# Grandpa Munster (almost) pays an arm and a leg for surgery

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 19, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandpa-munster-almost-pays-an-arm-and-a-leg-for-surgery/202676 "2003-09-19T21:08:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/earl_snake-hips_tucker/32/3269_2.png) [@Earl\_Snake-Hips\_Tucker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earl_Snake-Hips_Tucker)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandpa-munster-almost-pays-an-arm-and-a-leg-for-surgery/202676/1 "2003-09-19T21:08:11Z")

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[http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/columnists/nyc-hen0916,0,5707738.column?coll=ny-ny-columnists](http://www.nynewsday.com/news/local/newyork/columnists/nyc-hen0916,0,5707738.column?coll=ny-ny-columnists)

(BTW, in one episode of “The Munsters,” his name is actually revealed to be “Sam Dracula.”)

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**Author:** ![Winston\_Bongo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a9adbd/32.png) [@Winston\_Bongo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Bongo)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandpa-munster-almost-pays-an-arm-and-a-leg-for-surgery/202676/2 "2003-09-19T21:15:34Z")

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Grandpa Munster is STILL ALIVE??? :eek:

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**Author:** ![aaslatten](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f14d63/32.png) [@aaslatten](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aaslatten)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandpa-munster-almost-pays-an-arm-and-a-leg-for-surgery/202676/3 "2003-09-19T22:38:10Z")

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Poor guy. He was only in his 50s when he did the Munsters, by the way.

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**Author:** ![Bandanaman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3ab097/32.png) [@Bandanaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bandanaman)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2003, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandpa-munster-almost-pays-an-arm-and-a-leg-for-surgery/202676/4 "2003-09-19T22:44:07Z")

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Some people should be allowed to live forever.

I know he’s still alive, but it’s just a matter of time. I love the fact that he’s still vibrant at whatever age he actually is.

Rock on, Grandpa.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2003, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandpa-munster-almost-pays-an-arm-and-a-leg-for-surgery/202676/5 "2003-09-20T01:11:27Z")

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Damn, that’s too bad. Get better, Al.

Al Lewis is the only celebrity I’ve ever been told I resemble–of course, that was back in the 7th grade.

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**Author:** ![Agrippina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8797f3/32.png) [@Agrippina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agrippina)\
**Post date:** [September 20, 2003, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandpa-munster-almost-pays-an-arm-and-a-leg-for-surgery/202676/6 "2003-09-20T01:14:09Z")

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On A&E they ran a series of Biographies on different TV shows and before each episode they showed cast members from these shows playing poker and giving little quips about their show. Grandpa Munster was there, looking ancient. He didn’t say much.