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The Munsters - Dance with me, Herman
episode 1.22
USA 1965
produced by Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly for Kayro-Vue Productions/CBS
directed by Joseph Pevney
starring Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo, Al Lewis, Pat Priest, Butch Patrick, Don Rickles, Joyce Jameson, Bob Hastings (voice)
story by James B. Allardice, Tom Adair, screenplay by James B. Allardice, Tom Adair, Joe Connelly, Bob Mosher, created by Allan Burns, Chris Hayward, developed by Norm Liebman, Ed Haas, music by Jack Marshall
TV series The Munsters, The Munsters (classic series)
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Niece Marilyn Munster (Pat Priest) hides an invitation to a
parents-students dance because she fears Uncle Herman (Fred Gwynne) will
make a fool out of himself trying to dance, but somehow Aunt Lily (Yvonne
De Carlo) finds the invitation anyways, and Herman, not wanting to
embarrass Marilyn in front of her peers, decides to take dancing lessons
at Dr Havemeyer's (Don Rickles) dance school. Now Havemeyer is a bit of a
con-man trying to take his clients for all they've got, so he has his
dancing teacher Miss Valentine (Joyce Jameson) , who's terribly afraid of
Herman, incessantly compliment him on his dancing talents, and Herman's
happy to believe every word of it, and soon enough signs a multi-year
contract - which Grandpa (Al Lewis) is quick to find out is an absolute
scam. But he and Lily don't dare to tell Herman as he's so sensitive.
However, that matter resolves itself when Havemeyer learns the police is
on his trail and suspects Herman to be a snitch, so he quickly dissolves
the contract, even if that breaks Herman's spirit. So now Herman refuses
to go to the dance, and out of love, Lily pretends to sprain her ankle so
she can nurse his wounded ego. Ok, despite no less than four
screenwriters, this episode doesn't have much to offer storywise, as the
episode's main conflict is resolved way too quickly, unimaginatively and
lacking in any narrative elegance. However, the script also plays to the
series' strengths in putting its well-established horror characters into
new situations to milk the combination for comedy. And of course it helps
that Fred Gwynne, Yvonne De Carlo and Al Lewis all deliver their top game
and perfectly bounce off one another, to make this maybe not a masterpiece
plotwise, but still a very entertaining watch.
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