I listened to Howard Stern honor Grandpa Al Lewis this morning. He contended that Grandpa should’ve gotten co-billing with Betty Friedan on the front page of the NYTimes. He mentioned that the Munsters was the greatest TV show of all time.
I, on the other hand, was much more of an Addams Family fan. I have no idea if we can draw conclusions about someone’s character from that, the way fans of the Three Stooges are qualitatively different than Marx Bros. fans.
So I’m putting it to you, dear reader! Which is it? The Munsters or the Addams Family? And why?
Addams Family. The Munsters are tacky.
Gil–
Definitely the Addams Family: It came from better source material. That said, Al Lewis was an interesting character in his own right….
MRF
Using the only measure of quality for 1960s television that matters, the “Paul Lynde as Featured Guest Star Meter”, Munsters wins 3-0.