This starts off with the already-familiar scene of Marilyn and a boyfriend at the front steps. This time the guy leaves vaulting the front gate and diving head first back into his car!
Everyone feels badly that Marilyn can't seem to hold a boyfriend, not realizing those guys panic and run once they see what Marilyn's adopted family really looks like....so Grandpa conjures up one of his many potions to fix things. This is a potion that makes whoever drinks it look irresistible and make those near want to be amorous with them! He dumps it into Marilyn's oatmeal and breakfast but Marilyn is late for school and leaves. The oatmeal winds up being eaten by Lily, Herman and Eddie. Now, anyone who sees them automatically falls in love with them.
At this point, it really gets funny as we see the meek and little mailman, Mr. Bloom (Edward Mallory) mailman, goes crazy for Lily and the next door neighbor lady "Mrs. Cribbins (Claire Carleton) look at Herman as if he is Cary Grant. Now it's "call me Yolanda. My friends call me yo-yo, darling," etc. They make fools of themselves and are hilarious. Meanwhile, Eddie has to run home as he is being chased by screaming, idolizing girls.
"A little bit of that old Munster charm goes a long way," explains Herman to Lily as they discuss what happened to them. Lily answers adoringly, "You know, they just don't make men like you anymore."
It's these kind of silly and funny lines that helped make this program so much fun to watch. It isn't just the slapstick and all the sight gags. The dialog was always great.
Having said that, I have to say the slapstick in here the last 4-5 minutes was outstanding, with the relentless mailman and neighbor lady chasing our couple all over their house.
Overall, an outstanding episode; one of their best.
Everyone feels badly that Marilyn can't seem to hold a boyfriend, not realizing those guys panic and run once they see what Marilyn's adopted family really looks like....so Grandpa conjures up one of his many potions to fix things. This is a potion that makes whoever drinks it look irresistible and make those near want to be amorous with them! He dumps it into Marilyn's oatmeal and breakfast but Marilyn is late for school and leaves. The oatmeal winds up being eaten by Lily, Herman and Eddie. Now, anyone who sees them automatically falls in love with them.
At this point, it really gets funny as we see the meek and little mailman, Mr. Bloom (Edward Mallory) mailman, goes crazy for Lily and the next door neighbor lady "Mrs. Cribbins (Claire Carleton) look at Herman as if he is Cary Grant. Now it's "call me Yolanda. My friends call me yo-yo, darling," etc. They make fools of themselves and are hilarious. Meanwhile, Eddie has to run home as he is being chased by screaming, idolizing girls.
"A little bit of that old Munster charm goes a long way," explains Herman to Lily as they discuss what happened to them. Lily answers adoringly, "You know, they just don't make men like you anymore."
It's these kind of silly and funny lines that helped make this program so much fun to watch. It isn't just the slapstick and all the sight gags. The dialog was always great.
Having said that, I have to say the slapstick in here the last 4-5 minutes was outstanding, with the relentless mailman and neighbor lady chasing our couple all over their house.
Overall, an outstanding episode; one of their best.