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It first aired on the CBS network from 1964 to 1966, and in continual syndication thereafter. The Munsters was filmed in black-and-white. According to the series, they lived at 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Mockingbird Heights.

The family:

• Lily Dracula Munster ( Yvonne De Carlo), a homemaker; she wore goth-style makeup, decades before it became fashionable.
• Herman Munster ( Fred Gwynne); bears a distinct resemblance to Frankenstein's monster as portrayed by Boris Karloff. For a man of 150, he behaves rather childishly, often throwing temper tantrums. He has an unspecified job at a local funeral parlor .
• Dracula ( Al LewisAl Lewis (born April 30 1910) is an American actor best known for the role of Grampa Munster on the television series The Munsters''. Born Albert Meister, he worked as a circus performer in the late 1920s before earning a Ph. in child psychology from Colu), commonly called Grandpa; he is a mad scientistA mad scientist is a stock character of popular fiction, either villainous, or benignly unconscious and scatter-brained. Whether insane, eccentric, or simply bumbling, the mad scientists are usually working with some utterly fictional technology in order and keeps a laboratoryBiochemistry laboratory at the University of Cologne. A laboratory (often abbreviated lab is a place where scientific research and experiments are conducted. The equipment in a laboratory will depend on what the lab is used for. Chemistry and biochemistry. Various potions and magicThe term magic is a Persian loanword into English and may refer to any of the following. Magic (paranormal) deals with the manipulation of what the practitioner believes to be genuine paranormal phenomena. Magic and religion deals with the relationship of spells that he devises there make up a large amount of the plot devices. He appears to be able to naturally transform into a wolfThe Wolf or Grey Wolf Canis lupus is a mammal of the Canidae family and the ancestor of the domestic dog. Wolves once had an almost worldwide distribution, but are now limited primarily to North America, Eurasia, and the Middle East. Their preference on h as well as a batThis article is about mammals. For other bats, see bat (disambiguation) and bats. Pteropodidae Emballonuridae Rhinopomatidae Craseonycteridae Rhinolophidae Nycteridae Megadermatidae Vespertilionidae Molossidae Antrozoidae Natalidae Myzopodidae Thyropterid. He is at least 400 years old.
• Edward "Eddie" Wolfgang Munster ( Butch Patrick ); a typical all-American boy werewolfA werewolf in folklore and mythology is a person who changes into a wolf, either by purposefully using magic in some manner or by being placed under a curse. In fictional treatments starting in the 19th century and in popular modern superstition this tran of elementary school age.
• Marilyn Munster ( Beverley Owen / Pat Priest ); the daughter of one of Lily's sisters, niece Marilyn is young, blonde, and pretty. The family is vaguely ashamed of their relationship to such an ugly person. She lives with the Munsters and attends Westbury College.

And their pets:

• Spot, an immense fire-breathing dragon. He lives under the stairs; a section of them is hinged and opens up when one of the griffins on the balusters at the bottom is tilted back.
• Igor, a bat (or perhaps a transformed vampire) who lives in Grandpa's lab and assists with his work.
• Kittycat, an average-sized black cat who roars like a lion.
• An unnamed talking raven who lives in the cuckoo clock in the living room.

Several television movies were spun off from the series. The series itself was was remade in 1988 with a different cast, and the title The Munsters Today . In 1995, another revival attempt with yet another set of actors was made, which resulted in a made-for-TV movie, Here Come the Munsters .

The original series began with Beverley Owen in the role of Marilyn, however the actress reportedly did not want to do the series, having been compelled to do it due to her contract with Universal Studios. After 13 episodes were filmed, she successfully arranged to leave the series, and the role was taken over by near-lookalike Pat Priest.

The show is often compared with The Addams Family, which began and ended almost simultaneously with it.