Book Club Monday #23: The Munsters - A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane by Stephen Cox

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Ever since I was a kid, I remember watching reruns of The Munsters on television at night and just falling in love with it. As an adult, I have spent many a weekend watching one episode after another on Netflix, and just remembering why it was such a great show. It had a great way of explaining current events in its own way, much like television shows do now. All of the characters brought something great to the show - from Lily's motherly, caring personality to Grandpa's goofy experiments and his way of regularly making everyone laugh. Or Herman and his silly ideas, and that laugh! Of course, we can not forget about Marilyn, who could never catch a break with the opposite sex.

On a recent trip to Half Price Books, I was wandering through the stacks as usual when I found this gem in the pop culture section. The Munsters: A Trip Down Mockingbird Lane by Stephen Cox came into my view pretty quickly, and I picked it up and flipped through it, and decided to buy it just by the photographs alone.

When I got it home and got into it, I learned so much about the show I've loved for so many years! The photos were just the icing on the cake I realized, once I got into it. There were chapters with character profiles, the history of monsters on film, and the history of how The Munsters made it onto television in the first place. My favorite parts of the book were the photos and the interviews, as well as the in-depth look at everyone's makeup. There was a chapter comparing The Munsters to The Addam's Family, as well as a chapter each on the films they made after the television show had its' run. As a unique beginning and ending, the foreword is by Yvonne DeCarlo and the afterword by Butch Patrick. Did you know that The Munsters were only on television for a total of two seasons? That and more was explained in the book's trivia section!

I got everything I wanted out of it and more, and I think you will too! If you know anything about The Munsters, or at least have seen it and would like to learn more, you would love this book.