It is interesting that Frankenstein's Monster not only has become ingrained in our society, but he has even lost his name. Everyone refers to the monster as Frankenstein, but that was the creator. He was referred to as the creature and then the monster from his inception.

You know that you are truly ingrained in a culture when you become a spoof of yourself. Frankenstein first achieved that with the Abbott and Costello movie. But then came the sitcom; The Munsters.

A family that in some ways was a tribute to Dark Shadows. Where Dark Shadows took the supernatural world and made a daily drama, the Munsters took classic horror monsters and made a weekly sitcom.

Grandpa was a comical Dracula. The son Eddie was a werewolf. The mom (Lily) was a female vampire. And finally there was Herman. The dad was Frankenstein's Monster.

Overall the show dealt with how the family, in all their gothic monstrousness, dealt with day to day life in a normal society. Or rather how that society dealt with them. Herman was a clumsy oafish character. Often he was characterized as childlike in his simplicity as well. His reactions sometimes were akin to a baby in their honest and heartfelt way, but with the strength of 10 men behind it. That usually resulted in him breaking things.

Ultimately the show only survived for 2 seasons. There have been a few movies that attempted to revive the show. None of them were successful. Each movie failed in some way. Never quite living up to the original feel and flavor of the series. The latest idea was that the Wayans Brothers were going to remake it. This series has been tainted enough, let's hope they never get the chance to butcher this like they did the Honeymooners.

The show is in syndicated reruns on TVLand. If you have cable or satellite you should have access to it.