# Munsters family tree.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munsters-family-tree/184394>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 25, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munsters-family-tree/184394 "2003-06-25T23:33:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munsters-family-tree/184394/1 "2003-06-25T23:33:35Z")

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I’m a little confused by the character Al Lewis plays. Of course we all know him as Grandpa Munster, but he’s refered to differently on each show:

\*On some shows Herman refers to him to other people as “my Grandfather”  
\*On other shows he refers to him to other people as “my father-in-law”

\*Lilly always refers to him as “Grandpa”.

So? I always thought he was Lilly’s father. Is he, or what?

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**Author:** ![Loopus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loopus/32/15343_2.png) [@Loopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loopus)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munsters-family-tree/184394/2 "2003-06-25T23:46:29Z")

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I’m pretty sure he’s Lily’s father. It’s been a while since I watched the show, but that was always my impression. Lily is a vampire too, right?

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**Author:** ![Bill\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a5b964/32.png) [@Bill\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bill_H)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2003, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/munsters-family-tree/184394/3 "2003-06-25T23:55:33Z")

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Just wanted to hijack to say that Fred Gwynne was one of the coolest actors ever.