<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chronology </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Followed by </Th> <Td> The Munsters Today Mockingbird Lane </Td> </Tr> <P> 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", and Beverly Owen (later replaced by Pat Priest) as their teenage niece 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 era, and was produced by the creators of Leave It to Beaver . It ran concurrently with the similarly macabre themed The Addams Family (that aired on ABC) and achieved higher figures in the Nielsen ratings . </P> <P> In 1965, The Munsters was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, but lost to The Rogues . In the 21st century it received several TV Land Award nominations, including one for Most Uninsurable Driver (Herman Munster). </P>

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