1966 Munsters advertise Encyclopedias

This is interesting, Herman doesn't really read anything but comic books and all Grandpa reads is his book of potions, maybe Lily uses the encyclopedia though.

MUNSTERS SEASON 1 EPISODE GUIDE PART 2

LOW CAL MUNSTER
Herman's army reunion is coming up and he wants to go in uniform, however he has gained some weight. So he goes to the doctor to be put on a diet. The diet is very strict and leads to him having to skip Thanksgiving dinner. Second appearance of Paul Lynde as Dr. Dudley.

TIN CAN MAN
Eddie is failing science and to make up for it, he and Grandpa are building a science project, a robot.

HERMAN THE GREAT
Mr. Ramsey, the father of Eddie’s friend, is impressed that Herman can bend steel bars with his bare hands. So he hires Herman as the Masked Marvel, a wrestler. But Herman can’t win a match because he falls for all his opponent’s sob stories.

KNOCK WOOD, HERE COMES CHARLIE
Charlie, Herman’s twin brother, comes to town and convinces Lily to spend $5,000 for a machine that extracts uranium from sea water. Marilyn is sure Charlie is a con man and she is right, he sells the Munster’s neighbor one of the phony machines and Herman has to buy it back.

MUNSTERS SEASON 1 EPISODE GUIDE PART 1

MUNSTERS MASQUERADE Marilyn is dating Tom Daley and is anxious for Tom to meet her family. Tom suggests to his parents that they invite Herman and Lily to their upcoming costume party. Grandpa has a tantrum until he is also invited. Herman wearing a suit of armor, sees Tom's father dressed like a Frankenstein's monster.

MY FAIR MUNSTER Marilyn scares off another boyfriend when she brings him home, so Grandpa makes up a love potion for her. But the potion ends up in the breakfasts of Eddie, Herman and Lily. Eddie is chased home from school by adoring girl, the lady next door falls in love with Herman and Lily is serenaded by the mailman.

WALK ON THE MILD SIDE Herman is having problems sleeping so he goes walking in the park late at night. There is a mugger working the same area and the police mistake Herman for the mugger.

ROCK A BYE MUNSTER Marilyn will be having a child she is babysitting stay with the family for a few days. Herman and Grandpa overhear them talking and reach the conclusion that Lily is expecting a new baby. First appearance of Paul Lynde as Dr. Dudley, their family physician.

PIKE'S PIQUE The city wants to put a gas pipeline under the Munsters house, but Grandpa is reluctant because he worries about who they might dig up. The city ends up trying to put it there without getting permission. This leads to workmen breaking into grandpa's dungeon laboratory.

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The Munsters first aired in September 1964 and the last episode aired in May of 1966. The show was never a big hit, but it has been available for syndication ever since and has since become popular.

The show is a family sitcom with a difference; the family were monsters. Universal was noted for it's monster movies and they just translated those characters into a comic family. Herman is a homage to Universal's Frankenstein's monster.

The Munsters are supposedly a regular, everyday family. They moved from Transylvania decades ago and live in Mockingbird Heights. Herman works in a funeral parlor, Lily is a housewife, grandpa is a mad scientist and Eddie and Marilyn go to school.

Marilyn, who the family calls unfortunate, is the ugly one of the family, looks like a wholesome Marilyn Monroe. She has many dates but they always flee when faced with her family.

The family has 3 pets; a raven that lives in the cuckoo clock, a cat that roars like a lion and Spot, a dragon/dinosaur who lives under the stairs and breathes fire.

CAST

Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster
Yvonne de Carlo as Lily Munster
Al Lewis as Count Dracula, Lily's father
Butch Patrick as Edward Wolfgang Munster, Herman and Lily's son
Beverly Owen and Pat Priest as Marilyn Munster, Lily's niece

1960's sitcom Ghost and Mrs. Muir

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir continues in the tradition of supernatural and sci-fi situation comedies, such as My Favorite Martian, Bewitched and I Dream of Jeannie. However this isn’t an original story, but an adaptation from earlier sources.

Carolyn Muir leases an old New England house and moves into it with her two children,Candace(Candy) and Jonathan, along with their housekeeper, Martha. Their landlord is Claymore Gregg, who inherited the house. The original owner was Captain Daniel Gregg. Unfortunately even though the captain is dead he still resides there, in the form or a cranky ghost. He tries to scare them out but Carolyn resists. She is a widow and a writer and she has moved her family there for a fresh start. Captain Gregg quickly grows to like her and allows her to stay, but he often complains about other people. He especially dislikes his descendant, Claymore.

This comedy is an adaptation of the book by RA Dick and the popular movie, that starred Gene Tierney and Rex Harrison. That move was set around the turn of the century, the sitcom updates it to the 1960's. The captain can appear and disappear at will, appear to whoever he wants, throw objects and make storms. At first, he only talks to Carolyn's son, Jonathan, but quickly starts interacting with Carolyn, who he seems to like quite a bit.

The series was on NBC for the 1968-69 TV season and then on ABC for it's second and last season. Unfortunately the series is not yet available on DVD.

CAST

HOPE LANGE as CAROLYN MUIR

EDWARD MULHARE as CAPTAIN DANIEL GREGG

CHARLES NELSON REILLY as CLAYMORE GREGG

RETA SHAW as MARTHA

HARLEN CARRAHER as JONATHAN MUIR




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