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Title: The Munsters : 50 Years of TV culture
Post by: muman613 on February 13, 2015, 02:18:55 AM

I would like to share with those interested in remembering the past.

The Munsters was a TV show which aired in the mid 60s, when I was born, and it has been a part of American culture for 50 years. As this documentary explores the significance the Munsters played in the field of broadcast entertainment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX_s449BVeE

Title: Re: The Munsters : 50 Years of TV culture
Post by: Debbie Shafer on February 17, 2015, 09:37:09 AM

I watched it all the time as a teenager.....It was a clean show....Herman, Lily, Marilyn, Eddie, Grandpa, and Spot.

Title: Re: The Munsters : 50 Years of TV culture
Post by: fibrogirl on February 20, 2015, 08:25:56 AM

I watched it as a child in England in the 80's. Only meant to watch a short clip but could not stop. Thanks for posting that.

US 60's TV shows seemed to dominate for so many years after the 60's finished. I can hardly remember "Family Ties", "Mr Belvedere" or other horrible 80's shows yet Munsters and Batman and Star Trek are still remembered years later.
It's not like that in the UK, in the UK it tends to be 70's shows that had the lasting influence instead. e.g Faulty Towers, "Masterpiece Theatre" type costume drams like Upstairs Downstairs etc.

Title: Re: The Munsters : 50 Years of TV culture
Post by: angryChineseKahanist on February 20, 2015, 09:02:31 AM

oh yeah it was great. except grampa was a raging communist.

https://www.google.com/#q=al+lewis+communist

Title: Re: The Munsters : 50 Years of TV culture
Post by: nessuno on February 22, 2015, 10:23:13 AM

Marilyn is looking pretty risque for her day.     :o

Title: Re: The Munsters : 50 Years of TV culture
Post by: muman613 on February 23, 2015, 04:12:02 PM

Quote from: bullcat3 on February 22, 2015, 10:23:13 AM

Marilyn is looking pretty risque for her day.     :o

Hello BC3,

Maybe so but I think that the shows in the 60s would never show any homosexual relations. At least Marilyn dated men... So too with Star Trek, at least Capn Kirk was heterosexual, and he always flirted with the cute ensigns.....

Title: Re: The Munsters : 50 Years of TV culture
Post by: nessuno on February 24, 2015, 02:26:30 PM

Yeah, Sulu (George Takei) was kept in the closet in those days. 

Title: Re: The Munsters : 50 Years of TV culture
Post by: muman613 on February 24, 2015, 05:35:50 PM

Quote from: bullcat3 on February 24, 2015, 02:26:30 PM

Yeah, Sulu (George Takei) was kept in the closet in those days.

poor sulu... The saddest part of the Star Trek story...

In other news it seems that Leonard Nimoy (Mr Spock) was admitted to the hospital today. I recently learned he was suffering form COPD... I wish him Refuah Shelaimah...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4HmHQTB9d4

http://www.eonline.com/news/628890/leonard-nimoy-seems-to-be-ok-after-reported-hospitalization-for-chest-pains-reminds-fans-life-is-a-garden