One other thing: If you're familiar with the Chroma-Dot colourisation (originally done by a BBC engineer) of DAD'S ARMY and some early DOCTOR WHO episodes), they look amazing - as opposed to that HORRIBLE watercolour look when things are 'colourised.'
Things that had been shot in colour, but, were saved on B&W video can have the colour restored. In that situation, it looks amazing.
I am SO glad that they didn't keep that useful woman as Lily and used Yvonne..thank goodness!!!! and, I'm so glad that they Made it in black and white!! and NOT color
Oh yeah..and: added Pat Priest later as Marilyn!!! :D I'm done.
Not a comedy..a reality show...all those grand old victorians like the munster house are all broken down in the northeast where I live...theres even demons(crack dealers)...grampa types(slumlords)...and bat attacks(drive- by shootings)...this show was way ahead of its time!
This was creepy, in an unintentional way. I can't believe the network would've moved ahead with a pilot this bad. As stupid as the series was, it was much improved over this.
I am glad they did not film this show in color. Phoebe looked too much like Morticia Addams and lacked Yvonne's great personality, and Happy Derman was beyond disturbing.
This wasa trip. I never knew Butch Patrick was not the original Eddie, Phoebe was more like Morticia than Dracula's daughter I agree, and Grampa wrapping himself in his cape in the credits was a howl! Man i am still cracking up
Some of the same footage shot here with Marilyn at the front door seems like it was reused for the opening of ep 1 season 1. Of course they printed it in Black & white. It is interesting to see that this pilot was suffiecient to get the show an order for production however many changes were apparently ordered for air.
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.....and the later and horrifically bad and recast family values series and films
I would have enjoyed the munsters far more had they stuck to the style of the pilot ( and I like the faded sepia-intentional or not!) but with the adjusted cast
I was always more fond of the Addams family (the munsters seemed like standard issue 50's American sitcom, with costumes)
To go against the general consensus I think I prefer the more somber Herman and the colour filming of the pilot but think they were right to recast Lilly and eddie.
On the other hand the Addams family was far better in black and white and went downhill drastically as it evolved into colour with the 80's" Halloween with the new Addams family" (original cast) and the later
@MistressNine95 (sigh) Phoebe was the original Lily when this pilot was pitched to the network. Thankfully, they came to their senses and dropped the Morticia lookalike and hired de Carlo for the series.
Joan Marshall is so ravishing she makes Yvonne de Carlo look like nothing by comparison. If they'd kept her in the role, a whole generation would've grown up talking about having a crush on Lily Munster.
@Onlymusical Oh I do agree. She is a stunning beauty. But I see why they replaced her as she looks like a direct copy of the equally gorgeous Morticia Addams.
@LacrymosaLies The thing is, both shows were, as far as I know, rolling out at exactly the same time, so there would've been no accusations of copying. Joan Marshall somehow actually looks even better in the makeup than she did without it and would've been a huge boon for the ratings. Oh wait, you mean she looked exactly like the original Charles Addams cartoons! You're absolutely right!! She's the drawings come to life. She should've been cast in the Addams Family instead.
@Onlymusical The Munsters came after the Addams family series. As far as I know, anyway. This is where the accusations came from. Because Phoebe, as gorgeous as she was, looked to much like Morticia for the fans likings. I myself like both the Addams and the Musters. But yes, she is like the drawings come to life, it's marvelous!!!
@LacrymosaLies Both series ran from 1964-1966 (I remember this and imdb.com corroborates it, in fact it's often mentioned that they were exactly contemporaneous) so there could've been no copy accusations because of the other series but Joan Marshall was magnificently the Addams drawings come to life and certainly should have played Morticia instead of Carolyn Jones! The Munsters was canceled because Gwynne and Al Lewis were so much trouble but I don't know why The Addams Family ended so soon.
@Onlymusical Oh, see I was told the Munsters ran shortly after the Addams family. I do think Joan would have made a wonderful Morticia but I'm very fond of Carolyn Jones, haha. I think the Addams family ended because Carolyn was sick, or so I've heard. I know she died of colon cancer, but I'm not sure if it affected the show in any way. Such a shame though, to lose such a beauty.
@LacrymosaLies Carolyn Jones didn't die at 53 for another twenty years but at the time "The Addams Family" and "The Munsters" were being cast, she was a much more successful actress than Joan Marshall, having played large parts in some big movies like "A Hole in the Head" with Frank Sinatra, "King Creole" with Elvis Presley, and best of all "Baby Face Nelson" with Mickey Rooney and the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from Jack Finney's novel, remade at least two or three times.
@Onlymusical Ah, I see. I didn't know when she died, so I was just wondering. But good to know. I do remember seeing her in a few films though, I was brought up on a lot of old t.v. series and movies and such.
@LacrymosaLies Her turn as 2nd lead in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," one of the cinema's most revered films, immortalizes her, and she played Mickey Rooney's leading lady in "Baby Face Nelson," a fantastically exuberant movie with sensational turns by Rooney as Nelson and Leo Gordon as Dillinger. Her movie career was barreling along when she was abruptly typecast during "The Addams Family," which I think more or less stopped everything for her deader than DeForrest Kelly after "Star Trek."
@Onlymusical Ah. I may have to watch a few of these movies. I'm quite fond of Carolyn as an actress and I've never been able to find any of her film in the stores. Which saddens me, I must admit.
@LacrymosaLies Yes, I only mention DeForrest Kelly because, aside from George Reeves in "Superman," he's the textbook example of a single television series role destroying a career. He'd been working literally non-stop for years as an upcoming young character actor prior to "Star Trek," in movies and TV, and afterward you can count his non-Star Trek jobs for the rest of his life on your fingers. The irony is that he was by far the finest actor on "Star Trek," much better than Nimoy or Shatner.
@LacrymosaLies "Baby Face Nelson" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (generally regarded as one of the finest films of the sound era) are Carolyn Jones' two best movies. She had a huge role as the Other Woman in "A Hole in the Head" with Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson, and was leading lady to Elvis Presley in "King Creole," billed right under Presley and above Walter Matthau in a film directed by Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca," "Angels With Dirty Faces")!! These are all readily available.
@LacrymosaLies You've got to see "King Creole" to believe it. Always cited by critics as Presley's best movie, it's a B&W musical film noir(!) based on a Harold Robbins novel in which Elvis' leading lady Carolyn Jones portrays an abused prostitute, very far from Morticia Addams, and Walter Matthau plays a gangster. The whole movie's on youtube under "Elvis Presley # THE MOVIE King Creole # part 1 of 11" and it's a grand showcase for Jones before "The Addams Family" pillaged her career.
@Onlymusical I think I have seen that one, actually. Or at least parts of it. If I remember correctly, it was rather good. Although I was quite young so I'm not sure if it was that particular film I was watching.
Joan Marshall, the first Lily seen here, had a far more terrifying role in William Castle's movie, "Homicidal"!!! Check it out, it's a pretty intense film...
Howdy fellow Munster lovers! Did you know that the Munster's house is now painted yellow and used as a set in Desperate Housewives? It is still on the Universal Studios' LA set and I saw it! I kinda almost jumped out of the tour long trolley bus golf cart thing...it was intense.
@cuttock Yeah - I think shooting in B&W was a much superior way (for this series) to be shot. People don't get it. They think; 'the only reason to shoot in B&W (after the advent of colour) is because the makers' were 'cheap.' No, no always true. In the case here, while I may be more familiar with the series' being done in B&W, it still gives this series' an 'other-worldly' retro-ish quality.
To all those who wondered who Joan Marshall was (Phoebe Munster) Joan was the star of the 1961 cult classic "Homicidal" by William Castle. She was billed as "Jean Arless" in that one. It's a MUST see. Never reveal the ending!! You'll rarely see a performance like the one Joan delivers in "Homicidal"
This is great. It actually was shot on color film - I think to further impress potential backers of the show at the time. Happy Derman is a RIOT as Eddy!
herman played athletic sports, including baseball and golf and basketball, whereas grandpa liked playing checkers with an unseen opponent. what a difference!!
where did you find this, its awesome! I find it odd that the pilot is in color and the series was B&W. PLus whats with Hermans head, onoly the forhead looks green.
@56thAlbanyProd amazon.com has ( or used to have ) a whole bunch of munster videos for sale. the pilot was in color, and the 2 movies were in color, and the episodes of the tv show were in b&w, and 1 episode ( called "family portrait" ) had a colorized version.
That walk sounds like Thriller Video. It actually looks more spooky in Black and White. Wow Joan Marshall looks like Cher or the RED head on Desperate HOusewives, OMG. Why would A vampire want to bite his own daughters neck. This cast ha no real energy. It seeems like it was more like the cleavers. But the other ast had more ENERGY and more umph thta made us like it. The original Eddie was dorky. What was the crap Granpa was eating i played it back and could not figure it out.
The title sequence had light happy music (picked up from the Doris Day movie, The Thrill of it All[1]) instead of the more hip surf theme that was to come. The episode is available on the complete first season of The Munsters DVDs. You gotta love Herman's face at 3:18 when he's about to give Phoebe a kiss. I've never seen this until today. Thanks for the post. In the pilot, Herman didn't have any padding yet.
I don't recall herman ever seeming HOT for Lilly!!! This reminds me more of Addams Family than he Munsters... But a true treasure; I never would have seen if it weren't for youtube! I always thought YVonne DeCarlo was hot but Herman seemed to treat her more as a mother than a wife.
@Nash1a you said you don't recall herman seeming hot for lily. i would agree, aside from the intros to the tv shows. in the intros, herman always semed delighted when lily kissed him.
Oh Man:):):):):) Joan Marshall who was she??? Don't remember Happy Derman either???? Never saw this before. Joan Marshall.What a Fox!!!!! Love that intro. I'd i've gone back and giv'in her that 2nd kiss too, What a babe:):):)
"Phoebe" was way too much like Morticia Addams (but Joan did NOT copy that character, as there's no possible way she could have seen the pilot of Addams Family before she filmed this!!)
This definitely seems a little more "stiff" than the eventual finished product. Except for Grandpa, who is crazy no matter which version! Actually, Grandpa and Marilyn seem to be very close to what their characters would eventually be in the regular series.
The intro here makes more sense when Herman lays a big kiss on Lily then walks off smiling. In the regular series he kisses her on the cheek then walks off with the big grin, which makes no sense.
Obvious use of stock music in the credits - close your eyes and you'd think this was some Donna Reed show! Just goes to show how memorable the Munsters Theme was! Maybe it's good that the series was ultimately filmed in B&W because the green makeup would have been just too ghoulish in the long run.
Its amazing this was sold as a pilot. Terrible casting, makup and dialogue. Thank god it was changed to what it became. It will never be duplicated. I still watch it on TV land. Come to think of it they dont show it there anymore. TV Land sucks
i went to amazon, and found the munsters action figures. i ordered a herman action figure. it arrived today. it's good. i think i'll order the rest of the figures.
i went to amazon, and found the munsters action figures. i ordered a herman action figure. it arrived today. it's good. i think i'll order the rest of the figures.
You can get the full show on the Munsters dvd. And this kid (Eddie) was awful. The network was smart to get rid of him. I met Fred Gwynne ( in Maine in 1977
I'm just like this guy when I drop a girl back to the projects.
kzfive 2 weeks ago
Ohh, the boyfriend drives a beautiful 1964 Imperial Crown!
IstvanN1961 1 month ago
One other thing: If you're familiar with the Chroma-Dot colourisation (originally done by a BBC engineer) of DAD'S ARMY and some early DOCTOR WHO episodes), they look amazing - as opposed to that HORRIBLE watercolour look when things are 'colourised.'
Things that had been shot in colour, but, were saved on B&W video can have the colour restored. In that situation, it looks amazing.
uszoninyc 1 month ago
Poor, poor, 'deformed, ugly' cousin Marilyn...
uszoninyc 1 month ago
I am SO glad that they didn't keep that useful woman as Lily and used Yvonne..thank goodness!!!! and, I'm so glad that they Made it in black and white!! and NOT color
Oh yeah..and: added Pat Priest later as Marilyn!!! :D I'm done.
70sGrOOVeTuBE 1 month ago
Not a comedy..a reality show...all those grand old victorians like the munster house are all broken down in the northeast where I live...theres even demons(crack dealers)...grampa types(slumlords)...and bat attacks(drive- by shootings)...this show was way ahead of its time!
iorioriorio 1 month ago
This was creepy, in an unintentional way. I can't believe the network would've moved ahead with a pilot this bad. As stupid as the series was, it was much improved over this.
UnseenCaller 2 months ago
@UnseenCaller @UnseenCaller Stupid??? The MUNSTERS? R u for real????
70sGrOOVeTuBE 1 month ago
this was ok.
MrOldone21 2 months ago
I'm glad they tweaked it ,turned out better
gumball63146 2 months ago
Sucks. The show would never have seen the light of day if the producers had settled on this.
ClyneDDW 2 months ago
Who is Joan Marshall & Happy Freeman? Never saw them before! How did Yvonne Decarlo land the part as well as Butch Patrick? Any info, please share!
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why did they have a different name for lily back then? and why most different actors?
SchnuffelB 3 months ago
Spot would never be able to fit under those stairs. The cast and set changes were definitely needed!
mywaymn 3 months ago
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White man is the Devil. Game over.
11mac11s 3 months ago
This Phoebe munster is equal to Morticia Addams
BenitoVodoke 4 months ago 3
@BenitoVodoke No way: she can't act, and has no presence.
chackers 3 months ago
Who the hell is Phoebe? Happy Derman...yikes! Thank God for the changes...
mrfrogbutt1 4 months ago
I am glad they did not film this show in color. Phoebe looked too much like Morticia Addams and lacked Yvonne's great personality, and Happy Derman was beyond disturbing.
ClassicTVful 4 months ago
HOLY CRAP!
Phoebe <3<3<3<3<3
Skeletonwitharaygun 4 months ago 4
Happy Derman looks like McLovin.
dcsquatch 4 months ago
This wasa trip. I never knew Butch Patrick was not the original Eddie, Phoebe was more like Morticia than Dracula's daughter I agree, and Grampa wrapping himself in his cape in the credits was a howl! Man i am still cracking up
raichu1268 5 months ago
I think Grandpa ended up bitting Phoebe's neck and Herman went on to marry his new wife Lily. LOL
NC21082 6 months ago
Some of the same footage shot here with Marilyn at the front door seems like it was reused for the opening of ep 1 season 1. Of course they printed it in Black & white. It is interesting to see that this pilot was suffiecient to get the show an order for production however many changes were apparently ordered for air.
kdegru 6 months ago
One wonders why if they had colour film at this time why they didn't shoot the whole series in colour.
meetthefocker2 7 months ago
@meetthefocker2 Most tv stations didn't broadcast color until 1965 and some even later than that.
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kaischarmer 7 months ago
Hello Phoebe!!!!
jetset2004 7 months ago
Happy Derman........wtf
Wolvesrage80 7 months ago
Joan Marshall as Phoebe was a lot creepier than Yvonne De Carlo as Lilly, but De Carlo rocked! I wanted her to my mom when I was kid.
dyingofpoetry 8 months ago
Hey, what's Morticia doing here? (And no, that was not a serious question)
MnesomnesTears 8 months ago
thanks,,,al lewis made my day when i shook his hand at universal when i was about ten years old,
JazzKeyboardist1 9 months ago
.....and the later and horrifically bad and recast family values series and films
I would have enjoyed the munsters far more had they stuck to the style of the pilot ( and I like the faded sepia-intentional or not!) but with the adjusted cast
waningbutterfly 9 months ago
I was always more fond of the Addams family (the munsters seemed like standard issue 50's American sitcom, with costumes)
To go against the general consensus I think I prefer the more somber Herman and the colour filming of the pilot but think they were right to recast Lilly and eddie.
On the other hand the Addams family was far better in black and white and went downhill drastically as it evolved into colour with the 80's" Halloween with the new Addams family" (original cast) and the later
waningbutterfly 9 months ago
Who the hell is Phoebe? Where is Lily? Are they divorced?! oO
MistressNine95 9 months ago
@MistressNine95 (sigh) Phoebe was the original Lily when this pilot was pitched to the network. Thankfully, they came to their senses and dropped the Morticia lookalike and hired de Carlo for the series.
MissKitae 7 months ago
@MissKitae That's what I was thinking that Phoebe was more like Morticia.
littlebit19801 6 months ago
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hydrolito 2 months ago
happy derman what a fucking joke did his parents not want him he grew up to be happy gilmore
lovelace64 10 months ago
No lesbian but Phoebe or Lily.. I would
thechickwholuvsbnbh 10 months ago
Is the pilot on the complete series DVD set?
gritnom 10 months ago
I wonder who Marilyn's parents were...
OhJeiArh 11 months ago
Joan Marshall is so ravishing she makes Yvonne de Carlo look like nothing by comparison. If they'd kept her in the role, a whole generation would've grown up talking about having a crush on Lily Munster.
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@Onlymusical Oh I do agree. She is a stunning beauty. But I see why they replaced her as she looks like a direct copy of the equally gorgeous Morticia Addams.
LacrymosaLies 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies The thing is, both shows were, as far as I know, rolling out at exactly the same time, so there would've been no accusations of copying. Joan Marshall somehow actually looks even better in the makeup than she did without it and would've been a huge boon for the ratings. Oh wait, you mean she looked exactly like the original Charles Addams cartoons! You're absolutely right!! She's the drawings come to life. She should've been cast in the Addams Family instead.
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@Onlymusical The Munsters came after the Addams family series. As far as I know, anyway. This is where the accusations came from. Because Phoebe, as gorgeous as she was, looked to much like Morticia for the fans likings. I myself like both the Addams and the Musters. But yes, she is like the drawings come to life, it's marvelous!!!
LacrymosaLies 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies Both series ran from 1964-1966 (I remember this and imdb.com corroborates it, in fact it's often mentioned that they were exactly contemporaneous) so there could've been no copy accusations because of the other series but Joan Marshall was magnificently the Addams drawings come to life and certainly should have played Morticia instead of Carolyn Jones! The Munsters was canceled because Gwynne and Al Lewis were so much trouble but I don't know why The Addams Family ended so soon.
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@Onlymusical Oh, see I was told the Munsters ran shortly after the Addams family. I do think Joan would have made a wonderful Morticia but I'm very fond of Carolyn Jones, haha. I think the Addams family ended because Carolyn was sick, or so I've heard. I know she died of colon cancer, but I'm not sure if it affected the show in any way. Such a shame though, to lose such a beauty.
LacrymosaLies 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies Carolyn Jones didn't die at 53 for another twenty years but at the time "The Addams Family" and "The Munsters" were being cast, she was a much more successful actress than Joan Marshall, having played large parts in some big movies like "A Hole in the Head" with Frank Sinatra, "King Creole" with Elvis Presley, and best of all "Baby Face Nelson" with Mickey Rooney and the original "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" from Jack Finney's novel, remade at least two or three times.
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@Onlymusical Ah, I see. I didn't know when she died, so I was just wondering. But good to know. I do remember seeing her in a few films though, I was brought up on a lot of old t.v. series and movies and such.
LacrymosaLies 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies Her turn as 2nd lead in "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," one of the cinema's most revered films, immortalizes her, and she played Mickey Rooney's leading lady in "Baby Face Nelson," a fantastically exuberant movie with sensational turns by Rooney as Nelson and Leo Gordon as Dillinger. Her movie career was barreling along when she was abruptly typecast during "The Addams Family," which I think more or less stopped everything for her deader than DeForrest Kelly after "Star Trek."
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@Onlymusical Ah. I may have to watch a few of these movies. I'm quite fond of Carolyn as an actress and I've never been able to find any of her film in the stores. Which saddens me, I must admit.
Star Trek, eh...
LacrymosaLies 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies Yes, I only mention DeForrest Kelly because, aside from George Reeves in "Superman," he's the textbook example of a single television series role destroying a career. He'd been working literally non-stop for years as an upcoming young character actor prior to "Star Trek," in movies and TV, and afterward you can count his non-Star Trek jobs for the rest of his life on your fingers. The irony is that he was by far the finest actor on "Star Trek," much better than Nimoy or Shatner.
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies "Baby Face Nelson" and "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" (generally regarded as one of the finest films of the sound era) are Carolyn Jones' two best movies. She had a huge role as the Other Woman in "A Hole in the Head" with Frank Sinatra and Edward G. Robinson, and was leading lady to Elvis Presley in "King Creole," billed right under Presley and above Walter Matthau in a film directed by Michael Curtiz ("Casablanca," "Angels With Dirty Faces")!! These are all readily available.
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies You've got to see "King Creole" to believe it. Always cited by critics as Presley's best movie, it's a B&W musical film noir(!) based on a Harold Robbins novel in which Elvis' leading lady Carolyn Jones portrays an abused prostitute, very far from Morticia Addams, and Walter Matthau plays a gangster. The whole movie's on youtube under "Elvis Presley # THE MOVIE King Creole # part 1 of 11" and it's a grand showcase for Jones before "The Addams Family" pillaged her career.
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@Onlymusical I think I have seen that one, actually. Or at least parts of it. If I remember correctly, it was rather good. Although I was quite young so I'm not sure if it was that particular film I was watching.
LacrymosaLies 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies If she was playing a prostitute, that's the one.
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@Onlymusical I may have to get it out one day, ave another look.
LacrymosaLies 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies You have the youtube address if you'd like to see it that way.
Onlymusical 11 months ago
@Onlymusical Oh I'm sure it won't be hard to find, haha. Thank you anyway,
LacrymosaLies 11 months ago
@LacrymosaLies I guess you can say that again....
Onlymusical 10 months ago
@Onlymusical WHO CARES!
yuk53 10 months ago
@yuk53 Guess you've got a good point.
Onlymusical 10 months ago
Joan Marshall was hot as Lily.
Fido1488 11 months ago
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Fido1488 11 months ago
I'm glad they recasted Lily, Eddie, and Marilyn:) I'm also glad it wasn't in color, and that the makeup was changed:)
LoquaciousByNature 1 year ago
Joan Marshall, the first Lily seen here, had a far more terrifying role in William Castle's movie, "Homicidal"!!! Check it out, it's a pretty intense film...
chaosfive55 1 year ago
And, there were TV executives who watched this pilot and said: "Wow, this is awesome! Make this into a series, STAT!"
NoirFan01 1 year ago
Herman looks kind of dopey here.
us71 1 year ago
Howdy fellow Munster lovers! Did you know that the Munster's house is now painted yellow and used as a set in Desperate Housewives? It is still on the Universal Studios' LA set and I saw it! I kinda almost jumped out of the tour long trolley bus golf cart thing...it was intense.
CupcakeVamp 1 year ago
That car is sweet!! Is it a Chrysler Imperiale?
XxLiveBaitxX 1 year ago
wow! herman's first wife was hotter!
katkal3 1 year ago
@katkal3 Damn right!!!!!
PsychoPunk1965 1 year ago
Herman's makeup was not perfected. As for Phoebe Munster she was too Morticia.
DarthSideous63 1 year ago
I am glad the changed it. The colour may be washed out due to age, or quality of the reel, but it looks nowhere near as appealing as the B&W version.
Happy Derman is a creep.
Herman's brows are too weird.
The intro is far to drawn out and dull.
The theme song was....not a song but just a bunch of warm ups in the orchestra pit.
Everything about the version we all love was far superior.
cuttock 1 year ago 12
@cuttock Yeah - I think shooting in B&W was a much superior way (for this series) to be shot. People don't get it. They think; 'the only reason to shoot in B&W (after the advent of colour) is because the makers' were 'cheap.' No, no always true. In the case here, while I may be more familiar with the series' being done in B&W, it still gives this series' an 'other-worldly' retro-ish quality.
uszoninyc 1 month ago
Very interesting.
wamcalif5 1 year ago
i prefer yvonne decarlo... and eff color
crom1513 1 year ago
Marylin was hot hot hot lol
scidamenge 1 year ago
Wow, this is wild, thanks for posting. I am rely glad they got Yvonne DeCarlo... Yvonne owned that part.
Tigerbabysob 1 year ago
To all those who wondered who Joan Marshall was (Phoebe Munster) Joan was the star of the 1961 cult classic "Homicidal" by William Castle. She was billed as "Jean Arless" in that one. It's a MUST see. Never reveal the ending!! You'll rarely see a performance like the one Joan delivers in "Homicidal"
She was also on the 60's Star Trek series.
krallstello 1 year ago
This is great. It actually was shot on color film - I think to further impress potential backers of the show at the time. Happy Derman is a RIOT as Eddy!
3investigators 1 year ago
LOL when Herman comes on its like hes president with that music who agrees?
danbroad9 1 year ago
Less Butch Patrick, more Happy Derman !!
mocus1 1 year ago
Oh woe is me, how I pine for the long lost days of yore.....the Happy Derman days gone by........
mocus1 1 year ago
Big change from the series that I grew up with ,lol
ralahinn1 1 year ago
never remembered this version.......changed Mom and kid to Yvonne DeCarlo and Butch Patrick .......Even Herman looked bigger in series........
jeepers2655 1 year ago
woah, this is pretty awesome
CupcakeVamp 1 year ago
This is realy neat .DeCarlo really had star persona.I think they chose the right actress who was Marshall?
lovesGenet 1 year ago
it's not in color, it's been colorized.
WildWeaselNJ 1 year ago
Who the "F" was that female imposter?
viking1960 1 year ago
herman played athletic sports, including baseball and golf and basketball, whereas grandpa liked playing checkers with an unseen opponent. what a difference!!
coventrygardens 1 year ago
awww so cute when he kisses her!
dwennifer 1 year ago
Marilyn so looks like Doris Day. I'm glad they picked Yvonne DeCarlo and Butch Patrick in the end.
WoodRatGirl 1 year ago
like the cars back then
zeroxero1776 1 year ago
where did you find this, its awesome! I find it odd that the pilot is in color and the series was B&W. PLus whats with Hermans head, onoly the forhead looks green.
56thAlbanyProd 1 year ago
@56thAlbanyProd amazon.com has ( or used to have ) a whole bunch of munster videos for sale. the pilot was in color, and the 2 movies were in color, and the episodes of the tv show were in b&w, and 1 episode ( called "family portrait" ) had a colorized version.
coventrygardens 1 year ago
Nice Imperial!
Moletastic69 1 year ago
"happy derman". poor fucker probably hung himself after parents saddled that one on him. christ!
madskyltd 1 year ago 4
@madskyltd LOL so true
Madhatter757 1 year ago
Interesting the show was B&W..... what year is this?
gmcjetpilot 1 year ago
Fortunately, the show progressed on more of a Donna Reed-Leave It To Beaver note!
Fiftiesflashback 1 year ago
That walk sounds like Thriller Video. It actually looks more spooky in Black and White. Wow Joan Marshall looks like Cher or the RED head on Desperate HOusewives, OMG. Why would A vampire want to bite his own daughters neck. This cast ha no real energy. It seeems like it was more like the cleavers. But the other ast had more ENERGY and more umph thta made us like it. The original Eddie was dorky. What was the crap Granpa was eating i played it back and could not figure it out.
WonderWomanFan4life 1 year ago
i never this episode existed
55102 1 year ago
Joan Marshall was super hot!
planetcheck 1 year ago
Whoa, that Joan Marshall is a freak... What a hottie.... lol
chime1fo4me 1 year ago
The title sequence had light happy music (picked up from the Doris Day movie, The Thrill of it All[1]) instead of the more hip surf theme that was to come. The episode is available on the complete first season of The Munsters DVDs. You gotta love Herman's face at 3:18 when he's about to give Phoebe a kiss. I've never seen this until today. Thanks for the post. In the pilot, Herman didn't have any padding yet.
Beautifulmusiclistnr 1 year ago
Was the show originally going to air on NBC before CBS chose to take the show?. Is that why the pilot's in color?.
BobbyLankford83 1 year ago
interesting thanks for putting this up but to me there was only ONE LILLY Yvonne de carlo and happy derman ??? butch patrick was the only eddy
Davai007 1 year ago
I don't recall herman ever seeming HOT for Lilly!!! This reminds me more of Addams Family than he Munsters... But a true treasure; I never would have seen if it weren't for youtube! I always thought YVonne DeCarlo was hot but Herman seemed to treat her more as a mother than a wife.
Nash1a 1 year ago 16
@Nash1a
wow great point. thats true.
WonderWomanFan4life 1 year ago
@Nash1a you said you don't recall herman seeming hot for lily. i would agree, aside from the intros to the tv shows. in the intros, herman always semed delighted when lily kissed him.
coventrygardens 1 year ago
@Nash1a i think the addams family came first, and this pheobe was made to resemble Morticia.
etraig 1 year ago
Oh Man:):):):):) Joan Marshall who was she??? Don't remember Happy Derman either???? Never saw this before. Joan Marshall.What a Fox!!!!! Love that intro. I'd i've gone back and giv'in her that 2nd kiss too, What a babe:):):)
welder541 1 year ago
@welder541 This was a pilot. They usually never air on TV. They're usually only made to sell the show concept to the network execs.
Nash1a 1 year ago
None of the characters look the same. I preffer it in black and white.
Sevy29 1 year ago
If Phoebe answered the door instead of Herman he probably wouldn't have run away. Unless she tried to bite him or offered him lady fingers.
hydrolito 1 year ago
this sucks! Lilly monsters looks more like
Morticia from the Adams Family! I dont like the set up of the house, I guess Im use to the other stage, lol
couponsexpired 1 year ago
@couponsexpired "Lilly Monsters" LOL!
visor109 1 year ago
Joan Marshall looked too muck like Morticia Addams, so she was dropped in favor of Yvonne De Carlo's Lilly.
iwtricapecod 1 year ago
@iwtricapecod Yes, its so obvious.
dallaskenn 1 year ago
Strange casting and lack of theme song aside, this footage is truly special. Thanks for uploading this!
TheDrBriggs 1 year ago
Wow thank God they changed the cast...this would've bombed out big time....
parkman35 2 years ago
HAPPY DERMAN??? oh tell me - did this kid just hang himself? shit
ivegotalongdong 2 years ago 9
LOL ya I did a double take on that one myself..
The kid's real name is Happy???
orangie84 11 months ago
@orangie84 Pseudonym. His real name was Nate.
Fido1488 11 months ago
The laugh track is so annoying. The actual Munsters in black and white with the lovely Yvonne de Carlo is so much better.
lasuvidaboy 2 years ago
"Phoebe" was way too much like Morticia Addams (but Joan did NOT copy that character, as there's no possible way she could have seen the pilot of Addams Family before she filmed this!!)
Owlzindabarn 2 years ago
... cool, its Wagner from 4:04 ...
RheingoldxxL 2 years ago
thanks for the color version, it's way cool. I use to watch the Munsters as a kid...(before they were reruns...lol)
batman1965me 2 years ago
How bad was Joan compared to Yvonne as Lily! No charisma whatsoever.
batbreath77 2 years ago
@batbreath77 She is hot too though.
TechMaven 1 year ago
Poor Marilyn always thinks it is her.
Whiteyplaysthebanjo 2 years ago
Esta Marilyn si era HERMOSA!! :D
LINQCSharp 2 years ago
Happy Derman doesn't look too happy. I'm glad they replaced him with Butch.
miketodd67 2 years ago
The Munsters are my Family
criticaltaker 2 years ago
grandpa looks like the penguin in this
ncfwhitetigress 2 years ago
This definitely seems a little more "stiff" than the eventual finished product. Except for Grandpa, who is crazy no matter which version! Actually, Grandpa and Marilyn seem to be very close to what their characters would eventually be in the regular series.
DIESEL0759 2 years ago 2
The intro here makes more sense when Herman lays a big kiss on Lily then walks off smiling. In the regular series he kisses her on the cheek then walks off with the big grin, which makes no sense.
fjccommish 2 years ago
Thanks SO much for this!....Had no idea there were cast changes/(except Marylin)
And Colour......I thought that was only for "Munsters go Home"...Thanks again.
vampirat14 2 years ago
My God, how long were audiences fooled by the same laugh track on every single sitcom for nearly 25 years?!?!
willerror 2 years ago 3
for nearly 25 years
cerealkillaman 2 years ago
1. I love the black and white version
I like goofier herman
and Lilly is better then this girl
Goonatron 2 years ago
Herman dosen't look as good in colour
But I will say I love this show and Black and white all the way!
Goonatron 2 years ago
at 4:40 you can see the top edge of the stage flat behind them!
robertwmartens 2 years ago
Obvious use of stock music in the credits - close your eyes and you'd think this was some Donna Reed show! Just goes to show how memorable the Munsters Theme was! Maybe it's good that the series was ultimately filmed in B&W because the green makeup would have been just too ghoulish in the long run.
robertwmartens 2 years ago
Fred Gwynnes Herman is so dull in this
Im glad he got goofyer in the better version
Rollman1 2 years ago
4:08 a little gross.
TheEbony05 2 years ago
Gross What In The World Was That Stuff!?
TheEbony05 2 years ago
HAPPY DERMAN???
qqrk1372 2 years ago
is this a fake?
Rafiux 2 years ago
@Rafiux No, its really the original Munsters TV pilot in color.
dallaskenn 1 year ago
GOD DAMN IT... IM COLOR BLIND...
marlboromike2100 2 years ago
Wow Joan Marshall from Star Trek. I'm glad Yvonne De Carlo became Mrs. Munster, though.
Kinda interesting how Marilyn stands out as the "oddball" in color even moreso than in black and white. Never really noticed that in the movies.
Beverly Owen is cute. Kinda makes me wish, though, that the Pat Priest episodes were shot in color. :)
tsntana 2 years ago
i would totally do phoebe
eleanorroosevelt1 2 years ago
she's dead
mijmi 2 years ago
Where can we get this full episode , anyone .
Thanks
powerman5000ca 2 years ago
Its amazing this was sold as a pilot. Terrible casting, makup and dialogue. Thank god it was changed to what it became. It will never be duplicated. I still watch it on TV land. Come to think of it they dont show it there anymore. TV Land sucks
poloman58 2 years ago
Yvonne DeCarlo was so much better! This is cool to see though
DanaDenali 2 years ago
Yvonne DeCarlo in great new bio (Charlton Heston: An Incredible Life: Revised Edition) at amazon!
Bestmanme08 2 years ago 2
How long was this pilot? Did they film a full episode, or is this all there was?
lurkerrekrul 2 years ago
Imdb says it was 15 minutes
mijmi 2 years ago
Thanks. I should have checked there myself. :)
lurkerrekrul 2 years ago
I think " Marilyn " ( Beverley Owen ) look great in pink !!! And it's interesting to see the prototype; such as the beginning scene. Regards.
Splitskirts 2 years ago
i love the munsters but I prefer Lily over phoebe. I'm glad they didn't stick with her.
ghaleon7 2 years ago
I love the Munsters. But this opening sequence is painfully terrible. And Loooooooooooooong.
I am glad they cut a new one!
cuttock 2 years ago
wow! ke interesante dato
kumkumichel 2 years ago
Joan Marshall was extremely beautiful.
Ultramar0270 2 years ago 24
I agree
mikegee2 2 years ago
@Ultramar0270 Too seductive for 1960's 'Standards and Practices' :)
happyjack39 1 year ago
The Munsters, forever nice family.
Ultramar0270 2 years ago 2
dude, she wants you
undermoonlightglow 2 years ago
i went to amazon, and found the munsters action figures. i ordered a herman action figure. it arrived today. it's good. i think i'll order the rest of the figures.
coventrygardens 2 years ago
i went to amazon, and found the munsters action figures. i ordered a herman action figure. it arrived today. it's good. i think i'll order the rest of the figures.
coventrygardens 2 years ago
It was cool to see this in color. Was it "original" color or was it colorized?
I like the B&W theme better, this theme sounds like it came from a musical production.
visor109 2 years ago
this video is of the pilot episode , and it was in color, and had some actors who were different from those used in the tv series which came later.
the tv series was in B&W, yet some of the episodes were later colorized.
coventrygardens 2 years ago
You can get the full show on the Munsters dvd. And this kid (Eddie) was awful. The network was smart to get rid of him. I met Fred Gwynne ( in Maine in 1977
TELEVISIONARCHIVES 2 years ago
Does anyone else think this Lily looks the dead spit (excuse the pun!) of Brie Van de Kamp from Desperate Housewives?!
nilad69 2 years ago
yeah this lily is young, my new fashion idol!!..ha ha..but Yvonne De Carlo made the role known..
beatrizquiroz 2 years ago
that Lily looks so hot!!!!
kungfu70 2 years ago