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
A great beginning
Probably due to shows like "My Favorite Martian", which debuted in 1963, the year before "The Munsters", the market was ripe for shows that placed fantastical characters in typical sitcoms. Three such shows first aired in 1964. ABC had "The Addams Family" and "Bewitched", and CBS had "The Munsters" (NBC got into the game a year later with "I Dream of Jeannie"). I don't know the history of how two horror sitcom families emerged at exactly the same time, but if you're going to do fantastical characters in a sitcom world, and you don't want to copy "My Favorite Martian" by doing aliens, a horror family is certainly a good idea.
"Munster Masquerade", the first episode aired, was a great way to introduce the basic premise to the audience. The Munsters believe that they're normal and that it's the rest of the world that's off-kilter. The family primarily consists of Herman, a Frankenstein monster; his wife Lily, the Bride of Frankenstein, of course; Grandpa, a vampire; Eddie, a wolfboy; and Marilyn. Marilyn, Herman and Lily's niece, is not a monster. She's a normal, attractive human woman, a fact that causes Herman and Lily much worry. They see her as such an unfortunately frightening, ugly child. This is a great joke that helps continually emphasize the Munsters effectively "upside down/backwards" world.
Others around them do not agree with The Munsters' worldview and tend to treat them like what they are--a family of horror icons living in what's essentially a haunted house. So the problem arises of how to account for The Munsters' appearance when they interact with the "normal" world. The solution here is to have them attend a masquerade party given by Marilyn's boyfriend. Among other things, the masquerade party in this episode allows a nice series of jokes based on Marilyn's boyfriend's father costuming himself as a Frankenstein monster.
Of course, the humor in "The Munsters" is of the cornball variety, complete with an over-exaggerated laugh track. That was the name of the game in 1960s sitcoms, at least, and either you find it charming in its own way or you avoid these shows. I find it charming, especially when it's a horror sitcom.
"Munster Masquerade", the first episode aired, was a great way to introduce the basic premise to the audience. The Munsters believe that they're normal and that it's the rest of the world that's off-kilter. The family primarily consists of Herman, a Frankenstein monster; his wife Lily, the Bride of Frankenstein, of course; Grandpa, a vampire; Eddie, a wolfboy; and Marilyn. Marilyn, Herman and Lily's niece, is not a monster. She's a normal, attractive human woman, a fact that causes Herman and Lily much worry. They see her as such an unfortunately frightening, ugly child. This is a great joke that helps continually emphasize the Munsters effectively "upside down/backwards" world.
Others around them do not agree with The Munsters' worldview and tend to treat them like what they are--a family of horror icons living in what's essentially a haunted house. So the problem arises of how to account for The Munsters' appearance when they interact with the "normal" world. The solution here is to have them attend a masquerade party given by Marilyn's boyfriend. Among other things, the masquerade party in this episode allows a nice series of jokes based on Marilyn's boyfriend's father costuming himself as a Frankenstein monster.
Of course, the humor in "The Munsters" is of the cornball variety, complete with an over-exaggerated laugh track. That was the name of the game in 1960s sitcoms, at least, and either you find it charming in its own way or you avoid these shows. I find it charming, especially when it's a horror sitcom.
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- BrandtSponseller
- Jul 19, 2006
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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