The Munsters' Revenge (1981)

Herman Munster (Fred Gwynne) and Grandpa Munster (Al Lewis) are arrested for a string of nighttime robberies. Determined to prove their innocence, they break out of jail to find the real culprits. Could the answer be the newly renovated wax museum? Directed by Don Weis (LOOKING FOR LOVE), this telefilm came some 15 years after the TV series had ended. Gwynne, Lewis and Yvonne De Carlo return but Jo McDonnell and K.C. Martel replace the original Marilyn and Eddie Munster. As to the film itself, its one joke act is tired and the movie is a bit of a slog to sit through. Again, I was never a fan of the TV show but if you were, then the nostalgia factor may be enough for you to tolerate it. Like the 1966 theatrical feature MUNSTERS GO HOME, seeing the Munster family in color is interesting for awhile but it does seem more suited to B&W. Universal upped the ante by adding some of their popular monsters to the mix including Phantom Of The Opera, Creature From The Black Lagoon, Bride Of Frankenstein and the Wolf Man. With Sid Caesar, Howard Morris, Bob Hastings and Peter Fox.