Still The Munsters after all these years...

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	• The Munsters - Complete Second Season Universal Studios, 2005 average customer review:based on 68 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great Show, but...

...the packaging for the second season is, hands down, the WORST packaging EVER. It's nearly impossible to slide the folding "case" in and out of the sleeve. The folding case is too flimsy and starts to buckle when you have to put 500 foot pounds of torche to get it in and out of the sleeve. Not to mention, Herman's bolts catch on the sleeve EVERYTIME. I am lucky I haven't torn them off yet. I am sure that it's only a matter of time. It would have been nice if the packaging would have been like the first season. It was clever, well designed, and not too over the top. God forbid we get a case thats practical and just does what it should, which is protect the dvd and keep it dust free. What a concept!

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MUCH MORE THAN AN AVERAGE AMERICAN FAMILY

The Munsters was a hilarious tongue in cheek roller coaster ride of a show. It was simplistic genius, which is not easy to pull off. This show was not only funny,it also had alot of heart. It was brilliantly cast but would not have been as funny without the stellar talent of Fred Gwynne, who breathed life and believability into the Herman Munster character....look closely..this man was a comedy genius! My favorite scenes are where Grandpa and Herman bicker or scheme, only to have things predictably backfire.

There are reviewers who will critique and say that one season is better than the other. I think both seasons were full of great scripts .... having these shows lovingly restored to their B&W glory is incredible...the sound is A+. I am elated to finally have uncut versions of all the Munsters shows from those 2 brief and hilarious seasons.

I do agree with other consumers who gripe about Universals poor quality control. My season one box had pixillation and tracking problems, and the storage box for season 2 is poor design cut out of cereal box quality cardboard. Shame on you Universal!

Get the Munsters 2 seasons and treasure them...now, if the owners of CAR 54 would wake up we'd get more Fred Gwynne and Al Lewis....I'm waiting!

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GREAT Series Deserved Better for Season 2

Man, how I have loved this show since childhood, and in particular waited for Season 2 because my two favorite episodes - "The Fregosi Emerald" and the one where Herman's musical career is brought to a screeching halt by "Nothin' Muffins" - are my favorites.

The biographies of star Fred Gwynne, Yvonne DeCarlo, and Al Lewis as the main "extras" are very cool, and I am fine with the quality - but am really disappointed over Universal's shoddy release of Season 2, compared with what they did for Season 1.

As others have said, the packaging sucks - it's cheap, flimsy, and hard to take apart and put back together; for that reason alone, I tend to watch the first season set more (it's just easier to get out of the case!). But also, Universal has added this ANNOYING teaser advertising themselves AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH AND EVEY EPISODE. This wasn't part of the original show, and if you watch a bunch of episodes in a row it becomes annoying and a distraction.

But what really hocked me off is that there are no chapters within the episodes! With season one, you could jump to different scenes within a specific episode - not here! If you hit chapter forward on the remote, you'll jump to the next episode! SUCKS!

I am so glad to have the entire series now, but it's a real shame the TV's "First Family of Fright" was short-shifted with this weak season 2 release. Universal, you guys were just LAZY with this one, cheating consumers (especially considering the price of the set), and I almost wish they'd release season 2 again ... this time with some TLC.

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Packaging Blows!

Two reviews: One for the actual DVD content and one for the packaging. The DVD content is a 10/10. The packaging as you have already read is a 1/10. It would have been nice to have some outtakes (if any exist). The bonus stuff is good but is available on the Biography channel. Anyway, it's great to have this wonderful series on DVD now and even if the packaging blows it's well worth the cost. Now if we can only get the Odd Couple and the uneditted WKRP series on DVD....anybody listening out there?

Still The Munsters after all these years...

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!!!

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