Search - The Munsters - Complete Second Season on DVD

Still The Munsters after all these years...

Mymunster3 | 11/27/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As a child growing up in the 70's and 80's, I used to come home from school and watch The Munsters. I was absolutely fascinated with this series. The characters were hilarious, and the scripts were excellent! Now, the complete second season, comes to DVD in a 3 disc set. It features all 32 episodes from The Munsters second and final season. Don't forget about the 4 A&E Bios as bonus features! The 4 A&E Bios will be about, The Munsters, "America's First Family of Fright", Fred Gwynne, "More Than a Munster", Yvonne DeCarlo, "Gilded Lily", and Al Lewis, "Forever Grandpa". All packaged, in a Herman Munster head.



Take a good close look at Fred Gwynne's portrayal of Herman Munster. You will see that Herman get's more and more child-like, especially in "Prehistoric Munster", and "The Musician". Herman has now developed a very large booming laugh, the occasional temper-tantrums, and his always popular catchphrases, "Darn, Darn, Darn!!!" and "I'll kill 'em, I'll kill 'em, I'll kill 'em!!!"



Also, take a careful look at Al Lewis' sideburns. In the early episodes of Season 2, ("Herman's Child Psychology," "Herman the Master Spy," & "Bronco-Bustin' Munster") His sideburns were small, but take a look at the episodes called "Cyrano de Munster," "A Visit from Johann", and "Eddie's Brother", you will see that Al shaved much lower, and almost had some sort of a beard going on. A very neat trait for Grandpa to have!



Now, if you've only seen Season 2 episodes from TVLand, then you don't know what the original Season 2 theme is supposed to sound like. The original Season 2 theme of The Munsters is supposed to stop after Butch Patrick's name is shown. More theme music starts again when you see "Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher". That's the way it's supposed to be because when The Munsters originally aired on CBS, commercials used to be in that break between themes. TVLand edited the theme into one long version. The TVLand version, is incorrect. The DVD version, is correct.



Also, don't be shocked if some episodes do not feature the crashing door sound. That's the way it was originally supposed to be, because the producers (Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher) never intended for their to be a crash sound, but later added it to have more of an effect when you would see Herman come through the doors.



The box itself can also be a challenge to handle. What I have found to be handy, is just leave the inner "head" out of the original box.



The last three issues I would like to address, is space of episodes on the discs, B&W film turning sepia, and the audio quality of "Cyrano de Munster."



There are 32 half-hour episodes on this set, and four 40 minute biographies. 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, and Disc 1 B, then 6 episodes on Disc 2 A, Disc 2 B, and Disc 3 A. Then place the four 40 minute biographies on 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 episode with real B&W, is "The Musician."



"Cyrano de Munster," probably has the worst audio quality of any "Munsters" episode. There is a light crackle sound that is continuous from about half-way through the episode, all the way to the start of the closing theme. It's annoying to hear "snap, crackle, and pop" for 10 minutes.





DVD info for The Munsters The Complete Second Season

Spoken language: English

Captioning: English, Spanish (On discs 1 & 2 only)



DISC 1; SIDE A

Herman's Child Psychology

Herman, the Master Spy

Bronco-Bustin' Munster

Herman Munster, ShutterBug

Herman, Coach of the Year

Happy 100th Anniversary

Operation Herman

Lily's Star Boarder



DISC 1; SIDE B

John Doe Munster

A Man For Marilyn

Herman's Driving Test

Will Success Spoil Herman Munster?

Underground Munster

The Treasure of Mockingbird Heights

Herman's Peace Offensive

Herman Picks a Winner



DISC 2; SIDE A

Just Another Pretty Face

Big Heap Herman

The Most Beautiful Ghoul in the World

Grandpa's Lost Wife

The Fregosi Emerald

Zombo

Cyrano de Munster

The Musician



DISC 2; SIDE B

Prehistoric Munster

A Visit From Johann

Eddie's Brother

Herman, the Tire-Kicker

A House Divided

Herman's Sorority Caper

Herman's Lawsuit

A Visit From the Teacher



DISC 3

America's First Family of Fright (A&E TV-ography)

Fred Gwynne: More Than a Munster (A&E TV-ography)

Yvonne De Carlo: Gilded Lily (A&E TV-ography)

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa (A&E TV-ography)



(There is just one side to Disc 3)





Don't forget to check out:



The Munsters The Complete First Season

Munster, Go Home!

The Munsters' Revenge



... which are all on DVD!



~ENJOY!!!"

FINALLY THE VIEWERS GET THE OPTION TO SEE EPISODE #53 "HERMA

Wayne Lalevee | POINT PLEASANT, NJ USA | 08/28/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Episode #53 "Herman's Peace Offensive" as a child in the 1960's was always my favorite, and needless to say it aired over and over. The problem is the public relations people at "TV Land" & "Nick at Night" told me that "we will never air it" In my opinion the scene (which I think is the one that "TV Land" & "Nick At Night" has a problem with happens at Herman's work locker) is really not all that bad. I'm not going to spoil it and tell what happens due to the fact that Munster fans old and new may never have seen this episode and with only 70 total episodes ever made it's a great treat to find out that an episode that they may never have seen will be included in this DVD set. This episode is one of the best that is filled with pranks galore, but more importantly a great lesson is learned which Herman teaches to Eddie. The viewers who have not yet seen this episode can decide if this episode should be banned. Beside this episode, some of the best were made so the entire second season should be greatly welcomed!!Wayne Lalevee"

Another defective from Universal

L. Antonicello | 01/21/2006

(1 out of 5 stars)

"I've had two defective copies of this DVD set. I'm a big fan of the show, but I guess I'll have to live without this. I just can't see trying to get though another set of frozen or locked images. The packaging is also poor and doesn't protect the discs at all. A big dissapointment."

What You're Getting -- And Missing!

Servo | Atlanta, GA USA | 10/13/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Last August Universal released The Complete 1st Season of The Munsters. The set featured all 38 episodes plus the unaired pilot, but no extras. An independent 2-disc (243 min.) Munsters release called The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright (with extras) from Image Entertainment was also planned to arrive on August 24th, the same day as the Universal season set release. Fearing consumers would be confused by what they would be getting from the two Munsters sets, Image pulled their release with the intent to simply release it at a later date. But then Universal expressed interest in using it as extras for the Munsters season 2 set. Universal and Image negotiated and voila! - The Munsters: Season 2 with extras. But not all of them. Here are the extras for this set (Disc 1 from the 2-disc Image set) plus a list of season 2 episodes:





Four Amazing Looks at the Munsters:

The Munsters: America's First Family of Fright

Fred Gwynne: More than a Munster

Yvonne DeCarlo: Gilded Lily

Al Lewis: Forever Grandpa





32 Episodes:

Herman's Child Psychology

Herman, the Master Spy

Bronco Bustin' Munster

Herman Munster, Shutter Bug

Herman, Coach of the Year

Happy 100th Anniversary

Operation Herman

Lily's Star Boarder

John Doe Munster

The Man for Marilyn

Herman's Driving Test

Will Success Spoil Herman Munster?

Underground Munster

The Treasure of Mockingbird Heights

Herman's Peace Offensive

Herman Picks a Winner

Just Another Pretty Face

Heap Big Herman

The Most Beautiful Ghoul in the World

Grandpa's Lost Wife

The Fregosi Emerald

Zombo

Cyrano de Munster

The Musician

Prehistoric Munster

A Visit from Johann

Eddie's Brother

Herman the Tire Kicker

A House Divided

Herman's Sorority Caper

Herman's Lawsuit

A Visit from the Teacher





And here's what you're missing (Disc 2 from the 2-disc Image set):



Hours of Eerie Extras:

"My Fair Munster" plus 3 Different Presentations in Black and White and Color; Unaired Main Title Sequence (Pilot Version); CBS Network Promos; The Munsters in Several Vintage TV Special Appearances: "Seven Wonderful Nights" (CBS Special with Buddy Ebsen); "Wayne & Schuster Take an Affectionate Look at the Monsters"; "Marineland Carnival" (CBS Special); "Big G, Little O"; "It's What's Happening, Baby" (with "Murray the K"); "We Don't Knock" (with Lenny Clarke).



Plus: Universal Newsreels; Syndication TV Spots; Munsters Go Home Theatrical Trailer and TV Spots.





It was cool that Universal negotiated for some extras, but with this being the final Munsters season set, it would've been really great had all of the bonus material from the Image 2-disc set been included on this set."