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
Munster Mansion and a limited edition "ghostly green" kit. Munster Mansion The Munster Mansion (a title never used in the series), is an exterior set located at Universal Studios. It is most famous for its use in the 1964–1966 sitcom "The Munsters", but has appeared in several other productions, both before and after. According to "The Munsters" series, the mansion was built on the remains of an old fort, with Grandpa providing the down payment when Herman and Lily bought the home. The house, built in the Second Empire Victorian architectural style, was constructed on Stage 12 in 1946 for the filming