Glad you wrote that as its made me switch off as soon as I read that comment ....hate click bait too and I only watched because of the picture of Lily lol
@Big Cat Little Lion And if you need to post on a UA-cam comment section about how smart you are because you read IMDB ..well....you're pretty pathetic.
Actually you should look into how old Lewis really was. He kept changing his date of birth whenever he applied for work or told people. I can't remember if his dad died or divorced his mom or was in jail. Lewis needed to get a job to help pay the family bills. He had to lie to be hired at a job. After that, he just kept it in the same general area. Some people claim that his son knew his actual birth year. He told people what his dad told him, but was it true?
A few years ago, I was showing my kids the shows I grew up with when I was a kid, and when it came to The Munsters, they asked how come Marilyn is normal. Only then did it dawn on me... Marilyn is a teenager and ALL teenagers ARE monsters! Bloody brilliant!
I always felt so bad for her. She'd come home with her good-looking boyfriend, he'd see her family and run away in terror, and she'd cry because she thought they were running away from her. Meanwhile, Herman and Lily are like, "Poor Marilyn. :-(" LOL! How did it never dawn on her that they stayed with her an entire evening UNTIL they saw her family? Loved that show!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This is one of the best tid bits of Munster info I've seen and heard in a long time! I loved it. I'll watch it again and again, I'm sure. One of my all time favorite shows. If you just listen to the dialogue it's hilarious! The writers were fantastic. The actors,Spot, the car...What a wonderful, precious show!
Oh yeah...who was my favorite Munster? Theres no way to pick one. I loved the bird in the clock as much as Spot. Lily was super sultry AND funny, Grandpa was unreal.Herman was perfect...I mean ALL of them was perfect. That show means so much to me. People compare Addams to Munsters but that's not right. You cant compare pure weird to absolute perfection, you know? Addams family was ok but The Munsters hit it out of the park every episode. I love The Munsters with all my being.
I met Al Lewis (Grandpa) in a movie theatre lobby in KC Mo.in '77 he was there to see the 'King Kong' remake...dressed in a Hawaiian shirt n shorts,we talked for about 10 mins.he was so 'cool' no ego whatsoever....I shared my popcorn with him......I still have the box.
I met Al Lewis at a Convention when he was promoting his show on TBS-Grandpa's Groovy Movies. He was very nice, and had a lot of funny stories to tell.
@@malhavok-752 I remember Al Lewis's stint as a Horror Host on TBS. I think his show was actually called Super Scary Saturday, and he used to show a lot of old Monster Movies like Gorgo, Monser Zero, and Rodan. They also did a line of VHS Tapes that were tied into the Show. I don't think he ever referred to himself as Grampa Munster in any of these projects, Just Grandpa. But he was still obviously playing the same character.
In a 1988 mall, I won a Chinese Finger Trap and a signed Munsters photo for answering trivia questions about the show. Met Grandpa and Eddie too. I was 6 and watched the Munsters every day on Nick at Night. Still love them.
I loved this show when I was younger!! Now now that I’m grown, I miss it even more!!! The cast, the scenery, the premise, the story telling, the special effects it was all perfect!
They tried to bring back the show in the late 80’s or early 90’s but with a completely different cast and they were an unremarkable uncharismatic bunch so it didn’t last long.
The guy who remade “The Munsters” was an expert at remaking classics quickly and cheaply. He also payed his nephew to have his name shaved into the back of his head. Source: I’m his nephew
Some may remember in Buena Park Calif,... there was a museum called Planes of Fame and Cars of the Stars! My Mom knew the owners and I got to have my tenth birthday party there. In the car side was the Munsters' coach and the Dragula dragster. What I didn't know was that Big Daddy Ed Roth was there and he decided to take me and my friends for ride in the Munster coach around the parking lot! He even drew a Rat Fink for me! Best day ever!
Here's an Easter egg. In the pilot episode of Hunter, there's a scene where he pulls up to a house where a murder took place. As he walks by a police car, the radio dispatcher can be heard asking for a car to go to 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
The family , even though they loved her thought Marilyn was a bit odd! I got the biggest laugh out of that! They kinda felt sorry for her when her dates bolted away after seeing them! They just assumed her dates didn't think she was pretty enough!! Great writers!!! Legends.
The Munsters were one of my favorite shows as a kid, I loved The Adams Family too. I had a chance to meet Al Lewis in the street in Brooklyn NY as he was going to visit someone that lived near me. He traveled and walked the streets alone.
@@todddavis4274 No doubt! "The Munsters" ran before I was born, but I caught the show in syndication as a kid. Even though the movie predated the Munsters by several years, my first exposure to Yvonne DeCarlo was her role as Sephora in "The Ten Commandments." She was hot!
Beverly Ownes didn't leave because of a break up. She left to get married. She wanted to be closer to her husband. The pilot wasn't aired on TV so nobody expected the show to be in color.
@@knuttsackjones3094 - Ever feel like the low man on the scrotum pole? Yeah, I know it's supposed to be totem pole but It doesnt feel that way. I do. With your name, it seems like maybe you've felt that way too. Life does tend to bend us over.
That's funny. I'm watching (from the UK), with a totally standard-no-favours-I'm-broke YT service, and I got no ads at all on this. For a lot of videos, I get one every two minutes (or worse). Do you think maybe world-leaders meet every few weeks, and just randomly pick which country they're going to dick around with next? I'm pretty sure that's how it happens. :)
Grew up with this. Yvonne DeCarlo and Dawn Welles in a mother daughter sitcom was my childhood fantasy. Our family ate at a dining table together. Discussed the world afterword. Watched TV as a family. Went to the drive in theater together. Played checkers, chess, monopoly, aggravation, jig saw every kind of card game. We had family picnics at the park. Sometimes the park got real crowded. I never understood the bed thing on TV since we sat on the big bed as a family and read books. We could look at the Sears catalog. Is it here yet. Not much else to do, we thought the world was going to end before we got to the moon. EDIT: Everyone wanted grandpas lab.
A favorite tv show in my childhood. I'm no fan of horror, spooky and creepy, I don't enjoy the addams family, Dracula or Frankenstein shows, but The Munsters were charming, funny and one-of-a-kind. One step away from Harry Potter. ;) :)
I still have a good laugh and love the episode “Don’t Bank on Herman.” That is the one when they get locked in the vault trying to return money that didn’t belong to him. The line that Lily fed Herman about how he came home with so much money and his response was “It means our bank has very generous interest” still has me laughing rolling on the floor.
I always felt that there was a hidden message in the premise of this series & that it was a 'plea for acceptance'. The show came out not long after one of the Country's worst Red Scares, where everyone 'different' was labeled A Commie! This Show, episodes of 'The Twilight Zone' & some others tried to teach us that Different did not necessarily = Dangerous!
I liked both “The Munsters and The Addams Family”, but I’d always choose The Munsters, when it came to watching either show. The Munsters Today (1987-1991 was good. I was friends with the young lady that played Marilyn Munster (Hilary Van Dyke) on that series.
My favorite episode was when Herman turned "normal" after he was electrocuted by one of Grandpa's inventions. I think it was called, Not Just a(nother) Pretty Face. It was on the remake, too. I love the movie, Here Come the Munsters, too. Edward Herrmann played Herman and Robert Morse played Grandpa. It played on the Fox network in 1995, funny stuff!
And Charlie's Angels, and the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, and Starsky & Hutch, Columbo, Highway To Heaven. A lot of good programs on Cozi T.V.
It never daund on me that Mel Blanc did the raven. I knew he did Polly, Jack Benny's parit as well as hundreds of other voices. He could really ACT! And to THINK the poor guy hung out at the studio gates EVERY week before they gave him a chance. What a FIND!
The guy who kept denying Mel an audition died, his replacement signed Mel up soon afterwards. Mel had a soft spot for kids, especially those who had suffered burns. He would visit children's burn wards and do all his Looney Tunes voices to tease a smile from the patients. It didn't matter how busy his schedule was for the day, he'd stay for as long as the kids would respond to him. A real mensch.
The Batmobile and the mad max interceptor are hands down 2 of the coolest movies cars ever , i do remember in late 70’s and early 80’s as kid getting my mind blown by how cool the batmobile is ❤️❤️❤️I’ve met George Barris in Sydney MotorExpo back in 2015 a few months before he passed away , I’ve drawn him a caricature of him in the bat mobile I put in the frame I personally hand it to him and he was so touched man he kept thanking me and tears on his eyes man I was like crying of how nice caring and pleasant he was , man he was bigger than life and he was there giving his time and autographs to everyone and being a such gentleman he’s one of the coolest people that I’ve met , R.I.P George Barris
I am surprised seeinng what The Munsters would have looked like in color that I actually like it better in black and white anyway, as I find it creepier like the old Dracula and Werewolf movies of the 1930s. My favorite Munster was Yvonne De Carlo as the mother and wife of the family. I grew up watching The Munsters but saw in another UA-cam story on The Munsters it would have been its competition with Batman that I swung over to watch it instead like others. I watched Car 54 Where are You and did not realize Al Lewis was Fred's partner on that TV show as well. Thanks for placing on UA-cam.
One of my favorite shows as a kid was the munsters I actually thought the family really existed an I'd beg my parents if we could drive over to their house an meet them all, especially Herman I wasn't goin to run from him I wanted to be his friend an hang out in their home which I also loved.. The episodes bring so many good memories .u asked who was our favorite Munster mine was definitely Herman!!
Definitely a favorite of mine as I caught it DECADES later in reruns. I've seen OTHER videos on this topic and I found it interesting that for the cobwebs, they blew wet cement glue to get the look.
Very interesting to learn all this about the Munsters. You’ve really done your research! Still better than any sitcom from the last 20 or 30 years IMO.
The Munsters was comedic genius, and the casting was even better. When I was a kid I couldn’t wait for it to come on. And it could ONLY be shot in B&W.
Eddie was almost played by Billy Mumy from Lost In Space. But his parents hated the idea of him having to wear makeup in every episode, So they talked him out of accepting the role.
@@malhavok-752 Oddly enough, Billy Mummy eventually guest starred on an episode of the Munsters. He appeared as a Bratty Kid who Pranks Herman by making him think Grandpa Accidentally Turned him into a Chimpanzee. Mumy also appeared on Bewitched as well, Playing Darrin Stephens after he's transformed into a child by one of Endora's Spells.
According to an Al Lewis (Grandpa) interview the episodes were filmed in color but the copies sent to television stations were in B&W to save money, plus not many people had color television sets.
Here’s an easter egg for you. Ever notice Herman’s face built into the wood trim of the Munster’s house? Look above the center window on the second floor.
I never considered _The Addams Family_ to be competition with _The Munsters._ With the exception of Thing and Cousin It, The Addams Family weren't monsters but just very eccentric people.
@@carlambroson8872 One of my favorite lines was O'Rourke reading smoke signals from the HIKOWIES, it reads, "Meet at camp later, got to go, BLANKET IS BURNING "!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@DUBEE43 LOL, I don’t think I saw that 1. I always liked the 1 when Capt. Parmeter gets promoted to Major but now has to leave F-Troop, and the 1 where F-Troop hides the Japanese princess in the fort so she can evade the samurai chasing her.
Actually, Fred and Al thought Yvonne wouldn't take well to television but she proved them wrong and she did have a diva attitude at first, but Fred and Al had a talk with her and straightened her out. As far as the makeup goes, Herman and Lily were always a grey green color and Grandpa was grey blue. Beverley Owen left the series for 2 reasons, she only agreed to do the pilot and didn't want to do a weekly series and she wanted to go back to New York to marry her boyfriend who she missed terribly. She also wore a blonde wig, she was a natural brunette.
Who was your favorite Munster? 🤔
Herman of course, He was the funniest character on the show.
Grandpa He was the best one but also liked Herman too
Grandpa, he was hilarious and spicy.
Lily was my favorite.
Not a bad in the bunch... but I gotta go with Team Herman!
So where's the picture of Marilyn in leopard skin bathers and Lily busting out of blouse?
Clickbait fraud.
Glad you wrote that as its made me switch off as soon as I read that comment ....hate click bait too and I only watched because of the picture of Lily lol
I love the Lily Munster in the thumbnail.
The most surprising secret was that Al Lewis, who played "Grandpa" was a year younger than Yvonne DeCarlo, who played his daughter!
Yvonne was born in 1922 & Al in 1923
@Big Cat Little Lion And if you need to post on a UA-cam comment section about how smart you are because you read IMDB
..well....you're pretty pathetic.
Actually you should look into how old Lewis really was. He kept changing his date of birth whenever he applied for work or told people.
I can't remember if his dad died or divorced his mom or was in jail. Lewis needed to get a job to help pay the family bills. He had to lie to be hired at a job. After that, he just kept it in the same general area. Some people claim that his son knew his actual birth year. He told people what his dad told him, but was it true?
@Charlktoo[i
Sophia on the golden girls was a year younger than her Dorothy in real life!
A few years ago, I was showing my kids the shows I grew up with when I was a kid, and when it came to The Munsters, they asked how come Marilyn is normal. Only then did it dawn on me... Marilyn is a teenager and ALL teenagers ARE monsters! Bloody brilliant!
I always felt so bad for her. She'd come home with her good-looking boyfriend, he'd see her family and run away in terror, and she'd cry because she thought they were running away from her. Meanwhile, Herman and Lily are like, "Poor Marilyn. :-(" LOL! How did it never dawn on her that they stayed with her an entire evening UNTIL they saw her family? Loved that show!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! This is one of the best tid bits of Munster info I've seen and heard in a long time! I loved it. I'll watch it again and again, I'm sure. One of my all time favorite shows. If you just listen to the dialogue it's hilarious! The writers were fantastic. The actors,Spot, the car...What a wonderful, precious show!
My favorite part is when Herman Munster stomp and say mine mine mine
That thumb nail pic of Lily got my heart racing😍
Click bait
I know it’s COVID but you gotta get out more man
@@adamwebb9545 I know Adam it's getting to me mate😊😃
Oh yeah...who was my favorite Munster? Theres no way to pick one. I loved the bird in the clock as much as Spot. Lily was super sultry AND funny, Grandpa was unreal.Herman was perfect...I mean ALL of them was perfect. That show means so much to me. People compare Addams to Munsters but that's not right. You cant compare pure weird to absolute perfection, you know? Addams family was ok but The Munsters hit it out of the park every episode. I love The Munsters with all my being.
Fun fact, any time Herman was sitting in the Munster coach, they removed the front seat and he sat on the floor, it’s the only way he fit into the car
I met Al Lewis (Grandpa) in a movie theatre lobby in KC Mo.in '77 he was there to see the 'King Kong' remake...dressed in a Hawaiian shirt n shorts,we talked for about 10 mins.he was so 'cool' no ego whatsoever....I shared my popcorn with him......I still have the box.
I met Al Lewis at a Convention when he was promoting his show on TBS-Grandpa's Groovy Movies. He was very nice, and had a lot of funny stories to tell.
@@malhavok-752 I remember Al Lewis's stint as a Horror Host on TBS. I think his show was actually called Super Scary Saturday, and he used to show a lot of old Monster Movies like Gorgo, Monser Zero, and Rodan. They also did a line of VHS Tapes that were tied into the Show. I don't think he ever referred to himself as Grampa Munster in any of these projects, Just Grandpa. But he was still obviously playing the same character.
In a 1988 mall, I won a Chinese Finger Trap and a signed Munsters photo for answering trivia questions about the show. Met Grandpa and Eddie too. I was 6 and watched the Munsters every day on Nick at Night. Still love them.
Mika at night was the jam!
The Musters, F-Troop, I Dream of Jeannie, Dragnet, Dick Van Dyke, Green Acres! The list of great shows goes on and on!!
@@carlambroson8872 Thanks for that. I've been singing the Green Acres theme song ever since I read your comment. Ha
Ever notice how much John Kerry looks like Herman Munster ?
Hahaha, I say that all the time myself!
I loved this show when I was younger!! Now now that I’m grown, I miss it even more!!! The cast, the scenery, the premise, the story telling, the special effects it was all perfect!
I miss the Munsters. It was my favorite show as a kid. I wish they would put it back on tv
it's on COZI tv, sundays through fridays
What's there to miss? The whole series is on DVD. Watch it there. That's what I do.
They tried to bring back the show in the late 80’s or early 90’s but with a completely different cast and they were an unremarkable uncharismatic bunch so it didn’t last long.
You can also stream it on Peacock
The guy who remade “The Munsters” was an expert at remaking classics quickly and cheaply. He also payed his nephew to have his name shaved into the back of his head. Source: I’m his nephew
Thank you Nick for bringing back some awesome childhood memories ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️
Some may remember in Buena Park Calif,... there was a museum called Planes of Fame and Cars of the Stars! My Mom knew the owners and I got to have my tenth birthday party there. In the car side was the Munsters' coach and the Dragula dragster. What I didn't know was that Big Daddy Ed Roth was there and he decided to take me and my friends for ride in the Munster coach around the parking lot! He even drew a Rat Fink for me! Best day ever!
The one thing I'd like to tell is I've met Eddie Munster himself Butch Patrick in person and he was a fun guy to talk with.
The Munsters was the family i wish i had!!
Kids today should be made to have to watch shows like this
Nah, it's better for them to discover it on their own. They'll fall in love with it too
@@steveangello6586 man kids today wouldn't even give this a second look cause it's in black and white
Here's an Easter egg. In the pilot episode of Hunter, there's a scene where he pulls up to a house where a murder took place. As he walks by a police car, the radio dispatcher can be heard asking for a car to go to 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
This show was a riot!!!! Loved it
The very first show I remember watching on tv was The Munsters. Yeah, I'm that old.
I believe most people that follow this channel are that old. 😂😂😂😂
How about Batman, “In Color”❓❗️👍
I worked a show with Butch Patrick and Al Lewis back in the late 80’s. They were both a pleasure to work with.
I never missed an episode of The Munsters or The Adams Family growing up so I guess like both about the same. Great video and Marilyn was so hot!
Yvonne de Carlo was a very attractive woman in her day.
Yeah I always had a crush on her back then
The makeup hid a great deal of assets
Anyday lol
@@mitchelltrotter8406 She was my first crush.
The only reason I watched this was because of the misleading pic of De Carlo in a bathing suit
I loved this show. It showed it was ok to be different.
The family , even though they loved her thought Marilyn was a bit odd! I got the biggest laugh out of that! They kinda felt sorry for her when her dates bolted away after seeing them! They just assumed her dates didn't think she was pretty enough!! Great writers!!! Legends.
The Munsters were one of my favorite shows as a kid, I loved The Adams Family too. I had a chance to meet Al Lewis in the street in Brooklyn NY as he was going to visit someone that lived near me. He traveled and walked the streets alone.
They seemed so real like a normal family but with the scary monster looks.
Loved the Munsters. It was a really good choice that they went with Yvonne De Carlo as Lily, She was Perfect in that role.
Lily was named after Lilith,I read somewhere. Yvonne was SUPER HOT. She was a great actor and her voice was perfect for a Munster.
AND.. Check out some poster pictures of lily. You talk about sexy. Itll make your jaw drop. That lady was built!
Her blue-grey eyes were so 😍 😘
@@todddavis4274 No doubt! "The Munsters" ran before I was born, but I caught the show in syndication as a kid. Even though the movie predated the Munsters by several years, my first exposure to Yvonne DeCarlo was her role as Sephora in "The Ten Commandments." She was hot!
Yvonne DeCarlo is a goddess for sure. Perfect body and perfect voice and personality.
Beverly Ownes didn't leave because of a break up. She left to get married. She wanted to be closer to her husband. The pilot wasn't aired on TV so nobody expected the show to be in color.
Loved the Munster's show
Especially the Coach and Dragula.
I have a O Scale model of The.Munsters Koach it's beautiful
I loved BOTH the Munsters and the Addams Families. I would have happily joined either!
I understood that Al Lewis had a little talk with DeCarlo about her attitude and after that, things went a lot more amicably.
It was a hip version of the Honeymooners.I admire the creators as well as the cast which was perfection.Growing up with the Munsters was a good time.
Bob Hastings also voiced the raven in the clock.
Yvonne De Carlo is the best, Munsters Go Home (1966) is really good
The only Feature Film Starring the Munsters. The Dragula Race Car got a lot of screentime near the movie's finale.
Oh yeah. Im so old I remember seeing Munster Go Home in the movie theaters. Ya know it was a really good movie. And it was in color.
Too bad Pat Priest was not in it. Many claim it was due to her being 29 or 30 at the end of the TV series.
My surprise was being disappointed that nothing was mentioned about the thumbnails.
Loved all of them,I wish I could have grown up in the Munster house.How awesome would that be.
I like to think Grandpa bought his equipment at a yard sale by Dr Frankenstein
Grandpa was one of the best actors ever. That laugh and those expressions. Just like Herman. Those personalities just meshed. I love you all!!!
This honestly would’ve made for a great episode, him and Herman go to a mad scientist swap meet or flea market
@@knuttsackjones3094 - Ever feel like the low man on the scrotum pole? Yeah, I know it's supposed to be totem pole but It doesnt feel that way. I do. With your name, it seems like maybe you've felt that way too. Life does tend to bend us over.
I live in Waxahachie, Texas and a family here has built a replica of the Munsters house.
Could not finish watching too many commercials.
Killed the flow
That's funny. I'm watching (from the UK), with a totally standard-no-favours-I'm-broke YT service, and I got no ads at all on this. For a lot of videos, I get one every two minutes (or worse). Do you think maybe world-leaders meet every few weeks, and just randomly pick which country they're going to dick around with next? I'm pretty sure that's how it happens. :)
Would not surprise me
Beautiful wonderful show. Love the munsters and Addams family. God bless u all there
I liked the Munsters much more than The Addams Family.
I did too.
They were both good in their own way. I liked the Munsters a little bit more, though.
Agree 💯
Agreed
I liked them both. Two different types of humor using the horror theme.
Yvonne Decarlo was also Moses wife in the Ten Commandments. Going from a wife of a biblical man to a vampire wife of Frankenstein.
Grew up with this.
Yvonne DeCarlo and Dawn Welles in a mother daughter sitcom was my childhood fantasy.
Our family ate at a dining table together.
Discussed the world afterword.
Watched TV as a family.
Went to the drive in theater together.
Played checkers, chess, monopoly, aggravation, jig saw every kind of card game.
We had family picnics at the park. Sometimes the park got real crowded.
I never understood the bed thing on TV since we sat on the big bed as a family and read books.
We could look at the Sears catalog. Is it here yet.
Not much else to do, we thought the world was going to end before we got to the moon.
EDIT: Everyone wanted grandpas lab.
A favorite tv show in my childhood. I'm no fan of horror, spooky and creepy, I don't enjoy the addams family, Dracula or Frankenstein shows, but The Munsters were charming, funny and one-of-a-kind. One step away from Harry Potter. ;) :)
My favorite, as a kid, Herman, as and adult, Lily...
I loved all of the shows mentioned. I watched them all when I was a kid.
I loved that show when I was growing up and miss it
My fave was lily, she was really good
I still have a good laugh and love the episode “Don’t Bank on Herman.” That is the one when they get locked in the vault trying to return money that didn’t belong to him. The line that Lily fed Herman about how he came home with so much money and his response was “It means our bank has very generous interest” still has me laughing rolling on the floor.
I always felt that there was a hidden message in the premise of this series & that it was a 'plea for acceptance'. The show came out not long after one of the Country's worst Red Scares, where everyone 'different' was labeled A Commie! This Show, episodes of 'The Twilight Zone' & some others tried to teach us that Different did not necessarily = Dangerous!
I have very fond memories of watching the Munsters. Loved them all (the characters).
I enjoyed this very much.
Was my favorite show as a kid.
I never got into The Adams Family. And I wish the Munsters had their own channel on Pluto TV as opposed to The Adams Family who do
I liked both “The Munsters and The Addams Family”, but I’d always choose The Munsters, when it came to watching either show. The Munsters Today (1987-1991 was good. I was friends with the young lady that played Marilyn Munster (Hilary Van Dyke) on that series.
My favorite episode was when Herman turned "normal" after he was electrocuted by one of Grandpa's inventions. I think it was called, Not Just a(nother) Pretty Face. It was on the remake, too.
I love the movie, Here Come the Munsters, too. Edward Herrmann played Herman and Robert Morse played Grandpa. It played on the Fox network in 1995, funny stuff!
Munster mash loved watching the reruns when I was a kid then my kids watched it with me when they were kids and hopefully they will with my grandkids
They still show reruns of the Munsters on Cozi TV.
And Charlie's Angels, and the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman, and Starsky & Hutch, Columbo, Highway To Heaven. A lot of good programs on Cozi T.V.
It never daund on me that Mel Blanc did the raven. I knew he did Polly, Jack Benny's parit as well as hundreds of other voices. He could really ACT! And to THINK the poor guy hung out at the studio gates EVERY week before they gave him a chance. What a FIND!
The guy who kept denying Mel an audition died, his replacement signed Mel up soon afterwards.
Mel had a soft spot for kids, especially those who had suffered burns. He would visit children's burn wards and do all his Looney Tunes voices to tease a smile from the patients. It didn't matter how busy his schedule was for the day, he'd stay for as long as the kids would respond to him. A real mensch.
The Batmobile and the mad max interceptor are hands down 2 of the coolest movies cars ever , i do remember in late 70’s and early 80’s as kid getting my mind blown by how cool the batmobile is ❤️❤️❤️I’ve met George Barris in Sydney MotorExpo back in 2015 a few months before he passed away , I’ve drawn him a caricature of him in the bat mobile I put in the frame I personally hand it to him and he was so touched man he kept thanking me and tears on his eyes man I was like crying of how nice caring and pleasant he was , man he was bigger than life and he was there giving his time and autographs to everyone and being a such gentleman he’s one of the coolest people that I’ve met , R.I.P George Barris
I am surprised seeinng what The Munsters would have looked like in color that I actually like it better in black and white anyway, as I find it creepier like the old Dracula and Werewolf movies of the 1930s. My favorite Munster was Yvonne De Carlo as the mother and wife of the family. I grew up watching The Munsters but saw in another UA-cam story on The Munsters it would have been its competition with Batman that I swung over to watch it instead like others. I watched Car 54 Where are You and did not realize Al Lewis was Fred's partner on that TV show as well. Thanks for placing on UA-cam.
I loved all of them but Grandad Munster and Herman was my favourite. Loved that show when I was growing up..
One of my favorite shows as a kid was the munsters I actually thought the family really existed an I'd beg my parents if we could drive over to their house an meet them all, especially Herman I wasn't goin to run from him I wanted to be his friend an hang out in their home which I also loved.. The episodes bring so many good memories .u asked who was our favorite Munster mine was definitely Herman!!
Definitely a favorite of mine as I caught it DECADES later in reruns.
I've seen OTHER videos on this topic and I found it interesting that for the cobwebs, they blew wet cement glue to get the look.
Very interesting to learn all this about the Munsters. You’ve really done your research! Still better than any sitcom from the last 20 or 30 years IMO.
The Munsters was comedic genius, and the casting was even better. When I was a kid I couldn’t wait for it to come on. And it could ONLY be shot in B&W.
True in color it looks too cartoonist
Remember the Addams Family was originally a series of books/cartoons , esp. Mortica Adams. 1 of the cartoon books was called "Black Maria" I think. W.
Not gonna lie, I only clicked because of the lily thumbnail
My favorite episode was when Herman got a tryout with the LA Dodgers! It combined two of my childhood favorite things, baseball and The Munsters.
My favorite character was Eddie. Awesome show!!
Eddie was almost played by Billy Mumy from Lost In Space. But his parents hated the idea of him having to wear makeup in every episode, So they talked him out of accepting the role.
@@malhavok-752 Oddly enough, Billy Mummy eventually guest starred on an episode of the Munsters. He appeared as a Bratty Kid who Pranks Herman by making him think Grandpa Accidentally Turned him into a Chimpanzee. Mumy also appeared on Bewitched as well, Playing Darrin Stephens after he's transformed into a child by one of Endora's Spells.
@@lextruther-5118 Mumy guest starred on a lot of shows back then. I think he was in at least two episodes of the Twilight Zone.
@@Inframan-6767 The episode where he "Wished " people into the Cornfield was very memorable.
@@loanaoftheshellpeople5627 "You're A Bad Man ! You're A Very Bad Man !"
Munsters and Batman were never missed when I was a kid
You and me both...don't forget Gilligan's Island
@@CmonstoleCmonstole actually hated Gilligans island,just too corny but I grew to appreciate Ginger and Mary Ann😁I was into F troop as well
@@jamesmack3314 my parents loved F troop.
( Larry Storch )..I was more into McHales Navy
@@CmonstoleCmonstole The theme song was always a favorite for F troop
According to an Al Lewis (Grandpa) interview the episodes were filmed in color but the copies sent to television stations were in B&W to save money, plus not many people had color television sets.
This show was better in B&W
Too bad they were different studios but I wish Lily and Mortisha, Herman and Lurch, Grandpa and Uncle Fester would have met, I loved both shows
Yeah that would have been cool I love both shows two
I loved the Munsters, Great show!
Should have included a clip of Bill Mumy as a guest star on the series as a friend of Eddie's. He was a bad kid who played cruel practical jokes.
I remember the show when I was young I watched it all the time my father was a big fan he would sit and laugh I miss the way those days used to be
Love both the Munsters and Adams family..wish I could have a family like that..
“Grand theft Casket” would be a wicked band name
Nice memories thanks.
LOVELY INFORMATION ABOUT MY FAVORITE MOVIES AS I WAS TEEN.
Still a great show. ❤
I grew up watching The Munsters. The 60's had great tv.
Thank you for this trip down memory lane. I love the Munsters! You have a great voice for a narrator! Eddie and Woof Woof were my faves!
Here’s an easter egg for you. Ever notice Herman’s face built into the wood trim of the Munster’s house? Look above the center window on the second floor.
When the show ran, few people owned color TVs FYI.
The Munsters was vastly better than the Addams family.
WOW great info. AAAAAAAAAAA++++++++++++ again great video I liked it a lot keep up the great work
My fav
Is when it came on and that music!!....yup
I never considered _The Addams Family_ to be competition with _The Munsters._ With the exception of Thing and Cousin It, The Addams Family weren't monsters but just very eccentric people.
I had a huge crush on the mom
I loved the show, and never missed an episode. And I think it wouldn't have been as good if it were in color.
The Munster was onw of my favorite shows when I was a kid (when it was in syndication). I did and still have a crush on Lily
I was a Adam's family fan more,
But more than that, I LOVED F TROOP..
Where Indian fights were colorful sights!
Man I loved F-Troop!
@@carlambroson8872 HELL yeah 👍
@@carlambroson8872 One of my favorite lines was O'Rourke reading smoke signals from the HIKOWIES, it reads,
"Meet at camp later, got to go, BLANKET IS BURNING "!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@DUBEE43 LOL, I don’t think I saw that 1.
I always liked the 1 when Capt. Parmeter gets promoted to Major but now has to leave F-Troop, and the 1 where F-Troop hides the Japanese princess in the fort so she can evade the samurai chasing her.
@@carlambroson8872 I just rented season 1 and 2.... That's all they had...
Like 64 episodes, I look for ones you mentioned, thanks, PEACE
Actually, Fred and Al thought Yvonne wouldn't take well to television but she proved them wrong and she did have a diva attitude at first, but Fred and Al had a talk with her and straightened her out. As far as the makeup goes, Herman and Lily were always a grey green color and Grandpa was grey blue. Beverley Owen left the series for 2 reasons, she only agreed to do the pilot and didn't want to do a weekly series and she wanted to go back to New York to marry her boyfriend who she missed terribly. She also wore a blonde wig, she was a natural brunette.
My pal, his wife’s uncle was one of the writers and all the Characters are named after her family members.......like Herman & Eddie...
When I was a little kid my sisters and I liked "Spot" most!!!!! And our favorite episode was "Spot Runs Away from Home'' !!! Lol!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
The theme song is a banger. Safaris surfer music meets John Philip Sousa. Genius.