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| Opening Credits |
The Munsters first aired on CBS in 1964. The television series was about a family of 'monsters' who lived in a suburban town. The premise was the family thought they were 'normal' and everyone else was strange.
Herman Munster, the main character of the show, is a version of Frankenstein's monster. In fact, because Universal Television owned and produced the show, the costumers and make-up artists were able to use the copyrighted and iconic Frankenstein monster look developed by Jack Pierce for Universal Pictures' Frankenstein (1931) and its sequels.
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| Boris Karloff of Frankenstein's Monster (1931) |
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| Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster (1964) |
Unlike Shelley's and Whale's monsters, who were ostracized and longed for companionship, Herman is happily married to Lily and lives with her, their son, Eddie, and Lily's father.
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