References to the show The Munsters in other fiction.
Film (Animated)
- Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost: Thorn's bat necklace resembles the necklace worn by Lily Munster.
Film (Live Action)
- In Cheaper by the Dozen (2003), Sarah Baker snarkily asks if the Munsters gave her parents a good price on their new, huge, old-fashioned house.
- Licorice Pizza: Gary passes by a Munsters booth at the Teen-Age Fair.
- The Dresden Files:
- Cold Days: The vintage car provided for Harry's use is described as a "creepy Herman Munster hot rod". Once it's repaired, he starts calling it the Munstermobile and hearing "Bad To The Bone" in his head when he sees it.
- In the short story "Aftermath" Murphy's disguise includes boots like Herman Munster's.
- InCryptid: The Baker family is a homage to the Munsters, per Word of God saying Evelyn is "basically Marilyn Munster, and that makes me happy". The dad is a Frankenstein Monster, the mom is an Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette (not a vampire, but the Token Heroic Orc of a species of telepathic, sociopathic humanoid wasps), and they have three adopted kids: a Token Human daughter, a bogeyman son, and a second daughter of the same species as the mom.
- WandaVision: Agatha's Villain Song is based on the show's theme.
- Wednesday.
- Marilyn Thornhill, The Team Normal teacher in a school of monsters and supernaturally gifted people, as an obvious reference to Marilyn Munster.
- Related, Wednesday's roommate Enid as a perky werewolf kid who stands out with her blonde locks, conventional looks, and love for colorful clothing seems to be a nod to not only Marilyn but her cousin, Eddie the werewolf.
- Wizards of Waverly Place: The address for the Wizarding World's city hall is 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 has a lot:
- "The Crawling Hand": "1313 Mockingbird Lane, this is the place."
- "The Mad Monster":Joel: Hey, it looks just like the front of the Munsters' house!
- "Moon Zero Two":Tom: The one with the Eddie Munster page boy haircut?
- In "Time of the Apes", Joel compares an ape boy to Eddie Munster.
- "The Unearthly":
Servo (as Grandpa): Hoiman, Hoiman, you get me outta this chair.- "War of the Colossal Beast": "A monster!" Joel: "A Munster? Oh, Fred Gwynne?"
- In "The Giant Gila Monster", Crow mentions "1313 Mockingbird Lane," the address of the Munsters. The theme song is hummed several times.
- Joel: "It's Cousin Marilyn, from The Munsters."
- "The Magic Sword":Crow: (a dragon appears) "Spot, no!"
- Lily is name-dropped in "The Mole People".
- "The Final Sacrifice":Servo: Al Lewis as Grandma.
- From "Final Justice", Crow quips, "You're going to Grandpa's laboratory, Herman."
- Fall Out Boy: "Uma Thurman" samples the theme song of The Munsters.
- Tap Titans 2 has the heroes Sawyer and Zato, there is a blue spiked shell helmet, and there are the Titans Ackkuh, Dead Poo, G.L.A.H. and D.O.S., Great Old One, Drakecula, Munster Man, Sir Paul Beat, Starry Ringo, Tony Stalk, and Witty Birb John.
Webcomics
- The Order of the Stick: The strip "Construction Workers"
includes the quote "Look, Mr. Scruffy, Herman Munster is trying to hurt the Cart Fairy!"
- Gravity Falls: In the episode Summerween Stan's disguise made him look like Grandpa Munster.
- The Loud House: The opening riff of 224 — Tricked! has a guitar hook homage to The Munsters.
- My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic: Before Luna's first entrance, the background music is Suspiciously Similar to the Munsters theme.
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes: The appearance of Enid's parents is an obvious homage to The Munsters.
- The Simpsons:
- The Treehouse of Horror XI intro is a parody of The Munsters.
- Butch Patrick appears as himself in "Eight Misbehavin'" still dressing like Eddie Munster for guest appearances.
- In "Homer the Moe" one of the misinterpreted lyrics Homer sings for "It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" is "Herman Munster Motorcade".
- In "The Old Man and the Key", the Simpsons are looking for Grampa in Branson, Missouri.Marge: It's Grampa!
Homer: Munster?
Marge: No, Simpson.
Homer: Oh, darn, darn, darn! [stomps foot like Herman, complete with sound effects, screen shake and plaster falling from ceiling.] - Treehouse of Horror VIII: in the first segment, the mutants' car resembles the Munster Koach.
