The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (TV Series) The Mini-Munsters (1973) User Reviews

I rate it B-

[h2obum2 · 4/10 · 7 January 2001]

If you're a munsters collector, this is the perfect addition to your collection. This very rare pilot has only been aired once in 1973 on ABC as one of their Saturday Morning cartoon specials. Herman, Eddie, Grandpa, and Lily are informed that Igor and Lucretia (their cousins) are coming to the United States for a visit from Transylvania. Eddie is at the age where he is starting his own band and when Igor and Lucretia arrive, they help out. After a while, Herman, Grandpa, and Lily are getting a bit tired of the constant music at the house and Herman promises Eddie a car to drive to the school to practice his music there. As a new invention, Grandpa has designed a machine that will not let Eddie drive too fast. As a result, Eddies car is run on Music. A new business that has just come into town selling their own brand of gas is upset with this and is out to destroy the Munsters and their music machine. Soon, the whole city is using Grandpa's invention. The new gas company has planned to steal spot for ransom to get the music machine. The leaders of the company destroy Grandpa's machine and the family gets their pet back. As soon as they get home, Grandpa starts to rebuild the machine. To make a long story short, the machine gets rebuilt, the family is back together, and the show is over. What makes this cartoon enjoyable to watch is knowing that it has only been on tv once a very long time ago, and that it is very rare. For an unknown reason, Marilyn Munster does not appear in this. Please feel free to email me if you have any other questions.