<P> The Munster family's multi-level Victorian home had the fictional address of 1313 Mockingbird Lane in Mockingbird Heights . (The town's location is not specified in the series, but in later incarnations, it is described as a small town outside Los Angeles . Leo Durocher, who was then coaching with the Los Angeles Dodgers, guest - starred as himself in one episode, further hinting that the show was set in, or near, Los Angeles .) The exterior shots were filmed on the Universal Studios backlot . In the 1950s, it was assembled with other homes on the backlot . Until production of The Munsters in 1964, the house could be seen as a backdrop on many shows, including Leave It to Beaver . It was also the home of the family in Shirley (ABC, 1979--80) and has appeared in other TV shows such as Coach and (after a remodel) Desperate Housewives . The interiors for the Munsters's mansion were filmed entirely on an enclosed sound stage . </P> <P> In the fourth episode ("Rock - A-Bye Munster"), Lily buys a hot - rod and a hearse from a used car dealership and has them customised into one car (Munster Koach) for Herman's birthday present . The Munster Koach and DRAG - U-LA were designed by Tom Daniel and built by auto customizer George Barris for the show . The "Munster Koach" was a hot rod built on a lengthened 1926 Ford Model T chassis with a custom hearse body . It was 18 feet long and cost almost $20,000 to build . Barris also built the "DRAG - U-LA," a dragster built from a coffin (according to Barris, a real coffin was, in fact, purchased for the car), which Grandpa used to win back "The Munster Koach" after Herman lost it in a race . </P> <P> The instrumental theme song, titled "The Munsters's Theme", was composed by composer / arranger Jack Marshall . The theme song's lyrics, which the sitcom's co-producer Bob Mosher wrote, were never aired on CBS . Described by writer Jon Burlingame as a "Bernard - Herrmann - meets - Duane - Eddy sound", the theme was nominated for a Grammy Award in 1965 . A sample of the theme was used in the song Uma Thurman by Fall Out Boy . </P> <P> The first presentation was 16 minutes and in color (later cut to just over 13 minutes) and was used to pitch the series to CBS and its affiliates . It never aired, and the script was reused as the basis for the episode "My Fair Munster". The cast in order of appearance in the title sequence were: Joan Marshall as Phoebe (instead of Lily), Beverley Owen as Marilyn, Nate "Happy" Derman as Eddie, Al Lewis as Grandpa and Fred Gwynne as Herman . Although the same house exterior was later used in the actual aired series, it was changed at that point to make it look more gothic and "spooky". Changes included adding the tower deck and Marilyn's deck, a new coat of paint, and enlarging the living room . Although Grandpa had the same dungeon, Herman did not have padding in the pitch episode, had a more protruding forehead, and was broad but thin . The most noticeable difference was his somber expression, compared to his comical silliness during the series . All characters, except Marilyn, had a blue / green tint to their skin . The biggest character difference was that Eddie was portrayed by Derman as a nasty brat . </P>

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