The Munsters are invited to a masquerade dance party.The Munsters are invited to a masquerade dance party.The Munsters are invited to a masquerade dance party.
Berniece Janssen
- The 2nd Guest
- (as Berniece Dalton)
Arthur Tovey
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe actors who play Tom Daly's parents both appear in Bewitched (1964) episodes. Mabel Albertson became well known as Mrs. Stevens in that show, and her husband there was named Frank. In this episode, the boyfriend's dad is played by actor Frank Wilcox.
- GoofsLily's wires are visible while she is "dancing on air".
- Quotes
Herman Munster: If there's anything that's disturbs me, Lily, it's the idea of grown people, like us, dressing up in costume and looking ridiculous.
- ConnectionsReferences Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Featured review
The beginning of a brilliant series.
I was born in '68 and was brought up on re-runs of The Munsters, so I guess that a fair amount of nostalgia influences how I feel about this TV series, but even trying to put prejudice aside, I cannot see how one could fail to enjoy such a gloriously silly programme, with such monstrously lovable characters.
In the opening scene of this first episode, pretty blonde Marilyn (Pat Priest) is seen necking with her boyfriend on the porch of her aunt and uncle's spooky house in Mockingbird Lane. Not realising that Marilyn is the only normal one in a family of monsters, the young man invites his girlfriend and her bizarre guardians to his parents' masquerade party, with disastrous results.
With lumbering Fred Gwynne as well meaning man-made monster Herman, sexy (if you like the goth look, and I do!) Yvonne De Carlo as his dead wife Lily, pasty faced Al Lewis as vampire Grandpa, and pointy eared Butch Patrick as wolf-boy Eddie, the Munsters are pure horror comedy fun from start to finish.
The premise that the Munsters see their niece as 'the ugly one' is pretty damn funny on its own, but add Gwynne's hilarious mugging (of the facial kind), the fact that Herman's face is mistaken for a mask by the other party-goers, and the boyfriend's sudden realisation that his girl is related to monsters, and you've got a quality opening episode from a show deserving of the label 'classic'.
And don't forget that catchy theme tune.
In the opening scene of this first episode, pretty blonde Marilyn (Pat Priest) is seen necking with her boyfriend on the porch of her aunt and uncle's spooky house in Mockingbird Lane. Not realising that Marilyn is the only normal one in a family of monsters, the young man invites his girlfriend and her bizarre guardians to his parents' masquerade party, with disastrous results.
With lumbering Fred Gwynne as well meaning man-made monster Herman, sexy (if you like the goth look, and I do!) Yvonne De Carlo as his dead wife Lily, pasty faced Al Lewis as vampire Grandpa, and pointy eared Butch Patrick as wolf-boy Eddie, the Munsters are pure horror comedy fun from start to finish.
The premise that the Munsters see their niece as 'the ugly one' is pretty damn funny on its own, but add Gwynne's hilarious mugging (of the facial kind), the fact that Herman's face is mistaken for a mask by the other party-goers, and the boyfriend's sudden realisation that his girl is related to monsters, and you've got a quality opening episode from a show deserving of the label 'classic'.
And don't forget that catchy theme tune.
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- BA_Harrison
- Mar 16, 2008
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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What is the broadcast (satellite or terrestrial TV) release date of Munster Masquerade (1964) in Brazil?
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