]] as Grandpa and [[Beverly Owen]] (later re-placed by [[Pat Priest (actress)|Pat Priest]]) as their teenage niece, [[Butch Patrick]] as son Eddie Munster, and The Raven, voiced by [[Mel Blanc]] and [[Bob Hastings]]. The series was a satire of both traditional [[monster movie]]s and the wholesome family fare of the era, and was produced by the creators of ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]''.<ref>{{cite news|title= The Munsters: The Complete First Season|publisher= [[DVD Talk]] |date=|url= http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/11996/munsters-the-complete-first-season-the/ |accessdate= 2010-12-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= The Munsters: The Complete Series|publisher= [[DVD Talk]]|date=|url= http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/34944/munsters-the-complete-series-the/ |accessdate= 2010-12-07}}</ref> It ran concurrently with the similarly macabre themed ''[[The Addams Family (1964 TV series)|The Addams Family]]'' and achieved higher figures in the [[Nielsen ratings]].

The series originally aired on Thursday at 7:30 pm on [[CBS]] from [[1964–65 United States network television schedule|September 24, 1964]], to [[1965–66 United States network television schedule|May 12, 1966]]; 70 episodes were produced. It was cancelled after ratings dropped to a low due to the premiere of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'', which was in [[Color television|color]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Fred John Del, Jr.|first=Bianco|title=50 Favs of the '60s '70s '80s: A Look Back at Three Dynamic Decades |year=2012|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=1-468-56111-1|page=58}}</ref> Though ratings were low during its initial two-year run, ''The Munsters'' found a large audience in [[Broadcast syndication|syndication]]. This popularity warranted a spin-off series, as well as several films, including one with a theatrical release.<ref>{{cite news|title= A Neighborhood Where Every Day Was Halloween|work= The New York Times|date=October 26, 2008|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/26/arts/television/26deca.html?ref=arts|accessdate=2010-10-10|first=Frank|last=Decaro}}</ref>

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]] due to disagreements on the dark nature and inconsistent tone.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andreevs|first1=Nellie|title=NBC May Take Another Stab At ‘The Munsters’ Reboot Series|url=http://deadline.com/2013/01/nbc-may-take-another-stab-at-the-munsters-reboot-series-tca-397751/|website=Deadline|accessdate=18 September 2016}}</ref>

==Plot==

The Munsters live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane in the city of Mockingbird Heights, a fictional suburb in California. The running gag of the series is that the family, while decidedly odd, consider themselves fairly typical working-class people of the era. Herman, like many husbands of the 1960s, is the sole wage-earner in the family, though Lily and Grandpa make (short-lived) attempts to earn money from time to time. While Herman is the head of household, Lily makes many decisions, too. According to the episode in which Lily and Herman Munster were trying to surprise one another for their anniversary, they were married in 1865. Despite the novel approach of the family's being (mostly) supernatural creatures (except for niece Marilyn, who is "normal"), the show followed the typical family sitcom formula of the era—the well-meaning father, the nurturing mother, the eccentric live-in relative, the naïve teenager and the precocious kid.

The costumes and appearances of the family members other than Marilyn were based on the [[Universal Monsters|classic monsters of Universal Studios]] films from the 1930s and 1940s. Universal produced ''The Munsters'' as well and was thus able to use these copyrighted designs, including their iconic version of [[Frankenstein's monster]] for Herman.<ref name=first>{{cite video|year=2003 |title=The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright|medium=Television production }}</ref> Other studios were free to make films with the Frankenstein creature, for example, but could not use the costume and style of make-up originally created by [[Jack Pierce (makeup artist)|Jack Pierce]] for the 1931 [[Universal Studios]] film ''[[Frankenstein (1931 film)|Frankenstein]]''. The make-up for the show was created and applied to the actors by [[Bud Westmore]], who pioneered many make-up effects and designs for many of the Universal monster movies.

==Cast==

{{Main|List of The Munsters characters}}

===Regulars===
{| width="65%" height="100px" style="wikitable" border="0"
| style="background:lightblue"| '''Character'''
| style="background:lightblue"| '''Actor/Actress'''
|-
| [[Herman Munster]]
| [[Fred Gwynne]]
|-
| [[Lily Munster]] (née Dracula)
| [[Yvonne De Carlo]]
|-
| [[Grandpa (The Munsters)|Grandpa]] (Count Sam Dracula)
| [[Al Lewis (actor)|Al Lewis]]
|-
| [[Eddie Munster]]
| [[Butch Patrick]]
|-
| [[Marilyn Munster]]
| [[Beverley Owen]] (ep. 1–13) [[Pat Priest (actress)|Pat Priest]] (ep. 14–70)
|-
| The Raven
| [[Mel Blanc]] [[Bob Hastings]]
|}

===Recurring guests===
{| width="65%" height="100px" style="wikitable" border="0"
| style="background:lightblue"| '''Character'''
| style="background:lightblue"| '''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==
The idea of a family of comical [[monsters]] was first suggested to [[Universal Studios]] by animator [[Bob Clampett]], who developed the idea from 1943 to 1945 as a series of [[cartoons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=96y-V5chpgkC&pg=PA106&dq=bob+clampett+%22monster+family%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=johoVd-VI8rkoASKuIDgCg&ved=0CB0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=bob%20clampett%20%22monster%20family%22&f=false|title=The Frankenstein Archive|publisher=}}</ref> The project did not take off until the early 1960s, when a proposal for a similar idea was submitted to [[Universal Studios]] by ''[[Rocky & Bullwinkle]]'' writers [[Allan Burns]] and [[Chris Hayward]]. The proposal was later handed to writers Norm Liebman and Ed Haas, who wrote a pilot script, ''Love Thy Monster''. For some time, there were executives who believed the series should be made as a [[cartoon]] and others who wanted to see it made using live-action. Finally, a presentation was filmed by [[MCA Television]] for [[CBS]], using live-action.<ref name=first />

===Pitch episode===
[[File:Munsters cast 1964.JPG|thumb|upright|1964 cast photo with Yvonne DeCarlo as Lily and Butch Patrick as Eddie]]
The first [[television presentation|presentation]] was 16 minutes and in color (later cut to just over 13 minutes) and was used to pitch the series to CBS and its affiliates. It never aired, and the script was reused as the basis for the episode "My Fair Munster". The cast in order of appearance in the title sequence were: [[Joan Marshall]] as Phoebe (instead of Lily), Beverley Owen as Marilyn, Nate "Happy" Derman as Eddie, [[Al Lewis (actor)|Al Lewis]] as Grandpa and [[Fred Gwynne]] as Herman. Although the same house exterior was later used in the actual aired series, it was changed at that point to make it look more gothic and "spooky". Changes included adding the tower deck and Marilyn's deck, a new coat of paint, and enlarging the [[living room]]. Although Grandpa had the same [[dungeon]], Herman did not have padding in the pitch episode, had a more protruding forehead, and was broad but thin. The most noticeable difference was his somber expression, compared to his comical silliness during the series.<ref name="cox">{{cite book|last=Cox|first=Stephen |title=The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane|year=2006|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|isbn=0-823-07894-9|pages=35–36}}</ref> All characters, except Marilyn, had a blue/green [[tint]] to their skin. The biggest character difference was that Eddie was portrayed by Derman as a nasty brat.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cox|first=Stephen |title=The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane|year=2006|publisher=Random House Digital, Inc.|isbn=0-823-07894-9|pages=36, 38}}</ref>

The title sequence had light, happy music (picked up from the [[Doris Day]] movie ''[[The Thrill of It All]]'')<ref name = "Biography"/> instead of the more hip [[surf music|surf]] theme that was to come. The episode is available on the complete first season of ''The Munsters'' DVDs. It was also decided that Joan Marshall looked too much like [[Morticia Addams]]<ref name = "Biography"/> and that Happy Derman was too nasty as Eddie, so both were replaced.<ref name="Biography">[[Biography (TV series)|Biography]], "The Munsters," 1998</ref> On the basis of the first presentation, the new series, still not completely cast, was announced by CBS on February 18, 1964. A second [[black-and-white]] presentation was made with the new actors. In this version, [[Butch Patrick]]'s Eddie appeared with a more "normal" look, although his [[hairstyle]] was later altered to include a [[widow's peak]].

===Producers===
The show was produced by [[Joe Connelly (producer)|Joe Connelly]] and [[Bob Mosher]], who were already known for creating the ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]'' television series. Prior to that, they wrote over 1,500 episodes of ''[[Amos 'n' Andy]]'', a presence on network radio for nearly its entire history.

===Production values===
While its humor was usually broad, the series was visually sophisticated. The Munsters' home was a crumbling [[Second Empire architecture|Second Empire]] [[Victorian Architecture#Styles conceived in the Victorian era|Victorian]] mansion, riddled with smoke, filthy with dust and cobwebs. A running joke was that when Lily "dusted" the house, her electrolux emitted clouds of dust, which she applied to surfaces most people would clean. As a running gag, parts of the house would often be damaged (mostly by Herman's tantrums or clumsiness), but the damage would not exist later. Although many episodes featured scenes outside of the house, much of the action took place within the walls of the home.

Originally conceived as a color show, ''The Munsters'' was ultimately filmed in [[black-and-white]] to save money and so as to resemble the old B&W monster films Universal and other studios used to make. Over the course of season one (completed by Season 1, Episode 7 "Tin Can Man"), makeup for Herman, Lily, and Grandpa was changed. Some of the changes included Lily's hair becoming all black instead of having a gray/white streak on the right side of her head, a change of jewelry to a bat instead of a star, and angled eyebrows. Grandpa was given more exaggerated makeup and heavier eyebrows, and Herman's face was widened to give him a dopier and less human appearance. He also added a stutter to bolster his character whenever he was angry or wanted to make a point, and he frequently left his mouth open, adding to the effect of a more goofy, less frightening, figure.

===Mansion===
{{Main|Munster Mansion}}
[[File:Fred Gwynne Yvonne DeCarlo The Munsters 1964.JPG|thumb|upright|Herman and Lily in the kitchen]]
The Munster family's multi-level Victorian home had the fictional address of 1313 Mockingbird Lane in Mockingbird Heights. (The town's location is not specified in the series, but in later incarnations, it is described as a small town outside Los Angeles. [[Leo Durocher]], who was then coaching with the Los Angeles Dodgers, guest-starred as himself in one episode, further hinting that the show was set in, or near, Los Angeles.) The exterior shots were filmed on the Universal Studios backlot. In the 1950s, it was assembled with other homes on the backlot. Until production of ''The Munsters'' in 1964, the house could be seen as a backdrop on many shows, including ''[[Leave It to Beaver]].''<ref>{{cite book|last=Ingram|first=Billy |title=Tvparty!: Television's Untold Tales|year=2002|publisher=Bonus Books, Inc.|isbn=1-566-25184-2|page=228}}</ref> It was also the home of the family in ''[[Shirley (TV series)|Shirley]]'' (ABC, 1979–80) and has appeared in other TV shows such as ''[[Coach (TV series)|Coach]]'' and (after a remodel) ''[[Desperate Housewives]].'' The interiors for the Munsters's mansion were filmed entirely on an enclosed [[sound stage]].
[[File:Munsterkoach.JPG|thumb|right|The Munsters vehicle]]

===Munstermobiles===
In the fourth episode ("Rock-A-Bye Munster"), Lily buys a hot-rod and a hearse from a used car dealership and has them customised into one car (Munster Koach) for Herman's birthday present. The Munster Koach and DRAG-U-LA were designed by Tom Daniel and built by auto customizer [[George Barris (auto customizer)|George Barris]] for the show. The "[[Munster Koach]]" was a [[hot rod]] built on a lengthened 1926 [[Ford Model T]] chassis with a custom hearse body. It was 18 feet long and cost almost $20,000 to build. Barris also built the "[[DRAG-U-LA]]," a dragster built from a coffin (according to Barris, a real coffin was, in fact, purchased for the car), which Grandpa used to win back "The Munster Koach" after Herman lost it in a race.

===Theme song===
The instrumental theme song, titled "The Munsters's Theme", was composed by composer/arranger [[Jack Marshall (composer)|Jack Marshall]].<ref name="cox2">{{cite book |last1=Cox |first1=Stephen |authorlink1=Stephen Cox (writer) |last2=De Carlo |first2=Yvonne |authorlink2=Yvonne De Carlo |first3=Butch |last3=Patrick |authorlink3=Butch Patrick |title=The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane |year=2006 |publisher=Random House |location=New York |isbn=0-8230-7894-9 |oclc=68192546 |chapter=Munster Maestro: About Jack Marshall}}</ref> The theme song's lyrics, which the sitcom's co-producer Bob Mosher wrote, were never aired on CBS. Described by writer [[Jon Burlingame]] as a "[[Bernard Herrmann|Bernard-Herrmann]]-meets-[[Duane Eddy|Duane-Eddy]] sound",<ref name="cox"/> the theme was nominated for a [[Grammy Award]] in 1965. A sample of the theme was used in the song [[Uma Thurman (song)|Uma Thurman]] by [[Fall Out Boy]].

==Episodes==
{{Main|List of The Munsters episodes}}
{{:List of The Munsters episodes}}

==Merchandise==
[[Gold Key Comics]] produced a "Munsters" [[comic book]] which ran 16 issues from 1965 to 1968 and had photo covers from the TV series. When it first appeared, the [[Comics Code Authority]] still forbade the appearance of [[vampire]]s in comic books. However, this was not a problem at Gold Key, because Gold Key was not a member of the [[Comics Magazine Association of America]] and therefore did not have to conform to the Comics Code. Lily and Grandpa appeared in the comics without controversy.

Other merchandise included a set of rubber [[squeaky toy]]s, [[Colorforms]], and an [[Aurora Plastics Corporation|Aurora]] model kit of the living room and family. AMT produced model kits of the Munster Koach as well as Drag-u-La. The Aurora model of the living room featured Herman in his electric chair, Eddie squatting in front of the fire, Lily was knitting and Grandpa was hanging, bat like, from the rafters. Marilyn was not included. ERTL later produced a very detailed 1:18 scale diecast of the Munster Koach. Mattel issued two Herman Munster Dolls, one was a talking doll and the other was a hand puppet (both having chatty rings that you could pull to make them talk utilizing Gwynne's actual voice) that were issued from 1964 until around 1968.

A video game based on the Munsters was published by "Again, Again" (a division of [[Alternative Software]]) in 1989. It was available for the [[Amstrad CPC]], [[ZX Spectrum]], [[Commodore 64]], [[Commodore Amiga]], [[Atari ST]], [[MSX]] and [[DOS]], but was heavily criticized by gaming press at the time because of its short length and lackluster game play.<ref>{{WoS game|id=0003329|name=The Munsters}}</ref>

In 1990, [[Atari Corporation]] released ''[[Midnight Mutants]]'' for the [[Atari 7800]], featuring Al Lewis' likeness in his Grampa Munster character on the box art and label art. However, since Atari did not sign an agreement with Universal, they could not call him "Grampa Munster"; he was simply called "Grampa".

The first episode guide for the series was written by Richard H. Campbell for Media Sight #3, 1981.

[[Sawyer's]] [[View-Master]] Stereo Pictures issued a 3 D reel set of The Munsters depicting the episode "The Most Beautiful Ghoul In The World" in 1966, Packet No. B 481. The set contains three reels, each with seven 3 D views, as well as a small booklet containing drawings and additional text. The View-Master set is notable because the photographs provide rare color views of the characters and sets, including house interiors and Grandpa's dungeon laboratory. The photos are an accurate depiction of the character's makeup as designed for black and white filming. Herman, Eddie and Grandpa all wear heavy greenish-white facial makeup, which contrasts noticeably with their un-madeup hands and wrists. Lily, besides heavy facial makeup, has light greenish-white makeup on her hands and wrists. Marilyn, identified on the packet as "Daughter Marilyn," is of course in non-character "normal" makeup.

==Ratings==
* 1964–1965: #18 (24.7) – Tied with ''[[Gilligan's Island]]''
* 1965–1966: #61 (no rating given) 30.7% share of audience

==DVD releases==
Between 2004 and 2008, [[Universal Studios Home Entertainment]] released the entire series on DVD in Regions 1 & 2.

{| class="wikitable"
!DVD Name
!Ep#
!Region 1
!Region 2
!Region 4
!Additional Information
|-
| Season 1
| align="center"|38
| August 24, 2004 re-released February 5, 2013
| October 17, 2005
| November 30, 2006
|
* Original un-aired pilot
* Dual-Sided Discs (Region 1 only)
|-
| Season 2
| align="center"|32
| October 25, 2005 re-released February 5, 2013
| May 1, 2006
| October 25, 2006
|
* ''America's First Family of Fright''
* ''Fred Gwynne: More Than A Munster''
* ''Yvonne De Carlo: Gilded Lily''
* ''Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa''
* Dual-Sided Discs (Region 1 only)
|-
| The Complete Series
| align="center"|70
| October 7, 2008
re-released September 13, 2016
| align="center"|N/A
|align="center"|N/A
|
* Original un-aired pilot
* ''America's First Family of Fright''
* ''Fred Gwynne: More Than A Munster''
* ''Yvonne De Carlo: Gilded Lily''
* ''Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa''
* "Family Portrait" – colorized Version
* ''[[Munster, Go Home]]''
* ''[[The Munsters' Revenge]]''
* 12 Single-Sided Discs
|-
| The Complete Series (Closed Casket Collection)
| align="center"|70
| align="center"|N/A
| October 8, 2007
|
|
* Original un-aired pilot
* ''America's First Family of Fright''
* ''Fred Gwynne: More Than A Munster''
* ''Yvonne De Carlo: Gilded Lily''
* ''Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa''
* 12 Single-Sided Discs
|-
|The Complete Series
|
|
|
|August 3, 2016
|
* ''[[The Munsters' Revenge]]''
* ''[[Here Come the Munsters]]''
* 12 Single-Sided Discs
|}
The "Family Portrait" episode in color, which was absent from the season 1 and 2 standalone box sets, was released on a standalone Region 1 DVD.

==Repeats==
Reruns of this series aired on [[Nick at Nite]] in the 1990s. It also aired on [[TV Land]] from 2000 to 2008.

On October 5, 2015, [[Cozi TV]] began airing two shows per day on weekdays beginning at 5 pm.

==Remakes and spinoffs==

===Television===

====''The Munsters Today''====
{{Main|The Munsters Today}}
''The Munsters Today'' ran from 1988 to 1991 and lasted for 72 episodes. The unaired pilot episode, written by [[Lloyd J. Schwartz]], explained the 22-year gap through an accident in Grandpa's lab that put the family to sleep. They awake in the late 1980s and have to adapt to their new surroundings. It featured [[John Schuck]] (Herman), [[Lee Meriwether]] as Lily, [[Howard Morton]] (Grandpa) and [[Jason Marsden]] (Eddie). Marilyn was portrayed by Mary-Ellen Dunbar in the unaired pilot, and by [[Hilary Van Dyke]] thereafter.

====''Mockingbird Lane''====
{{Main|Mockingbird Lane}}
A remake from ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' creator [[Bryan Fuller]], was developed for NBC. The show was to be a [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] as a one-hour drama with "spectacular visuals".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Munsters-Remake-NBC-1023856.aspx|title=NBC, Bryan Fuller Remaking The Munsters|author=Joyce Eng|date=September 30, 2010|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Munsters-NBC-1036301.aspx|title=Exclusive: The Munsters Back in Development at NBC|author=Michael Schneider|date=August 11, 2011|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/NBC-Picks-Munsters-1039784.aspx|title=NBC Picks Up Munsters Reboot Pilot From Pushing Daisies Creator|author=Hanh Nguyen|date=November 17, 2011|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref>

NBC ordered a pilot episode,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/the-set/nbc-orders-munsters-reboot-pilot-165508698.html|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104054637/http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/the-set/nbc-orders-munsters-reboot-pilot-165508698.html |title=NBC Orders ‘The Munsters’ Reboot to Pilot|date=November 17, 2011|archivedate=January 4, 2014|work=Yahoo TV}}</ref> and announced in January 2012 that it would be called ''Mockingbird Lane'', a reference to the Munster family address at 1313 Mockingbird Lane.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a363611/nbcs-the-munsters-becomes-mockingbird-lane.html|title=NBC's 'The Munsters' becomes 'Mockingbird Lane'|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|work=Digital Spy|date=February 2, 2012|accessdate=February 2, 2012}}</ref>

NBC ultimately cancelled plans for ''Mockingbird Lane'' to be produced as a weekly series, but later announced the pilot episode would air in late October 2012 as a Halloween special.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.deadline.com/2012/10/nbcs-mockingbird-lane-pilot-to-air-on-october-26-as-halloween-special/|title=NBC's 'Mockingbird Lane' Pilot To Air on October 26 As Halloween Special|work=Deadline|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 11, 2012|accessdate=October 24, 2012}}</ref>

===Films===
{{main|The Munsters (movies)}}
Several ''Munsters'' movies were released, three featuring original cast members.

==See also==
*[[Vampire film]]
*[[List of vampire television series]]

==Notes==
* [[Joe Connelly (producer)|Joe Connelly]] and [[Bob Mosher]]. (1964). ''The Munsters''. Hollywood: [[Columbia Broadcasting System]] (CBS).
* ''The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane''.

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links== 
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* {{IMDb title|0057773|The Munsters}}
* {{tv.com show|the-munsters|The Munsters}}
* [http://epguides.com/Munsters/ ''The Munsters'' Episode Guide]

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