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The Munsters: Season 1

38 episodes Premiered Sep 23, 1964 Updated Jul 19, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

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S1·E1 Mytharc

Munster Masquerade

Sep 24, 1964 · 30 min

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, G

S1·E2 Core

My Fair Munster

Oct 1, 1964 · 30 min

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

S1·E3 Core

A Walk on the Mild Side

Oct 8, 1964 · 30 min

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 Lil

S1·E4 Core

Rock-a-Bye Munster

Oct 15, 1964

Herman and Grandpa overhear Lily and Marilyn talking and somehow get the idea that Lily is pregnant. What’s really happening is Dr. Dudley’s son, Elmer, is coming to stay with the

S1·E5 Core

Pike’s Pique

Oct 22, 1964

The gas company wants to run a pipeline 25 feet under the Munsters’ house. However, at that depth it would run through Grandpa’s dungeon lab...

S1·E6 Core

Low-Cal Munster

Oct 29, 1964

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

S1·E7 Core

Tin Can Man

Nov 5, 1964

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 pr

S1·E8 Core

Herman the Great

Nov 12, 1964

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. He

S1·E9 Core

Knock Wood, Here Comes Charlie

Nov 19, 1964

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 i

S1·E10 Core

Autumn Croakus

Nov 26, 1964

Grandpa is feeling lonely and depressed so he contacts a matrimonial agency to find a mate. The agency sends over a nice looking elderly woman who find Grandpa to be delightful. Sh

S1·E11 Core

The Midnight Ride of Herman Munster

Dec 3, 1964

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

S1·E12 Core

The Sleeping Cutie

Dec 10, 1964

Marilyn has insomnia and in a attempt to cure it, Grandpa accidentally gives her a Sleeping Beauty potion instead. Now Marilyn can’t wake up unless she has been kissed by a prince.

S1·E13 Core

Family Portrait

Dec 17, 1964

The Munsters have been chosen by Event Magazine as the average American family. Grandpa is insulted by being labeled “average”. He disappears, jeopardizing the family’s photo oppor

S1·E14 Core

Grandpa Leaves Home

Dec 24, 1964

Grandpa feels neglected and decides to depart the Munster Family. In the beginning Lily and Herman believe this is just a ploy to get attention and they let Grandpa leave, expectin

S1·E15 Core

Herman’s Rival

Dec 31, 1964

Lily thinks that Herman has lost all his savings through a bad investment – when in fact he loaned it to her brother, the Wolf Man. She decides to build-up the family’s funds by ta

S1·E16 Core

Grandpa’s Call of the Wild

Jan 7, 1965

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

S1·E17 Core

All-Star Munster

Jan 14, 1965

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 baske

S1·E18 Core

If a Martian Answers, Hang Up

Jan 21, 1965

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-talkie

S1·E19 Core

Eddie’s Nickname

Jan 28, 1965

Eddie wants to quit school because all the kids there call him Shorty. Grandpa helps by fixing a potion to make Eddie grow six inches overnight. Instead, the potion causes the you

S1·E20 Core

Bats of a Feather

Feb 4, 1965

Eddie needs an impressive pet to take to the school pet fair, but Spot, the fire-breathing monster, is too shy to come out of hiding. Eddie decides to take Igor the bat, but Igor i

S1·E21 Core

Don’t Bank on Herman

Feb 11, 1965

When Herman and Grandpa go to the bank to make a withdrawal, they are mistaken for bank robbers and handed eighteen thousand dollars in cash. When Herman gets home and realizes the

S1·E22 Core

Dance With Me, Herman

Feb 18, 1965

In order to accompany Marilyn to her school dance, Herman decides to take dancing lessons. He goes to Happy Havemeyer’s Dancing School, where he is suckered into signing a ten-year

S1·E23 Core

Follow That Munster

Feb 25, 1965

Herman goes out each night in order to practice becoming a real detective. Lily thinks he’s having an affair with another woman and hires the same detective agency Herman is workin

S1·E24 Core

Love Locked Out

Mar 4, 1965

After Herman attends an office party that goes on until the wee hours of the morning, Lily locks Herman out of their bedroom and makes him sleep on the sofa. When they are unable t

S1·E25 Core

Come Back Little Googie

Mar 11, 1965

Grandpa is under the impression that he’s turned Eddie’s friend Googie into a monkey. The truth is that the little boy is hiding to fool the Munsters.

S1·E26 Core

Far Out Munsters

Mar 18, 1965

The Standells, a rock group from Hollywood, are in town for a club appearance. They want a secluded place to stay in order to escape from their screaming teenage fans. Their manage

S1·E27 Core

Munsters on the Move

Mar 25, 1965

In order to accept a promotion, Herman has to shuffle his family off to Buffalo. Eddie, who happens to be doing great on the baseball team, throws a temper tantrum. Since Grandpa h

S1·E28 Core

Movie Star Munster

Apr 1, 1965

A pair of con artists want to stage a phony accident as an insurance company scam. All they need is someone to play the part of the victim – preferably a big stupid guy with a face

S1·E29 Core

Herman the Rookie

Apr 8, 1965

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 belie

S1·E30 Core

Country Club Munsters

Apr 15, 1965

The Munsters win a membership to the highly exclusive Mockingbird Heights Country Club. The membership board wants to get a close look at the family to see if they measure up to th

S1·E31 Core

Love Comes to Mockingbird Heights

Apr 22, 1965

The Munsters receive $180,000 in gold doubloons from Uncle Gilbert in Transylvania. When their bank’s assistant manager arrives to pick up the money for deposit, he instantly falls

S1·E32 Core

Mummy Munster

Apr 29, 1965

Herman arranges to meet Marilyn at the natural history museum. But he accidentally gets himself locked inside an Egyptian sarcophagus, whereupon a sleeping pill he swallowed earlie

S1·E33 Core

Lily Munster, Girl Model

May 6, 1965

Fearing that she is not useful around the house, Lily searches for a job. She eventually lands a position as a fashion model, causing Herman to become wildly jealous as he entertai

S1·E34 Core

Munster the Magnificent

May 13, 1965

Eddie volunteers Herman as a performer for his school’s Talent Night. Since Herman has no discernible talent, Grandpa conjures up a pair of magic ballet shoes that will transform

S1·E35 Core

Herman’s Happy Valley

May 20, 1965

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.

S1·E36 Core

Hot Rod Herman

May 27, 1965

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

S1·E37 Mytharc

Herman’s Raise

Jun 3, 1965

Egged on by Lily, Herman demands a raise from his boss Mr. Gateman. He is promptly fired. Herman is afraid of Lily’s reaction, so he pretends that he is still going to work when in

S1·E38 Mytharc

Yes, Galen, There Is a Herman

Jun 10, 1965

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 Gale

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