The Mini-Munsters

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name = The Mini-Munsters


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format = Animated telefilm
runtime = 1 hour
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producer = Fred Calvert
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starring = Cynthia Adler
Bobby Diamond
Ron Feinberg
Henry Gibson
Al Lewis
Richard Long
music = Steve Zuckerman
country = USA
language = English
network = ABC
released = October 27 1973
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preceded_by = "Lost in Space"
followed_by = "Nanny and the Professor and the Phantom of the Circus"
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imdb_id = 0271066
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"The Mini-Munsters" was an animated one-hour [bcdb title|48258] telefilm that was aired as part of the "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie" in 1973, and was based on the characters from "The Munsters".

Plot

The cartoon begins when The Munsters are informed their cousins Igor and Lucretia are coming to visit them all the way from Transylvania. Meanwhile, Eddie wants to be able to play in a band and not annoy his parents because of the constant noise. So, Grandpa invents a car for Eddie that runs on music so he can go to school to practice. Meanwhile, a gas company is infuriated and destroys the car and takes the family's pets, leaving the family to plot and get their beloved pets back.

Cast

*Richard Long......Herman Munster
*Cynthia Adler.....Lily Munster
*Al Lewis..........Grandpa Munster
*Stuart Getz.........Eddie Munster
*Henry Gibson........ Mr. Grundy

Trivia

*Al Lewis was the only actor from the original series to provide his voice for his character.
*Eddie's character is portrayed as a teenager in the film and is able to drive a car.
*This episode was intended to create an animated spin-off of the series
*The movie aired on October 27 1973.
*Marilyn Munster somehow did not appear in this movie.
*Originally aired as an hour-long special, but a shorter, half-hour version was aired in the 1980s.

See also

*The Munsters
*The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie
*Al Lewis

References

External links

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* [http://www.toontracker.com/satsup/ssm3.htm Toon Tracker: The ABC Saturday Superstar Movies (Page 3)]