I cannot possibly decide. I love them both. It's like trying to decide between I Dream of Jeannie or Bewitched...I just can't. I love all these shows. The stuff from this era was on TV constantly when I was growing up. I can't honestly say I like Time Tunnel more than I like Land Of The Giants or whatever. Is Bonanza a show I like 'more' than F-Troop? There's no answer to that question for me - I love both shows.
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Honestly, I was always willing to rewatch The Addams Family, but not so much the Munsters for some reason.
I suppose it's possible, however unlikely from memory, if I rewatched The Munsters I might find more to them than I recall. I doubt I was even an adult when I last saw them in syndication.
I have not so long ago rewatched The Addams Family series several times and I still think they're funny.
The Munsters are pretty good. Grandpa and Herman were a good pairing of actors. I think i'd be up for watching the entire series (and I don't think I ever watched them all). I haven't been willing to pay for it, yet, on DVD. Maybe if it gets real cheap soemday.
The Munsters was a much better premise to conduct true satire in its time.
1. It did a better job of satirizing the 50's style family show (like Leave it to Beaver). It was the perfect time to start deconstructing that a bit, and they did it well. 2. It was separately a great satire of the Universal Monsters (officially licensed versions of Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, etc.), instead of just weirdness. 3. For 1964 (the Civil Rights era), it was able to subtly satirize the idea of inclusion, of acceptance of people, of what it means to the "the other," etc. 4. In the character of Marylin, they imported that notion from the famous Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder," i.e. that Marylin seemed hideous to the rest of the family. 5. The cast was great -- Yvonne DeCarlo transitioned directly from Hollywood movies to the show, and her appeal and star power helped. I love her previous movie work. Fred Gwynne as Dad was iconic as was Grandpa. And Eddie Munster is the best "mouthy kid" character of all time.
There was so much more opportunity in The Munsters premise, and they took advantage of it. The Addams Family wins the category of "timeless EMO detached weirdo" appeal, and will have a more eternal relevance for that.
The Munsters was a much better premise to conduct true satire in its time.
1. It did a better job of satirizing the 50's style family show (like Leave it to Beaver). It was the perfect time to start deconstructing that a bit, and they did it well. 2. It was separately a great satire of the Universal Monsters (officially licensed versions of Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, etc.), instead of just weirdness. 3. For 1964 (the Civil Rights era), it was able to subtly satirize the idea of inclusion, of acceptance of people, of what it means to the "the other," etc. 4. In the character of Marylin, they imported that notion from the famous Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder," i.e. that Marylin seemed hideous to the rest of the family. 5. The cast was great -- Yvonne DeCarlo transitioned directly from Hollywood movies to the show, and her appeal and star power helped. I love her previous movie work. Fred Gwynne as Dad was iconic as was Grandpa. And Eddie Munster is the best "mouthy kid" character of all time.
There was so much more opportunity in The Munsters premise, and they took advantage of it. The Addams Family wins the category of "timeless EMO detached weirdo" appeal, and will have a more eternal relevance for that.
Ha! So much for "the song by itself," am I right, people?
The Munsters was a much better premise to conduct true satire in its time.
1. It did a better job of satirizing the 50's style family show (like Leave it to Beaver). It was the perfect time to start deconstructing that a bit, and they did it well. 2. It was separately a great satire of the Universal Monsters (officially licensed versions of Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, etc.), instead of just weirdness. 3. For 1964 (the Civil Rights era), it was able to subtly satirize the idea of inclusion, of acceptance of people, of what it means to the "the other," etc. 4. In the character of Marylin, they imported that notion from the famous Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder," i.e. that Marylin seemed hideous to the rest of the family. 5. The cast was great -- Yvonne DeCarlo transitioned directly from Hollywood movies to the show, and her appeal and star power helped. I love her previous movie work. Fred Gwynne as Dad was iconic as was Grandpa. And Eddie Munster is the best "mouthy kid" character of all time.
There was so much more opportunity in The Munsters premise, and they took advantage of it. The Addams Family wins the category of "timeless EMO detached weirdo" appeal, and will have a more eternal relevance for that.
Ha! So much for "the song by itself," am I right, people?
I didn't mean it was the only thing I liked about it. I meant it was enough.
I cannot possibly decide. I love them both. It's like trying to decide between I Dream of Jeannie or Bewitched...I just can't. I love all these shows. The stuff from this era was on TV constantly when I was growing up. I can't honestly say I like Time Tunnel more than I like Land Of The Giants or whatever. Is Bonanza a show I like 'more' than F-Troop? There's no answer to that question for me - I love both shows.
I did love both as a kid. I preferred the Addams Family. I wasn't quite picking up on the satirical notes in the Munsters.
But that's understandable. I was immature, less informed, less discerning then. So I was the type of person that would prefer the Addams Family.
The Munsters was a much better premise to conduct true satire in its time.
1. It did a better job of satirizing the 50's style family show (like Leave it to Beaver). It was the perfect time to start deconstructing that a bit, and they did it well. 2. It was separately a great satire of the Universal Monsters (officially licensed versions of Frankenstein, Dracula, Wolfman, etc.), instead of just weirdness. 3. For 1964 (the Civil Rights era), it was able to subtly satirize the idea of inclusion, of acceptance of people, of what it means to the "the other," etc. 4. In the character of Marylin, they imported that notion from the famous Twilight Zone episode "Eye of the Beholder," i.e. that Marylin seemed hideous to the rest of the family. 5. The cast was great -- Yvonne DeCarlo transitioned directly from Hollywood movies to the show, and her appeal and star power helped. I love her previous movie work. Fred Gwynne as Dad was iconic as was Grandpa. And Eddie Munster is the best "mouthy kid" character of all time.
There was so much more opportunity in The Munsters premise, and they took advantage of it. The Addams Family wins the category of "timeless EMO detached weirdo" appeal, and will have a more eternal relevance for that.
Ha! So much for "the song by itself," am I right, people?
I didn't mean it was the only thing I liked about it. I meant it was enough.
Enough for you, perhaps. But not for society at large.
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Addams Family was just better to me, but I enjoyed both.
