The Munsters Today Morton (Grandpa), Hilary Van Dyke (Marilyn) and Jason Marsden (Eddie), and broadcast 73 episodes from October 8, 1988, to May 25, 1991, giving it more first-run episodes than the original series. The pilot explained the 22-year gap following the original series by showing the family as they were in 1966 when an accident took place; the family then proceeds to wake up in 1988. It was created following a failed attempt to revive the show with most of the original cast (Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis and Yvonne De Carlo) in the 1981 NBC telefilm "The Munsters' Revenge". In the living
Jason Marsden He continued this role for two years, while still attending elementary school. This was followed soon afterwards by the role of Eddie Munster in the TV series remake of "The Munsters" titled "The Munsters Today". At the same time, he also had his first voice acting role in a cartoon, that of Cavin in the later seasons of the Disney TV series "Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears", as well as being the young announcer of the (new) "Mickey Mouse Club" and other Disney infomercials. Marsden continued his career with many guest star appearances on prime time sitcoms. In 1990,