Series · Prime Video · 1964
The Munsters
A household that likes itself. The joke is the neighbors' panic, not the family's contempt.
The Munsters are a father who is strong and a little dim, a mother who runs the house, a grandfather who should not be left with the equipment, and a girl who is ordinary in a family that isn't. The comedy needs the family to hold. When it holds, the laugh is at manners, not at marriage.
It is dated in the way a 1964 sitcom is dated. It is not dated in the way that rots a room.
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Industry
5/10
Herman goes to work. Grandpa tinkers. The house has chores and a breadwinner.
Household
8/10
They are loud, loyal, and glad to be at the same table.
Piety
3/10
No piety. The affection is the creed.
Courage
4/10
They are odd in public and do not apologize for the oddness.
Republic
5/10
A street where the strange family is still a neighbor.
Temperance
7/10
The laugh is gentle. Nobody is undressed for the camera.
Truth
6/10
The premise is a joke and it stays a joke. It does not smuggle a sermon it doesn't mean.
Stewardship
6/10
A show a grandparent can share without translating the dirt.
Live historicallyWatch one with a child and name who keeps the house running. It is Lily.