The Munsters: The Complete Series [DVD]

Sweet, endearing, and not the least bit creepy. I love The Munsters and much prefer to the Addams Family (though no disrespect to that classic). On the outside, they appear to be monster-like, but they are all heart. The running joke on the show is that their lovely niece Marilyn scares away all her admirers because "the poor dear sweet though she may be did not inherit her family's beauty." They are so unaware that what they deem normal is abnormal to everyone else. It is this core of humanity and the antics that the loveable Herman (head of the family married to Lily Grandpa's daughter) finds himself caught amid on every episode as his "American as apple pie" demeanor sees him attempt to become a movie star, major league pitcher, and race car driver among other things, though his nine to five is fittingly as a funeral parlor director. He teaches his wolfen son Eddie that with spirit and determination anything is possible and leads the family with a gentle but sometimes shaky hand (lol)... Not only is this complete series set a wonderful piece of nostalgia, but it also is teeming with valuable life lessons. A show with amazing heart and is definitely on my top ten favorite TV shows of all time list! Herman is really akin to another TV father: Andy Griffith. If you peel away the layers of makeup and relocate the show from 1313 Mockingbird Lane to Mayberry, you will truly see the wonderful but not over the top morality that celebrates family, honesty, integrity, love, and even faith! Five stars is not enough for this invaluable piece of TV history!

Always loved "The Munsters" as a kid, but can't believe how much I LOVE this DVD set! The humor is fresh even today, and funnier to me than before. I'd hesitated for two years on buying this one, as I own another 12-14 TV series on DVD and don't watch them, but I LOVE EVERY episode of this and can't stop viewing them! The DVD set is top-quality from a technical point of view as well, with sharp, excellent picture and sound on ALL episodes and on ALL extras, plus some great, lengthy extras on the stars (Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Al Lewis), plus a color version of one episode and a 15-minute episode originally used for pitching the series to the network. ALL of their movies are included in this set, which look great as to quality (I never viewed them for content and expect they aren't as good as the original show for laughs). Negatives about this DVD set? Nothing to complain about. As one reviewer had noted, "Audio goes out of sync every once in a while," as was common on early-mid-1960s TV shows. Not a problem at all, to me; it's "barely". Also, on all of the DVDs from ONE of the two seasons provided (I forget which), the chapter skipping takes you in one step from before the opening credits to the end of the closing credits--i.e., there are NO chapters at all within each episode, for some reason. Whereas the other season has chapters for each episode at all of the commercial breaks. No big deal, ultimately, to me. If you like "The Munsters," GET this complete series DVD set. You'll love it and you will feel NO disappointments with it!!

Got this as a gift. It has been watched and is a good quality. Woud recommend to a Munsters lover!!

Everytime I go to my parents house they have the old shows like this playing.

Great fun for kids and good memories for adults clean tv series

"The Munsters: The Complete Series" is an excellent box set, beginning with the packaging and its raised lettering in the front and on top. Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) and Al Lewis (Grandpa) played off each other very well, having previously worked together in the TV series "Car 54, Where Are You?" A fascinating bonus feature is the 15-minute pilot episode, filmed in color. The silly incidental music was later replaced by the classic instrumental Munsters' theme, written by composer/arranger Jack Marshall. The pilot episode included Joan Marshall as Phoebe Munster, and Nate "Happy" Derman as Eddie Munster. Phoebe looked eerily similar to Morticia Addams, as played by Carolyn Jones. Phoebe was very subservient to Herman. Yvonne De Carlo, who effortlessly made the transition from movies to television, was spookily perfect as Herman's wife, Lily Munster. Lily was strong willed, and kept the child-like Herman in line. "Happy" Derman played Eddie Munster as a young werewolf, with pointed ears, long fangs and sharp claws, who panted and growled a lot. He would never be able to attend public school. Butch Patrick's character of Eddie Munster was more of a human-werewolf hybrid, who was able to make some friends in school. In fact, in the episode "Eddie's Nickname," the other kids only made fun of Eddie because he was the shortest student in his class, calling him Shorty. Herman had a meaningful father-to-son talk about that subject. To me, it summed up why the Munsters are so beloved. Herman to Eddie: "The lesson I want you to learn is, it doesn't matter what you look like. You can be tall or short, or fat or thin, or ugly or handsome like your father, or you can be black or yellow or white, it doesn't matter. What does matter is the size of your heart, and the strength of your character." The episodes in the second season became even more bizarre. They also featured more physical comedy, especially with regards to Herman's super-human strength, and his ability to take punishment. In the episode "John Doe Munster," a huge safe falls on Herman's head. Herman isn't physically injured, but he does develop amnesia. In "Just Another Pretty Face," due to an accident in Grandpa's lab, Herman's face becomes disfigured, at least by Munsters' standards. Fred Gwynne appears without the Munster makeup on his face, for most of the episode. Near the end of the episode, Herman is hit by lightning, which restores his original facial features. Due to the rigors of applying that makeup, and wearing the heavy boots and bulky clothes, playing Herman took a physical toll on Fred Gwynne. In addition to that, Fred was wary of being typecast as Herman Munster for the rest of his career. The success of "Batman" caused a ratings drop for "The Munsters," which led to their cancellation after the second season. Fred, Al and Yvonne did appear in the theatrical movie "Munster, Go Home!" (1966), and the made-for-TV movie "The Munsters' Revenge" in 1981. Fortunately, both of those movies are included as bonus features in this box set. In addition, biographies of Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis and Yvonne De Carlo are also included in disc 6 of season two. Also included is the best bonus feature about the Munsters, "America's First Family Of Fright." After watching this box set, it's easy to see why a TV show that debuted fifty years ago, and only lasted two seasons, is so fondly remembered.

I loved watching "The Munsters" as a kid growing up in the 60's and have enjoyed seeing it again sporadically in syndication over the years since. It still surprises me that this great show only ran for 2 seasons. In recent years seeing it played on cable retro TV stations, I was very disappointed that the episodes were edited (for time), and that's partly what motivated me to buy the complete series on DVD. And it certainly was worth it. The acting, physical comedy and sight gags, makeup and even the special effects (for a TV show of its day) all made this show a classic. And the network deciding to film it in B&W instead of color (for cost savings) was the best decision they ever made. While it's very interesting to see some of the pilot in color, it just doesn't come across the same. The series was stellar and each episode holds up incredibly well, and the documentary/bios on Fred Gwynne, Al Lewis, Yvonne DeCarlo and the series as a whole, make the special feature extras outstanding. While some may appreciate the inclusion of the two movies made after the series ended: "Munster, Go Home" (1966) and "Munsters Revenge" (1981), I could have done without them. "Munster, Go Home" pales in comparison to the TV series, but at least it was made immediately afterwards and Gwynne, Lewis, DeCarlo and Patrick (they should have also kept Pat Priest as Marilyn) all look the same and they do try hard to recapture a very tiny bit of the energy, gags and chemistry of the TV show--albeit unsuccessfully. However, "Munsters Revenge" was truly awful in every way--acting, storyline, makeup, special effects . . . In my opinion, they should have ended on a high note and stopped with the end of the TV series. But aside from those critiques, this is a near perfect collection of all things Munsters and a must-have for lovers of the show.

Arrived on time in great condition can't wait to watch

This is just the tops. I originally saw the Munsters when i was small child when it originally ran on British TV. I was in awe, these guys and gals were so spooky and gothic (based on universals horror icons at the time, Frankenstiens monster, Dracula, the werewolf). All shot in black and white and this only adds to its appeal, like the original universal films. So yes its a spoof taking the Munsters to be you average American family (not), they think they are tho! Lots and lots of adventures with then all getting up to mischief and lots of tight spots. I am watching these with my young daughter, we laugh out loud and are total fans. There are some great extras on the last disc, a full documentary and individual documentaries on Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo and Al Lewis. These dvds are priceless and you get the complete works, get this while its still around totally recommended.

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Audio únicamente en versión original, sin subtítulos

So happy I have these episodes to watch again as I remember back in the 80s growing up in the UK as a kid this show was on in the early evening around 6pm on TV and looking forward to the The Munsters to see what crazy antics Herman Munsters but especially Grandpa would get up to whilst the rest of the family tried to get on with normal life trying to fit into the neighborhood. There were great writers and talented actors back in the Golden age of Hollywood sadly lacking today as comedy shows are so restricted now they are Not funny . This is the complete series but be aware not the newly released version that has one episode in colour, the pilot and both movies. If a fan of shows like Mister Ed, I love Lucy, The Addams Family than The Munsters is one for your collection as you can sit down, chill out and have a good laugh with the First family of fright.

c est dommage mais la saison 1 n est pas en vf ni en vostf sauf la saison 2 et les telefilms