[Ghost of Spookie]

Thought you guys might enjoy this article. Hard to believe it's been 50 years. We watched both shows in our house growing up.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/11102649/The-Addams-Family-v-The-Munsters.html

 

[Palladino]

We were Munster fans. I loved that show! Never watched Addams Family.

 

[22606]

Never watched Addams Family.

What?! How dare you belong to this forum?

Both shows are fantastic. Of course, I caught them as reruns. It is difficult to believe that they are each half a century old...

 

[kmeyer1313]

I loved them both for different reasons, but they're both in my can-watch-them-anytime collection....

though I do tell DH that he's my Gomez.....*wink*

 

[GobbyGruesome]

Wow! 50 years! I came to both of these a little late. I used to watch Munsters when I was wee, but the Addams Family seemed more like a show for big people back then. So it wasn't until much later that I got on that bus.

 

[printersdevil]

Love 'em both!

The two Addams Family movies were on tv recently and I DVRd them for watching over and over again!

 

[DaveintheGrave]

Gee, now I really feel old. I liked and watched both shows, but I think I'll always like The Munsters just a little bit better than The Addams Family.

I remember seeing the Munster house on the Universal backlot tour around 1980. I was amazed how small it looked in real life. Hopefully they never tore it down.

 

[RCIAG]

Gee, now I really feel old. I liked and watched both shows, but I think I'll always like The Munsters just a little bit better than The Addams Family.

Same here.

I tried to figure out why & realized that the Munsters were just a "regular" family (at least they thought they were). They didn't revel in or even really recognize their oddness like the Addams. They were just mom, dad, son, grandpa & cousin & all thought they were "normal."

Not that I don't love the Addams too, they were pretty awesome too. You can get any hotter than Morticia & Gomez together. And that was in an era when married couples were still show sleeping in twin beds!!

But the Munsters were known monsters, Frankenstein's monster, vampires, a wolf-kid & then poor ugly Marilyn. Maybe that's another reason I like them just a teeny tiny bit more.

Garth started another Addams Family thread & this was the link he posted:
https://homes.yahoo.com/blogs/spaces/-addams-family--turns-50-200849545.html

And here's another link from the Yahoo link:
http://hookedonhouses.net/2010/10/31/the-addams-family-house-where-every-night-is-halloween/