The Munsters - The Complete First Season
by Charles Barton, David Alexander, Earl Bellamy, Ezra Stone, Jerry Paris
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Actor: Al Lewis, Butch Patrick, Fred Gwynne, Pat Priest, Yvonne De CarloDirector: Charles Barton, David Alexander, Earl Bellamy, Ezra Stone, Jerry Paris
Brand: UNI DIST CORP. (MCA)
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
Format: Color, Dolby, Full Screen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 966 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-08-24
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Universal Studios
Movie Reviews of The Munsters - The Complete First Season
Movie Review: They're on DVD now!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Munsters are an ageless classic. Though they only lasted 2 seasons on CBS, The Munsters are still around 41 years later to please their fans!
This complete first season set, features all 38 episodes from The Munsters first season on CBS. Also featured is the color pilot episode, "My Fair Munster", which features different people playing the characters of Lily and Eddie.
Some VHS tapes have been released in the past featuring this color pilot, but only the first 5 minutes of it. Well, rest assured, this color pilot episode is fully intact. It is the original first pilot of The Munsters, in all it's colorful glory.
Here's one thing you should look for, as you watch this set, take a look at the make-up change from the first 13 episodes. The Munsters are not as dark, and the sandy look in their faces, disappears. Not to return again, until the very beginning of the second season, because episodes from the early first season re-ran during the summer of 1965, so they had to had some extra darkness to the Munster's faces, until about 10 weeks into the second season.
Another thing to watch for in this Season 1 set, is that the first 13 episodes, were almost filmed in the dark. There is almost no light or contrast in the very early episodes like "Autumn Croakus," "Munster Masquerade," "My Fair Munster," and "A Walk on the Mild Side." It is not a DVD problem, it's just how the original early episodes were filmed, as to establish a light tone, and not have children scared away.
Also, take a look at Al lewis' widows-peak. It changes from episode to episode, and eventually is no longer drawn in with a pencil. They finally get him a widows-peak wig to wear in "Munsters on the Move."
The last three issues I would like to address, is space of episodes on the discs, B&W film turning sepia, and the picture quality of "Autumn Croakus," and "Lily Munster~ Girl Model."
There are 39 half-hour items on this set. If you have 3 double-sided discs, why not use the space appropriately? The episodes should have been spaced in this manner, seven episodes on Disc 1 A, Disc 1 B, and Disc 2 A, then 6 episodes on Disc 2 B, Disc 3 A, and Disc 3 B.
There is also a visible problem with some episodes turning sepia. Not all the episodes have their original rich B&W format. Some episodes have a yellow-brown tint that is visible by turning up the color on your television set. The only episodes with real B&W, are "Low Cal Munster," and "Love comes to Mockingbird Heights."
"Autumn Croakus," and "Lily Munster~ Girl Model," both seem to have some sort of video problems. In "Autumn Croakus," their is a huge lightning-bolt shaped film crack for one frame. It is big, and makes the whole picture jump. "Lily Munster~ Girl Midel," has a unique video problem. There are about five small black dots that stay in the middle of the screen for about the first 7 minutes. Then, they finally fade away and the picture gets better.
DVD info for The Munsters The Complete First Season
Spoken language: English
Captioning: English, Spanish, French (There is NO captioning at all for the Pilot episode)
DISC 1; SIDE A
Unaired Color Pilot "My Fair Munster"
Munster Masquerade
My Fair Munster
A Walk on the Mild Side
Rock-A-Bye Munster
Pike's Pique
Low Cal Munster
DISC 1; SIDE B
Tin Can Man
Herman the Great
Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie
Autumn Croakus
The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster
The Sleeping Cutie
Family Portrait
DISC 2; SIDE A
Grandpa Leaves Home
Herman's Rival
Grandpa's Call of the Wild
All Star Munster
If a Martian Answers, Hang Up
Eddie's Nickname
Bats of a Feather
DISC 2; SIDE B
Don't Bank on Herman
Dance With Me, Herman
Follow That Munster
Love Locked Out
Come Back Little Googie
Far Out Munsters
Munsters on the Move
DISC 3; SIDE A
Movie Star Munster
Herman the Rookie
Country Club Munsters
Love comes to Mockingbird Heights
Mummy Munster
Lily Munster~ Girl Model
Munster the Magnificent
DISC 3; SIDE B
Herman's Happy Valley
Hot Rod Herman
Herman's Raise
Yes, Galen, There Is a Herman
Don't forget to check out:
The Munsters The Complete Second Season
Munster, Go Home!
The Munsters' Revenge
... which are all on DVD!
~ENJOY!!!
Summary of The Munsters - The Complete First Season
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