History YMMV / TheMunsters

* ValuesResonance: The episode "Eddie's Nickname", which aired a few months after the Civil Rights Act of 1964, had Herman teach Eddie that "It doesn't matter what you look like...you can be tall, or short, or fat, or thin, or black, or yellow, or white...it doesn't matter. What DOES matter is the size of your heart and the strength of your character."

** It's been said that the Munsters can be considered Jewish, and it's not that far off. The family does have rather different traditions in food, clothing, behavior, their culture is significantly unusual enough to startle outsiders. Though the family does mingle with people at large, it is when someone really stops to notice any of them, esp Herman or Grandpa, that their "otherness" becomes apparent.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In "Herman the Rookie" Leo Durocher says about Herman "I dont know whether to sign him with the Dodgers or send him to Vietnam."

** In addition to their work on ''The Munsters'', creators Allan Burns and Chris Hayward are also best known for creating ''Series/MyMotherTheCar''. Burns is also best known for serving as co-creator and co-executive producer of ''Series/TheMaryTylerMooreShow'', ''Series/{{Rhoda}}'', and ''Series/LouGrant''.
** Jerry Paris directed three episodes. Paris is best known for playing Jerry Helper on ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow''.
** Gene Reynolds directed two episodes. Reynolds is also best known for serving as co-creator and co-executive producer of ''Series/LouGrant''.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's been said that the Munsters can be considered Jewish, and it's not that far off. The family does have rather different traditions in food, clothing, behavior, their culture is significantly unusual enough to startle outsiders. Though the family does mingle with people at large, it is when someone really stops to notice any of them, esp Herman or Grandpa, that their "otherness" becomes apparent.

* FriendlyFandoms: with ''Series/TheAddamsFamily'' for also being a creepy but friendly family.

* ValuesDissonance: The episode "Yes Galen, There is a Herman" didn't age well after the era of TooSmartForStrangers. To wit, Herman makes friends with a little boy named Galen, has the boy call him "Uncle Herman," and invites him over to visit by saying that he has a son Galen's age (and even ''worse'', once they're there, Grandpa invites them down to the basement). True, it's only GentleGiant Herman, and the whole thing is innocent, but it goes against everything that you should teach kids about strangers.

* ValuesResonance: One episode which aired a few months after the Civil Rights Act of 1964 had Herman teach Eddie that "It doesn't matter what you look like...you can be tall, or short, or fat, or thin, or black, or yellow, or white...it doesn't matter. What DOES matter is the size of your heart and the strength of your character."

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While there are episodes that are about Marilyn's differences from her family and (perceived) differences from "normal" people, the focus in those episodes is more on the other Munsters as they try to help Marilyn or react to her in some other way. Marilyn comes off as a FlatCharacter as a result of such little development and attention, despite her potential to be interesting.

** Marilyn is a RidiculouslyHumamRobot.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodCharacter: While there are episodes that are about Marilyn's differences from her family and (perceived) differences from "normal" people, the focus in those episodes is more on the other Munsters as they try to help Marilyn or react in some other way to her, and Marilyn comes off as a FlatCharacter as a result of such little development, despite her potential to be itneresting.

* ValuesDissonance: The episode "Yes Galen, There is a Herman" didn't age well after the era of TooSmartForStrangers. To wit, Herman makes friends with a little boy named Galen, has the boy call him "Uncle Herman," and invites him over to visit by saying that he has a son Galen's age (and even ''worse'', once they're there, Grandpa invites them down to the basement). True, it's only GentleGiant Herman, and the whole thing is innocent, but it goes against everything that you should teach kids about strangers.

* ValuesDissonance: The episode "Yes Galen, There is a Herman" didn't age well after the era of StrangerDanger. To wit, Herman makes friends with a little boy named Galen, has the boy call him "Uncle Herman," and invites him over to visit by saying that he has a son Galen's age (and even ''worse'', once they're there, Grandpa invites them down to the basement). True, it's only GentleGiant Herman, and the whole thing is innocent, but it goes against everything that you should teach kids about strangers.

* ContestedSequel: The Munsters Today gets a lot of flack, particularly because of its initial premise being that the Munsters of the original show ended up in the late 1980's because of being in suspended animation for over 20 years, but it still has its share of fans.

* GrowingTheBeard: The Munsters Today, a SequelSeries[=/=]{{Spinoff}} to the original 1960's show, started off as rather mediocre with cheesy costumes, Come the second season, however, and the costumes improve significantly and episodes began to have more poignant themes, such as "Once in a Blue Moon" revealing that Grandpa's wife is still alive and that she had to leave him for complicated reasons.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many fans' anticipated reaction to ''Mockingbird Lane'' when it was first announced.

* ContestedSequel: The Munsters Today.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's been said that the Munsters can be considered Jewish, and it's not that far off. The family does have rather different traditions in food, clothing, behavior, their culture is significantly unusual enough to startle outsiders, though they do mingle with people at large it's when someone really stops to notice any of them, esp Herman or Grandpa, that their "otherness" becomes apparent.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many fans' anticipated reaction to ''Mockingbird Lane'' when it was first announced.
* ThanksgivingEpisode: The episode "Low-Cal Munster" happens specifically on Thanksgiving. The episode, though, aired during October.

* Holiday Show: The episode "Low-Cal Munster" happens specifically on Thanksgiving. The episode, though, aired during October.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: Many fans' anticipated reaction to ''Mockingbird Lane'' when it was first announced.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In "Herman the Rookie" Leo Durocher says about Herman "I dont know whether to sign him with the Dodgers or send him to Vietnam."

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: '''Heavily''' anticipated amongst the fandom when ''Mockingbird Lane'' premieres.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: It's been said that the Munsters can be considered Jewish, and it's not that far off. The family does have rather different traditions in food, clothing, behavior, their culture is significantly unusual enough to startle outsiders, though they do mingle with people at large it's when someone really stops to notice any of them, esp Herman or Grandpa, that their "otherness" becomes apparent.

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In "Herman the Rookie" Leo Durocher says about Herman "I dont know whether to sign him with the Dodgers or send him to Vietnam."