The Munsters
Operation Herman
TV Flash files “Operation Herman” as hour 45 of 70 in the TV Flash guide — The Munsters (1964–1966) on CBS, season 2, episode 7, aired 1965-10-28, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E07: listed hour 45 of 70 in the The Munsters guide, hour 7 of 32 in season 2. It aired 1965-10-28 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Happy 100th Anniversary” (S02E06). Next is “Lily's Star Boarder” (S02E08).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Eddie has to have his tonsils removed and after Herman takes Eddie to the doctor's office and has trouble, Lily tells Herman that the hospital does not want him there until the next day. Herman and Grandpa come up with a plan to slip into the Hospital and see Eddie. The usual problems ensue.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Operation Herman sit in the The Munsters guide?
S02E07 is listed hour 45 of 70 — hour 7 of 32 in season 2, season 2 episode 7.
When did The Munsters S02E07 air?
Operation Herman aired 1965-10-28 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…
Filed against
- Fred Gwynne as Herman Munster
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- Yvonne De Carlo as Lily Munster
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- Al Lewis as Grandpa
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- Butch Patrick as Eddie Munster
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- Pat Priest as Marilyn Munster
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