"The Munsters" Munsters on the Move (1965)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Director:

Joseph Pevney

Writers:

Joe Connelly (written by)
Bob Mosher (written by)

TV Series:

"The Munsters" (1964)

Original Air Date:

25 March 1965 (Season 1, Episode 27)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Horror

Plot:

Herman gets a promotion in the parlor, but he and the family will have to move to Buffalo and sell the house.

Plot Keywords:

Monster | Frankenstein | Werewolf | Vampire | Mad Scientist

Cast

Fred Gwynne	...	Herman Munster
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Lily Munster
Al Lewis	...	Grandpa
Pat Priest	...	Marilyn Munster
Butch Patrick	...	Eddie Wolfgang Munster
Eddie Hanley	...	The Workman
Lenore Shanewise	...	Elmira
Alma Murphy	...	Susan
Jan Arvan	...	Poppa
Bella Bruck	...	Momma
Charles Seel	...	Elderly Man
Nydia Westman	...	Elderly Woman
Joey Scott	...	Jerry
Bert Freed	...	Mr. Dennison
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Scott	...	Jerry

Runtime:

30 min

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Kayro-Vue Productions

Quotes:

Grandpa Munster: [huge thump] Herman's home.
[pans fall]
Grandpa Munster: Lilly, either hang those pans up or have them tuned!

Shuffling Off To Buffalo - NOT

Often, the members of the family most opposed to moving out of town are kids, and you can't blame them. Separating them from their school friends and activities is traumatic. Here, Eddie balks when his dad, Herman, is given a promotion and must move to Buffalo for his new position. Eddie is having his best season on the local Little League baseball team and doesn't want that to end. Grandpa, meanwhile, has gone ahead and sold the house, to a wrecking business. When the family decides to pacify Eddie and stay, they have to say the house before the wrecking ball destroys it

Highlights were the various people who came by the view the house. They included an old couple, a band of gypsies and two crooked elderly female antique dealers.

How all of them are scared away leads to some good laughs. For instance, the latter's reactions upon seeing the Munster family were classic Munster humor: the old women diving over the front wall of the house after "spot" scares the heck out of them.

It gets a little too silly at the end with all the French Revolution getup but Burt Freed was good as "Mr. Denniston," the man who comes to demolish the house.

I also enjoyed Herman's song and dance of "Shuffle Off To Buffalo." Later, he and Iily did the same song in a duet. Finally, there were some excellent puns regarding Herman's place of employment.