The Munsters is an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters

starring Fred Gwynne as Frankenstein-type head-of-the-household Herman Munster, Yvonne De

Carlo as his wife, Lily Munster, Al Lewis as Grandpa and Beverly Owen (later re-placed by Pat
Priest) as their teenage niece, Butch Patrick as son Eddie Munster, and The Raven, voiced by
Mel Blanc and Bob Hastings. The series was a satire of both traditional monster movies and the
wholesome family fare of the era, and was produced by the creators of Leave It to Beaver.[2][3] It
ran concurrently with the similarly macabre themed The Addams Family and achieved higher
figures in the Nielsen ratings.

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 low due to the
premiere of ABC's Batman, which was in color.[4] Though ratings were low during its initial two-
year run, 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.[5]

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.[6]