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| Marilyn Munster | |
|---|---|
| The Munsters character | |
 Beverley Owen as Marilyn in the first season ofThe Munsters | |
| First appearance | "Munster Masquerade" |
| Last appearance | "A Visit from the Teacher" |
| Portrayed by | Beverley Owen (1964) Pat Priest (1964–1966) Debbie Watson (1966) Jo McDonnell (1981) Hilary Van Dyke (1988–1991) Christine Taylor (1995) Elaine Hendrix (1996) Charity Wakefield (2012) |
Marilyn Munster is a fictional character in the CBS sitcomThe Munsters, originally played byBeverley Owen and later byPat Priest.[1] In the original series, she is the daughter ofLily Munster'ssister, and is therefore the granddaughter ofGrandpa Munster (Count Dracula) and the cousin ofEddie Munster. She was played byHilary Van Dyke in the 1988 seriesThe Munsters Today.
Marilyn is Lily's niece, although her surname is Munster. She attends Westbury College in Mockingbird Heights, the city where the Munsters live.
Like the rest of her family, she believes that the Munsters' appearance and lifestyle are normal, although Marilyn is actually the only family member whose appearance does not shock or disturb people outside the family. She is considered attractive by outsiders, but by the aesthetic standards of her family she is distressingly unattractive.[2][3] Marilyn laments that she keeps scaring away potential boyfriends, not realizing that the young men are frightened away by her family.
In the original series Marilyn was played in the first thirteen episodes by Beverly Owen,[4] who left because she married and moved to New York,[5] and then by Pat Priest starting with the fourteenth episode.[6]
Marilyn was also played byDebbie Watson in the 1966 filmMunster, Go Home!,[7]Jo McDonnell in the 1981 filmThe Munsters' Revenge,[8]Hilary Van Dyke in the 1988-1991 seriesThe Munsters Today,Christine Taylor in the 1995 filmHere Come the Munsters,Elaine Hendrix in the 1996 filmThe Munsters' Scary Little Christmas, andCharity Wakefield in NBC's 2012 pilotMockingbird Lane.[9]
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