| “ | Best moats are made of good manners and filled with conditionality. | „ |
| ~ Marilyn to Grandpa |
Marilyn Munster is one of the main characters of Mockingbird Lane, the 2012 American television special developed as a dark re-imagining of the 1960s CBS sitcom The Munsters. She is a normal human with no monster-like attributes, unlike the rest of her family. She is the niece of Lily and Herman Munster, on Lily's side, the cousin of Eddie Munster, and the granddaughter of Grandpa. She is considered the oddball of the family because she looks and acts normal. Her mother tried to eat her, but Grandpa talked her out of it.
She was portrayed by Charity Wakefield.
History[]
After Eddie Munster attacks his "Wildlife Explorers" scout troop in werewolf form, the Munsters decide to move away from the area and Marilyn goes house hunting. The real estate agent takes Marilyn to a home on 1312 Mockingbird Lane. He tells her that the house is bright and cheery and gets lots of sun, but Marilyn tells him that sunlight isn't a part of her family's future. She notices an abandoned manor across the street at 1313 and asks the agent about it. He warns her that the owner used to poison hobos and that it's a horrible place, and Marilyn says that they'll take it.
Marilyn, her uncle Herman, and her little cousin Eddie soon move into the house. While Eddie and Herman look around, Marilyn goes into the conservatory and is delighted to find a dead tree in the center and crows perched on the branches. Marilyn then starts whistling to the crows.
That night, movers deliver two refrigerated crates to the house, carrying Marilyn's grandfather and aunt Lily. As they unload the first crate, the mover drops it on a corner and rats pour out of the box. The two movers panic and drive away, while the rats merge into the Grandpa. Marilyn comes out and tells him that he needs to put a robe on. Lily then transforms into mist and leaves her crate, and then has spiders weave her a dress as Herman comes out to greet her with a big kiss, as Marilyn and Grandpa watch them.
The next morning, Marilyn and the others gather for breakfast. Marilyn watches as Herman and Grandpa arguing over Eddie, who feels something’s wrong with him. Lily assures Eddie that they'll love him no matter where his hair grows on his body, to Marilyn disgust.
The next day, Marilyn and Grandpa walk up to the street and Grandpa is unhappy that the neighbors are too close. Marilyn suggests that he use good manners and Grandpa tells her that he's going to make cookie, secretly adding bits of his blood to each one.
They then go visit the next-door neighbors, Marie and Tim. Marie knows all about the "hobo house" and refuses to let them in, but Tim is much happier to see them and eats one of the cookies. He falls under Grandpa's hypnotic spell and he argues about the fact that Marilyn is planning to move in with them despite her "condition." He warns Marilyn that he may start "drinking" again if she stays, but she insists that she belongs with the family. Once they finish, Grandpa takes Tim out of his trance and convinces him to invite them in freely and of his own will.
The next day, Grandpa and Marilyn take Eddie to a hunting blind in the nearby woods and watch a deer. They start to explain about the circle of life and how everything kills something else to survive. A mountain lion kills the deer and Marilyn tries to convince Eddie that it was depressed and wanted to die. He isn't very convinced. Marilyn then watches as Grandpa turns into his demon-bat form and kills a lion, he then tells Eddie that it's all a part of nature.
That next day, Grandpa invites Scoutmaster Steve over for dinner, were they talk about the value of family. At the table, Steve notices that no one is eating and Eddie tells the pack leader that he's a vegetarian. Grandpa reminds Marilyn and Eddie that the Munsters have always been meat-eaters and tells him to eat his meat before he can have vegetables. Eddie plays with his food and tells Steve that Grandpa is going to eat him, to Marilyn's surprise. Grandpa blows off the accusation and Steve decides to make a hasty, Marilyn then escorts him to the door while Herman goes to talk with Eddie and Lily talks to Grandpa.
Marilyn gets Steve to the door and tells him to run. However, Grandpa is waiting outside in his demon-bat form. As he advances on Steven, the secret passage in the stairway opens behind him. When Marilyn tries to push Steve into running, she accidentally shoves him down the secret passage's stairs. Marilyn is shocked by this, unlike Grandpa who is trilled and uses Steve's heart to replace Herman's dying one.