than the queen and margaret thatcher. indeed, it is fascinating to look at their particular getting on together. margaret thatcher was very tough, task master. she really put a great deal of pressure on our munsters and ministers and tested us out every day. she could be very fierce with us in front of other people, in front of other ministers. that was her way of testing us out. whereas, the queen had a quite opposite effect, which was this, if you were in her presence, you always wanted to do your best for her. she didn t have to say anything almost. you simply wanted to give it your best. if you made a mistake, you d go and apologize. above all, what she said to me right at the beginning is, i
it s delightful to sort of see them have this conflict, and it helps us to understand our culture better. back in the 60s what was going on in the country was, a lot of people were having issues about who was living next door to who. this was such a nice neighborhood, until they moved in. we were of color, even though it was green, but we were like the family you didn t want to have move into the block. i saw the munsters as the black people. and i thought, i like this. this is good. uncle herman, i d like you to meet my date. this is [ laughter ] oh, uncle herman. what s the matter with me anyway? back then, the world is bubbling up for a change. i just wish the producers could ve, you know, cast black