| The Munsters - The Complete First Season | 
| Directors: Charles Barton, David Alexander, Earl Bellamy, Ezra Stone, Jerry Paris
Actors: Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Pat Priest, Butch Patrick
Studio: Universal Studios
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (103 reviews)
Sales Rank: 18944
Format: Color, Dolby, Full Screen
Languages: English (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Media: DVD
Running Time: 966 minutes
Number Of Items: 3
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.4 x 1
MPN: MCAD25738D
ISBN: 1417015284
UPC: 025192573828
EAN: 9781417015283
ASIN: B0002CX1LG
Release Date: August 24, 2004
Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 1964
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Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 08/22/2006
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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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 The Munsters Season One January 6, 2009
This was one of my favorite shows to watch when I was a kid, and I still like watching "The Munsters." It's not that easy to find this program on television any more, so buying this show was money well spent.
Classic Munsters! November 10, 2008
Gotta luv those Munsters! I remember this show as a kid and still enjoy every episode. From the never before seen 15 minute pilot to all the funny episodes. If you're a fan of this show and it's characters: Herman, Lily, Grandpa, Eddie and Marilyn then you'll love it. It features the 2 Marilyns played by Beverly Owen and Pat Priest during the first season. The dvds feature episode info so that you can select your favorite at anytime and other extras. It's worth the money spent.
The Munsters-The Complete First Season November 10, 2008
Great!!! Bought 2 for Christmas presents. Am still waiting though
on another item (DVD) ordered at the same time 10/08/08. It has yet to
be sent.
LILLLLLLYYYYYY! May 13, 2008
Never got into The Addams Family. I always preferred The Munsters. The casting was perfect and Fred Gwynne is brilliant as Herman. No-one could play the character better. His facial expressions are priceless. Fred and Al had a real chemistry. Great viewing!
Munsters season 1 April 9, 2008
Great DVD collection of The Munsters season one!
Nice to be able to watch this classic show without all those TV comm's.
Nicely put together in a box set. Easy to follow menus.
I give it two thumbs up!
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