![]() There were few other outfits for pecial occasions, but it was his velvet suit that he almost always wore.Ī HBC reader comments, "Eddie Munster's suit was quite striking maybe Eddie's supernatural physical skills (being part vampire bat, he must have beenįirst rate at hanging from branches!) awed his fellow students somewhat. Butch may have let his feelings about his suit be known to the director, who, as much as possible seems to have accommodated his wishes."Įddie like the other members of the family, except Mailyn, never appeared in other outfits. For sure there are plenty of full length shots of Eddie in his suit, but many of these show him coming in or going out a door, or some fast image. Eddies even wears a robe over long sleeve and pants pajamas for scenes in some episodes. In many other scenes the camera shot is either a close-up or Eddie is seen from the waist up, or he stands behind a railing, a couch, or some other object. Many of Eddie's scenes show him seated at the kitchen table. Of course, this sequence is scripted, but maybe it reflects Butch's discomfort with his signature costume as well.A HBC reader commernts, "Just observing Eddie's roles on the show, however, one infers that he may have been a bit shy about his clothes. Gently and motherly pinches his cheeks Eddie reacts with a boyish look of distaste. In the opening credits as Eddie comes down the staircase, schoolbooks in hand, Lily Munster bestows a smile and a beatific gaze on Eddie, and she ever so Apparently this delayed him and he had an accident. He recalls once having to rush to the bathroom when the bus was driving by. I assume that he disliked to be seen in his costume because the visitors must have thought he looked so sweet in his velvet suit. He apparently hated to be seen while he was in costume, as by the last year of the series he was 13-years old. I noticed comments he made about a tour bus which the studio instituted. Apparently he was a bit embarrassed about his outfit. He appears to have kept the same costume as the shorts looked a bit shorter than at first. But he was 11 when the series began and 13 when it ended. As strange as his outfit was for an American boy going to a suburban primary school, it was never once a topic for one of the episodes or even mentioned during the various shows.Įddie was growing a bit, but it is not too apparent in watching the series. ![]() He probably wore them because they were readily available in American stores. Cableknit kneesocks were primaily worn by gils. He wears it with a large white Peter Pan collar and a floppy bow. He never took his jacket off, but the short pants apparently wer suspender shorts like most Eton suits had. It is more like a velvet Eton suit like boys would wear to dress up at Christmas. It is not really a Little Lord Fauntleroy suit. The series was shot in black and white, but color publicity shots appear to show that it was black velvet suit. He wore a short pants velvet suit with a wide white collar. As strange as his outfit was for an American boy going to a suburban primary school, it was never once a topic for one of the episodes or even mentioned during the various shows.Įddie Munster was one of TV's most elegantly dressed boys. He wears it with a large white Peter Pan collar. ![]() His suit had suspender short pants which he wore with grey kneesocks.Įddie wore little short pants velvet suit with a wide white collar. Television shows: The Munsters - costumingįigure 1.-Fifth grader Eddie Munster always appeared in a black velvet suit worn with a Peter Pan collar and little floppy bow. ![]()
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