Eddie Munster is one of the main characters from The Munsters. He is the only child of Herman and Lily Munster. He is a typical all-American boy apart from being a werewolf, all tho in some episodes, show him with some signs of being part vampire. Eddie is very proud of his father, to the point of bragging about Herman’s abilities and deeds to his friends… although these boasts are often outright fabrications. In fact, Eddie volunteering Herman for a heroic deed (which is clearly beyond Herman's capabilities, but one Herman nonetheless undertakes for Eddie’s sake) is a central theme in many episodes.
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Most noticeable is the fact that he sleeps in a chest of drawers. He has a stuffed toy werewolf named Woof-Woof, which bears an uncanny resemblance to Lon Chaney, Jr.'s portrayal of Larry Talbot in the 1941 feature film, The Wolfman. Eddie attends elementary school, and aside from his pointed ears, severe widow's peak, and Fauntleroy suit, he is a normal kid. When asked how he was selected to portray the role of Eddie, Butch Patrick recalled, “I had a lot of experience. But maybe it was because my fangs were my own teeth. My teeth were so bad, that even when I closed my mouth they stuck out. I was about a head smaller than the other kids, and they liked that because it played off Herman’s height.”
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