Editing The Munsters (section)

==Franchise==
===Film===
{{Main|The Munsters (film series)}}
Several Munsters movies were released. Two featuring original cast members include ''[[Munster, Go Home!]]'' (1966), and ''[[The Munsters' Revenge]]'' (1981). A [[television film]] titled ''[[Here Come the Munsters]]'' aired in 1995, and ''[[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas]]'' was released in 1996. A feature film titled ''[[The Munsters (2022 film)|The Munsters]]'' was released on September 22, 2022.

===TV===
====''The Mini-Munsters''====
{{Main|The Mini-Munsters}}
In 1973, ABC aired an animated one-hour special, ''[[The Mini-Munsters]]'', based on characters from the original series.

====''The Munsters Today''====
{{Main|The Munsters Today}}
A [[Broadcast syndication|first-run syndication]] television series titled ''[[The Munsters Today]]'' ran from 1988 to 1991 and lasted for 72 episodes. The unaired pilot episode, written by [[Lloyd J. Schwartz]], explained the 22-year gap with an accident in Grandpa's lab that put the family to sleep. They awake in the late 1980s and must adapt to their new surroundings. The show features [[John Schuck]] (Herman), [[Lee Meriwether]] (Lily), [[Howard Morton]] (Grandpa) and [[Jason Marsden]] (Eddie). Marilyn was portrayed by Mary-Ellen Dunbar in the unaired pilot and by [[Hilary Van Dyke]] thereafter.

====''Mockingbird Lane''====
{{Main|Mockingbird Lane}}
A reboot by ''[[Pushing Daisies]]'' creator [[Bryan Fuller]] was developed for NBC as a one-hour drama with "spectacular visuals."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Munsters-Remake-NBC-1023856.aspx|title=NBC, Bryan Fuller Remaking The Munsters|author=Joyce Eng|date=September 30, 2010|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Munsters-NBC-1036301.aspx|title=Exclusive: The Munsters Back in Development at NBC|author=Michael Schneider|date=August 11, 2011|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/NBC-Picks-Munsters-1039784.aspx|title=NBC Picks Up Munsters Reboot Pilot From Pushing Daisies Creator|author=Hanh Nguyen|date=November 17, 2011|work=TVGuide.com}}</ref> NBC ordered a pilot episode,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/the-set/nbc-orders-munsters-reboot-pilot-165508698.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104054637/http://tv.yahoo.com/blogs/the-set/nbc-orders-munsters-reboot-pilot-165508698.html |title=NBC Orders 'The Munsters' Reboot to Pilot|date=November 17, 2011|archive-date=January 4, 2014|work=Yahoo TV}}</ref> and announced in January 2012 that it would be called ''Mockingbird Lane'', a reference to the Munsters' address.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a363611/nbcs-the-munsters-becomes-mockingbird-lane.html|title=NBC's 'The Munsters' becomes 'Mockingbird Lane'|last=Jeffery|first=Morgan|work=Digital Spy|date=February 2, 2012|access-date=February 2, 2012}}</ref> NBC ultimately did not proceed with plans for ''Mockingbird Lane'' as a weekly series, but later announced that the pilot episode would air in late October 2012 as a Halloween special.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/nbcs-mockingbird-lane-pilot-to-air-on-october-26-as-halloween-special-351961/|title=NBC's 'Mockingbird Lane' Pilot To Air on October 26 As Halloween Special|work=Deadline|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 11, 2012|access-date=October 24, 2012}}</ref> NBC passed on the series over disagreements about the show's dark nature and inconsistent tone.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Andreevs|first1=Nellie|title=NBC May Take Another Stab At 'The Munsters' Reboot Series |url=https://deadline.com/2013/01/nbc-may-take-another-stab-at-the-munsters-reboot-series-tca-397751/ |website=Deadline|date=January 6, 2013|access-date=September 18, 2016}}</ref>

===Unrealized projects===
*In August 2004, it was announced that [[Keenen Ivory Wayans|Keenen Ivory]], [[Shawn Wayans|Shawn]] and [[Marlon Wayans]] had signed a deal to write and produce a modern-day film featuring the Munsters, but that they would not appear in it.<ref>''Boston Globe.'' 29 Aug 2004: N11.</ref> 
*In August 2017, it was announced that [[Seth Meyers]] was developing a modern-day interpretation of the series for NBC. The show would place the Munsters in [[Brooklyn]], New York, where they try to adapt to life as an ordinary family.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/munsters-reboot-nbc-seth-meyers/ |title=Seth Meyers Rebooting The Munsters TV Show |publisher=ScreenRant |date=August 10, 2017 |access-date=October 13, 2018}}</ref> However, the show was not produced.

===Music===
In 1998, [[Rob Zombie]] released the single "[[Dragula (song)|Dragula]]". Its title was taken from the name of [[Grandpa (The Munsters)|Grandpa's]] dragster ''[[DRAG-U-LA]]''.<ref>''[[Billboard magazine|Billboard]]'', November 21, 1998 - Vol. 110, No. 47, Page 81.</ref> The music video mimics, in parts, the Munsters taking a ride in the car.

A sample of the show's theme-song guitar riff was used in the song "[[Uma Thurman (song)|Uma Thurman]]" by [[Fall Out Boy]].<ref name="Billboard Uma">[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/6436532/fall-out-boy-uma-thurman-american-beauty-american-psycho New Fall Out Boy Song 'Uma Thurman' Is Best Yet From New Album] ''Billboard''. Retrieved November 4, 2021.</ref>