The Munsters

10 Best Episodes of The Munsters - Season 2

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 - S2E20

#15 - Grandpa's Lost Wife (Season 2 - Episode 20)

A lady in Sioux City, Iowa, has placed an advertisement offering a reward for the return of her lost husband, who is Grandpa. Grandpa claims to have never seen this woman before in his life - but when he discovers that she's filthy rich, he's ready to sign an affidavit stating that she is his spouse.

The episode was rated 8.19 from 21 votes.

The Munsters - S2E22

#14 - Zombo (Season 2 - Episode 22)

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Eddie, an avid fan of ghoulish TV host Zombo, becomes the winner of the ""Why I Like Zombo Contest"" and gets to be on the Zombo show. Herman becomes jealous of Eddie's new hero and wants to appear equally outlandish. But his efforts to impress his son fail. Eddie eventually learns that Zombo is not a real person but a phony character played by an actor.

The episode was rated 8.21 from 24 votes.

The Munsters - S2E31

#13 - Herman's Lawsuit (Season 2 - Episode 31)

Herman is struck by a car. He isn't hurt, but the car that struck him is totaled. The uninjured driver assumes she has disfigured Herman, and her attorney suggests that she try to settle with him for $10,000. When Herman receives the offer, he wrongly assumes that this is the amount he owes for the damage he caused to the car. He runs away from home rather than face the problem of financial ruin for his family.

The episode was rated 8.21 from 19 votes.

The Munsters - S2E16

#12 - Herman Picks a Winner (Season 2 - Episode 16)

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Herman tries to teach Eddie a lesson about the folly of gambling: he takes the money in Eddie's piggy bank and bets it on a long shot at the racetrack. When the horse comes in a winner, it ruins the point of Herman's lesson and leads to his entanglement with organized crime.

The episode was rated 8.23 from 22 votes.

The Munsters - S2E32

#11 - A Visit From the Teacher (Season 2 - Episode 32)

When Eddie reads a school composition entitled ""My Parents - An Average American Family"" to his class, his teacher believes the boy is exhibiting symptoms of an overactive imagination. The school principal suggests that Eddie's wild exaggerations might be motivated by an underprivileged home life. It is decided that a visit to the Munster home is in order.

The episode was rated 8.26 from 19 votes.

The Munsters - S2E2

#10 - Herman, the Master Spy (Season 2 - Episode 2)

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In this Cold War episode, a Russian fishing trawler picks up a scuba-diving Herman in its haul of fish and mistakes him for the missing link. The crew members report their find to Moscow, claiming it puts the Soviets ahead in the ""missing link race."" The response from the Commissar is that Herman is an American spy.

The episode was rated 8.31 from 36 votes.

The Munsters - S2E29

#9 - A House Divided (Season 2 - Episode 29)

A massive argument erupts between Grandpa and Herman after Herman accidentally destroys a go-cart the two of them constructed for Eddie. Since Grandpa claims to own half of the house, Herman draws a white line down its center and insists that Grandpa remain on his side of the line.

The episode was rated 8.32 from 22 votes.

The Munsters - S2E6

#8 - Happy 100th Anniversary (Season 2 - Episode 6)

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Herman and Lily want to buy each other an elaborate gift for their 100th Anniversary. Without telling each other, they both take night jobs as ship welders. Since the job requires them to wear protective helmets that conceal their faces, they don't realize whom they're dealing with when they start flirting with each other.

The episode was rated 8.36 from 28 votes.

The Munsters - S2E23

#7 - Cyrano de Munster (Season 2 - Episode 23)

After Herman has his poetry published in The Mortician Monthly, a shy coworker named Clyde asks him to compose love letters to help him attract the attention of a young lady he's fallen for. Herman obliges, but soon Lily discovers samples of this mushy writing and becomes suspicious. After a re-enactment of the ""hiding in the bushes"" scene from CYRANO DE BERGERAC, the object of Clyde's desire falls for Herman. Meanwhile, Herman mistakenly suspects that Clyde's object of desire is Lily.

The episode was rated 8.36 from 22 votes.

The Munsters - S2E14

#6 - The Treasure of Mockingbird Heights (Season 2 - Episode 14)

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While searching for a fuse box in the dungeon, Herman and Grandpa discover a secret chamber and a clue to the pirate treasure hidden on the Munsters' property.

The episode was rated 8.37 from 27 votes.

The Munsters - S2E19

#5 - The Most Beautiful Ghoul in the World (Season 2 - Episode 19)

With inheritance money from Cousin Wolverine, Grandpa and Herman develop an invention for transporting an electrical current without wires. Lily and Marilyn use the rest of the money to operate their own beauty salon. Both endeavors turn out to be disasters, causing various parties to take legal action.

The episode was rated 8.40 from 20 votes.

The Munsters - S2E21

#4 - The Fregosi Emerald (Season 2 - Episode 21)

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Eddie gives Marilyn a ring he found in the attic as a birthday present. Grandpa recognizes it as the Fregosi Emerald, a centuries-old ring with a Transylvanian curse. Herman doesn't believe in such a silly superstition; he is intent on proving that the ring does not bring about bad luck. He quickly regrets trying to do this.

The episode was rated 8.43 from 23 votes.

The Munsters - S2E18

#3 - Big Heap Herman (Season 2 - Episode 18)

The Munsters are heading for a vacation in Buffalo Valley when Herman gets off for a rest stop at Indian Flats. He wanders into the village of an Indian tribe that specializes in luring the tourist trade. The tribe's eldest member mistakes Herman for an ancient spirit leader.

The episode was rated 8.47 from 17 votes.

The Munsters - S2E25

#2 - Prehistoric Munster (Season 2 - Episode 25)

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Herman has his ego flattered twice by his family. First, Eddie wants to enter him in the Father of the Year Contest. Next, Marilyn wants to sculpt a clay bust in his likeness. When she tells her art professor that the sculpture represents a living person, he plans to make a bundle from his discovery of a missing link. Herman is summoned to his office for an examination, but he's under the impression he's about to receive an award and a bunch of neat prizes.

The episode was rated 8.47 from 19 votes.

The Munsters - S2E26

#1 - A Visit From Johann (Season 2 - Episode 26)

Dr. Victor Frankenstein IV from Germany visits Mockingbird Heights and brings with him Johann, Herman's look-alike cousin. Johann is quite primitive and behaves like the Frankenstein monster from the movies. It is up to Herman to try to civilize him and teach him English. Lily is not informed of this; mistaking Johann for Herman, she takes him away for a romantic weekend getaway.

The episode was rated 8.55 from 20 votes.

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