The Munsters The Munsters The Munsters is an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters starring Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein's monster-type head-of-the-household Herman Munster, Yvonne De Carlo as his vampire wife, Lily Munster, Al Lewis as Grandpa, the over-the-hill vampire who relishes in talking about the "good old days", Beverly Owen (later replaced by Pat Priest) as their teenage niece Marilyn Munster, whose all-American beauty made her the family outcast, and Butch Patrick as their half-vampire, half-werewolf son Eddie Munster. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and the wholesome family fare of the
The Munsters (film series) The film gave fans a chance to see the Munsters in color during their original 1960s era run for the first and only time. The film also featured the famous "DRAG-U-LA" souped up dragster/hot rod Munsters car. As of 2012, this film has only been released in the U.S.A. on DVD. "The Mini-Munsters" (1973), a one-hour animated TV-movie that was part of "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie". Al Lewis provided the voice of Grandpa. As of 2016, this film has yet to be released on VHS or DVD. "The Munsters' Revenge" (1981), a made-for-TV movie. The owner of a wax