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I am thinking of the 196's TV series' rather than any prequel (in strip cartoon form or whatever) or later spin offs.

The Addams Family pre-date The Munsters in TV terms by 6 days and ran for about 4 months longer in it's first showings. The Munsters wins 70 - 64 in terms of episodes.

So are you a Munster or an Addams?

PP

Addams.

both, actually, but if I had to choose Addams. When I hit the eyeliner/black clothing phase my grandad used to call me Morticia and it stuck for years. He, in turn, being rotund and balding was called Uncle Fester.

Addams Family. Even allowing for the sensibilities of 1960s American sitcoms they managed to be more sinister than the Munsters. Partly, I suspect, because they looked more normal (well, up to a point).

Addams Family all the way. Munsters just feels like a cheaper, less interesting knock-off.

Addams. I used to like The Munsters as a kid, but thinking back the series was entirely carried by the charm of Fred Gwynne's performance as Herman.

Addams Family here, too.

Addams.

I came across the strips as a kid, loved the telly, didn't mind the films.

Munsters was good, but it wasn't Addams.

I'm so disappointed that The Munsters are not more popular. I was a Munsters fan.

PP

Having all of one TV channel in the day, the Munsters were the ones I knew. I only 'met' the Addams folks some decades later. So not surprisingly, I vote Munsters. Herman was the ultimate goof-become-hero so many times, and Grampa was just always a chuckle.

Addams, Gomez was *far* cuter than Herman.

Lilly was prettier than Morticia, so

no, she wasn't.

Munsters was on more. I enjoyed Christina Ricci and Angelica Huston in the Addams films.

B

I think I saw the Munsters first but definitely prefer the Addams.

I identify more with Morticia

Addams.

Gomez and Morticia were the ideal couple. They were so in love.

great line from Morticia (looking like Angelica Houston) "don't torture yoursef, Gomez, that's my job"

oh and the female character in Carry on Screaming so obviously based on Morticia Addams. Totally brilliant

My favourite line from the films is when Morticia is talking to Debbie:

Morticia: You have gone too far. You have married Fester, you have destroyed his spirit, you have taken him from us. All that I could forgive. But Debbie...

Debbie: What?

Morticia: ...pastels?

It's better than that Mrs Zen - the quote goes "all that I can respect..."

Followed by Grandma:

Debbie: "What was that?"
Grandma: "Just a curse, have a nice day."

Addams Family Values is one of my favourite films of all time and that is one of the best quotes from it.