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COLLECTION · Series · 1964

The Munsters

In the eerie town of Spookville, the eccentric Monsters family, inspired by classic literature and horror films, resides in a haunted house and travels in a hearse. Herman, the patriarch, is a dead ringer for Frankenstein's monster and works at a funeral home. Lily, his wife, is a fang-toothed ghoul with a knack for raven soup. Their son, Eddie, is a young werewolf. The grandfather, a vampire, can shapeshift into a bat and a wolf. Marilyn, the niece, is the family's sole human member.

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* 7.9 (473)ComedyFamilyFantasyScience FictionUnited States
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Creators
Chris Hayward · Bob Mosher · Allan Burns
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United States
Studios
CBS · Universal Television · Kayro-Vue Productions · Universal Television Entertainment
Runtime
25 min/ep
Age rating
TV-G
Release
24/09/1964
Score
7.9 / 10 (473)
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Seasons and episodes
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12 episodes · 1964
Episode 1. My Fair Munster
1964-01-01

This initial 15 minute unaired pilot for the series sees Marilyn being escorted home after a night out and her would-be beau being frightened off when he comes within view of Marilyn's Uncle Herman and Aunt Phoebe. Grandpa heads to his…

Episode 2. The Munsters escort Santa in the Parade
1964-11-27

a rare Universal Newsreel with 'The Munsters' in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Episode 3. Family Portrait
1964-12-17

The Munsters have been chosen by Event Magazine as the average American family. Grandpa is insulted by being labelled ""average."" He disappears, jeopardising the family's photo opportunity and the large amount of prize money that came…

Marineland Carnival
Episode 4. Marineland Carnival
1965-04-18

The Munsters take in the sights at Marineland while trying to find a new pet for Eddie.

Munster, Go Home!
Episode 5. Munster, Go Home!
1966-06-15

Herman discovers he's the new lord of Munster Hall in England. The family sails to Britain, where they receive a tepid welcome from Lady Effigy and Freddie Munster, who throws tantrums because he wasn't named Lord Munster. An on-board…

The Munsters' Revenge
Episode 6. The Munsters' Revenge
1981-02-27

The owner of a wax museum has an exhibit dedicated to the Munsters. When he uses robots that look like Herman and Granpa to pull a jewelry heist, everyone thinks that the real Herman and Grandpa did it. They must prove their innocence and…

Episode 7. The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas
1996-12-16

Get ready for some holiday spirits as the first family of fright rallies to show melancholy Eddie Munster some of the holly, jolly magic that only Santa can bring.

Fred Gwynne More Than a Munster
Episode 8. Fred Gwynne More Than a Munster
1999-10-19

A biography of the Munster that's so much more, Fred Gwynne.

Yvonne DeCarlo Gilded Lily
Episode 9. Yvonne DeCarlo Gilded Lily
2000-09-07

A biography of the Gilded Lily star Yvonne DeCarlo.

Al Lewis Forever Grandpa
Episode 10. Al Lewis Forever Grandpa
2000-11-30

A biography of everyone's favourite grandpa, Al Lewis.

America's First Family of Fright
Episode 11. America's First Family of Fright
2003-07-08

A documentary about the making of america's first family of fright 'The Munsters'.

Episode 12. Cheerios Commercial

TV Commercial with the cast of 'The Munsters' advertising Cherrios.

Season 1
Season 1
38 episodes · 1964
Munster Masquerade
Episode 1. Munster Masquerade
1964-09-24 · 30 min

Marilyn’s boyfriend, Tom Daily, invites the Munster clan to a masquerade. Eddie remains at home with Mrs. Morton as his sitter. Marilyn goes as Priscilla, Lily is Little Bo Peep, Grandpa is Napoleon and Herman is King Arthur in a suit of…

My Fair Munster
Episode 2. My Fair Munster
1964-10-01 · 30 min

Grandpa mixes up a love potion designed to make the opposite sex fall madly for anyone who drinks it.

A Walk on the Mild Side
Episode 3. A Walk on the Mild Side
1964-10-08 · 30 min

Herman is suffering from insomnia. The only thing that will make him sleep is a late-night walk in the park. A 'monster' type creature has been spotted in the park at night and Lily would prefer if Herman would stay home. What she doesn’t…

Rock-a-Bye Munster
Episode 4. Rock-a-Bye Munster
1964-10-15

Herman and Grandpa overhear Lily and Marilyn talking and somehow get the idea that Lily is pregnant. What’s really happening is Dr. Dudley’s son, Elmer, is coming to stay with the Munsters while Dr. Dudley and his wife are on vacation.

Pike’s Pique
Episode 5. Pike’s Pique
1964-10-22

The gas company wants to run a pipeline 25 feet under the Munsters’ house. However, at that depth it would run through Grandpa’s dungeon lab...

Low-Cal Munster
Episode 6. Low-Cal Munster
1964-10-29

Herman wants to go to a reunion with his army friends. Unfortunately he can’t seem fit into his uniform. Lily doesn’t want him to go, but decides to make a deal with him. If he can lose enough weight to fit into the uniform, he can go...

Tin Can Man
Episode 7. Tin Can Man
1964-11-05

Thanks to a recommendation from an investigator of The Board of Education, Eddie is in danger of being expelled from school. The only way he can stay is if he makes an excellent project for the school’s Science Fair, so Grandpa helps him…

Herman the Great
Episode 8. Herman the Great
1964-11-12

Herman becomes a professional wrestler called The Masked Marvel. After he shows that he has superhuman strength to a friend of Eddie’s who is the son of a pro wrestling manager. Herman uses the extra cash to save for Eddie’s college…

Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie
Episode 9. Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie
1964-11-19

Herman has a twin brother Charlie who is a con-artist. He comes to town and ends up stays at the Munster home, which doesn’t make Herman too happy. Charlie claims to have made an invention that takes uranium from seawater, he’s looking…

Autumn Croakus
Episode 10. Autumn Croakus
1964-11-26

Grandpa is feeling lonely and depressed so he contacts a matrimonial agency to find a mate. The agency sends over a nice looking elderly woman who find Grandpa to be delightful. She turns out to be the Black Widow: she makes her living by…

The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster
Episode 11. The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster
1964-12-03

After going to the car to find something Herman falls asleep in the back of his car with the keys in the ignition. The car is then stolen by bank robbers who don’t know that Herman is sleeping in the back seat. When Herman wakes up he…

The Sleeping Cutie
Episode 12. The Sleeping Cutie
1964-12-10

Marilyn has insomnia and in a attempt to cure it, Grandpa accidentally gives her a Sleeping Beauty potion instead. Now Marilyn can’t wake up unless she has been kissed by a prince. Lily and Herman advertise for a prince in classified…

Family Portrait
Episode 13. Family Portrait
1964-12-17

The Munsters have been chosen by Event Magazine as the average American family. Grandpa is insulted by being labeled “average”. He disappears, jeopardizing the family’s photo opportunity and the large amount of prize money that came with…

Grandpa Leaves Home
Episode 14. Grandpa Leaves Home
1964-12-24

Grandpa feels neglected and decides to depart the Munster Family. In the beginning Lily and Herman believe this is just a ploy to get attention and they let Grandpa leave, expecting he’ll soon come back. Shortly afterwards, they begin to…

Herman’s Rival
Episode 15. Herman’s Rival
1964-12-31

Lily thinks that Herman has lost all his savings through a bad investment – when in fact he loaned it to her brother, the Wolf Man. She decides to build-up the family’s funds by taking a palm-reading job in a tea room. In a plot twist…

Grandpa’s Call of the Wild
Episode 16. Grandpa’s Call of the Wild
1965-01-07

Herman takes the family on a camping trip in a national park. After a dinner by the campfire, Grandpa hears the howls of the wolves and remembers his days in the old country. The next morning, Grandpa is missing. Lily realizes that he…

All-Star Munster
Episode 17. All-Star Munster
1965-01-14

Herman goes to the dean’s office of Marilyn’s college to straighten out a tuition matter. When searching for the office, he wanders into the gym and is mistaken for a student basketball star who is expected for a tryout. Herman amazes the…

If a Martian Answers, Hang Up
Episode 18. If a Martian Answers, Hang Up
1965-01-21

When Herman fools around with a ham radio in Grandpa’s dungeon, he thinks he’s contacted Martians. But he is actually speaking to two kids who are fooling around with walkie-talkies and just pretending to be Martians. The kids think…

Eddie’s Nickname
Episode 19. Eddie’s Nickname
1965-01-28

Eddie wants to quit school because all the kids there call him Shorty. Grandpa helps by fixing a potion to make Eddie grow six inches overnight. Instead, the potion causes the young Munster to grow a full beard and mustache.

Bats of a Feather
Episode 20. Bats of a Feather
1965-02-04

Eddie needs an impressive pet to take to the school pet fair, but Spot, the fire-breathing monster, is too shy to come out of hiding. Eddie decides to take Igor the bat, but Igor is insulted by one of Herman’s wisecracks and flies away.…

Don’t Bank on Herman
Episode 21. Don’t Bank on Herman
1965-02-11

When Herman and Grandpa go to the bank to make a withdrawal, they are mistaken for bank robbers and handed eighteen thousand dollars in cash. When Herman gets home and realizes the wrong he’s done wrong, he can’t rest until he returns the…

Dance With Me, Herman
Episode 22. Dance With Me, Herman
1965-02-18

In order to accompany Marilyn to her school dance, Herman decides to take dancing lessons. He goes to Happy Havemeyer’s Dancing School, where he is suckered into signing a ten-year contract for 1500 lessons (at $7.50 a lesson). Herman is…

Follow That Munster
Episode 23. Follow That Munster
1965-02-25

Herman goes out each night in order to practice becoming a real detective. Lily thinks he’s having an affair with another woman and hires the same detective agency Herman is working for to have Herman followed. In a Plot twist Herman gets…

Love Locked Out
Episode 24. Love Locked Out
1965-03-04

After Herman attends an office party that goes on until the wee hours of the morning, Lily locks Herman out of their bedroom and makes him sleep on the sofa. When they are unable to reconcile, Lily and Herman each see a marriage counselor…

Come Back Little Googie
Episode 25. Come Back Little Googie
1965-03-11

Grandpa is under the impression that he’s turned Eddie’s friend Googie into a monkey. The truth is that the little boy is hiding to fool the Munsters.

Far Out Munsters
Episode 26. Far Out Munsters
1965-03-18

The Standells, a rock group from Hollywood, are in town for a club appearance. They want a secluded place to stay in order to escape from their screaming teenage fans. Their manager pays an exorbitant fee to the Munsters to use their…

Munsters on the Move
Episode 27. Munsters on the Move
1965-03-25

In order to accept a promotion, Herman has to shuffle his family off to Buffalo. Eddie, who happens to be doing great on the baseball team, throws a temper tantrum. Since Grandpa has already sold the house to a wrecking company, the…

Movie Star Munster
Episode 28. Movie Star Munster
1965-04-01

A pair of con artists want to stage a phony accident as an insurance company scam. All they need is someone to play the part of the victim – preferably a big stupid guy with a face that looks as if it’s been in an accident. When they…

Herman the Rookie
Episode 29. Herman the Rookie
1965-04-08

Leo Durocher, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, needs a power hitter for his team. When he gets conked on the head by one of Herman’s line drives from seven blocks away, he believes he has his man. He tracks Herman down and asks him to…

Country Club Munsters
Episode 30. Country Club Munsters
1965-04-15

The Munsters win a membership to the highly exclusive Mockingbird Heights Country Club. The membership board wants to get a close look at the family to see if they measure up to their standards, so they invite Lily and Grandpa to a…

Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights
Episode 31. Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights
1965-04-22

The Munsters receive $180,000 in gold doubloons from Uncle Gilbert in Transylvania. When their bank’s assistant manager arrives to pick up the money for deposit, he instantly falls in love with Marilyn. Grandpa and Lily do their best to…

Mummy Munster
Episode 32. Mummy Munster
1965-04-29

Herman arranges to meet Marilyn at the natural history museum. But he accidentally gets himself locked inside an Egyptian sarcophagus, whereupon a sleeping pill he swallowed earlier takes effect. A pair of museum curators open the box the…

Lily Munster, Girl Model
Episode 33. Lily Munster, Girl Model
1965-05-06

Fearing that she is not useful around the house, Lily searches for a job. She eventually lands a position as a fashion model, causing Herman to become wildly jealous as he entertains fantasies about the suave men she’s liable to mingle…

Munster the Magnificent
Episode 34. Munster the Magnificent
1965-05-13

Eddie volunteers Herman as a performer for his school’s Talent Night. Since Herman has no discernible talent, Grandpa conjures up a pair of magic ballet shoes that will transform whoever wears them into a gifted dancer. But Herman is…

Herman’s Happy Valley
Episode 35. Herman’s Happy Valley
1965-05-20

Herman purchases ten acres in Happy Holiday Valley through a magazine ad. It turns out to be a patch of wasteland in a broken-down ghost town, so the Munsters absolutely adore it. This makes things difficult for the fly-by-night…

Hot Rod Herman
Episode 36. Hot Rod Herman
1965-05-27

Eddie, under the impression that his father is the greatest driver in the world, volunteers Herman in a drag-strip competition. After souping up the Munster Coach and dressing up like Marlon Brando in his Wild One days, Herman loses his…

Herman’s Raise
Episode 37. Herman’s Raise
1965-06-03

Egged on by Lily, Herman demands a raise from his boss Mr. Gateman. He is promptly fired. Herman is afraid of Lily’s reaction, so he pretends that he is still going to work when in fact he is searching for employment. He gets fired from a…

Yes, Galen, There Is a Herman
Episode 38. Yes, Galen, There Is a Herman
1965-06-10

Herman saves the life of a young boy, Galen Livingston Stewart, by bending the bars his head is stuck between. They immediately become close friends. The only problem is that Galen’s parents think Uncle Herman is a figment of the boy’s…

Season 2
Season 2
32 episodes · 1965
Herman’s Child Psychology
Episode 1. Herman’s Child Psychology
1965-09-16

Eddie is upset that his family does not treat him cruelly because he thinks this means they don’t care about him. When Eddie decides to run away from home, Herman employs a little child psychology, which naturally backfires. Various…

Herman, the Master Spy
Episode 2. Herman, the Master Spy
1965-09-23

In this Cold War episode, a Russian fishing trawler picks up a scuba-diving Herman in its haul of fish and mistakes him for the missing link. The crew members report their find to Moscow, claiming it puts the Soviets ahead in the “missing…

Bronco-Bustin’ Munster
Episode 3. Bronco-Bustin’ Munster
1965-09-30

In yet another example of Eddie’s misguided regard for his father’s natural abilities, the young Munster enters Herman’s name in the bucking bronco contest at the local rodeo. Lily is unable to talk Herman out of such a dangerous task: he…

Herman Munster, Shutter Bug
Episode 4. Herman Munster, Shutter Bug
1965-10-07

Herman takes up amateur photography and accidentally snaps a picture of two men making their escape from a bank robbery. Herman has visions of getting a big reward for his evidence, but the bank robbers track him down and decide to hold…

Herman, Coach of the Year
Episode 5. Herman, Coach of the Year
1965-10-14

When Eddie is called Lead Foot by the other kids on his track team, Herman offers to become his athletic coach. While demonstrating his out-of-this-world prowess in shot put, discus-throwing and pole-vaulting, Herman causes untold…

Happy 100th Anniversary
Episode 6. Happy 100th Anniversary
1965-10-21

Herman and Lily want to buy each other an elaborate gift for their 100th Anniversary. Without telling each other, they both take night jobs as ship welders. Since the job requires them to wear protective helmets that conceal their faces,…

Operation Herman
Episode 7. Operation Herman
1965-10-28

When Herman visits the hospital to see Eddie, who is having his tonsils out, he is mistaken for an accident victim and is immediately given a dose of laughing gas. Grandpa rescues him and brings him home, where Lily assumes that Herman…

Lily’s Star Boarder
Episode 8. Lily’s Star Boarder
1965-11-04

Herman becomes insanely jealous of Chester, a mysterious boarder whom Lily has bought into the household in yet another of her schemes to acquire a little extra cash. After searching Chester’s room, Herman concludes that he’s a gangster.…

John Doe Munster
Episode 9. John Doe Munster
1965-11-11

A 300-pound safe drops on Herman’s head, causing him to develop amnesia. In order to get him released into her custody, Lily petitions the court to adopt Herman as her son. Until he restores his memory, he is treated as Eddie’s brother…

A Man for Marilyn
Episode 10. A Man for Marilyn
1965-11-18

To provide poor unfortunate Marilyn with a future husband, Grandpa tries to turn a frog into a prince. Conveniently, he chooses a nearsighted frog who won’t be put off by Marilyn’s hideous looks. Not realizing that the potion has…

Herman’s Driving Test
Episode 11. Herman’s Driving Test
1965-11-25

Herman gets promoted to hearse driver and has to renew his driver’s license. This requires him to take a road test, which he fails. Grandpa convinces him that he’d have better luck taking the test in a one-horse town. He turns out to be…

Will Success Spoil Herman Munster?
Episode 12. Will Success Spoil Herman Munster?
1965-12-02

Eddie borrows a tape recorder belonging to the disc-jockey father of one of his friends. Herman records a version of DRY BONES, accompanying himself on the guitar. The following day, the disc jockey plays the song on his radio show – and…

Underground Munster
Episode 13. Underground Munster
1965-12-09

The Munsters’ pet Spot runs away from home and is mistaken for a dangerous monster when he is sighted in the sewer. When Herman goes down the manhole to search for Spot, he too is mistaken for a dangerous monster. The Mayor vows to rid…

The Treasure of Mockingbird Heights
Episode 14. The Treasure of Mockingbird Heights
1965-12-23

While searching for a fuse box in the dungeon, Herman and Grandpa discover a secret chamber and a clue to the pirate treasure hidden on the Munsters’ property.

Herman’s Peace Offensive
Episode 15. Herman’s Peace Offensive
1965-12-30

Herman advises Eddie to turn the other cheek when he gets pushed around by a bully. Shortly thereafter, Herman is the victim of a practical joke at work. Grandpa takes the situation in hand by teaching both Eddie and Herman how to box.

Herman Picks a Winner
Episode 16. Herman Picks a Winner
1966-01-06

Herman tries to teach Eddie a lesson about the folly of gambling: he takes the money in Eddie’s piggy bank and bets it on a long shot at the racetrack. When the horse comes in a winner, it ruins the point of Herman’s lesson and leads to…

Just Another Pretty Face
Episode 17. Just Another Pretty Face
1966-01-13

Herman is struck in the head by a bolt of lightning from one of Grandpa’s experiments. It causes him to become so disfigured that he ends up resembling officer Francis Muldoon from CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU? (or how Fred Gwynne looks without…

Big Heap Herman
Episode 18. Big Heap Herman
1966-01-20

The Munsters are heading for a vacation in Buffalo Valley when Herman gets off for a rest stop at Indian Flats. He wanders into the village of an Indian tribe that specializes in luring the tourist trade. The tribe’s eldest member…

The Most Beautiful Ghoul in the World
Episode 19. The Most Beautiful Ghoul in the World
1966-01-27

With inheritance money from Cousin Wolverine, Grandpa and Herman develop an invention for transporting an electrical current without wires. Lily and Marilyn use the rest of the money to operate their own beauty salon. Both endeavors turn…

Grandpa’s Lost Wife
Episode 20. Grandpa’s Lost Wife
1966-02-03

A lady in Sioux City, Iowa, has placed an advertisement offering a reward for the return of her lost husband, who is Grandpa. Grandpa claims to have never seen this woman before in his life – but when he discovers that she’s filthy rich,…

The Fregosi Emerald
Episode 21. The Fregosi Emerald
1966-02-10

Eddie gives Marilyn a ring he found in the attic as a birthday present. Grandpa recognizes it as the Fregosi Emerald, a centuries-old ring with a Transylvanian curse. Herman doesn’t believe in such a silly superstition; he is intent on…

Zombo
Episode 22. Zombo
1966-02-17

Eddie, an avid fan of ghoulish TV host Zombo, becomes the winner of the “Why I Like Zombo Contest” and gets to be on the Zombo show. Herman becomes jealous of Eddie’s new hero and wants to appear equally outlandish. But his efforts to…

Cyrano de Munster
Episode 23. Cyrano de Munster
1966-02-24

After Herman has his poetry published in The Mortician Monthly, a shy coworker named Clyde asks him to compose love letters to help him attract the attention of a young lady he’s fallen for. Herman obliges, but soon Lily discovers samples…

The Musician
Episode 24. The Musician
1966-03-03

Grandpa’s magic transforms Eddie from a rotten trumpet player into a classical music virtuoso. But when he needs to duplicate the potion for a command performance for Herman’s boss, Grandpa can’t remember the exact formula. Eddie is…

Prehistoric Munster
Episode 25. Prehistoric Munster
1966-03-10

Herman has his ego flattered twice by his family. First, Eddie wants to enter him in the Father of the Year Contest. Next, Marilyn wants to sculpt a clay bust in his likeness. When she tells her art professor that the sculpture…

A Visit From Johann
Episode 26. A Visit From Johann
1966-03-17

Dr. Victor Frankenstein IV from Germany visits Mockingbird Heights and brings with him Johann, Herman’s look-alike cousin. Johann is quite primitive and behaves like the Frankenstein monster from the movies. It is up to Herman to try to…

Eddie’s Brother
Episode 27. Eddie’s Brother
1966-03-24

Eddie longs for the companionship of a younger brother, so Grandpa builds him a robot named Boris. Eddie becomes resentful of this silent, mechanical boy who is so considerate and well-behaved that he garners all of Herman’s attention and…

Herman, the Tire-Kicker
Episode 28. Herman, the Tire-Kicker
1966-03-31

Herman buys a convertible for Marilyn from a fly-by-night used-car dealer named Fair Deal Dan. Once he gets it home, it explodes into a piece of junk. Herman later finds out that the car is a stolen piece of junk when he is placed under…

A House Divided
Episode 29. A House Divided
1966-04-07

A massive argument erupts between Grandpa and Herman after Herman accidentally destroys a go-cart the two of them constructed for Eddie. Since Grandpa claims to own half of the house, Herman draws a white line down its center and insists…

Herman’s Sorority Caper
Episode 30. Herman’s Sorority Caper
1966-04-14

To cure Herman of his hiccoughs, Grandpa puts him into a trance with the Transylvanian Brain Freeze. Meanwhile, a couple of fraternity pledges are sent to spend a night in the Munster house as part of their initiation. Thinking that…

Herman’s Lawsuit
Episode 31. Herman’s Lawsuit
1966-04-21

Herman is struck by a car. He isn’t hurt, but the car that struck him is totaled. The uninjured driver assumes she has disfigured Herman, and her attorney suggests that she try to settle with him for $10,000. When Herman receives the…

A Visit From the Teacher
Episode 32. A Visit From the Teacher
1966-05-12

When Eddie reads a school composition entitled “My Parents – An Average American Family” to his class, his teacher believes the boy is exhibiting symptoms of an overactive imagination. The school principal suggests that Eddie’s wild…

Cast by season
Fred Gwynne
Fred Gwynne
Herman Munster
Yvonne De Carlo
Yvonne De Carlo
Lily Munster
Butch Patrick
Butch Patrick
Eddie Munster
Al Lewis
Al Lewis
Grandpa
Pat Priest
Pat Priest
Marilyn Munster
Beverley Owen
Beverley Owen
Marilyn Munster
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