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| Grandpa Dracula | |
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| Grandpa | |
| Aliases: | Grandpa Dracula |
| Franchise: | The Munsters |
| Notability: | Main character |
| Type: | Vampire |
| Gender: | Male |
| Location: | 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Mockingbird Heights |
| Relations: | Lily Munster Herman Munster Eddie Munster Marilyn Munster Freddie Munster Effigie Munster 167 wives [1] Gilbert Munster [2] |
| Status: | Undead |
| Introduction: | "Munster Masquerade" |
| Final: | "A Visit from the Teacher" |
| Actor: | Al Lewis Daniel Roebuck |
Grandpa is a fictional vampire and one of the central characters featured on the comedy television program The Munsters, which ran from 1964 to 1966. Grandpa was the eldest member of the Munster family, and was always trying to concoct inventive new ways of improving his family's quality of life.
Biography[]
Though now known affectionately as "Grandpa", this individual is actually the infamous Count Dracula. Grandpa was born several hundred years ago in Transylvania. In the mid 20th, century, he came to the United States with his daughter Lily and took up residence at 1313 Mockingbird Lane in Mockingbird Heights. More often than not, Grandpa preferred the privacy of his laboratory, which existed in a secret crypt beneath the living room of the Munsters' home. The laboratory could be accessed by way of a special hatch panel located beneath a throw rug. There was no triggering mechanism to open the hatch, and Grandpa usually just flicked his wrist and the door would magically open.
Grandpa's experiments always involved the most bizarre ingredients and did not always yield the desired results. When he attempted to make a masquerade costume for himself, he failed horribly and was forced to attend a party dressed as Napoleon Bonaparte. [3] In another instance, he combined nightingale, a woman's tears and pieces from a Frank Sinatra album to create a love potion. The potion actually worked, but it was unfortunately imbibed by the wrong people. [4] Another of his wacky experiments involved an enlarging machine. This device yielded minimal success, but it did succeed in causing a city-wide blackout. At one point it malfunctioned, and actually shrunk Grandpa's grandson, Eddie, but Grandpa was able to reverse the effect before his parents found out. [5]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Grandpa Dracula was created by writers Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher.
- Grandpa often demonstrates behavioral qualities similar to a vampire, however, he does not seem to share any of the traditional characteristics of a vampire, such as drinking blood or an inability to function during the day.
- Grandpa made a guest appearance in the "Grey Skies" episode of Hi Honey, I'm Home in 1991.
- Grandpa had a cameo role in the 1995 television movie Here Come the Munsters, which was a spin-off of the re-imagined program The Munsters Today.
- Claims that Thomas Edison stole his electric light idea from him. [6]
- In the 2022 prequel/remake of The Munsters by director Rob Zombie, the role of Grandpa was played by actor Daniel Roebuck.
Quotes[]
- "If I don't get to go, I'll sit here and hold my breath 'till the color comes back in my cheeks!"
- ―Grandpa
- "You remind me of one of my wives. I had a hundred and sixty-seven of them. Of course, they're all dead now."
- ―Grandpa
- "In the old country, whenever we needed a man, didn't I always manage to dig somebody up?"
- ―Grandpa
- "In the mood she's in, she's liable to tear him apart. Well, lucky I'm good at jigsaw puzzles."
- ―Grandpa
- "In that great furnace known as romance -- your pilot light has gone out."
- ―Grandpa
- "Lots of people have insomnia and you don't see them losing any sleep over it."
- ―Grandpa
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