Unaired Test Pilot for The Munsters TV Show Entitled "My Fair Munster"
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@Cookefan596 жыл бұрын
Al Lewis was just incredible! What a great actor. He just killed it!
@Igaveyoumyfakename5 жыл бұрын
50 plus years later and people running away from the Munsters in fast motion and jumping fences is still funny as hell. LMAO!
@samanthamerrill181111 жыл бұрын
I dont care what anyone says I still love these kinds of shows. I miss them very much
@sidvicious47602 жыл бұрын
Good news, Rob Zombie is doing a reboot for this shows into movie
@MetalheadRebel872 жыл бұрын
@@sidvicious4760 I heard that too.
@snoozebutton232 жыл бұрын
I remember watching this with my parents when I was younger (reruns during the 80's and 90's). Was one of my favorites and watching tv now is just a bummer.
@snoozebutton232 жыл бұрын
@@sidvicious4760 Heck ya!! That will be awesome!
@porkchopexpress68902 жыл бұрын
Yea same here I love this show so much. Such a terrible shame that Rob Zombie has to ruin the reboot already. Using his wife as lily smh. His wife isn’t a good actor at all. Idk why they let Rob zombie do a reboot of this awesome so. But good thing I have the originals and I’ll just watch those instead
@markrothenberg98673 жыл бұрын
The cast changes, the set modifications, Herman’s makeup...all excellent updates to create a masterpiece. Thanks for sharing this pilot. I only read about the challenges and changes until now.
@thequietestengine9 ай бұрын
Y'know, i cant quite figure out exactly what looks different on Herman, it mostly just seems to be that Fred is a lot more subdued in his delivery but he LOOKS fine to me...
@hbhamilton34106 жыл бұрын
The film quality of this pilot is unbelievable! Hard to believe it’s 54 years-old.
@Matt5612 жыл бұрын
That's the magic of film, That's also why it transfers so well the 4K
@petejones879 Жыл бұрын
58 now
@drmattathias Жыл бұрын
59 now.
@mandelstamm Жыл бұрын
It was shot on movie film. Movie film has greater resolution than the latest digital technology. That's why old movies look so great on 4K tvs.
@kevinmadden164512 күн бұрын
Curious that the pilot was filmed in color but the series was filmed in black and white.
@dankydiecast56863 жыл бұрын
The funniest episode ever is when grandpa turns Eddie into a professional trumpet player. But his potion has a side effect. It also makes Eddie talk and act like a ‘60s beatnik hippie. I laugh out loud every time I see that one. Best written part for Butch Patrick I’ve ever seen. 😂
@jamestcallahanphotographer3 жыл бұрын
DankydineDieCast That is a great one...I need to see it now! Doesn’t he call Herman “Daddio?” 😆
@fishfire_29993 жыл бұрын
Sound funny as s***.
@jesusnameaboveallnames73693 жыл бұрын
10/13/2020 @DankyDieCast Yeah, that was a great episode. One of my favorite scenes (of a different episode), is when Herman's moonlighting as a P.I. & Lily & Marilyn are going from door to door seeking charity donations. They come to a home where Herman's working. He opens the door & Lily could hear a woman say to Herman: If it's my husband, get rid of him. Lily automatically assumes that he's having an affair. Herman starts off with: Lily, you won't believe this ... [ but Lily cuts him off in mid sentence] & she says: You may not believe this, but I'm Sonny Liston (the boxer) &🥊 uppercuts him a good one!! 🥊He goes down in a flash!! It's hilarious!!🤣😂 On a few other notes: If you think Lily is beautiful under all that make up, she is. Check her out in The Ten Commandments, as Moses wife. Also, my personal opinions on the recast. I'm glad about the Phoebe character. For one, she looks too young & I didn't think she could act. The way they had Eddie act (& his lines) were horrible. So glad that was changed. And good to see Herman loosed up a bit.😄 Plus, I get to watch The Munsters almost nightly, on CoziTV.👊
@paulheap1982 Жыл бұрын
@JESUS Name Above All Names you don't need to date your comment.
@tooties5459 ай бұрын
I like when Eddie ran away from home. He hid up in a tree because he was too young to cross the street. that's such Vaudevillian joke. 😆
@burningmarl56643 жыл бұрын
They improved everything, the cast, the opening theme. Practice makes perfect. :)
@arthurmartine64102 жыл бұрын
Yeah the opening theme was FN HORRIBLE
@drssexy21428 ай бұрын
u guys are dumb as fuck; this pilot is far superior in every way. The 2nd version dumbed everything down for the lowest common denominator.
@corazoncubano53728 жыл бұрын
I'm glad they made the cast changes and improved Fred's make up.
@Coastincolt7 жыл бұрын
Asensio Rodriguez This makeup was too similar to the actual Frankenstein makeup - too frightening and not comedic. Also, he's not wearing the padded suit. And Fred Gwynne was playing it too straight, whereas the key to the Herman that we now know and love is that he's just a big, guileless kid, who never means any harm. Al Lewis seems to already have Grandpa on lockdown.
@CHT4203 жыл бұрын
Grandpa’s too
@denisemartel33523 жыл бұрын
I’m glad they change it all.
@Bertonator6 жыл бұрын
The best part of the pilot was in Grandpa's dungeon laboratory. Lighting his cigar with the Jacob's Ladder, looking through his alchemy tome, mixing the potion in a blender, pure Al Lewis gold!
@michaelbaptista21718 жыл бұрын
I am sooooooo glad they changed the cast. I also think it was more enjoyable in black and white.
@gammondog11 жыл бұрын
Al did a show on wbai for some years with his wife. Sometimes he would discuss his life experiences and once mentioned that he was recognized throughout the world as "grandpa". He regarded that title as an honorific and liked being called grandpa. You can be sure he took no offense.
@travelinben19667 ай бұрын
My favorite show.R.I.P. Beverly,Fred,Al,and Yvonne.👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
@bahhumbug98244 жыл бұрын
Per Wikipedia: "In 1965, The Munsters was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, but lost to The Rogues." Who the heck remembers The Rogues or even heard of it?
@Fireglo3 жыл бұрын
Awards aren't given based on what might get a cult following 50 years later, they can't predict the future can they? At the time the Munsters weren't as popular as they are now. Generally TV shows become more popular long after they first aired.
@ghenulo3 жыл бұрын
@@Fireglo I think you miss the point. The point is how the awards were bad at predicting the durability of the respective series. But hey, the same thing happens with movies; movies that no one remembers got Oscars but other movies released the same year have become classics.
@Fireglo3 жыл бұрын
@@ghenulo so they should get a crystal ball? It was the preferred show in 1965 that's why it won. The Munsters was preferred by a modern audience.
@daniel_sc10243 жыл бұрын
There are probably quite a few millenials who have never heard of "The Munsters." Golden Globe Awards aren't based on popularity but for excellence. "The Rogues" had a cast that included David Niven and Charles Boyer, and had several very well known and talented guest stars.
@Fireglo3 жыл бұрын
@@daniel_sc1024 David Niven the absolute worst James Bond.
@bowlingballout11 жыл бұрын
I can't blame Happy Derman for the character. That's on the writers and the director for wanting him to be that way. I'm glad they changed his demeanor for the real show.
@arthurmartine64102 жыл бұрын
MEEEEE TO I WAS LIKE WTF IS THIS DAMN SO CORNYTHANK GOD THEYVE CHANGED IT
@permabulk14542 жыл бұрын
@KZfaq asylum butch something
@wendythompson63232 жыл бұрын
I think they let Happy do his own rendition of the character, whereas Butch Patrick decided to do it differently, which of course worked out much better.
@GetToDaChoppa-k5r2 жыл бұрын
They changed the kid, not just the demeanor.
@JbEzmuzik Жыл бұрын
His acting was really bad
@ronsmac3 жыл бұрын
I’m glad they changed the cast but wish they’d kept the color.
@manofmanyinterests6 жыл бұрын
The line SHOULD have been "He's just a beautician, not a MORTICIAN!"
@tommelli54286 жыл бұрын
manofmanyinterests.. actually the line should have been "he's just a mortician, not a miracle worker"
@gabevee33 жыл бұрын
Morticians also apply makeup to corpses. The line fits the context.
@JoeStoppinghem3 жыл бұрын
It also helped being in black and white. Gave it more a feel of the old movies.
@danielpena27268 жыл бұрын
Thank god they made a lot of changes. Eddie was much better later on. Also Yvonne De Carlo made the show work.
@lilyemmalindsay90258 жыл бұрын
+Daniel Pena I agree. Yvonne De Carlo & Butch Patrick were better actors than Happy Derman & Joan Marshall. This Eddie growled too much & was too angry, while the other Eddie was just like a normal kid. Phoebe was bland but Lily wasn't.
@jorgelicea44817 жыл бұрын
Daniel Pena Yvonne was the best
@jesusisgod29532 жыл бұрын
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@ssheilalyles502 жыл бұрын
I'm glad they changed Lilly and Eddie.
@Vincent-fo7xp Жыл бұрын
@@jesusisgod2953 Go and chew on a Bible..
@joshuafiske800711 жыл бұрын
I freaking loved this show as a kid and I love it now!
@JosephScarbrough8 жыл бұрын
Yvonne De Carlo as Lily was a much better choice, but Joan Marshall sure does have some big, beautiful eyes.
@jonburrows86025 жыл бұрын
Joan Marshall was incredibly hot looking here, but also miscast. Yvonne Dd Carlo was the better choice for the matriarch of the family.
@jbjjones7674 жыл бұрын
This chick's way hotter
@davidmerlin33444 жыл бұрын
JBJ JONES and she was a terrible actress
@suplex20003 жыл бұрын
@@jbjjones767, as Beautiful as Lily was, Phoebe did have the "Hot" factor.
@maximsteelusa48553 жыл бұрын
@@davidmerlin3344 SHE WASN'T A TERRIBLE ACTRESS, SHE WAS JUST THE WRONG CHARACTER FOR THAT PART. THAT BOY WAS A TERRIBLE ACTOR
@dmunoz5999 Жыл бұрын
It's now 59 years since this pilot episode was last aired! Quality at its best, like it was just made!
@CaptainSpalding726 жыл бұрын
The black and white covered up lots of flaws in the make up.
@narrowgate5283 жыл бұрын
I still love the Munsters and still watch it, it’s still one of my faves. Back when there were good and safe shows for kids. I’m glad they changed the music and cast, though, and added Herman’s personality and laugh; it still cracks me up!
@kelliebaliyah36323 жыл бұрын
Loved this show its crazy how Beverly Owen and Pat Priest were almost twins practically and them not being related is crazy how much they look alike
@janetlaytham8991 Жыл бұрын
Their facial features may have been similar but Pat Priest was a true blonde unlike Beverly Owen. She had to wear a blonde wig the first season. The headband that is visible was the edge of the wig.
@kattrakee3 жыл бұрын
Al Lewis really added a lot to this with his dialogue and his interesting lab. Also a well-known actor, I’m sure he drew an anticipatory happy crowd to the premiere of the show, and he didn’t Disappoint. Though he seemed a bit nervous as would be expected he added great deal to the show, and perhaps may have been the thumbs up for the continuation of the show after the pilot. The replacement of the other actors and actresses and the wardrobe changes and modifications certainly helped as well. I remember it was a favorite at our house when I was a child and I’m sure people all over the world remember it fondly. 😁
@catherineliu0611 жыл бұрын
That laughter....gets to you after awhile
@Ire30810 жыл бұрын
Phoebe is a Morticia clone! Good thing they modified the character and gave the part to Ivonne de Carlo.
@alexfh3577 жыл бұрын
Keeping in mind that Addams Family was created at the same time, so the producers of the Munsters may not have been aware of Morticia. So it was more a lucky accident that when they recast they retooled the character.
@TimothyRichard123456 жыл бұрын
Alex Fh That’s not true, that’s actually the reason the recast her. Because they said Joan Marshall as Phoebe looked too much Carolyn Jones as Morticia
@jerramaurice78366 жыл бұрын
terriblita308 that’s why they recast her
@nakyer6 жыл бұрын
*Timothy Richard-Jackson* Is there a source you can point us to regarding that?
@KatyReminiec93996 жыл бұрын
Alex, could the munsters have been a homage to the adams family in a way?
@waynealarsen10 жыл бұрын
this is a very clean copy. I've had this on a VHS tape since the '80's.
@baltazarreyesmagalo270110 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this! Most changes made by the producers for the aired version were for the better, IMO. "Phoebe" is a very nice looking goth chick, but that Vampira outfit also makes her less motherly and sympathetic. Also, let's face it, De Carlo was a better actress. Thankfully they made Herman into a perkier character. Marilyn is pretty much the same here. I hated this version of Eddie, but I think the problem was the concept of "angry beast child", not the actual actor (even though Butch Patrick *had* more charisma). One positive thing I have to say about this pilot is that I liked that Grandpa was more of a magician and less of a mad scientist
@rogue77232 жыл бұрын
The problem with Eddie (and by an extension "Phoebe") is that there's _no twist_ on the archetypes they play. Great comedy usually comes from subverting audience's expectations. "Phoebe" was just another cold, unloving Gothic female we've seen in other horror movies. People have seen _thousands of uncontrollable, savage werewolves_ in media before this pilot and Eddie was just another one of those cliches, the only difference is he was a child. The actual show proper kept the archetypes of Lily and Eddie, but played around more with them. Lily was still a vampire (or zombie), but she was _more importantly and frequently portrayed_ as a _kind-hearted, good-humored and loving_ wife, mother and person in general, so to see her do things like sleep like a corpse, cook monster-type food and mention horror-themed things like graveyards, blood, etc. while being the kind and loving character we've come to know is funnier than if they just had her do the stereotypical monster stuff while still behaving like a monster. Likewise, Eddie is still a werewolf, but they made him more of a playful, energetic and sweet All-American Boy, whose werewolf tendencies like howling at the moon, sleeping in a coffin with a stuffed werewolf doll, etc. make him seem more like a lovable puppy instead of a bratty, pugnacious kid who has monster tendencies.
@MrPavePaws11 жыл бұрын
Wow that kid couldn't act his way out of a paper bag. He makes Keanu Reeves look like AL Pacino!
@axelosbourne4 жыл бұрын
Whoa.
@zach33944 жыл бұрын
I love Keanu Reeves, so I don't know what you're talking about.
@cavendysh4 жыл бұрын
The kid just got some horrible direction for his character. OMG he's obnoxious!
@tjoshaugh3 жыл бұрын
He was definitely terrible
@navadasmith2773 жыл бұрын
HE IS ONLY A KID. THERE IS ALOT OF PRESSURE OF BEING A CHILD ACTOR.
@licksnkicks10 жыл бұрын
I love this show. I grew up watching this, the Addams family, Gilligan's Island!
@The_Bad_Guy.8 жыл бұрын
wow this looks amazing. I've seen many of the original episodes and they look so old and grainy. somebody did a great job remastering this old show. it almost looks to good to be real.
@kendrasanchez47548 жыл бұрын
HI mike.How do can I see the full episodes and I mean not on KZfaq.Pls help!!!😖
@HobbyOrganist8 жыл бұрын
+Umme Humayra By buying the DVD's...
@kendrasanchez47548 жыл бұрын
Victorian Sculptures Thank you
@doloreshuntoon76986 жыл бұрын
Yeah, thanks a lot!!!
@AriesCarrionCaine3 жыл бұрын
So glad they recasted the roles, otherwise it would have sucked big time.
@anonymousposter35703 жыл бұрын
LOL... You would have no idea... You just like the beloved characters who were in the series.
@GoldandAppel3 жыл бұрын
BIG TIME!
@chrisowen29253 жыл бұрын
If left alone the actors of Grandpa, Herman, and Marilyn would never have been able to have gotten more acting roles in other shows and movies. Many times your performance is what gets you a better carrer. In the case of AMG the worse you are the bigger the laugh and you might move on just fo the laughs.
@KC______3 жыл бұрын
@@chrisowen2925 👋 Happy New Year Chris; what is the AMG if you don't mind? 👁️ I Am The EggMan 👁️
@chrisowen29253 жыл бұрын
@@KC______ American Move Gallery I think was what I located. Your reply is too old so I do not remember the source.
@00Sunny00full8 жыл бұрын
Strange to see it in color, the actors later on were much better
@stevenpatrickstone7667 жыл бұрын
no no no no no noo ...Only Yvonne De Carlo could play the part of Lily, no one else
@buzzbang79307 жыл бұрын
SO TRUE.
@jeffthompson6597 жыл бұрын
Steven Patrick Stone nīce Jdt
@doloreshuntoon76986 жыл бұрын
Too true!!! Too true!!!
@Miudadoida_eseusincritos6914 жыл бұрын
Que lindo!
@jasonhebedead17103 жыл бұрын
Well she's not playing Lily. She's playing Phoebe. So technically she's a different character.
@TotalSinging6 жыл бұрын
Interesting how Al Lewis seems to be the only one to have his character down from the start; not much changed with how he played him from pilot to series. And they were wise to give him so much screentime; I bet he was the one who sold the show to the network.
@tacob693 жыл бұрын
Man, how did not one director or anybody tell the kid to stop acting like that.That would have been impossible to watch him every week.WOW
@num1Jaysta2 жыл бұрын
Probably didn’t take long to replace him
@Lotmeister5 жыл бұрын
Although Beverly Owen was kept on, she didn't last the first season. She had been planning on moving to New York (where her fiancee lived) when she was offered the part. Her agent told her to do it for easy money since he thought there was no way it would actually be picked up as a series. When it was, Owen stayed on but was quite unhappy as she was 3000 miles away from her fiancee. Finally the rest of the cast got together and insisted that the producers let Owen out of her contract since she was so miserable. They did, and Pat Priest took over, and no one really noticed anyway.
@danieljackson12722 жыл бұрын
I read Beverly Owen was blackballed after that. I'm glad she was recast, I always thought Pat Priest was much better looking, though Beverly Owen seemed younger and friendlier.
@angru5oklok3 жыл бұрын
This Lily looks so modern here in color lol and she's beautiful! I have to keep reminding myself this is early 60s!
@loisgrubb29866 жыл бұрын
So glad that they changed actors to Butch Patrick, Pat Priest and Yvonne DeCarlo.
@EntertainmentFan114 жыл бұрын
Beverley Owen actually stayed for 13 episodes.
@bushmonster17022 ай бұрын
Beverley Owen only left because she went to get married.
@jackgrattan314410 жыл бұрын
One difference that no one has mentioned is how both Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis are just playing their CAR 54 WHERE ARE YOU roles, Muldoon and Schnauzer, in monster drag. Too toned down.
@scottyrocks1269 жыл бұрын
Very often it happens that characters develop there 'personalities' through the run of a show. In this very early pilot, they were fleshing out the concept. Many standards of the show had been thought up and put in place. The pilot was used mostly as a showpiece for set, make-up, and the idea that they people thought of themselves as normal, while everyone else was weird. Thankfully, all three components made it to the series.
@FutureGirl203310 жыл бұрын
I think the actor who played Eddie took the role of a child in a family of monsters too seriously!! I'm so glad they fired him and hired Butch Patrick!!
@cynthiaclarke39793 жыл бұрын
I loved the Wolf Wolf doll Eddie had..
@FutureGirl20333 жыл бұрын
@@cynthiaclarke3979 Me, too!!
@cynthiaclarke39793 жыл бұрын
@@FutureGirl2033 - I've always wanted one..still does and I'm 61.smiles..❤️❤️
@FutureGirl20333 жыл бұрын
@@cynthiaclarke3979 I grew up watching the reruns in syndication. My older sister watched the show during it’s first run and she wanted a Wolf-Wolf doll so badly. I don’t know why the show didn’t manufacture the doll like the show “Family Affair” did with the Mrs. Beasley dolls.
@cynthiaclarke39793 жыл бұрын
@@FutureGirl2033 - We used to get a few American tv shows when I lived in New Zealand..I think they might have made Wolf Wolf dolls,I just don't know if many if any could be bought at the store.I remember me mum would buy me a Barbie and back then me mum telling me they cost about $2.69 roughly..and me brother getting GI Joe and he would rip the head off me Barbie dolls.I do remember the Miss Beasley doll.I never watched "Family Affair" but "Courtship of Eddies Father" and had me very first ever girl crush on Caroline Ellis from the Bugaloos..so embarrassed as I explored me body.You would think they would had since they was trying to bring in money or as in the 70's they made all types toys from those tv shows.And now those toys are worth thousands or maybe hundreds of American dollars.I love your handle name..so into time travel movies..
@dmb9196411 жыл бұрын
The music during the opening credits was from the Doris Day movie, 'The Thrill Of It All.' The next music under the production credits was also from that movie - the scene where the car is pulled up from the bottom of the swimming pool. Both the film and this program were produced by Universal.
@Holly-ed2sz2 жыл бұрын
I don't know why they never aired it? One of my favorite shows growing up!! I still like watching the reruns!!
@kawikahokulani9 жыл бұрын
Al Lewis (Grandpa) was a very good actor. Notice the last scene, from the insert shot of the magic potion book to the end, is almost 3 minutes uncut, with camera moves and zooms, while Grandpa makes the potion & delivers a ton of dialog.
@ReneeNme3 жыл бұрын
The guy portraying Grandpa is fantastic.
@realPenrodPooch3 жыл бұрын
That's because the guy playing grandpa never got replaced. And it looks like they did some makeup changes for Herman. Everyone got changed except for Herman and Grandpa. Marilyn wasn't changed till later - her own choice to leave.
@NYRM19742 жыл бұрын
I met Al Lewis on Roosevelt Island great person miss you Grand Pa
@MichaelSimmons.11 жыл бұрын
The only reason Pat Priest joined the cast, is that Beverly Owen left the show half way thru the first season to get married.
@danieljackson12722 жыл бұрын
I'm a little late to this party, but there was a little more to it than that. From what I read, Beverly Owen only signed on to do the show because she never thought it would take off, and she had signed a 7-year contract. When the show became a hit, it required her to move to LA from NY, and she was constantly sad and homesick. She wanted out of her contract and of course wanted to get married but they wouldn't let her, so the rest of the cast apparently marched into the office and said ”if you don't let her out we're all walking and you won't have a show". So they released Owen from her contract, but she was blackballed after that.
@JosephScarbrough Жыл бұрын
@@danieljackson1272 It was actually all part of a conspiracy, believe it or not. She and her boyfriend/eventual husband concocted this whole act that she would be so miserable on the set all of the time to make her impossible to work with, and let her out of her contract so she could relocate to NY and they could marry. Her husband was Jon Stone, who was the original producer, director, and one of the many original writers on SESAME STREET.
@cliffmcginnis32318 жыл бұрын
Phoebe was pretty hot, but Yvonne DeCarlo was attractive and a better actress. Her lines seemed more natural and less forced. I agree with most of the other posts regarding the original Eddie. The way this character was written just got on my nerves.
@davewanamaker36905 жыл бұрын
I totally agree. Yvonne was so good as Lily. So believable as the mother. The writing was so good too-they were a loving family who just happened to be monstrous.
@DarkMirria15 жыл бұрын
Phoebe was too much like Mortisha from The Addams Family and I think that’s why they recast her.
@endor8witch9 жыл бұрын
no wonder they changed phoebe to lily. phoebe is like a young morticia
@MrSlitskirts10 жыл бұрын
Great colour photography/cinematography, it conveys the spooky gothic mood and look without being too colourfull. I really like how "Marilyn" looks in her pink shoes, skirt & top.
@bySterling3 жыл бұрын
Love!! Except for obvious canned laughter AND grateful 100 for the recasting! 🙌🏻💯⚡️📺❤️💪🏻👏🏻
@KenHeath6 жыл бұрын
When I first saw this on the DVD box set, it struck me as amazing they picked it up for production.There are some quick glimpses of the brilliance it promised, but overall, it STUNK, (and the title song was a giant zero)!!! I'm glad they kept trying and finally got the right recipe! ;)
@toddcharry10 жыл бұрын
Too bad the old Munster shows aren't on YT anymore. Interesting to see this pilot again.
@RichardWinner-gx5dy8 ай бұрын
Greatly done wish there were more of these great sitcom.
@tammt449 жыл бұрын
Wow I am so glad Yvonne De Carlo did it - and they changed Eddie. What a difference...... O_o
@bossr0711 жыл бұрын
This is far better then any sitcom today...the 60's were the best for tv shows....
@mjula10279 жыл бұрын
B&W looks so much better for the Munsters!
@frankprovasek539410 жыл бұрын
It was filmed in color in case NBC picked it up. which was the only full color network at the time. Since it ended up going to CBS, and had to be reshot with the new cast members, all the broadcast episodes were shot in black and white. In this pilot, they followed the classic Universal Pictures Frankenstein Monster face TOO WELL on Herman. Since the show was produced by Universal, they owned these copyrighted makeup designs, but modified it for the regular series to make Herman look more family-friendly. After all, the series was was produced by the creators of Leave It to Beaver. (now you know why Grampa's crystal ball could only receive Beaver reruns)
@doloreshuntoon76986 жыл бұрын
Yeah.
@merendobereglidditz93046 жыл бұрын
Frank Provasek Ah. That explains a lot.
@thomasgriffin53405 жыл бұрын
Frank Provasek Wow. I did not know that. I saw the show in syndication reruns in the 1970s and died laughing. This pilot is amusing bot the series was amazing.
@thomasgriffin53405 жыл бұрын
Beaver was so boring and the Munsters were hilarious. The prototype for the Bundy’s, the Simpson’s and Family Guy. Comedy gold.
@jonathangoodwin4575 жыл бұрын
I've a memory when was black-and-white
@jimwilson45255 жыл бұрын
Great show. I liked it the very the very first time I watched it.J.W....
@Sara-sl9wz8 жыл бұрын
Omg this is horrible! So glad they changed the cast and the theme song... I AM COMPLETELY OBSESSED WITH THIS SHOW!!!! Somebody help me!
@MetFan377 жыл бұрын
Join the club - I've watched this show since it premiered in 1964.
@doloreshuntoon76986 жыл бұрын
Hallelujah, baby!!!
@Ivo.m5 жыл бұрын
Gabriela Lovegood ÿ“
@camerondavila588118 күн бұрын
@@MetFan37 Happy 60 years to The Munsters
@thomasgriffin53405 жыл бұрын
The series cast was awesome. I though this was the funniest show on TV when I was a kid watching reruns in the 1070s. It is cool to see the sets in color because the b/w recordings in syndication were so fuzzy. The video quality of this pilot is amazing, like a film rather than TV. They made the right choices in re-casting for sure.
@derrickian70086 жыл бұрын
Digitally remastered it was released i seen it on Nick at night years ago, still love it thanks for putting it up
@briancoons28286 жыл бұрын
Wow...am I ever glad they recast this show! Herman doesn't look quite right...Phoebe is no Lily!...and what the heck were they thinking with that version of Eddy?! I LOVE the Munsters...one of my all time favorites! If they had stuck with this pilot cast...I think it would have flopped!
@michaeljayklein5004 жыл бұрын
Grandpa's hijinx in his dungeon lab is superb! But I agree, I'm happy they recast and reimaged Lily and Eddie! I liked the Eddie here, but that character would never have sustained very long in terms of plotlines (i.e., I can't possibly see this version of Eddie going to school, etc.).
@mr.salvatorejpluchino84676 жыл бұрын
Man I miss this show
@DavidGarcia-bh8fd4 жыл бұрын
Love the color and how clear the picture is,for being the unaired pilot looks really sharp!
@tsntana3 жыл бұрын
This was remastered. I remember an earlier upload of this episode and it was what you would expect from a film several decades old.
@michaeltabor760811 жыл бұрын
Whoa...what a trip! Fred looked so much younger and leaner in the face than I remember. And "Phoebe" was freaking HOT. I thought at first that this was a recent updated unaired pilot, til Fred answered the door. Crazy!
@hueyfann19 жыл бұрын
Thank GOD they recasted
@xmsteel9 жыл бұрын
Happy Derman as Eddie is terribly painful to watch.
@AndyMangele9 жыл бұрын
***** LOL - One has to agree!
@Horenramon9 жыл бұрын
Brian Wilson same
@Horenramon9 жыл бұрын
Brian Wilson same
@NATIONALCOMMUNISM6669 жыл бұрын
+Brian Wilson (hueyfann) I disagree I think it A tough contest between the two.
@donsylvester23723 жыл бұрын
Just imagine if they had NOT recast. Who would even remember the show?
@petboy41463 жыл бұрын
I would. I like this pilot better than the show
@TomMack5304 жыл бұрын
Thanks for shearing , I grow up watching this ❤️❤️❤️❤️
@nichettucker897210 жыл бұрын
This is great! Most folks don't realize that actors in pilot episodes usually don't make it to the final televised show. Thanks
@marcfedak8 жыл бұрын
+Nichet Tucker , I'm glad that Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis were kept on, because they are amusing and memorable character actors here and in the regular series.
@noblees10 жыл бұрын
holy mother of god, joan marshall is beautiful as phoebe!
@jonathangoodwin4575 жыл бұрын
The monsters are much funnier I don't like Adam family too creepy
@gattonero655110 жыл бұрын
This is the 15min unaired pilot made to sell the show to the networks. It's extremely interesting for a couple of reasons...one it's in color! and the other is that they had different actors for the part of "Lily" and "Eddie"! Joan Marshall played "Phoebe" (it was later changed to Lily when Yvonne DeCarlo came on board) and Nate 'Happy' Derman played "Eddie". Now while Joan did an interesting take on 'Lily' (as "Phoebe') she had the Vampira look. Vampira was inspired by the books of Charles Addams which was the basis of the sitcom "The Addams Family" was aired the same year as The Munsters in 1964. Morticia on The Addams Family had the Vampira look, so it probably was a good idea on part of the networks to change the look on Lily" to the Bride of Frankenstein look, given the fact that Herman was the Frankenstein Monster! Nate 'happy' Derman as 'Eddie' was very different than Butch Patrick's interpretation. Derman play Eddie very obnoxious and very intense at the same time, while Butch played him more subdued and not that intense. To some extent it was good that they did change the actors in the end, but it would have been interesting to have Joan Marshall and Nate Derman come back as guest stars as Lily's sister and nephew per say. Oh well..... alas we will never know.....
@fromthesidelines10 жыл бұрын
This "demo reel" was probably intended for NBC, who was virtually the ONLY network to schedule a handful of color shows in prime-time during that period [CBS had NONE; ABC- about two or three filmed shows]. When the SECOND "demo reel" was produced {with changes in cast and make-up}, that was for CBS' consideration. They "bought" the idea, and a full half-hour pilot was filmed for the series.
@doloreshuntoon76986 жыл бұрын
You never can tell.
@makeminefreedom3 жыл бұрын
I never saw this before thank you. Strange how this was filmed in color when the first seasons of the actual shows were filmed in black and white.
@hollypedrin32763 жыл бұрын
Yvonne, Fred & AL had great Chemistry together. So happy they recast the rolls.
@gerardcousineau320010 жыл бұрын
Yes Gothtec it's Joan Marshall she did a good job as Phoebe, I like this one as I saw the same with Yvonne in the 60s, I like them both but I'm very happy to see this one for the first time recently, it's a very different flavor ! :)
@gerardcousineau320010 жыл бұрын
Bonjour Emma i was waiting for your comment ! :) Yvonne is big on the screen, Joan being a little kind of a less a character make the others bigger than life, this is why I think Joan will have been good as Mama Munster !
@crow67200810 жыл бұрын
That was awful. Lily and Eddie were awful. I'm glad they made the changes.
@peterpiper744110 жыл бұрын
Notice that the character of Hermann is different as well. In the series they made him more of a loveable goofball. That allowed Fred Gwynn to really bring out the best in his acting skills. He is so good in the series that he often upstages the other members of the cast.
@dumbbo19 жыл бұрын
***** Cool that you knew Fred Gwynne! (Loved the episode where Herman freaked out and yelled, "Car 54, where aaaaaaarrrrrrrre yoooooooooooou!") His makeup here is nearly identical to one of the test makeups for Boris Karloff from the first Frankenstein film.
@resting25287 жыл бұрын
dumbbo1 Fred Gyinn went on to play many parts on the radio show CBS Radio Mystery Theatre from the mid '70's to around 1990. You can google or click this link. archive.org/details/cbs_radio_mystery_theater He wasn't in all of them.
@davidpirkola15476 жыл бұрын
No argument about the kid!
@lloydkline72455 жыл бұрын
Allen Woodall Lilly was very pretty
@djtheaztec135411 жыл бұрын
Wow!!! I never knew about this episode.And 2 think I used 2 watch 'The Munsters' as a kid. This seems all brand new to me. LOL
@jahnaroth6696 жыл бұрын
Such wonderful memories, and now I want to see what Marilyn turned into, wish I could see that, Grandpa is AWESOME!
@cpr12149 жыл бұрын
This show would have went off into cancellation oblivion if the necessary adjustments had not been made.
@cpr12142 жыл бұрын
@☆ Syriana ☆ i just SEEN you r reply . thanks for it.Its only been 6 years what made you reach out all of sudden i wrote that grammatically incorrect remark 6 years ago so one day a Syriana could get on here and correct it, Wear your mask and seat belt.
@MKIVWWI9 жыл бұрын
Very interesting early take on "The Munsters". The changes made between this and the 2nd pilot (same plot, but with Yvonne DeCarlo and Butch Patrick) were definite improvements, and in retrospect now seem obvious. Joan Marshall was rather colorless, playing it like Vampira, where in a comedy the role needed a certain flourish. Marshall herself seemed better suited to more "normal" parts, such as Capt Kirk's "old flame" in the Star Trek episode "Court Martial". Yvonne DeCarlo not only brought a greater professionalism, but the ability to handle comedy. Eddie, as portrayed here, was simply annoying -- and would have "worn thin" REAL fast. The constant "wolfman" arm swipes are distracting, and the spoiled brat routine was insipid. Can't necessarily blame the actor, however, as I'm sure he was just playing it as they wanted him to. Don't remember this kid in anything else, so don't know if he was any good as an actor. Grampa's part was pretty much set, but Herman still needed some development into the fun-loving, big-hearted hulk who always forgot his own strength. In both pilots, he plays it much too subdued, and doesn't give his comic ability any chance to shine. Glad to see that by the beginning of the show's regular run, they'd worked out all the "kinks" and created a true TV classic!
@marcfedak7 жыл бұрын
Good critique MKIVWWI. I agree that Yvonne DeCarlo was better for the role of Lily -- partly because of her better handling of comedy and also she seemed seemed more like the matriarch of the family. The early Eddie was awful -- Butch Patrick's role as a regular every day kid was much better.
@titmusspaultpaul56 жыл бұрын
MKIVWWI why is it in colour when the original series started in black and white? Or am i getting mixed up with that.
it was rare, but back in those days, some pilots were made in color; then with the decision to go to series, one of the cost-cutting options was b/w..the original pilot to ''Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea'' was in color, while the fist season was in b/w...later, it was the opposite: some pilots were in b/w and aired as first episodes, with the rest of the series being in color..''Hogan's Heroes'' and ''Get Smart'' (both 1965) are examples of that.....
@daleyplanet29796 жыл бұрын
MKIVWWI !
@GhostOfJulesVerne11 жыл бұрын
It's so strange... Everyone looks so young in this episode, even though they're in color.
@marklaechel4537 Жыл бұрын
Wow looking at this early version you can see how much more polished the final version was that went into production for airing
@germanshepardhounddo7 жыл бұрын
Glad they did some re-casting
@ALSomthin6 жыл бұрын
My God that Happy Dermon kid playing Eddie yuck horrable no one could never warm up to that character!
@hifijohn5 жыл бұрын
he doesnt look too happy.
@codeblue89224 жыл бұрын
And Joan Marshall came off like a dollar store Morticia Addams. Yvonne De Carlo is the ONLY Lily Munster!
@soggyworm80544 жыл бұрын
@@codeblue8922 I'm honestly glad they recasted Yvonne as the Munster wife. The quality of this show would've deteriorated if one of the lead roles was a blatant Morticia Addams bootleg. Yvonne is just such a great Lily Munster. She's like a wholesome soccer mom that's not afraid to call you out if it's needed.
@susanb51775 жыл бұрын
Over 1 million views, amazing!
@talandamcclure89426 жыл бұрын
Well, it's trial and error in every new show. They finally got it right with the cast that we all know and love now.
@Tsiri097 жыл бұрын
If this had aired, the show would have flopped.
@stebaer6 жыл бұрын
I guess it's no wonder that it didn't air because the Eddie in this is overdone.
@WACOMON11 жыл бұрын
Am I the only one amazed at the quality of the video? It looks like it could've been shot last year
@colettenasielski58857 жыл бұрын
Love The Munsters THE BEST
@Stablemable28 жыл бұрын
Herman Munster was briefly married to Morticia Addams at the time.
@ArloTheDuck8 жыл бұрын
+Stablemable2 funny enough thats why yvone was cast instead
@doloreshuntoon76986 жыл бұрын
VERY FUNNY!!!
@RonsSweetie56 жыл бұрын
The this show RIP Fred, Al , and Yvonne
@dillonwright135 жыл бұрын
If I made a reboot of The Munsters, I'd have the pilot dedicated to them, in addition to finding actors that can recreate the magic Fred, Al, and Yvonne made in the show.
@EntertainmentFan114 жыл бұрын
And Beverley. Unfortunately, I just found out that she had died over 6 months ago.
@thomthumbe3 жыл бұрын
Wow....I was quite surprised to see Grandpa light his cigar using the "Jacob's' Ladder" (nothing more than a neon light transformer in this case...and a good sized one at that!). I'm guessing they told him that his cigar was enough "insulation" to keep him safe?? Those transformers are in the thousands of volts (8 - 13 ish thousand volts??) and have enough current available to cause real damage, if not sudden death. A little bit of moisture on his stogie and it would have been lights out! 9:32
@YesYou1233338 жыл бұрын
I wish they would have made The Munsters in color.
@fromthesidelines8 жыл бұрын
CBS wasn't telecasting ANY color programs when they "bought" the series in 1964, so filming it in color would have been pointless that season.
@kbean638 жыл бұрын
nah, black and white was much more appropriate. it was, after all, a spoof of all the old Dracula and Frankenstein movies which were all B&W. Besides, B&W is just plain creepier.
@jusssayin4808 жыл бұрын
+YesYou123333 I agree because you couldn't tell what they really looked like in black and white.
@AvengerII7 жыл бұрын
+Kevin Enos I have to agree with you. There are things that are just better in black and white. I can't understand the bias so many people have against B & W. Personally, I like The Twilight Zone, the classic monster movies (Universal and the Geman horror expressionist/silent movies), film noir, and a lot of classic comedies better in B & W. Colorization of movies and TV series that were originally done in B & W has never looked right to me.
@AvengerII7 жыл бұрын
There were technically color broadcasts being done before the mid-1960s -- The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson WAS a full-color show from its inception in 1962 -- BUT the TV standards hadn't been nailed down and there were at least 2-3 competing color broadcast/TV standards before they began being set. The vast majority of people still had "only" B & W TV. It took a very long time for the color standards to be established. They HAD color sets in the 1950s but standard TV series/color production wasn't a thing until the late 1960s because of the extra film processing costs for color and the situation with the TV set manufacturers. That kind of situation (and the length of time it took to ESTABLISH a standard) is why the electronics industry does NOT like to set competing video standards. The last major format war we had was Blu ray versus HD DVD which pushed back the adoption of hi-def home video standards by the buying public for at least 3 years. Before that, there was the Beta/VHS situation in the late 1970s and early 1980s which kept videotape rentals and buys of movies on tape from being a big thing until the mid-1980s/late 1980s. It's just confusing for the average consumer and people will delay buying until they know a "standard" is going to last more than the next year! Star Trek (1966) was one of the first dramatic/comedic TV series specifically designed to be shot in color from the start and was marketed to sell color TV sets (RCA?). It's true that there were earlier full-color TV series like Adam West's Batman. 1966 seems to be a critical year for mass-acceptance of color TV. A lot of series began in color from their start that year. Other TV series transitioned to color around the same time but had earlier seasons shot in B & W (I Dream of Jeannie, The Beverly Hillbillies, Gilligan's Island). The mentality about "color-only" broadcasts was as much about the TV executives justifying the switch to full-color as the fact that a home video market didn't exist to resell old movies and TV shows until the 1980s. Sure, there were sales of 8mm film dupes of TV shows and movies but those were never as big as VHS sales later became but VHS itself took a long time to establish its presence. In the meantime, a lot of TV shows and anything in B & W other than established classics were junked and thrown away. That happened in both the US and the UK. A lot of classic TV series are incomplete (Doctor Who) or completely gone because of the practice of throwing away large parts of film libraries to make room for newer projects. There was never any thought these shows would be rebroadcast or eventually sold on home video in the future! Disney was one of the few companies that kept most of its TV and film projects with the thought of marketing these things again in the future. It's only recently that Disney abandoned its practice of recirculating certain classic movies about every 7 years. Before that, they used to rebroadcast episodes of older TV productions like the original Mickey Mouse Club and their version of Zorro on the Disney Channel.
@fool4singing8 жыл бұрын
I DO like it being in color though...
@lilyemmalindsay90258 жыл бұрын
+fool4singing colored tv was too expensive, that's why the show was in black & white
@antdude8 жыл бұрын
So, they never had the original colored tapes? :(
@ClarkKant17 жыл бұрын
Good point, ant dude. I believe it was made on film, not video tape (which did exist at the time, but looked awful) so where are those rolls of film now, and are any more of them in color? I think it's likely that they used black and white film stock, partly to give it that Victorian Gothic look, and partly to save money; but they must have considered making it in color, otherwise there would be little value in making the pilot in color in the first place. Incidentally, it would not be too difficult a task to accurately restore the color to all the episodes. Black and white images contain all the tonal information needed to recreate the original colors. In fact, the early (classic) Technicolor 3-strip process used only black and white film stock, exposed through three color filters. Also on the subject of color, it's interesting to see that Herman is, in fact, a blue-ish grey color, and not bright green as many people assume when they have only seen the black and white shows.
@antdude7 жыл бұрын
Clark Kant Hey, you're not Superman. :P
@ClarkKant17 жыл бұрын
I'm not? Then why do I keep getting undressed in phone booths?!
@Monkofmagnesia11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for educating me on that. I have not seen an episode in years and never knew (oer did not remember) that Pat priest was not the original
@Tmanaz4805 жыл бұрын
Crafting a movie or TV show isn't easy, even for pros. This gives you a glimpse into that process.
@donovandelaney31714 жыл бұрын
That was pretty good. I like this version of Lily. I actually like both versions of Lily. I'm happy that they recasted the kid. I actually like the show in color more.