Talk:Sam Dracula

The Munster's page says that Grandpa Munster's real name was Sam Dracula. Does anyone know where that came from?


 * Possibly particaly from the "Drag Racing" epsiode in which Grandpa's "Coffin dragster" has a Transelvania  "License plate" with name "Dracula b.1367 d ?"

Requested move
I have requested this page to be moved to Grandpa Munster. While I believe this is an uncontroversial move, I may be mistaken, and others can voice their opinion on the matter.--Tim Thomason 03:38, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose this was never the charcter's name. It is a falsehood developed by fans. He was lilly's dad and not Herman therefore he was never a "Munster". On the show he was known as "Grandpa" so you could possibly do Grandpa (The Munsters). But it wouldn't be right to title the article about a character with something that isn't the character's name. It's like trying to call KISS the band Kiss. It just isn't the name. 205.157.110.11 07:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I think this article should be merged into The Munsters; I don't think it's worth a separate article. Jordan Brown 22:28, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Oppose renaming, per 205.157.110.11's argument. &mdash; coe l acan t a lk  &mdash; 22:44, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * As a casual fan, I was unfamiliar with the fact that he was only referred to as "Grandpa," something I should have noticed on "The Munsters" page. I understood that he was Lily's dad, but was under the impression that the "Grandpa Munster" name was just a common on-the-show misnomer. Since I was incorrect on the move's controversial nature, I guess I'll Oppose my own request. While Grandpa Munster is what (probably most) fans know him as, it's still not his name according to the creators and the show's own mythology, and a little research on my part would have revealed this.--Tim Thomason 23:21, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * No worries. You obviously aren't the first one to make that mistake. I've taken down the propsed move tag. Have you any strong feeling about merging this and other characters' articles back to The Munsters? I'm ambivalent. This separate article lets us put up a large picture of the character, but the text here needs work. Any thoughts? &mdash; coe l acan t a lk  &mdash; 23:29, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
 * Note. This is still listed at Requested moves. -- Groggy Dice T | C 03:08, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * From which I come. This article is unlikely ever to grow. Merging to the The Munsters, or maybe Characters from the Munsters makes sense. Septentrionalis PMAnderson 05:48, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * As I don't know how to remove it from that page (or whether I should), I guess I'll put the tag back up for consistency. There are other character's pages as well; Lily Munster and Eddie Munster. Whatever happens to this article should be applied there as well. I don't care if the article gets merged, but if it does, I think The Munsters is the place to go. That article is already primarily a character list, and would be rather small if Characters from the Munsters were taken out of it. &mdash; coe l acan t a lk  &mdash; 15:40, 12 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Comment - Can we get a source for the claim that Grandpa Munster is "incorrect"? Preferably, there should be a published source from the writers or producers of the series (or someone else considered canonical). If it's just a dispute between fans, then "incorrect" is likely POV. Savidan 04:21, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * I don't think it's actually a "dispute". Anyone who has the "maternal grandfather" part explained to them doesn't cling to the "Munster" last name, AFAIK. &mdash; coe l acan t a lk  &mdash; 15:40, 12 January 2007 (UTC)


 * IMDB lists him as Grandpa Munster in both "Munster, Go Home" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060726/ and "The Munsters' Revenge" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082778/. Perhaps Herman and Lily were related ? No one has provided a reference for Sam Dracula yet - that needs sourcing. -- Beardo 21:42, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
 * According to this forum post from a Munsters fan, Grandpa's full name was given in the episode "Grandpa's Lost Wife." I personally don't think this (and the other family Munsters) should be merged to The Munsters page, as they were main characters, and their information should be expanded. Grandpa Munster (I'll try to stop that) himself is an oft-referenced character (e.g. Gremlins 2), and very well-known in American pop culture (I think). I jokingly think this might be merged one day into Dracula (that is who he's supposed to be).--Tim Thomason 23:53, 12 January 2007 (UTC)


 * Merge to Munsters, as others pointed out. Apply also to most other Munster character. Saves pointless discussions. Updated: I put merger tags on the separate articles. Turns out that the most famous charcter, Herman Munster, has no article of his own anyway, but is only a redirect.-- Matthead discuß!    O       14:21, 13 January 2007 (UTC)