The Munsters Unaired Pilot

Unaired Test Pilot for The Munsters TV Show Entitled "My Fair Munster"

[@Cookefan59]

Al Lewis was just incredible! What a great actor. He just killed it!

[@travelinben1966]

My favorite show.R.I.P. Beverly,Fred,Al,and Yvonne.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@bowlingballout]

I can't blame Happy Derman for the character. That's on the writers and the director for wanting him to be that way. I'm glad they changed his demeanor for the real show.

[@arthurmartine6410]

MEEEEE TO I WAS LIKE WTF IS THIS DAMN SO CORNYTHANK GOD THEYVE CHANGED IT

[@permabulk1454]

@KZbin asylum butch something

[@wendythompson6323]

I think they let Happy do his own rendition of the character, whereas Butch Patrick decided to do it differently, which of course worked out much better.

[@GetToDaChoppa-k5r]

They changed the kid, not just the demeanor.

[@JbEzmuzik]

His acting was really bad

[@michaelbaptista2171]

I am sooooooo glad they changed the cast. I also think it was more enjoyable in black and white.

[@ronsmac]

I’m glad they changed the cast but wish they’d kept the color.

[@Hqhq-01]

Color? No way. The show was supposed to be a spoof of all those old B&W Frankenstein and Dracula movies. B&W gave it a much more authentic noir feel.

[@JosephScarbrough]

Yvonne De Carlo as Lily was a much better choice, but Joan Marshall sure does have some big, beautiful eyes.

[@jonburrows8602]

Joan Marshall was incredibly hot looking here, but also miscast. Yvonne Dd Carlo was the better choice for the matriarch of the family.

[@jbjjones767]

This chick's way hotter

[@davidmerlin3344]

JBJ JONES and she was a terrible actress

[@suplex2000]

@@jbjjones767, as Beautiful as Lily was, Phoebe did have the "Hot" factor.

[@maximsteelusa4855]

@@davidmerlin3344 SHE WASN'T A TERRIBLE ACTRESS, SHE WAS JUST THE WRONG CHARACTER FOR THAT PART. THAT BOY WAS A TERRIBLE ACTOR

[@JimPigMuseumOfSound]

Glad to see they didn't recast Igor

[@michaellaplant9543]

😊😀😂🤣🤣👍🏽👍🏽!

[@markrothenberg9867]

The cast changes, the set modifications, Herman’s makeup...all excellent updates to create a masterpiece. Thanks for sharing this pilot. I only read about the challenges and changes until now.

[@thequietestengine]

Y'know, i cant quite figure out exactly what looks different on Herman, it mostly just seems to be that Fred is a lot more subdued in his delivery but he LOOKS fine to me...

[@dmb91964]

The music during the opening credits was from the Doris Day movie, 'The Thrill Of It All.' The next music under the production credits was also from that movie - the scene where the car is pulled up from the bottom of the swimming pool. Both the film and this program were produced by Universal.

[@cliffmcginnis3231]

Phoebe was pretty hot, but Yvonne DeCarlo was attractive and a better actress. Her lines seemed more natural and less forced. I agree with most of the other posts regarding the original Eddie. The way this character was written just got on my nerves.

[@davewanamaker3690]

I totally agree. Yvonne was so good as Lily. So believable as the mother. The writing was so good too-they were a loving family who just happened to be monstrous.

[@DarkMirria1]

Phoebe was too much like Mortisha from The Addams Family and I think that’s why they recast her.

[@loisgrubb2986]

So glad that they changed actors to Butch Patrick, Pat Priest and Yvonne DeCarlo.

[@EntertainmentFan11]

Beverley Owen actually stayed for 13 episodes.

[@bushmonster1702]

Beverley Owen only left because she went to get married.

[@RichardWinner-gx5dy]

Greatly done wish there were more of these great sitcom.

[@mjula1027]

B&W looks so much better for the Munsters!

[@michaeljayklein500]

Grandpa's hijinx in his dungeon lab is superb! But I agree, I'm happy they recast and reimaged Lily and Eddie! I liked the Eddie here, but that character would never have sustained very long in terms of plotlines (i.e., I can't possibly see this version of Eddie going to school, etc.).

[@crow672008]

That was awful. Lily and Eddie were awful. I'm glad they made the changes.

[@peterpiper7441]

Notice that the character of Hermann is different as well. In the series they made him more of a loveable goofball. That allowed Fred Gwynn to really bring out the best in his acting skills. He is so good in the series that he often upstages the other members of the cast.

[@dumbbo1]

***** Cool that you knew Fred Gwynne! (Loved the episode where Herman freaked out and yelled, "Car 54, where aaaaaaarrrrrrrre yoooooooooooou!") His makeup here is nearly identical to one of the test makeups for Boris Karloff from the first Frankenstein film.

[@resting2528]

dumbbo1 Fred Gyinn went on to play many parts on the radio show CBS Radio Mystery Theatre from the mid '70's to around 1990. You can google or click this link. archive.org/details/cbs_radio_mystery_theater He wasn't in all of them.

[@davidpirkola1547]

No argument about the kid!

[@lloydkline7245]

Allen Woodall Lilly was very pretty

[@frankprovasek5394]

It was filmed in color in case NBC picked it up. which was the only full color network at the time. Since it ended up going to CBS, and had to be reshot with the new cast members, all the broadcast episodes were shot in black and white. In this pilot, they followed the classic Universal Pictures Frankenstein Monster face TOO WELL on Herman. Since the show was produced by Universal, they owned these copyrighted makeup designs, but modified it for the regular series to make Herman look more family-friendly. After all, the series was was produced by the creators of Leave It to Beaver. (now you know why Grampa's crystal ball could only receive Beaver reruns)

[@doloreshuntoon7698]

Yeah.

[@merendobereglidditz9304]

Frank Provasek Ah. That explains a lot.

[@thomasgriffin5340]

Frank Provasek Wow. I did not know that. I saw the show in syndication reruns in the 1970s and died laughing. This pilot is amusing bot the series was amazing.

[@thomasgriffin5340]

Beaver was so boring and the Munsters were hilarious. The prototype for the Bundy’s, the Simpson’s and Family Guy. Comedy gold.

[@jonathangoodwin457]

I've a memory when was black-and-white

[@KenHeath]

When I first saw this on the DVD box set, it struck me as amazing they picked it up for production.There are some quick glimpses of the brilliance it promised, but overall, it STUNK, (and the title song was a giant zero)!!! I'm glad they kept trying and finally got the right recipe! ;)

[@hueyfann1]

Thank GOD they recasted

[@xmsteel]

Happy Derman as Eddie is terribly painful to watch.

[@AndyMangele]

***** LOL - One has to agree!

[@Horenramon]

Brian Wilson same

[@Horenramon]

Brian Wilson same

[@NATIONALCOMMUNISM666]

+Brian Wilson (hueyfann) I disagree I think it A tough contest between the two.

[@thomthumbe]

Wow....I was quite surprised to see Grandpa light his cigar using the "Jacob's' Ladder" (nothing more than a neon light transformer in this case...and a good sized one at that!). I'm guessing they told him that his cigar was enough "insulation" to keep him safe?? Those transformers are in the thousands of volts (8 - 13 ish thousand volts??) and have enough current available to cause real damage, if not sudden death. A little bit of moisture on his stogie and it would have been lights out! 9:32

[@bossr07]

This is far better then any sitcom today...the 60's were the best for tv shows....

[@gerardcousineau3200]

Yes Gothtec it's Joan Marshall she did a good job as Phoebe, I like this one as I saw the same with Yvonne in the 60s, I like them both but I'm very happy to see this one for the first time recently, it's a very different flavor ! :)

[@gerardcousineau3200]

Bonjour Emma i was waiting for your comment ! :) Yvonne is big on the screen, Joan being a little kind of a less a character make the others bigger than life, this is why I think Joan will have been good as Mama Munster !

[@jimwilson4525]

Great show. I liked it the very the very first time I watched it.J.W....

[@Monkofmagnesia]

Thanks for educating me on that. I have not seen an episode in years and never knew (oer did not remember) that Pat priest was not the original

[@mr.salvatorejpluchino8467]

Man I miss this show

[@Tsiri09]

If this had aired, the show would have flopped.

[@hollyp3276]

Yvonne, Fred & AL had great Chemistry together. So happy they recast the rolls.

[@jessicathethreestoogesfan2635]

Wow, I didn’t know that The Munsters had a pilot episode before it aired

[@germanshepardhounddo]

Glad they did some re-casting

[@jahnaroth669]

Such wonderful memories, and now I want to see what Marilyn turned into, wish I could see that, Grandpa is AWESOME!

[@doloreshuntoon7698]

Maybe they should release the dvd version of the 1990's made-for-tv movie entitled "Here Come the Munsters!". It starred Edward Hermann (as Herman Munster) from the 1975 mini-series "Franklin & Eleanor," with Veronica Hamel (as his vampire wife Lilly) from the 1981 TV show "The Hill Street Blues," Robert (Bobby) Morse (as Lilly's dad & Herman's father-in-law Grandpa) from the Broadway musical show and theatrical-based movie "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying," Christine Taylor (as Herman & Lilly Munster's ever-loving & normal-looking niece named Marilyn) from "The Brady Bunch's Movie Trilogy" and what's-his-name as Eddie Munster who's Herman & Lilly's werewolf sonny-boy.

[@sylviabrownehypnosis]

Thanks for posting this! Wow the Munsters might never ghave been broadcast if it hadn't been retooled! Yvonne deCarlo's chemistry with Herman /Fred Gwynn made the show. Of course the decision to broadcast iin black and white while the networks were scrambling to air shows in color was counter intuitively genius!

[@TheLostBijou]

or counter intuitively cheaper!

[@fool4singing]

I DO like it being in color though...

[@lilyemmalindsay9025]

+fool4singing colored tv was too expensive, that's why the show was in black & white

[@antdude]

So, they never had the original colored tapes? :(

[@ClarkKant1]

Good point, ant dude. I believe it was made on film, not video tape (which did exist at the time, but looked awful) so where are those rolls of film now, and are any more of them in color? I think it's likely that they used black and white film stock, partly to give it that Victorian Gothic look, and partly to save money; but they must have considered making it in color, otherwise there would be little value in making the pilot in color in the first place. Incidentally, it would not be too difficult a task to accurately restore the color to all the episodes. Black and white images contain all the tonal information needed to recreate the original colors. In fact, the early (classic) Technicolor 3-strip process used only black and white film stock, exposed through three color filters. Also on the subject of color, it's interesting to see that Herman is, in fact, a blue-ish grey color, and not bright green as many people assume when they have only seen the black and white shows.

[@antdude]

Clark Kant Hey, you're not Superman. :P

[@ClarkKant1]

I'm not? Then why do I keep getting undressed in phone booths?!

[@nigelmusgrove9469]

Great, Good , really enjoy the Munsters.

[@artistictalent]

I am SO freaking happy the Eddie they used in the actual show wasn't like this one. Oh man I would freaking have hated him. Plus, i am happy they had Lily instead. She was a lot more fun to watch.

[@scottyrocks126]

It seems that many people don't realosae that Yvonne DeCarlo was an established actor by then. One of her most famous roles had been beside Charlton Heston in The Ten Commandments. Take a look at it to see how her beauty naturally flowed in her movements, and not just her face. She was perfect as Lily Munster.

[@MetFan37]

She had been in "McClintock!" with John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara the year before.

[@bluestarlighting29]

Since was child back 1970 use watch on tv box was on floor. Back old day start was not born 1963 until 1964 was born so too little until later. I watch more. Later.but when get older kind bring back great memories of old classic tv show or film movie. A plus. All classic tv show back 1964 still watch 1970. At age 6. And still bring lots memories ones get old. Any ages. The Munster Forever fans like me enjoy this film show. 100.%.

[@paulallen8777]

Always cracks me up that he's so scared that he goes over the gatepost rather than through the gate at 1:44

[@nicolemagness9825]

Grandpa is still my fave Munster!

[@Toodles1218]

THANKS FOR POSTING. THIS IS PRICELESS

[@donovandelaney3171]

That was pretty good. I like this version of Lily. I actually like both versions of Lily. I'm happy that they recasted the kid. I actually like the show in color more.

[@EvanescentIcee]

The actor for the part of eddie was great in this particular episode with the hissing and hand movements

[@KOM674]

I got to meet and speak to Grandpa as him and Herman and his real family came for dinner at the Benihana of Tokyo in Encino, CA back in 1982.

[@newmanoutdoors1564]

Back in around 1977 or 78 I met grandpa also he was in charge of a Big halloween haunted house in cincinnati I think he was the head of the makeup people .

[@seansullivan4709]

They had a Munsters marathon on COZY this Halloween. I forgot how much I loved this show. I'm so glad they recast and redeveloped the characters. Yvonne DeCarlo and Butch Patrick were better suited to the series.

[@kainnosgoth7336]

Joan Marshal was looking a bit like Barbara Steele there. If I had to get someone as Morticia for the Addams' family, it would have been Barbara Steele.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Fascinating stuff, and such changes the studio made to the project. I think this is available as a bonus treat on Universal's DVD set of the show. It is not a complete episode, more like a pitch reel. The show was developed by the gents who made Leave it to Beaver. Trivia: The actress playing Mrs. Munster here in the pilot footage starred in the William Castle schlock pic "Homicidal" (a real b-movie hoot), playing the icy blonde wackadoo. Don't ask anyone about that flick if you plan to watch it! Easily spoiled. I preferred the original Marilyn Munster, Beverly Owen, to her replacement Pat Priest. Nothing against the latter lady, just a matter of taste. It always seemed fantastic and cool to me that Grandpa was a combo of vampire, wizard and mad scientist.

[@johnlynch575]

2:39 I can see how a portrayal like that does not give one much range, nor does earn the character any sympathy; still, gruesomely cool.

[@ds0786]

They made the correct choice by recasting Lily and the Eddie Joan Marshall and Happy Derman Just did not fit it they were terrible thank god they found Yvonne De Carlo and Butch Patrick.

[@lilyemmalindsay9025]

+dee sousa i agree

[@memelesardi9497]

And they also made the correct choice by changing the opening theme song... Lol :) :) :)

[@laurenmontera9516]

Things I'm glad they changed: 1) Eddie: Replace that Happy kid with Butch Patrick and make him more like Lily's side with a few wolf traits from his uncle and not his grandfather's transforming trick. Let him be a little boy instead of a beastly creature. 2) Make Lily an older gentle, elegant woman instead of recreating Mortisha. 3) Stop trying to recreate the Addams Family and let them be your friendly neighborhood blended vampire-werewolf-machine family. 4) Get rid of that ugly snake necklace! He's Count Dracula retired, not some herpetologist on Halloween!

[@mjnoir1]

it's so interesting to see the munsters in color. i liked the actress who played phoebe her make up and costume was very well done. i wonder how much time passes from the pilot to the final show. fred gwyne looks soo young.

[@JustWasted3HoursHere]

Good thing the powers that be saw the potential of this show from this pilot and made the necessary changes, because this was a real stinker. Eddie's behavior was especially dumb. Fred and Al were perfectly cast, but the rest needed to be replaced and I'm glad they were. I always preferred this show over The Addams Family. Incidentally, The Munsters and The Addams Family both started within a few weeks of each other, lasted two years and then were both canceled within a few weeks of each other (on different networks).

[@encellon]

This why pilot episodes are rarely widely viewed.

[@CyberScifi]

My word. People are 'blaming' a young boy for his acting and the part he played in "The Munsters". That is insane.

[@ApoIogeticsMan]

Marilyn was the perfect "straight man" to the off the wall Munster monsters.

[@WizardOfHumor1989]

Trusty the Bloodhound from LADY AND THE TRAMP can be heard howling!

[@ukamerica8]

It looks great in colour and I liked the moving popcorn

[@erysilva5808]

Luv it first glimps of color

[@zulu0219]

Like looking into an alternate reality!

[@kendane2001]

I'm surprised to see this in technicolor. I'm so used to seeing these characters in black, and white. Although technicolor was in most televisions were still black, and white. Stereo tv's would not come out till the 90's. now we have smart tv's.. what will be next?

[@SamBuddwing]

There may not be a rest of it. Remember, this was test footage intended to be shown to network executives.

[@suplex2000]

Even though I love "Lily" (Yvonne De Carlo) very much, I would have also been pretty cool about "Phoebe" (Joan Marshall) who did have the same beautiful factor that Lily had. As for "Eddie" in this Pilot (Happy Derman), nothing against "Happy" but I did NOT like the way they portrayed Eddie in this episode, as this disturbed permanently angry kid who doesn't want anyone near him...just awful, so good riddance to that!

[@videogeekin]

“ Eddie was recast as kinda a cross between Eddie Haskel & Opie Taylor.”

[@PrincessOtaku77]

I watched a documentary about the Munsters. The network had a few complaints like eddie’s personality being loud and bratty. Saying he was unlikeable. Lily looked like morticia from the Addams family.

[@hadleymanmusic]

Looks like the same gate in the ghost and mr. Chicken.

[@chorse70]

It's the same set I believe.

[@moneymakingebiz]

My stomach almost couldn't handle the intro.

[@mrjensee]

Wow and it's even in color!!

[@larrymelton778]

Funny how the pilot is in color, but the weekly broadcasts were all in Black and white.

[@jessiemorris5330]

Love THE MUNSTERS !! Funny show !

[@geraldackerman1272]

Hey! What about the second half of it? And just when it was getting really interesting.

[@gabrielvidrio3210]

I can't believe NO ONE EVER mentioned that Phoebe (Lily's Character) looks very much like Morticia Addams 🕷👩🏻🖤 Btw I can't believe we didn't get 2 see Marylin's transformation 👱‍♀️🌀🧟‍♀️ If Herman is The Creature 🧟‍♂️ Grandpa is a vampire 🧛‍♂️ Eddie is a werewolf 🐺 Phoebe is another vampire 🧛‍♀️ Then I'm guessing Marylin could've turned into...a witch 🧙‍♀️ Perhaps a sexy witch 🦹🏼‍♀️ or a ghoul-friend 🧟‍♀️ Anyways I loved this series either way 💜👻🕷🎃🦇🌝💜

[@GilObregon-hj6zh]

It was mentioned here SEVERAL times -- from 10 years ago to as recently as "1 year ago" -- about how Phoebe and Morticia look so similar.

[@gabrielvidrio3210]

Exactly! Thanks 4 the reply friend 🌟❤🌟

[@unclefoiley819]

Guess the government got into Grandpa's potion book and made the plague potion.

[@josephfrye7342]

now I watch them hehe and I realized the differences :)

[@dme1016]

Grandpa going after Lily's neck in the opening: what is this, Trump & Ivanka?

[@SofieHiyatsuki]

God..... im so glad they changed up the cast AND Hermans makup

[@rickykay9516]

It would not have been a hit TV show with this cast.

[@oldschoolsinger]

Sure glad they came to their senses on the casting of Lily and Eddie and changed Herman's makeup.

[@vigilanterocco381]

The Munsters were a classic later on; it became a cult comedy classic; I never missed an episode; as far as the acting----how can anyone say Al Lewis wasn't an excellent actor-----you can't tell he's acting----likewise the original Lilly.... Herman was an excellent actor.... We'll never see shows like this anymore.....

[@jameshughes6049]

It was genius changing to black & white.

[@SamBuddwing]

Since you brought it up, I'm wondering: Are there ANY shows today that use artificial laugh tracks?

[@dinomate01]

This is great !! Was this originally in colour or has it been colourised ? Thanks for posting this ! I love the Munsters

[@richardm3023]

That great looking Buick.....

[@UnkoHoloHolo]

Whipper Snaper, it was aired. I was there, when it didz. Two feet unfront id Boob Tube. It was a Family affair. When the network did adverts to get us itching to see. SO,Cali longbech. The Studio lots that prusuced it. As for nation wide brodcast. That came later. Was a westxoast. And, custom Hot Rods. Went with the Beach Boys crowds.

[@manuelkong10]

this is horrible ...I met Grandpa at Universal Studios while the show was still on....he told my mother off...he's my hero

[@MartinFarrell1972]

Correct me if I'm wrong, was it the network who requested it to be shot in black & white to give that old horror movie look?

[@HollywoodGraham]

Wish there was more.

[@222Lightning]

everybodys a critic ……...while watching the "internets" and picking their nose

[@Igaveyoumyfakename]

50 plus years later and people running away from the Munsters in fast motion and jumping fences is still funny as hell. LMAO!

[@beverlygannon4141]

Think I' would , wouldn't you if u saw someone like that ? 😂😂😂

[@samanthamerrill1811]

I dont care what anyone says I still love these kinds of shows. I miss them very much

[@sidvicious4760]

Good news, Rob Zombie is doing a reboot for this shows into movie

[@Undeadmetalhead87]

@@sidvicious4760 I heard that too.

[@snoozebutton23]

I remember watching this with my parents when I was younger (reruns during the 80's and 90's). Was one of my favorites and watching tv now is just a bummer.

[@snoozebutton23]

@@sidvicious4760 Heck ya!! That will be awesome!

[@porkchopexpress6890]

Yea same here I love this show so much. Such a terrible shame that Rob Zombie has to ruin the reboot already. Using his wife as lily smh. His wife isn’t a good actor at all. Idk why they let Rob zombie do a reboot of this awesome so. But good thing I have the originals and I’ll just watch those instead

[@hbhamilton3410]

The film quality of this pilot is unbelievable! Hard to believe it’s 54 years-old.

[@Matt561]

That's the magic of film, That's also why it transfers so well the 4K

[@petejones879]

58 now

[@drmattathias]

59 now.

[@mandelstamm]

It was shot on movie film. Movie film has greater resolution than the latest digital technology. That's why old movies look so great on 4K tvs.

[@kevinmadden1645]

Curious that the pilot was filmed in color but the series was filmed in black and white.

[@Bertonator]

The best part of the pilot was in Grandpa's dungeon laboratory. Lighting his cigar with the Jacob's Ladder, looking through his alchemy tome, mixing the potion in a blender, pure Al Lewis gold!

[@corazoncubano5372]

I'm glad they made the cast changes and improved Fred's make up.

[@Coastincolt]

Asensio Rodriguez This makeup was too similar to the actual Frankenstein makeup - too frightening and not comedic. Also, he's not wearing the padded suit. And Fred Gwynne was playing it too straight, whereas the key to the Herman that we now know and love is that he's just a big, guileless kid, who never means any harm. Al Lewis seems to already have Grandpa on lockdown.

[@CHT420]

Grandpa’s too

[@denisemartel3352]

I’m glad they change it all.

[@AriesCarrionCaine]

So glad they recasted the roles, otherwise it would have sucked big time.

[@anonymousposter3570]

LOL... You would have no idea... You just like the beloved characters who were in the series.

[@GoldandAppel]

BIG TIME!

[@chrisowen2925]

If left alone the actors of Grandpa, Herman, and Marilyn would never have been able to have gotten more acting roles in other shows and movies. Many times your performance is what gets you a better carrer. In the case of AMG the worse you are the bigger the laugh and you might move on just fo the laughs.

[@KC______]

@@chrisowen2925 👋 Happy New Year Chris; what is the AMG if you don't mind? 👁️ I Am The EggMan 👁️

[@chrisowen2925]

@@KC______ American Move Gallery I think was what I located. Your reply is too old so I do not remember the source.

[@JoeStoppinghem]

It also helped being in black and white. Gave it more a feel of the old movies.

[@bahhumbug9824]

Per Wikipedia: "In 1965, The Munsters was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, but lost to The Rogues." Who the heck remembers The Rogues or even heard of it?

[@Fireglo]

Awards aren't given based on what might get a cult following 50 years later, they can't predict the future can they? At the time the Munsters weren't as popular as they are now. Generally TV shows become more popular long after they first aired.

[@ghenulo]

@@Fireglo I think you miss the point. The point is how the awards were bad at predicting the durability of the respective series. But hey, the same thing happens with movies; movies that no one remembers got Oscars but other movies released the same year have become classics.

[@Fireglo]

@@ghenulo so they should get a crystal ball? It was the preferred show in 1965 that's why it won. The Munsters was preferred by a modern audience.

[@daniel_sc1024]

There are probably quite a few millenials who have never heard of "The Munsters." Golden Globe Awards aren't based on popularity but for excellence. "The Rogues" had a cast that included David Niven and Charles Boyer, and had several very well known and talented guest stars.

[@Fireglo]

@@daniel_sc1024 David Niven the absolute worst James Bond.

[@CaptainSpalding72]

The black and white covered up lots of flaws in the make up.

[@rangerjones5531]

Most people didn’t have a colour tv so black and white made sense

[@Hqhq-01]

B&W also made it much more like the old B&W Frankenstein and Dracula films.

[@manofmanyinterests]

The line SHOULD have been "He's just a beautician, not a MORTICIAN!"

[@tommelli5428]

manofmanyinterests.. actually the line should have been "he's just a mortician, not a miracle worker"

[@gabevee3]

Morticians also apply makeup to corpses. The line fits the context.

[@heru-deshet359]

This show wouldn't have lasted two episodes if they had kept the same cast, music and intro. It was dry, humorless and boring.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

This was just a pilot which is often little more than a proof of concept.

[@heru-deshet359]

@@ricardocantoral7672 I know that Cap[tain Obvious, lol.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@heru-deshet359 Sure you did.

[@heru-deshet359]

@@ricardocantoral7672 Yes, Captain Obvious and seemingly lonely as well, lol.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

@@heru-deshet359 I see we are projecting.

[@burningmarl5664]

They improved everything, the cast, the opening theme. Practice makes perfect. :)

[@arthurmartine6410]

Yeah the opening theme was FN HORRIBLE

[@drssexy2142]

u guys are dumb as fuck; this pilot is far superior in every way. The 2nd version dumbed everything down for the lowest common denominator.

[@dankydiecast5686]

The funniest episode ever is when grandpa turns Eddie into a professional trumpet player. But his potion has a side effect. It also makes Eddie talk and act like a ‘60s beatnik hippie. I laugh out loud every time I see that one. Best written part for Butch Patrick I’ve ever seen. 😂

[@jamestcallahanphotographer]

DankydineDieCast That is a great one...I need to see it now! Doesn’t he call Herman “Daddio?” 😆

[@fishfire_2999]

Sound funny as s***.

[@jesusnameaboveallnames7369]

10/13/2020 @DankyDieCast Yeah, that was a great episode. One of my favorite scenes (of a different episode), is when Herman's moonlighting as a P.I. & Lily & Marilyn are going from door to door seeking charity donations. They come to a home where Herman's working. He opens the door & Lily could hear a woman say to Herman: If it's my husband, get rid of him. Lily automatically assumes that he's having an affair. Herman starts off with: Lily, you won't believe this ... [ but Lily cuts him off in mid sentence] & she says: You may not believe this, but I'm Sonny Liston (the boxer) &🥊 uppercuts him a good one!! 🥊He goes down in a flash!! It's hilarious!!🤣😂 On a few other notes: If you think Lily is beautiful under all that make up, she is. Check her out in The Ten Commandments, as Moses wife. Also, my personal opinions on the recast. I'm glad about the Phoebe character. For one, she looks too young & I didn't think she could act. The way they had Eddie act (& his lines) were horrible. So glad that was changed. And good to see Herman loosed up a bit.😄 Plus, I get to watch The Munsters almost nightly, on CoziTV.👊

[@paulheap1982]

@JESUS Name Above All Names you don't need to date your comment.

[@tooties545]

I like when Eddie ran away from home. He hid up in a tree because he was too young to cross the street. that's such Vaudevillian joke. 😆

[@gammondog]

Al did a show on wbai for some years with his wife. Sometimes he would discuss his life experiences and once mentioned that he was recognized throughout the world as "grandpa". He regarded that title as an honorific and liked being called grandpa. You can be sure he took no offense.

[@darylcheshire1618]

he ran a restaurant called “Grandpa’s”.

[@gammondog]

@@darylcheshire1618 He told a story about that restaurant. A lady came in with her children and innocently ran up a bill that was too high not knowing the upscale prices. Al was called over and took care of everything. No expense.

[@darylcheshire1618]

@@gammondog a good story

[@baltazarreyesmagalo2701]

Thank you so much for sharing this! Most changes made by the producers for the aired version were for the better, IMO. "Phoebe" is a very nice looking goth chick, but that Vampira outfit also makes her less motherly and sympathetic. Also, let's face it, De Carlo was a better actress. Thankfully they made Herman into a perkier character. Marilyn is pretty much the same here. I hated this version of Eddie, but I think the problem was the concept of "angry beast child", not the actual actor (even though Butch Patrick *had* more charisma). One positive thing I have to say about this pilot is that I liked that Grandpa was more of a magician and less of a mad scientist

[@rogue7723]

The problem with Eddie (and by an extension "Phoebe") is that there's _no twist_ on the archetypes they play. Great comedy usually comes from subverting audience's expectations. "Phoebe" was just another cold, unloving Gothic female we've seen in other horror movies. People have seen _thousands of uncontrollable, savage werewolves_ in media before this pilot and Eddie was just another one of those cliches, the only difference is he was a child. The actual show proper kept the archetypes of Lily and Eddie, but played around more with them. Lily was still a vampire (or zombie), but she was _more importantly and frequently portrayed_ as a _kind-hearted, good-humored and loving_ wife, mother and person in general, so to see her do things like sleep like a corpse, cook monster-type food and mention horror-themed things like graveyards, blood, etc. while being the kind and loving character we've come to know is funnier than if they just had her do the stereotypical monster stuff while still behaving like a monster. Likewise, Eddie is still a werewolf, but they made him more of a playful, energetic and sweet All-American Boy, whose werewolf tendencies like howling at the moon, sleeping in a coffin with a stuffed werewolf doll, etc. make him seem more like a lovable puppy instead of a bratty, pugnacious kid who has monster tendencies.

[@dmunoz5999]

It's now 59 years since this pilot episode was last aired! Quality at its best, like it was just made!