The Munsters (1964-1966) Appreciation Thread

[Jar Jar Stinks]

The Munsters don't seem to get much love or recognition in this forum, so I wanted to remedy that. Considering all the Universal Monster fans here, I thought this fact would be of interest:

The costumes and appearances of the family members other than Marilyn were based on the classic monsters of Universal Studios films from the 1930s and 1940s. Universal produced The Munsters as well and was thus able to use these copyrighted designs, including their iconic version of Frankenstein's monster for Herman. Other studios were free to make films with the Frankenstein creature, for example, but could not use the costume and style of make-up (flat head and neck bolts) originally created by Jack Pierce for the 1931 Universal Studios film Frankenstein. The make-up for the show was created and applied to the actors by Bud Westmore, who pioneered many make-up effects and designs for many of the Universal monster movies.

I also saw that someone hand-colored the opening, which I thought looked pretty great.

The Munsters Opening (in COLOR) - POP-COLORTURE.com - YouTube