Herman Munster goes viral for a 1965 scene that resonates amid George Floyd protests

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https://toofab.com/2020/06/04/herman...ow-teaches-us/

Fred Gwynne's The Munsters character was trending on Twitter this morning over a 25-second clip in which he consoles his son Eddie Munster after he used a magic potion in an attempt to make himself grow taller after he was bullied at school. "The lesson I want you to learn is it doesn't matter what you look like," Herman tells Eddie. "If you're tall or short; or fat or thin; or ugly or handsome -- like your father -- or you can be black, or yellow, or white."

[GentlemanJim]

I always felt that this show, as well as the Addams Family, promoted diversity in a sort of tongue-in-cheek sort of satirical way.

Always ran into a fair amount of denial from the Norman Lear crowd who seem to relish insisting that the lessons needing learning can only be taught with a heavy hand.

[TheLittleFaerie]

Originally Posted by GentlemanJim

I always felt that this show, as well as the Addams Family, promoted diversity in a sort of tongue-in-cheek sort of satirical way.

Always ran into a fair amount of denial from the Norman Lear crowd who seem to relish insisting that the lessons needing learning can only be taught with a heavy hand.

It reminds me of the Addams' Family episode where the Addams convince the beatnik's father to accept him as he is

[Dude111]

I love the munsters!!

Screw all the idiots in this country......