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The Best Episodes of The Munsters

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A family of friendly monsters that have misadventures all while never quite understanding why people react to them so strangely.

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    The Munsters Season 2 Episode 31 - Herman’s Lawsuit
    10.0/10(206 votes)

    #1 - Herman’s Lawsuit

    S2:E31

    Herman is struck by a car. He isn’t hurt, but the car that struck him is totaled. The uninjured driver assumes she has disfigured Herman, and her attorney suggests that she try to settle with him for $10,000. When Herman receives the offer, he wrongly assumes that this is the amount he owes for the damage he caused to the car. He runs away from home rather than face the problem of financial ruin for his family.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  2. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 16 - Grandpa’s Call of the Wild
    9.0/10(288 votes)

    #2 - Grandpa’s Call of the Wild

    S1:E16

    Herman takes the family on a camping trip in a national park. After a dinner by the campfire, Grandpa hears the howls of the wolves and remembers his days in the old country. The next morning, Grandpa is missing. Lily realizes that he changed himself into a wolf to roam the woods with his canine friends. When she hears a news report about the capture of a rare Transylvanian wolf, Lily goes to the authorities to reclaim her father.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  3. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 17 - All-Star Munster
    9.0/10(280 votes)

    #3 - All-Star Munster

    S1:E17

    Herman goes to the dean’s office of Marilyn’s college to straighten out a tuition matter. When searching for the office, he wanders into the gym and is mistaken for a student basketball star who is expected for a tryout. Herman amazes the coach with his superhuman abilities and is offered a contract to play for the college team.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  4. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 18 - If a Martian Answers, Hang Up
    9.0/10(286 votes)

    #4 - If a Martian Answers, Hang Up

    S1:E18

    When Herman fools around with a ham radio in Grandpa’s dungeon, he thinks he’s contacted Martians. But he is actually speaking to two kids who are fooling around with walkie-talkies and just pretending to be Martians. The kids think Herman is also a kid, and a stupid one too.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  5. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 35 - Herman’s Happy Valley
    9.0/10(259 votes)

    #5 - Herman’s Happy Valley

    S1:E35

    Herman purchases ten acres in Happy Holiday Valley through a magazine ad. It turns out to be a patch of wasteland in a broken-down ghost town, so the Munsters absolutely adore it. This makes things difficult for the fly-by-night salespeople who get a better offer for the property and want to buy it back.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 36 - Hot Rod Herman
    9.0/10(279 votes)

    #6 - Hot Rod Herman

    S1:E36

    Eddie, under the impression that his father is the greatest driver in the world, volunteers Herman in a drag-strip competition. After souping up the Munster Coach and dressing up like Marlon Brando in his Wild One days, Herman loses his car in a drag race. In a rematch, Grandpa races in the Dragula, a motorized coffin on wheels.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  7. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 38 - Yes, Galen, There Is a Herman
    9.0/10(253 votes)

    #7 - Yes, Galen, There Is a Herman

    S1:E38

    Herman saves the life of a young boy, Galen Livingston Stewart, by bending the bars his head is stuck between. They immediately become close friends. The only problem is that Galen’s parents think Uncle Herman is a figment of the boy’s imagination. They take him to a psychiatrist, played by Harvey Korman with a broad German accent.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  8. The Munsters Season 2 Episode 5 - Herman, Coach of the Year
    9.0/10(217 votes)

    #8 - Herman, Coach of the Year

    S2:E5

    When Eddie is called Lead Foot by the other kids on his track team, Herman offers to become his athletic coach. While demonstrating his out-of-this-world prowess in shot put, discus-throwing and pole-vaulting, Herman causes untold destruction and makes a fool of himself. Grandpa decides to come to the rescue by creating a magic speed pill that will make Eddie a champion runner.

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Tom Adair

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  9. The Munsters Season 2 Episode 15 - Herman’s Peace Offensive
    9.0/10(212 votes)

    #9 - Herman’s Peace Offensive

    S2:E15

    Herman advises Eddie to turn the other cheek when he gets pushed around by a bully. Shortly thereafter, Herman is the victim of a practical joke at work. Grandpa takes the situation in hand by teaching both Eddie and Herman how to box.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Munsters Season 2 Episode 17 - Just Another Pretty Face
    9.0/10(265 votes)

    #10 - Just Another Pretty Face

    S2:E17

    Herman is struck in the head by a bolt of lightning from one of Grandpa’s experiments. It causes him to become so disfigured that he ends up resembling officer Francis Muldoon from CAR 54, WHERE ARE YOU? (or how Fred Gwynne looks without makeup). Lily hopes to restore Herman’s old face with plastic surgery.

    Director:Gene Reynolds
    Writer:Richard Baer

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  11. The Munsters Season 2 Episode 18 - Big Heap Herman
    9.0/10(229 votes)

    #11 - Big Heap Herman

    S2:E18

    The Munsters are heading for a vacation in Buffalo Valley when Herman gets off for a rest stop at Indian Flats. He wanders into the village of an Indian tribe that specializes in luring the tourist trade. The tribe’s eldest member mistakes Herman for an ancient spirit leader.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  12. The Munsters Season 2 Episode 21 - The Fregosi Emerald
    9.0/10(227 votes)

    #12 - The Fregosi Emerald

    S2:E21

    Eddie gives Marilyn a ring he found in the attic as a birthday present. Grandpa recognizes it as the Fregosi Emerald, a centuries-old ring with a Transylvanian curse. Herman doesn’t believe in such a silly superstition; he is intent on proving that the ring does not bring about bad luck. He quickly regrets trying to do this.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Richard Baer

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  13. The Munsters Season 2 Episode 28 - Herman, the Tire-Kicker
    9.0/10(219 votes)

    #13 - Herman, the Tire-Kicker

    S2:E28

    Herman buys a convertible for Marilyn from a fly-by-night used-car dealer named Fair Deal Dan. Once he gets it home, it explodes into a piece of junk. Herman later finds out that the car is a stolen piece of junk when he is placed under arrest.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Tom Adair

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  14. The Munsters Season 2 Episode 29 - A House Divided
    9.0/10(203 votes)

    #14 - A House Divided

    S2:E29

    A massive argument erupts between Grandpa and Herman after Herman accidentally destroys a go-cart the two of them constructed for Eddie. Since Grandpa claims to own half of the house, Herman draws a white line down its center and insists that Grandpa remain on his side of the line.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Munsters Season 2 Episode 30 - Herman’s Sorority Caper
    9.0/10(218 votes)

    #15 - Herman’s Sorority Caper

    S2:E30

    To cure Herman of his hiccoughs, Grandpa puts him into a trance with the Transylvanian Brain Freeze. Meanwhile, a couple of fraternity pledges are sent to spend a night in the Munster house as part of their initiation. Thinking that sleeping Herman is a dummy, they bring him to a sorority house, where he awakens from his trance.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Munsters Season 2 Episode 32 - A Visit From the Teacher
    9.0/10(219 votes)

    #16 - A Visit From the Teacher

    S2:E32

    When Eddie reads a school composition entitled “My Parents – An Average American Family” to his class, his teacher believes the boy is exhibiting symptoms of an overactive imagination. The school principal suggests that Eddie’s wild exaggerations might be motivated by an underprivileged home life. It is decided that a visit to the Munster home is in order.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  17. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 29 - Herman the Rookie
    8.3/10(322 votes)

    #17 - Herman the Rookie

    S1:E29

    Leo Durocher, manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers, needs a power hitter for his team. When he gets conked on the head by one of Herman’s line drives from seven blocks away, he believes he has his man. He tracks Herman down and asks him to try out for the team. After Herman demonstrates his powerful force as a batter, Durocher comments: “I don’t know whether to sign him with the Dodgers or send him to Vietnam.”

    Director:Jerry Paris
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  18. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 2 - My Fair Munster
    8.2/10(472 votes)

    #18 - My Fair Munster

    S1:E2

    Grandpa mixes up a love potion designed to make the opposite sex fall madly for anyone who drinks it.

    Director:David Alexander
    Writers:Ed Haas, Norm Liebmann

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  19. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 1 - Munster Masquerade
    8.0/10(594 votes)

    #19 - Munster Masquerade

    S1:E1

    Marilyn’s boyfriend, Tom Daily, invites the Munster clan to a masquerade. Eddie remains at home with Mrs. Morton as his sitter. Marilyn goes as Priscilla, Lily is Little Bo Peep, Grandpa is Napoleon and Herman is King Arthur in a suit of shining armor.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writers:Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly

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  20. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 3 - A Walk on the Mild Side
    8.0/10(427 votes)

    #20 - A Walk on the Mild Side

    S1:E3

    Herman is suffering from insomnia. The only thing that will make him sleep is a late-night walk in the park. A 'monster' type creature has been spotted in the park at night and Lily would prefer if Herman would stay home. What she doesn’t know is that the monster is Herman!

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writers:Ed Haas, Norm Liebmann

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  21. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 6 - Low-Cal Munster
    8.0/10(363 votes)

    #21 - Low-Cal Munster

    S1:E6

    Herman wants to go to a reunion with his army friends. Unfortunately he can’t seem fit into his uniform. Lily doesn’t want him to go, but decides to make a deal with him. If he can lose enough weight to fit into the uniform, he can go...

    Director:Norman Abbott
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 7 - Tin Can Man
    8.0/10(350 votes)

    #22 - Tin Can Man

    S1:E7

    Thanks to a recommendation from an investigator of The Board of Education, Eddie is in danger of being expelled from school. The only way he can stay is if he makes an excellent project for the school’s Science Fair, so Grandpa helps him make a robot.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 8 - Herman the Great
    8.0/10(341 votes)

    #23 - Herman the Great

    S1:E8

    Herman becomes a professional wrestler called The Masked Marvel. After he shows that he has superhuman strength to a friend of Eddie’s who is the son of a pro wrestling manager. Herman uses the extra cash to save for Eddie’s college education. However Herman is so nice and gullible his opponents can take advantage of him.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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  24. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 9 - Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie
    8.0/10(309 votes)

    #24 - Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie

    S1:E9

    Herman has a twin brother Charlie who is a con-artist. He comes to town and ends up stays at the Munster home, which doesn’t make Herman too happy. Charlie claims to have made an invention that takes uranium from seawater, he’s looking for an investor. Herman thinks that the whole thing is a scheme to get a Lily’s $5000 inheritance, he ends up being right.

    Director:Lawrence Dobkin
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Munsters Season 1 Episode 11 - The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster
    8.0/10(299 votes)

    #25 - The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster

    S1:E11

    After going to the car to find something Herman falls asleep in the back of his car with the keys in the ignition. The car is then stolen by bank robbers who don’t know that Herman is sleeping in the back seat. When Herman wakes up he wanders into their hideout and is thought to be Big Louie, a gang member who has taken twenty years of beatings in the boxing ring. Herman winds up as an accomplice in a bank robbery.

    Director:Ezra Stone
    Writer:Bob Mosher

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Best Episodes Summary

"Herman’s Lawsuit" is the best rated episode of "The Munsters". It scored 10/10 based on 206 votes. Directed by Ezra Stone and written by Bob Mosher, it aired on 4/21/1966. This episode scored 1.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Grandpa’s Call of the Wild".