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"The Munsters Today" (1988): :  -- Grandpa and Herman (Howard Morton, John Schuck) serve on the jury of a murder trial.
"The Munsters Today" (1988): :  -- The Munster's mansion is filled with odd characters when the family holds a reunion.
"The Munsters Today" (1988): :  -- Herman, Marilyn and Eddie make up excuses to keep from doing household chores.
"The Munsters Today" (1988): :  -- Lily wants to spend a romantic weekend with Herman. Guest: Zsa Zsa Gabor.
"The Munsters Today" (1988): :  -- The Munsters move into a luxurious apartment after a flood damages their home. With John Schuck, Lee Meriwether.

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Release Date:
9 October 1988 (USA) more
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Plot:
This is supposed to be the exact same Munster family as in the '60s series "The Munsters". One of Grandpa's experiments went awry... more
Awards:
3 wins & 10 nominations more
User Comments:
Doubtful It Can Be Enjoyed If You're A Fan Of The Original Series more (6 total)

Cast

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John Schuck ... Herman Munster (73 episodes, 1987-1991)

Lee Meriwether ... Lily Munster (73 episodes, 1987-1991)

Jason Marsden ... Edward 'Eddie' Wolfgang Munster / ... (73 episodes, 1987-1991)
Howard Morton ... 'Grandpa' Vladimir Dracula / ... (73 episodes, 1987-1991)
Hilary Van Dyke ... Marilyn Munster (72 episodes, 1988-1991)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The New Munsters (USA) (alternative title)
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Runtime:
30 min (72 episodes)
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Trivia:
The first and thus far only version of "The Munsters" to feature lyrics with the memorable theme song. The lyrics are as follows; "We're the Munsters. We're the Munsters. We went to sleep twenty years ago, and we woke up with a brand new show. We're the Munsters. We're the Munsters... Today." more
Quotes:
Marilyn: 1988? It can't be!
'Grandpa' Vladimir Dracula: Yes it can, and it is! But it's no problem, I can have it fixed in a jiffy.
Lily: Jiffy? You can not fix what happened, we have just taken a twenty-two year nap!
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Doubtful It Can Be Enjoyed If You're A Fan Of The Original Series, 12 August 2002
Author: Big Movie Fan from England

Being a fan of the original 1960's series, I could not find it in my heart to praise The Munsters Today.

I guess you can't recreate the magic no matter how hard you try. A good analogy is to think of an artist's painting. An artist can paint a beautiful picture but it's doubtful he could paint the same picture again just as good.

The actors did try their best to do a good job and there were a couple of good episodes. Maybe it can be enjoyed if you're a youngster who has never viewed the original but for me, it just couldn't compare.

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