I always wondered why Lilly called Grandpa Grandpa and why is his last name Munster and not something else.

She calls him "Grandpa" because it's like a nickname. It doesn't necessarily have to be a title, it's just a nickname.

As for Grandpa's name. According to episode 58, his full name is actually Count Sam Dracula. So really he is Grandpa Dracula, but I don't know why he prefers Munster over Dracula.

Lily would call him "Father" once in a while.

From "Autumn Croakus"

Lily: "Oh that's just Dad!"

okay that makes more sense now

Grandpa's name was "Sam Dracula" . In a family situation, the kids call their grandparents "Grandma" and "Grandpa" . Their parents get into the habit of referring to them as "Grandma" and "Grandpa" ( "Take this to Grandpa !" ), and finally everybody, no matter what their relationship to Grandma and Grandpa, gets used to calling them "Grandma" and "Grandpa" . It happens more often than you realize .

So was Lily, Lily Dracula Munster?

Exactly, Markway ! I've called her "Lily Dracula Munster" ! I wish I'd said so before !

There was also confusion over Marilyn. Marilyn would have had to been Herman's brother's niece to have the same last name. But in one episode, Herman said to Lily--"She's your niece", or something like that. :confused: :confused: Maybe she was really Marilyn Dracula, and Herman adopted her. :lol:

From what I understand Marylin is the daughter of Lily's sister, so I guess her last name is Dracula too.

Lily would call him "Father" once in a while.

Lily says it twice in "Herman's Child Psychology".

From what I understand Marylin is the daughter of Lily's sister, so I guess her last name is Dracula too.

Marilyn's last name would likely not have been Dracula, since her mother, not her father, was a Dracula. In any case, she was referred to at least once as Marilyn Munster, so she was like family, even if she was not adopted by Herman & Lily.

Yes, both Grandpa and Marilyn were refered to as "Munsters"--Grandpa Munster and Marilyn Munster. Doesn't make much sense, but they were!

Kind of like on The Beverly Hillbillies, I think Granny is sometimes considered "Granny Clampett". And when someone refers to the Clampett family, that includes Granny, Jethro and Pearl, even though Granny is a "Moses" and Jethro and Pearl are "Bodines". Only Jed and Elly are actually Clampetts.

Because of the grand kids, up to the day she died, we called our mother granny.

Yes, both Grandpa and Marilyn were refered to as "Munsters"--Grandpa Munster and Marilyn Munster. Doesn't make much sense, but they were!

Kind of like on The Beverly Hillbillies, I think Granny is sometimes considered "Granny Clampett". And when someone refers to the Clampett family, that includes Granny, Jethro and Pearl, even though Granny is a "Moses" and Jethro and Pearl are "Bodines". Only Jed and Elly are actually Clampetts .

Did they ever call Grandpa "Grandpa Munster" ? Most of the time, he was just plain "Grandpa" . When they needed to use his name, he was "Count Dracula" or "Sam Dracula" . I wouldn't be surprised if the writers got lazy and called him "Grandpa Munster" .

If you want to mention The Beverly Hillbillies, there was a VERY EARLY episode before Jane Hathaway got to know the Clampetts, she called Granny "Granny Clampett", and they explained that Granny was Daisy Moses . It was common to call Jed's family "the Clampetts", when they were Jed and Elly Mae Clampett, Jethro Bodine, and Daisy Moses ( "Granny" ) . "Mr . Clampetts family" or "Jed Clampetts family" would have been more accurate . It sounds like the writers of The Beverly Hillbillies got lazy as well .

The writers never did much with Pearl or Jethrine . I was surprised when my parents told me there was a Jethrine . I remember one episode where Pearl or Jethrine moved to California to live with Jed, and they were gone by the next episode . Was that because Bea Benaderet got the role of Kate Bradley on Petticoat Junction ?

So was Lily, Lily Dracula Munster?

In the episode "Happy 100th Anniversary" Lily signs a cheque 'Lily Dracula Munster'.
In a continuity error, later on in the episode the cheque is suddenly signed 'Mrs. Herman Munster'.