The Munsters
Low-Cal Munster
TV Flash files “Low-Cal Munster” as hour 6 of 70 in the TV Flash guide — The Munsters (1964–1966) on CBS, season 1, episode 6, aired 1964-10-29, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E06: listed hour 6 of 70 in the The Munsters guide, hour 6 of 38 in season 1. It aired 1964-10-29 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Pike's Pique” (S01E05). Next is “Tin Can Man” (S01E07).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Herman is invited to his old army squads reunion. However, he does not fit into his army uniform and has to go onto a diet. Lily sends him to Dr. Dudley for his diet plan.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Low-Cal Munster sit in the The Munsters guide?
S01E06 is listed hour 6 of 70 — hour 6 of 38 in season 1, season 1 episode 6.
When did The Munsters S01E06 air?
Low-Cal Munster aired 1964-10-29 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Any Mockingbird Lane hour that puts Herman, Lily, and Grandpa in ordinary suburban mishap is the contract. Makeup plus sitcom bones — no need to serialize.
In the series
Why this series still plays
The Munsters puts Universal's creature shop in a working-class living room and plays it straight as a sitcom. Fred Gwynne's Herman, Yvonne De Carlo's Lily, and Al Lewis's Grandpa make 1313 Mockingbird Lane a blue-collar family joke, not a gothic pose. Makeup craft plus Addams-rival lore; the sweetness under the bolts still photographs.
The group chat still wants an Addams vs. Munsters primary, which is adorable, because CBS's *The Munsters* (1964–1966; 70 episodes) was never trying to be gothic pose. Joe Connelly and Bob Mosher put Universal's creature shop in a working-class living room and played it straight as a sitcom. Fred Gwynne's Herman. Yvonne De Carlo's Lily. Al Lewis's Grandpa. Herman works, Grandpa experiments, Marilyn is the 'plain' relative. 1313 Mockingbird Lane as a blue-collar family joke. **Makeup craft plus rival lore; the…
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- Yvonne De Carlo as Lily Munster
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- Al Lewis as Grandpa
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- Pat Priest as Marilyn Munster
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