The Munsters

S01E06: Low-Cal Munster

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...

Overview

A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.

Episodes

Munster Masquerade

S01E01 Munster Masquerade

September 24, 1964 8.0 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...
My Fair Munster

S01E02 My Fair Munster

October 1, 1964 8.5 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

S01E03 A Walk on the Mild Side

October 8, 1964 8.5 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...
Rock-a-Bye Munster

S01E04 Rock-a-Bye Munster

October 15, 1964 7.0
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...
Pike’s Pique

S01E05 Pike’s Pique

October 22, 1964
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

S01E06 Low-Cal Munster

October 29, 1964
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...
Tin Can Man

S01E07 Tin Can Man

November 5, 1964
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...
Herman the Great

S01E08 Herman the Great

November 12, 1964
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...
Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie

S01E09 Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie

November 19, 1964
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...
Autumn Croakus

S01E10 Autumn Croakus

November 26, 1964
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...
The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster

S01E11 The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster

December 3, 1964
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...
The Sleeping Cutie

S01E12 The Sleeping Cutie

December 10, 1964
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...
Family Portrait

S01E13 Family Portrait

December 17, 1964
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...
Grandpa Leaves Home

S01E14 Grandpa Leaves Home

December 24, 1964
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....
Herman’s Rival

S01E15 Herman’s Rival

December 31, 1964
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...
Grandpa’s Call of the Wild

S01E16 Grandpa’s Call of the Wild

January 7, 1965
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...
All-Star Munster

S01E17 All-Star Munster

January 14, 1965
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...
If a Martian Answers, Hang Up

S01E18 If a Martian Answers, Hang Up

January 21, 1965
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...
Eddie’s Nickname

S01E19 Eddie’s Nickname

January 28, 1965
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...
Bats of a Feather

S01E20 Bats of a Feather

February 4, 1965
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...
Don’t Bank on Herman

S01E21 Don’t Bank on Herman

February 11, 1965
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...
Dance With Me, Herman

S01E22 Dance With Me, Herman

February 18, 1965
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...
Follow That Munster

S01E23 Follow That Munster

February 25, 1965
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...
Love Locked Out

S01E24 Love Locked Out

March 4, 1965
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...
Come Back Little Googie

S01E25 Come Back Little Googie

March 11, 1965
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

S01E26 Far Out Munsters

March 18, 1965
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...
Munsters on the Move

S01E27 Munsters on the Move

March 25, 1965
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...
Movie Star Munster

S01E28 Movie Star Munster

April 1, 1965
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...
Herman the Rookie

S01E29 Herman the Rookie

April 8, 1965 8.0
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...
Country Club Munsters

S01E30 Country Club Munsters

April 15, 1965
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...
Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights

S01E31 Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights

April 22, 1965
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...
Mummy Munster

S01E32 Mummy Munster

April 29, 1965
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...
Lily Munster, Girl Model

S01E33 Lily Munster, Girl Model

May 6, 1965
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...
Munster the Magnificent

S01E34 Munster the Magnificent

May 13, 1965
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...
Herman’s Happy Valley

S01E35 Herman’s Happy Valley

May 20, 1965
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...
Hot Rod Herman

S01E36 Hot Rod Herman

May 27, 1965
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...
Herman’s Raise

S01E37 Herman’s Raise

June 3, 1965
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...
Yes, Galen, There Is a Herman (a.k.a) My Friend Herman

S01E38 Yes, Galen, There Is a Herman (a.k.a) My Friend Herman

June 10, 1965
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...

Cast

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

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