Eddie Munster

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Eddie Munster
The Munsters character
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Butch Patrick as Eddie Munster with his doll Woof-Woof
First appearance"Munster Masquerade"
Last appearance Munster, Go Home! (by Butch Patrick)
Mockingbird Lane (final)
Portrayed by
In-universe information
GenderMale
Relatives Herman Munster (father)
Lily Munster (mother)
Vladimir Dracula (grandfather)
Marilyn Munster (cousin)
Charlie Munster (uncle)

Eddie Munster is a fictional character on the CBS sitcom The Munsters . He was portrayed by Butch Patrick in all episodes of the original series except for the pilot, where he was portrayed by Happy Derman. The only child of Herman and Lily Munster, Eddie is wolf-like. [1] The role was later played by Jason Marsden in The Munsters Today.

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Description

Eddie is a typical boy apart from being a werewolf. He is very proud of his father, repeatedly bragging about Herman's abilities. Eddie volunteers Herman for something which is clearly beyond Herman's capabilities, but one Herman nonetheless undertakes for Eddie's sake, in several episodes. [2] [3] [4]

Production

In the unaired pilot episode, the part was played by Nate "Happy" Derman.[ citation needed ] Butch Patrick played him in the original series. [5]

When asked how he was selected for role of Eddie, Patrick said: "I had a lot of experience. But maybe it was because my fangs were my own teeth. My teeth were so bad, that even when I closed my mouth they stuck out. I was about a head smaller than the other kids, and they liked that because it played off Herman's height." [6]

Eddie was played by Jason Marsden in The Munsters Today. In the first season of that series, Eddie was 10 years old and in the fourth grade. He wore the same outfit that Butch Patrick wore. In seasons two and three, Eddie was depicted as being high-school aged and his wardrobe became increasingly modernized.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Old Munsters Never Die". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
  2. Nick at Nite's Classic TV Companion; Tom Hill, editor; © 1996 by Viacom International; p. 372: "EPISODE 34 'Munster the Magnificent'... Eddie, volunteers Herman as a performer for his schools talent night... Herman has no discernible talent... Eddie already has him billed as the world's greatest magician."
  3. Nick at Nite's Classic TV Companion; Tom Hill, editor; © 1996 by Viacom International; p. 373: "EPISODE 36 'Hot Rod Herman'... Eddie, who thinks his father is the greatest driver in the world, enters Herman in a drag-strip competition."
  4. Nick at Nite's Classic TV Companion; Tom Hill, editor; © 1996 by Viacom International; p. 375: "EPISODE 41 'Bronco Bustin' Munster'... In yet another example of Eddie's exaggerated regard for his father's abilities, the young Munster enters Herman... in the bucking bronco contest at the local rodeo. Lily is unable to talk Herman out of this dangerous enterprise: he's intent on being a hero to his son even though he's scared stiff."
  5. Nick at Nite's Classic TV Companion; Tom Hill, editor; © 1996 by Viacom International; p. 358
  6. Jerry Resler (October 28, 1983). "Being a little 'Munster' wasn't so horrible". The Milwaukee Sentinel.