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gilligan fanatic · 04-19-2005, 08:21 PM

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

Munsters#1 · 04-19-2005, 08:41 PM

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.

Laugh30 · 04-19-2005, 10:46 PM

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

Munsters#1 · 04-19-2005, 11:01 PM

From "Autumn Croakus"

Lily: "Oh that's just Dad!"

gilligan fanatic · 04-20-2005, 03:15 PM

okay that makes more sense now

Prince Michael · 08-07-2012, 05:50 AM

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 .

McGillicuddy · 08-07-2012, 07:07 AM

So was Lily, Lily Dracula Munster?

Prince Michael · 08-07-2012, 11:11 AM

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

McGillicuddy · 08-21-2012, 04:54 PM

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.

Maybe she was really Marilyn Dracula, and Herman adopted her.

MickeyMac · 08-21-2012, 06:50 PM

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

ph1l · 09-16-2012, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Laugh30

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

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

jehobden · 09-29-2012, 02:33 AM

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Originally Posted by MickeyMac

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.

McGillicuddy · 10-01-2012, 05:03 PM

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.

duckie · 10-01-2012, 05:56 PM

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

Prince Michael · 10-02-2012, 01:56 AM

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Originally Posted by markway895

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 ?

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04-19-2005, 08:41 PM	#2
Munsters#1 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 29, 2004 Posts: 2,928	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.

04-19-2005, 10:46 PM	#3
Laugh30 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Feb 01, 2004 Posts: 688	Lily would call him "Father" once in a while.

04-20-2005, 03:15 PM	#5
gilligan fanatic Born to Be Bad Forum Fanatic Join Date: May 06, 2001 Location: down by the Lagoon Posts: 9,954	okay that makes more sense now

08-07-2012, 05:50 AM	#6
Prince Michael Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 26, 2011 Location: Helena, Montana Posts: 296	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 .

08-07-2012, 07:07 AM	#7
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	So was Lily, Lily Dracula Munster?

08-07-2012, 11:11 AM	#8
Prince Michael Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jun 26, 2011 Location: Helena, Montana Posts: 296	Exactly, Markway ! I've called her "Lily Dracula Munster" ! I wish I'd said so before !

08-21-2012, 04:54 PM	#9
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	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. Maybe she was really Marilyn Dracula, and Herman adopted her.

08-21-2012, 06:50 PM	#10
MickeyMac Member Forum Star Join Date: Jun 18, 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan Posts: 19,008	From what I understand Marylin is the daughter of Lily's sister, so I guess her last name is Dracula too.

10-01-2012, 05:03 PM	#13
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	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.