Irwin Charone only had about 1 minute of screen time as Lily’s werewolf brother Lester, but this episode does set him up as an interesting character. The person who played Tin Can Man on the show wasn’t even credited. If he hadn’t told us that it’s Butch Patrick in there, we probably wouldn’t notice. It’s also a strange cameo to give Patrick, since he’ll be hidden beneath the robot costume and, if the new Tin Can Man’s voice is like the old one’s, his voice won’t be recognizable. Tin Can Man doesn’t do much, making it a bizarre character to bring back – but maybe Zombie has always wanted to see it do more. On the show, Tin Can Man is a robot that Eddie and his Grandpa created for the school science fair, assembling its limbs out of tin cans and giving it an oil drum for a torso. Zombie has announced that Butch Patrick, who played little Eddie Munster on the original sitcom, will be taking on the role of the Tin Can Man in his movie. In this episode, Marilyn’s new-ish boyfriend invites her family to attend a masquerade being hosted by his parents… and things don’t go smoothly. Owen played Marilyn for thirteen episodes before deciding to move on, and was replaced by Pat Priest (who makes an appearance in Zombie’s movie). This episode also offers one of only two opportunities on this list to see Beverley Owen play the role of Herman and Lily’s regular-looking niece Marilyn. So watching this one before watching the movie is sort of a “how it started, how it’s going” situation.
This isn’t exactly one of the best episodes of The Munsters, but it was the episode that CBS chose to first introduce the Munsters to the world with. Below you’ll find the list The Munsters: Best Episodes to Watch Before the Rob Zombie Movie!
The trailers for the movie are also packed with sitcom Easter eggs… so we decided to put together a list of episodes you should watch before September 27th so you’ll recognize these lesser known characters and spot the Easter eggs. Zombie has been keeping fans updated on the making of the movie throughout production and post-production, and has already confirmed that some obscure characters from the show will be appearing in this film. Writer/director Rob Zombie has rebooted the classic sitcom The Munsters with a feature film that is set to receive a Digital, Blu-ray, and DVD release on September 27th (and will also be coming to the Netflix streaming service).