As in tradition of the Duking It Out, we pit two very similar shows against each other.

In right corner, we have Herman Munster and his goofball family of misfit Universal Monsters.

In the left corner, we have Gomez Addams and spooky family of…….well, spooks!

 I remember watching Nick At Nite, and if I remember right, they had an entire night, or possibly a week, dedicated to The Munsters and Addams Family, and which came first. Both shows aired right around the same time. In fact, they both started airing in September of 1964 and both ended sometime in 1966.

 Which came first? The Addams Family first aired on Sept. 18th. The Munsters started on the 24th, so the Addams Family beat it by a mere 6 days.

But The Munster actually got higher nelson ratings.

Both shows are quite similar, though they had their differences. The Addams were pretty much a creepy version of the Beveryly Hillbillies, as they were a rich and odd family. They pretty stayed at their mansion and had visitors from time to time.

The Munsters were a lower class family, and often left the house. So, you could probaly say that one of the major ideas behind The Munsters was the idea of a family of misunderstood monsters trying to function within a real life society.

The Munsters spawned a couple of really bad movies, with the the original cast, and, at least, two godawful made-for tv movies in the 90’s. While remaining a part of pop culture, The Munsters haven’t really left their rerun form.  Other than the movies and a sequel series in the late 80’s, nothing else has really come from The Munsters, not even a modernized feature film.

The Addams, on the other hand, have since re-appeared in two animated series, two feature films, one direct-to-video movie, and a few video games.

Unlike my previous two installments (Simpsons VS Family Guy, SNL VS MadTV), I actually like both shows just about the same. But I watched The Munsters a lot more. In fact, I was introduced to The Munsters when I was real little and didn’t get a chance to see The Addams Family until I was almost 10 years old.

So to me, who wins? The Munsters, just because it was a big part of my childhood.

But it doesn’t matter what I think. The winner is determined by you, the reader, so go ahead and drop a line in the comment section!