CBS shot the entire series in black and white even though color TV was already taking over, partly to save money and partly because the makeup looked terrifying in color. They tested it once and the network executives reportedly went pale. The Munster house sat on the same backlot as Leave It to Beaver, just dressed up with cobwebs. Despite becoming a cultural icon, the show only ran two seasons before being cancelled in 1966, beaten in the ratings by a brand new show across the dial: Batman. Yvonne De Carlo, who played Lily, had been a major film star a decade earlier.