The Munsters Clip About Acceptance From 1965 Goes Viral

A clip from the classic television show The Munsters offering wisdom about acceptance is going […]

June 6, 2020, 9:17pm

A clip from the classic television show The Munsters offering wisdom about acceptance is going viral as protests against police brutality and conversations about racism continue in the wake of George Floyd’s death. In the clip, Herman Munster (Fred Gwynne) tells his son Eddie (Butch Patrick) what qualities in people truly matter — and it’s not what they look like or the color of their skin.

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The clip was shared earlier this week on Twitter by Rex Chapman and comes from an episode on the television series’ first season titled “Eddie’s Nickname” from 1965 with Herman telling his son “The lesson I want you to learn is it doesn’t matter what you look like. You can be tall or short or fat or thin or ugly or handsome, like your father, or you can be black or yellow or white — it doesn’t matter — what does matter is the size of your heart and the strength of your character.”

Herman Munster’s words of wisdom in 1965.

Still no lies told… pic.twitter.com/EdAJ0BhrZI
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) June 4, 2020

Since Chapman posted the clip, it has been shared over 59,000 times and liked over 153,000 times as well. The clip has also prompted some conversation in replies about the progressive nature of some television shows in the 1960s, how the clip had unexpected emotional resonance, and generally just how timely the inclusive message of Herman Munsters words really is.

Read on for how people are reacting to the viral clip from The Munsters and be sure to share your reactions in the comments below.

The 1960s

My three favourite shows that came out of the 1960s were The Munsters, The Addams Family and Star Trek for exactly the reasons posted in this video.
— grs 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (@0xGRS) June 4, 2020

Tearing up

When I got up this morning, I was prepared to expect almost anything.

I did not expect to get that ‘tearing up’ flow over a Munsters clip.

Thanks a lot Rex.
— reluctantprophet (@reluctantproph2) June 4, 2020

This

The creature was never the monster. His rejection was.
— Jody Dean (@DFWJodyDean) June 4, 2020

Like Mr. Rogers

I would have heard that in real time. Listening to it now, it strikes me as being pretty radical for those days. Herman Munster was the original Mr. Rogers.
— Muriel McCormack (@MurielMccormack) June 4, 2020

Along with that speech…

To back up Herman’s point, there was an episode where a school bully challenged Eddie to a fight and said, “What are you – yellow?” And Eddie said, “No, I’m green.” On a show that aired in black and white lol.
— Chris Bernucca, Socially Distanced (@ChrisBernucca) June 4, 2020