"The Munsters" Herman's Happy Valley (1965)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

TV Series:

"The Munsters" (1964)

Original Air Date:

20 May 1965 (Season 1, Episode 35)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Plot:

When Herman buys ten acres of land in Happy Holliday Valley from a crooked magazine ad, the family is delighted to find it a complete wasteland...

Plot Keywords:

Bat | Multiple Actors For One Character | Cult Favorite | Macabre | Mad Scientist

Cast

Fred Gwynne	...	Herman Munster
Yvonne De Carlo	...	Lily Munster
Al Lewis	...	Grandpa
Pat Priest	...	Marilyn Munster
Butch Patrick	...	Eddie Wolfgang Munster
John Hoyt	...	Barney Walters
Bartlett Robinson	...	Mr. Curtis
Richard Reeves	...	Gil Craig

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Certification:

Australia:G | Argentina:Atp

Quotes:

Lily Munster: [about the raven] When is that silly bird gonna get girls of his mind?
The Raven: Ne'er more, ne'er more.

Movie Connections:

References "Captain Kangaroo" (1955)

A Ghost Town Is Just Fine With The Munsters

*** This comment may contain spoilers ***

Thinking he made some great land purchase, Herman - who never was confused with Albert Einstein - finds out the 10 acres he bought through a magazine add is nothing but a broken down old "ghost town." Actually, while most families would be upset and demand their money back, this kind of town is just the ticket for the Munsters. They are delighted with it, but the crooks who sold it too them want their money back because they got a better offer for it later. Too bad, chumps!

The fun comes in at the end when the "bad guys" dress up in Halloween costumes trying to scare the Munsters out of Happy Valley, but have the reverse happen to them when "Billy" shows up!

The real estate crooks are played by two guys were very familiar faces to those who watched television from the '50s through the '80s: John Hoyt and Richard Reeves. Sadly, Reeves died a couple of years after playing this TV role.