Comicentric Issue 25: Pete and Cruz Meet The Munsters
The Munsters originated aird in the summer of ‘64 during the wave of the hippy revolution. And rode that wave for 70 episodes. Before Batman came in ‘66 on another network on the same time slot and just slayed The Munsters. But that’s not saying they didn’t have a good run. So good that its still being talked about just as much the old batman series.
When you think Frankenstein’s monster you think classic Boris Karloff flat top high shoe wearing overcoat with a bulletproof vest on black and white version of the monster. You don’t think Fred Gwynne a classically trained actor from the east coast, playing a Goofy version of the Classic Monster. Gwynee was tapped not only because of his stature but also because of his comedically talent. Having been on such comedies as Car 54, Where are You? Where he played opposite Al Lewis who played grampa on The Musters.
The new Munsters movie is Rob Zombies insane love letter to the original show.
A modern interpretation of the classic Herman Munster is left to Jeff Daniel Phillips, who has worked with Zombie in previous movies, such as Lords of Salem and Halloween. Philips gave it his all with this hyper comical version of Herman. My guess he was going for a more youthful version.
The show gave us the out of touch family with good intentions and a far out look at what it was like living in 60 suburbia. How being different in a world that wants you to comfort to the status quo is seen as a faux pas.
Every so often The Musters must come out of hiding.
Well The Munsters never gave in to that. They just lived their best lives and we all got to watched them do so. Ever so often breaking a tear when Herman would get sad, you would get sad. A true political statement of a show. More so than the Adams