The Munsters | 
 enlarge | Actors: Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Butch Patrick
Studio: Universal Pictures UK
Category: DVD
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Rating:  2 reviews
Format: Pal
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: Parental Guidance
Region: 2
Number Of Discs: 6
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.6 x 1.3
EAN: 5050582384369
ASIN: B000B9PW6C
Release Date: October 17, 2005
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Amazon.co.uk Review
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.) --Robert Horton
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 Good family fun January 3, 2006
dragondrums (Ingleby Barwick, United Kingdom)
34 out of 36 found this review helpful
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’ 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.
 Amiable Family Comedy September 17, 2007
Mr. Ross Maynard (Glasgow, Scotland)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
That "The Munsters" is still enjoyable and entertaining viewing 45 years after it was made is testament to the quality of the writing and the acting. It is enjoyable family fun. Of course there are some problems with it - it is not as funny as it might be (I guess standards of humour have risen) and the core joke of the series - a family of the undead living a "normal" suburban life - wears a little thin after a while. Once you have seen the humorous possibilities with everyday events such as a trip to the doctor or to the bank you begin to get the idea. Nevertheless, our 7 year old is fascinated with it, and it is enjoyable family fare in an age of rubbish tv.
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