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It has its own stormy weather and fire-breathing housepet named Spot, but the mansion at 1313 Mockingbird Heights is otherwise like any other American sitcom home. This is the address of the Munsters, the family that for two seasons, 1964-66, found a permanent place in pop culture--if not "monster" success. Developed by Leave It to Beaver team Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher, the series was a standard sitcom (complete with the same awful canned laughter), except that the Ward Cleaver character was a reanimated corpse.

Dad Herman (Fred Gwynne) was a Frankenstein's monster, mom Lily (Yvonne DeCarlo) and Grandpa (Al Lewis) were vampires, and son Eddie (Butch Patrick) a little wolf-boy. Munster niece Marilyn was inexplicably normal, which prompted much worry from the other members of the family (she was played in early episodes by Beverly Owen, who left to get married, and then by Pat Priest). The plots revolve around typically tortured sitcom situations: Herman must lose weight to fit into his old Army uniform, Herman has insomnia, Herman takes dance lessons from a crooked instructor. (As that list would suggest, 6'5" Fred Gwynne's wonderfully agile slapstick and Borscht Belt comedy made him the center of the show.)

What distinguished The Munsters from Father Knows Best was the Universal horror-movie lineage and the ghoulish one-liners (the latter growing a bit tedious after a while). The three-disc DVD has all 38 first-season episodes in excellent transfers, a 15-minute pilot with different actors as Lily and Eddie, and no extras or commentaries. High points include "Hot Rod Herman," which features the tricked-out Munster Koach and Drag-u-la (boss wagons both), and "Eddie's Nickname," the one where Grandpa gives Eddie a potion that causes the boy's beard to grow (a weirdly memorable image, if you're a kid). The show was either pure kiddie farce or a radical comment on the absurdly unreal world of sitcoms. Either way, if you grew up with them as an alternate TV family, you can't help but have warm feelings for the Munsters, as clammy as they are. --Robert Horton



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4.0 out of 5 stars Good family fun., Jun 19 2006
By Ms. H. Sinton "dragondrums" (Ingleby Barwick. U.K.) - See all my reviews
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First shown on American TV in the 60's, the Munsters is about a family who the outside world views as odd to say the least, while they themselves see 'normal' looking people as strange. Herman Munster is a Frankenstein look-alike, wife Lily and her father, Grandpa, are vampires while son Eddie is a werewolf. Also living in their mausoleum type house is Lily's beautiful niece Marilyn whom the Munster's pity as they see her looks as 'unfortunate'.
This DVD set features all 36 episodes from season 1 and is presented on 6 discs. It is a typical comedy of that era, simple family values and good clean fun with the underlying message that it is ok to be different. The set features no extras, not even subtitles for the hard of hearing hence the four stars rating rather than five. It doesn't look as if there has been much cleaning up of the picture either, although overall the quality is not bad. It's a shame more effort wasn't put into the DVD release but that aside, it is a worthwhile addition to the collection of any Munsters fan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Welcome back to 1313 mockingbird lane..., Feb 11 2005
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Nice to see the munsters episodes again. The shows sooooo funny!!
Herrman especially!! The box with the dvd box inside is great.
And the 15 minute unaired pilot is included and in color!
This is a must buy for your dvd collection!!
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Munsters-Still great family fare!!, Jan 9 2005
By Robert Badgley (London,Ontario,Canada) - See all my reviews
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Welcome to 1964.And one of the "in" things that year for kids was monsters.All sorts and shapes could be seen on the airwaves in reruns but especially those of the old Hollywood variety like Dracula,the Mummy and of course Frankenstein.Monster magazines like "Famous Monsters" was in its' heyday and Aurora the model makers issued its' officiially licensed versions of many of them.
Thrown into this mix was TVs' takes on the fad and one of the best was The Munsters.
It had a wonderful cast,was wonderfully scripted and very well acted throughout its' too short run.Family shows were prevelant on TV at this time like Father Knows Best,The Danny Thomas Show,The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Donna Reed Show.The latter of which,if memory serves correctly,was the inspiration for the Munsters opening sequence.
Having viewed the entire three disc first season set I am amazed at how well the humour of the series still stands up today.In fact it's humour and other basic qualities are something that remind me,to my great chagrin,of something that is completely devoid in TV today.Good FAMILY entertainment.Something everyone could watch and enjoy.
Another aspect of The Munsters I must mention is that after viewing this show again for the first time in about 40 years(has it been that long??)I am amazed at how well Fred Gwynne did at his part.With what surely must have been a long and gruelling day from the application of his make up to his performance in front of the hot studio lights,etc he still managed to bring off a wonderful performance and made it look so effortless.A real trouper and a testament to his acting skills.
The entire cast in fact seemed to bond together quite well and quickly as this show seemed to hit the ground running from the start.
I urge all parents out there that are looking for wholesome and family oriented shows that the ENTIRE family can sit and watch together to get this set and the next season that will accompany it in time.And start an NEW old tradition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars The Munsters on DVD
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This is the second-best t.v. show ever. The Beverly Hillbillies comes in first.

I saw all of the original series as a kid, first run then as re-runs. Read more

Published on Sep 8 2004 by Bob

5.0 out of 5 stars WELCOME TO 1313 MOCKINGBIRD LANE
So many of the previous reviews are done in anticipation of the DVD release, but not much has been said about the set itself. Read more
Published on Sep 4 2004 by THE CRITIC

5.0 out of 5 stars A Legendary show comes complete to DVD
A Legendary show comes complete to DVD! The Munsters was a well polished show that we will never see the likes of again from TV golden age. Read more
Published on Aug 2 2004 by CK

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Show Comes with a Price
I love The Munsters. I have to get the DVD. But why does it have to be $60.00! That's crazy! It only has three discs and it barely has any extras. Read more
Published on Jul 16 2004 by Travis Harrington

2.0 out of 5 stars It's all right, but that's all.
Well the few times I have seen this series. The shows are all right. Some of the jokes are all right, but both the writing and the casting does not always work, and it has not... Read more
Published on Jul 14 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Munsters= Laughs & Fun
Wonderful news to know that the Munsters episodes are gonna be
released on DVD. I have seen some episodes and even have
recorded some on VHS but I haven't seen all. Read more
Published on Jul 14 2004 by Mario Elizondo Regalado

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome!
I Can't wait to finaly own this awesome hilarious show on DVD!

I love the Munsters and think they are a much more interesting TV family then the boring TV families from Leave it... Read more

Published on Jul 7 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Munster Mash
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