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The last episode of the US comedy series “The Munsters” was broadcast in May 1966. It was also shown on German-language television in the 1970s. Did you already know these 5 facts?<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 The Munsters live at 1313 Mockingbird Lane. The house in Universal Studios later became the setting for “Desperate Housewives”. <\/p>\n\n

\u2605 Since the owners of the series (Universal Television) belonged to Universal Studios, they had the rights to the famous movie monsters.<\/p>\n\n

\u2605 In the pilot episode, which was never broadcast, Joan Marshall played the role of Lily. However, her portrayal of the character was too similar to that of Carolyn Jones as Morticia Addams, which is why the role was recast for the series. <\/p>\n\n

\u2605 Fred Gwynne’s transformation into Herman was exhausting: he wore asphalt boots with 10 cm thick soles on his feet, while his thighs, arms and upper body were covered with 18 kg of foam rubber padding. The elaborate make-up lasted two hours. He sweated profusely under the heavy costume and studio lights and lost 10 pounds within the first month. <\/p>\n\n

\u2605 The distinctive car was built by the same company that developed the Batmobile. The 5.5-meter-long Munster-mobile had blood-red velvet upholstery, took three weeks to complete and cost 18,000 dollars at the time. <\/p>\n\n

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