The Munsters Cast Then and Now (2021)

Intended to compete with The Addams Family, The Munsters was a fun and spooky television series that kept fans engaged for years. But it’s been more than 50 years since the show aired. Today, we’re taking a look at The Munsters cast then and now to see how they’ve changed through the years.

00:00 – Intro
0:19 – Mel Blanc as The Raven
1:24 – Beverly Owen as Marilyn Munster
2:55 – Pat Priest as Marilyn Munster #2
4:20 – Al Lewis as Grandpa Munster
5:25 – Yvonne De Carlo as Lily Munster
6:32 – Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster
7:47 – Butch Patrick as Eddie Munster

The Munsters is an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters. The series starred Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein’s monster and head-of-the-household Herman Munster; Yvonne De Carlo as his wife Lily Munster; 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 teenage niece Marilyn Munster, who was attractive by conventional standards but the "ugly duckling" of the family; and Butch Patrick as their werewolfish son Eddie Munster. Produced by the creators of Leave It to Beaver, the series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and the wholesome family fare of the era. It ran concurrently with the similarly macabre-themed The Addams Family (which aired on ABC) and achieved higher figures in the Nielsen ratings.

In 1965, The Munsters was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, but lost to The Rogues. In the 21st century it received several TV Land Award nominations, including one for Most Uninsurable Driver (Herman Munster).

The series originally aired on Thursday at 7:30 pm on CBS from September 24, 1964, to May 12, 1966; 70 episodes were produced. It was cancelled after ratings dropped to a series low, due to competition from ABC’s Batman, which was in color. "Munsters" star Butch Patrick said, "I think ‘Batman’ was to blame. ’Batman’ just came along and took our ratings away." But 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 due to disagreements on the dark nature and inconsistent tone.

Original Author: Produced by Facts Verse and published on 20/02/2021 Source