The Munsters

10 Best Episodes of The Munsters - Season 1

At 1313 Mockingbird Lane, Mockingbird Heights, lived one of America's strangest sitcom families, The Munsters. Strangest looking, that is, for beneath Herman's Frankensteinian facial features, Lily's vampiric visage, Grandpa's Dracula countenance and Eddie's Wolfman looks, lurked possibly the sweetest and most sensitive sitcom family ever to grace the small-screen. This, of course, was the nub of the series: that a family so weird could overcome the everyday problems of modern living - and the fact that people ran away from them, screaming - by their generosity, gentleness and belief in traditional American values.

Written by Sophie and last updated on dec 30, 2022.

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The Munsters - S1E22

#15 - Dance With Me, Herman (Season 1 - Episode 22)

In order to accompany Marilyn to her school dance, Herman decides to take dancing lessons. He goes to Happy Havemeyer's Dancing School, where he is suckered into signing a ten-year contract for 1500 lessons (at $7.50 a lesson). Herman is under the wrong impression that he is going to become a dancing instructor for the school.

The episode was rated 8.14 from 29 votes.

The Munsters - S1E25

#14 - Come Back Little Googie (Season 1 - Episode 25)

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Grandpa is under the impression that he's turned Eddie's friend Googie into a monkey. The truth is that the little boy is hiding to fool the Munsters.

The episode was rated 8.14 from 28 votes.

The Munsters - S1E27

#13 - Munsters on the Move (Season 1 - Episode 27)

In order to accept a promotion, Herman has to shuffle his family off to Buffalo. Eddie, who happens to be doing great on the baseball team, throws a temper tantrum. Since Grandpa has already sold the house to a wrecking company, the Munsters have no choice but to wage war.

The episode was rated 8.15 from 34 votes.

The Munsters - S1E8

#12 - Herman the Great (Season 1 - Episode 8)

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Herman becomes a professional wrestler called The Masked Marvel. After he shows that he has superhuman strength to a friend of Eddie's who is the son of a pro wrestling manager. Herman uses the extra cash to save for Eddie's college education. However Herman is so nice and gullible his opponents can take advantage of him.

The episode was rated 8.21 from 61 votes.

The Munsters - S1E19

#11 - Eddie's Nickname (Season 1 - Episode 19)

Eddie wants to quit school because all the kids there call him Shorty. Grandpa helps by fixing a potion to make Eddie grow six inches overnight. Instead, the potion causes the young Munster to grow a full beard and mustache.

The episode was rated 8.22 from 32 votes.

The Munsters - S1E12

#10 - The Sleeping Cutie (Season 1 - Episode 12)

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Marilyn has insomnia and in a attempt to cure it, Grandpa accidentally gives her a Sleeping Beauty potion instead. Now Marilyn can't wake up unless she has been kissed by a prince. Lily and Herman advertise for a prince in classified section the newspaper, but this only attracts a couple of out-of-work actors. Meanwhile, Grandpa is negotiating with an oil company for the rights to use his magic pill that turns water into gasoline.

The episode was rated 8.22 from 49 votes.

The Munsters - S1E21

#9 - Don't Bank on Herman (Season 1 - Episode 21)

When Herman and Grandpa go to the bank to make a withdrawal, they are mistaken for bank robbers and handed eighteen thousand dollars in cash. When Herman gets home and realizes the wrong he's done wrong, he can't rest until he returns the money. When trying to bring it back in the middle of the night, Herman and Grandpa wind up locked in the bank's vault.

The episode was rated 8.24 from 33 votes.

The Munsters - S1E35

#8 - Herman's Happy Valley (Season 1 - Episode 35)

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Herman purchases ten acres in Happy Holiday Valley through a magazine ad. It turns out to be a patch of wasteland in a broken-down ghost town, so the Munsters absolutely adore it. This makes things difficult for the fly-by-night salespeople who get a better offer for the property and want to buy it back.

The episode was rated 8.26 from 31 votes.

The Munsters - S1E29

#7 - Herman the Rookie (Season 1 - Episode 29)

Leo Durocher, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, needs a power hitter for his team. When he gets conked on the head by one of Herman's line drives from seven blocks away, he believes he has his man. He tracks Herman down and asks him to try out for the team. After Herman demonstrates his powerful force as a batter, Durocher comments: ""I don't know whether to sign him with the Dodgers or send him to Vietnam.""

The episode was rated 8.27 from 26 votes.

The Munsters - S1E38

#6 - Yes, Galen, There Is A Herman (a.k.a. My Friend Herman) (Season 1 - Episode 38)

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Herman saves the life of a young boy, Galen Livingston Stewart, by bending the bars his head is stuck between. They immediately become close friends. The only problem is that Galen's parents think Uncle Herman is a figment of the boy's imagination. They take him to a psychiatrist, played by Harvey Korman with a broad German accent.

The episode was rated 8.29 from 28 votes.

The Munsters - S1E10

#5 - Autumn Croakus (Season 1 - Episode 10)

Grandpa is feeling lonely and depressed so he contacts a matrimonial agency to find a mate. The agency sends over a nice looking elderly woman who find Grandpa to be delightful. She turns out to be the Black Widow: she makes her living by marrying her suitors, getting them to sign a life insurance policy naming her as beneficiary, and then murdering them.

The episode was rated 8.29 from 59 votes.

The Munsters - S1E36

#4 - Hot Rod Herman (Season 1 - Episode 36)

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Eddie, under the impression that his father is the greatest driver in the world, volunteers Herman in a drag-strip competition. After souping up the Munster Coach and dressing up like Marlon Brando in his Wild One days, Herman loses his car in a drag race. In a rematch, Grandpa races in the Dragula, a motorized coffin on wheels.

The episode was rated 8.32 from 34 votes.

The Munsters - S1E33

#3 - Lily Munster, Girl Model (Season 1 - Episode 33)

Fearing that she is not useful around the house, Lily searches for a job. She eventually lands a position as a fashion model, causing Herman to become wildly jealous as he entertains fantasies about the suave men she's liable to mingle with. With Grandpa's help, Herman transforms himself into a swinging playboy. Grandpa, in a disguise, poses as his beautiful blonde girlfriend.

The episode was rated 8.37 from 27 votes.

The Munsters - S1E13

#2 - Family Portrait (Season 1 - Episode 13)

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The Munsters have been chosen by Event Magazine as the average American family. Grandpa is insulted by being labeled ""average."" He disappears, jeopardizing the family's photo opportunity and the large amount of prize money that came with it. When a journalist and photographer arrive at the Munster home, Herman and Lily think they are burglars.

The episode was rated 8.44 from 43 votes.

The Munsters - S1E34

#1 - Munster the Magnificent (Season 1 - Episode 34)

Eddie volunteers Herman as a performer for his school's Talent Night. Since Herman has no discernible talent, Grandpa conjures up a pair of magic ballet shoes that will transform whoever wears them into a gifted dancer. But Herman is uneasy about strapping on this footwear. Fortunately, Eddie already has him billed as the world's greatest magician.

The episode was rated 8.45 from 22 votes.

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