Herman Munster

Herman Munster is a character played by actor Fred Gwynne who was featured on the popular television sit-com The Munsters which aired from 1964 to 1966. He was also featured in two full-length television movies, the 1966 film Munster, Go Home! and the 1981 film The Munsters' Revenge. An obvious pastiche of the Frankenstein Monster, Herman Munster differed from the classical archetype of the monster in terms of personality. He was intelligent, eloquent and was usually good-natured with an affable sense of humor. In contrast however, Herman was prone to extreme emotional outbursts which often led to violent temper tantrums such as slamming his fist on a table, sending dishes and cups flying into the air. Like most of his family, Herman Munster was unaware that his appearance was odd and sometimes frightening to other people. In fact, he viewed normal looking people as having a strange peculiarity about them, which he never quite understood.

Biography
In the early 1960s, Herman Munster and his family moved into a dillapidated, crumbling estate located at 1313 Mockingbird Lane. There he lived a happy life with his wife Lily, his son Eddie, his niece Marilyn and his father-in-law, who was referred to only as Grandpa.

Herman maintained a job at a funeral home called Gateman, Goodbury and Graves.

Notes & Trivia

 * Is terrified of mice.

Quotes
"You can't be too careful these days. There's a lot of strange people in this world."

"If there's anything that disturbs me, Lily, it's the idea of grown people like us dressing up in costume and looking ridiculous."

"I'm every inch a gentleman... in fact, several gentlemen."

"Lily, will you pipe down while I'm trying to be sweet and apologize!"