You know, Lily, it's very
nice to relax after supper.
[Chuckles] Did you have a
hard day at the parlor, dear?
Did I? People were
in and out all day.
Eh, don't complain, Herman. You should
be grateful you've got a going business.
[Clattering]
What is it you've
got there, Herman?
Popcorn. I-I thought
I'd make some...
and sort of keep things jumping.
[Eddie] Now you stay there, Spot,
and be a good boy. [Footsteps Pounding]
[Spot Growling]
Hey, Dad, I got a
new record today.
Is it okay if I play it
on the phonograph?
Why, of course, Eddie.
I think it's very nice for a young
boy to be interested in music.
[Chuckling] You know,
Eddie, back in the Old Country,
you couldn't keep me
away from good music.
Hmm! Why, I used to haunt
the opera house night and day.
Turn the horn around, Eddie,
so that we can all hear it.
Huh.
♪♪ [Rock And Roll Blaring]
[Growls]
- [Gulps]
[No Audible Dialogue]
[Yelling, Drowned Out By Music]
But, Pop, they're The Standells.
Every kid in school
is crazy about 'em.
And they're coming
to town for a concert.
Boy, I'd give anything
to meet 'em face-to-face.
Whew, Eddie...
[Sighs] We can all be thankful
that that will never happen.
Okay, okay, Pops. So we're picking up
, for a one-night stand in this town.
We don't want to
get stomped to death.
Yeah, that last hotel was too much with
those , screaming kids in the lobby.
Look, why don’t you rent us a mansion
with a couple of swimming pools.
Like you did in Beverly Hills.
You guys wrecked the
last two places like that...
Cost us $ , damages.
Well, then get us a place on
the outskirts, one we can't hurt.
Hey, that's a good
idea. Right on.
Yeah. Well, all
right. All right.
I've got a real estate agent working
on it, and he's spotted a place.
" Mockingbird Lane."
It's owned by some people
named, uh, "Munster."
I'm going out there now
and try to make a deal.
Yeah, when those Munsters
find out what we're willing to pay,
they'll practically
fall over dead.
It's nice you're interested
in our house, Mr. Murdock,
but it simply isn't for rent.
But it would be just right
for these, uh, friends of mine.
And I'm prepared to
make a very attractive offer.
Oh, but my aunt and uncle are out right
now, and Grandfather's up in the attic.
Oh, uh, working?
Oh, no. He just likes
to hang around up there.
I only want to rent the place
for my clients for the weekend.
And we're prepared to pay $ .
Well, I really don't believe
they'd consider renting it.
Are you sure you
heard me right, miss?
I said $ , for a weekend.
Oh, well, that's very generous,
but they're very touchy about
having strangers in the house.
In all the years that
we've lived here,
I can't recall more than eight or nine
people ever getting past the front door.
Yes. Well, uh, you
folks think it over.
And have your aunt
or uncle call me, huh?
Here's my card. Oh, thank you.
Good-bye. Good-bye.
Even my boys
couldn't hurt this dump.
This Mr. Murdock seemed
very anxious to rent the place.
But $ , , just
for the weekend?
[Scoffs] Must be some congressman
here on government business.
Mm-hmm. I don't think so.
He called back three times.
And he said he'd even put us all
up at a hotel if we'd rent the place.
But we don't even know
who the man represents.
I-I mean, what would
the neighbors think...
if they saw a bunch of strange-looking
people living in our home?
Grandpa, we could use the money.
We still owe that
bill to the vet...
from the last time you went out
prowling a-and caught distemper.
Grandpa, if you'd taken
your sh*ts when I told you to,
you could have saved us $ .
Hey, Mom, if we
do rent the place,
could I use some of the
money to buy Spot a new toy?
Oh, Eddie, we gave him a
foreign sports car for Christmas.
He played with it
a couple of times,
and then he threw it
over the back fence.
Uncle Herman, what should I
tell the man if he calls back again?
Marilyn, dear, I've thought
the thing over from all angles,
and I have come to a conclusion.
We will accept the man's offer.
That is my decision as
head of the house. [Chuckles]
[Clears Throat]
That's all right with
you, isn't it, pussycat?
Oh, uh, Lily, I'm gonna leave
the key under the mat, dear,
for our temporary tenants.
We don't want any
burglars getting in here.
Eh, Herman, how are our
tenants going to know...
that the key is under the mat?
Please, Grandpa, I've
taken care of everything.
I hope those tenants
don't ruin our beautiful yard.
Oh, dear, yes. It's taken us
years to get it in this condition.
Lily, I've taken care
of that too, dear.
Wait a minute! I forgot
to say good-bye to Spot.
[Groans]
Good-bye, Spot! [Spot Growls]
We're leaving now,
Spot! [Growling Continues]
Now, you be a good
boy while we're gone.
[Growls]
He's a good fellow, isn't he?
[Laughing, Grunting]
[Car Door Shuts, Engine Starts]
What is that? You got me.
Since when has the morgue
been giving curb service?
Grandpa, Lily, Marilyn,
you go on in and register.
I'll park the car. There's a
sign... underground garage.
Underground? Herman,
let me go with you.
I might run into
a few old friends.
No, Grandpa. You go on in with
the girls and keep an eye on them.
There are lots of fresh traveling
salesmen in hotel lobbies.
May I? Yeah, here.
[Grunts] What do you got in here?
Just my father's extra pair of shoes.
Hey, guys, what do
you think of this coop?
Reminds me of the converted car
barn we played in San Francisco.
[Igor Squeaking]
Hey...
- What was that?
- Well, it was no swallow from Capistrano.
Hey, look at this thing.
♪♪ [Organ Notes Honk]
That's crazy, man. You can
see the notes while you play 'em.
Hey, dig this lopsided "geetar."
Wow. Wow.
♪♪ [Harp Note
Sounds] That's swing.
[All Laughing] Hey,
guys, you know what?
This calls for a party.
That's a good idea.
Let's get on the horn and call us up
some playmates. Now you're talking!
Eh, say, uh, what's this thing?
Uh, that's the air
conditioner, sir. Well, turn it on.
The air seems awfully
fresh in here. Yes, sir.
Hey, Mom, can I go out
and walk around the ledge?
Oh, no. No, Eddie. You might
fall off and hurt somebody.
Now you go right in,
Eddie, and get ready for bed.
[Sighs]
No dust! And at
these prices too!
[Clears Throat]
Uh, uh, Grandpa,
the bellboy is
holding out his hand.
What for? You're
supposed to grease his palm.
Oh!
[Chuckling] I'm sorry.
Where were you, Herman? Oh,
Lily, I had a terrible time parking.
Yeah. You know, I think this
hotel is having labor trouble.
Just as I drove in their
underground garage,
the attendant quit. What
kind of a dump is this?
Mom,
I don't think I can
sleep in that creepy bed.
Could I sleep in
the dresser drawer?
At least it has handles on it.
We'll see, Eddie. Oh, Herman,
I don't know about this place.
I wish we were back in
our own cozy little house...
enjoying a nice, quiet evening.
[Sighs]
[Chattering] The Smith
Brothers have arrived!
Sorry to hear about that eye.
[Chattering Continues]
[Man] Hey, sweetheart...
[Continues, Indistinct]
Hey, Tony, Nick, the
P.T.A. have arrived!
Come on in.
Oh, Herman, I thought
we were going to spend...
an enjoyable weekend away from
home, but nothing has worked out.
I agree, dear. I
think it's ridiculous...
to put up with all these
hardships and inconveniences.
But how can we go home?
We signed that lease.
Oh, I don't care if we did.
We'll just ask them to leave.
I'm with you all the way, dear.
Eh, but will you do the talking?
All right.
Oh, Marilyn, will you get
Grandpa so we can get going?
Come on, Grandpa.
I'll be right with you.
♪♪ [Rock And Roll]
♪ Everybody we know ♪
♪ I'm gonna set you straight This dance
is great ♪ Herman, look at all the cars.
What's going on here?
And look at the
house. It's all lit up.
Yes, it sure gives
it an eerie effect.
Listen! I hear music.
Those people who rented
our house are throwing a party.
Lily, let's go back to
the hotel. [Engine Starts]
Herman, Herman, no,
no. We'll do no such thing.
That is our house, and those
people are throwing a wild party.
Now you, as head of the family, will go
right in there and demand that they leave!
♪ I'm gonna set you
straight This dance is great ♪
♪ Come on and Ringo ♪
Go ahead and knock. All right.
[Thunderous Knocking]
Eh, look here, I... Come on in.
Hey, Zeno, some
cats from L.A. just...
blew in. Look, you
don't understand. We...
Go on in and mingle,
doll! Come on in.
We don't know anybody either.
♪ Everybody Ringo ♪
♪ I'm gonna set you
straight This dance is great ♪
♪ Come on and Ringo ♪
Did you dig that crazy getup?
Man, is that way out!
Did you see the
hairdo on the tall one?
It's the greatest thing
since Carl Sandburg.
♪ Energy to do
this dance for you ♪
♪ We showed you how to Ringo ♪
♪ Come on and let yourself go ♪
♪ Everybody Ringo ♪
♪ I'm gonna set you straight ♪
♪ This dance is great
Come on and Ringo ♪
♪ Come on and Ringo
Come on and Ringo ♪
♪ Come on and Ringo ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
- ♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah ♪
♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah ♪♪
[Cheering]
Herman, say something.
Pardon me, young man,
but do you think I could... Uh, just
cool it, man. You'll get your chance.
♪♪ [Music Resumes: "I
Want to Hold Your Hand"]
♪ Oh, yeah, I'll tell
you something ♪
♪ I think you'll understand ♪
Hey, Dad, those neat guys are The
Standells! ♪ When I say that something ♪
♪ I want to hold your
hand ♪ [Gasps] You mean
those are the people
who rented our house?
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪
♪ Oh, please, say to me ♪
♪ You'll let me be your man ♪
♪ And, please, say to me ♪
♪ You'll let me hold your hand ♪
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪
You know, Herman... ♪
And when I touch you ♪
they do have a certain...
style. ♪ I feel happy ♪
Yes. They are rather
razzmatazz. ♪ Inside ♪
♪ It's such a feeling that my love ♪ You
know, they're almost as good as Kate Smith.
♪ I can't hide! I can't hide ♪
♪ I can't hide ♪
♪ Yeah, you've
got that something ♪
♪ I think you'll understand ♪
♪ When I say that something ♪
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪
Grandpa, doesn't that send you out of
this world? ♪ And when I touch you ♪
♪ I feel happy inside ♪ So
what? I've been there before.
♪ It's such a feeling
that my love ♪
♪ I can't hide! I can't hide ♪
♪ I can't hide ♪
♪ Yeah, you've got that
something ♪ Sweetheart,
you're not a bit like
the rest of your group.
Yes, I know. I'm the
plain one in the family.
♪ When I say that something ♪
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪
[Mouthing Words] ♪ I
want to hold your hand ♪
♪ I want to hold your hand ♪♪
[Cheering]
[Boat Whistle]
[Cheering Continues] Cool it!
Cool it, everybody!
Cool it! Cool it!
The hermit's gonna
groove us! [Cheering]
This reminds me of that
wild party at Mayerling...
just before the grand duke went
upstairs and blew his brains out.
♪♪ [Drumming]
In the vortex of the future...
of that cool tomorrow land,
♪♪ [Drumming Continues]
we'll all wig there,
play a gig there in that
great nonunion band.
Scuba doo... and scuba dabba.
Life's a gas, and
life's a grabba.
Hip is hip, and
groove is groovy.
Life's a wild Fellini movie.
When that hairy
fist of silence...
slugs us, bugs
us, puts us down...
Hmm. We'll all wing
it, we'll all sing it:
"Guy Lombardo's back in town."
[Cheering]
Oh, that guy sure cuts
away the tinsel, don't he?
Oh, Grandpa, isn't
this a fun party?
Yes, I haven't seen so
many good-looking people...
in one place since we closed
down the mausoleum back home.
Let's hear from the
Jolly Green Giant!
Yeah! Come on,
Herman! [Crowd Cheering]
O-Oh, oh, no. Not me.
[Cheering, Chattering]
Oh, dear, I think
he's going to recite.
[Sighs]
[Clears Throat] Um...
♪♪ [Drumming]
Ibbity bibbity sibbity sab.
I-Ibbity bibbity canal boat.
Dictionary... down the ferry.
Mary, Mary, quite contrary.
♪♪ [Drumming Continues] [Sighs]
Um, Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear.
Fuzzy Wuzzy lost his hair.
S-Scuba doo and scuba die.
That chicken's not
too young to fry.
L-Life is real, life is earnest.
If you're cold, turn
up the furnace.
Th... I-I thank you.
[Cheering]
[Boat Whistle]
Man, that cat is deep.
Yeah, what a message.
And now we have a
rare treat in store for you.
A truly great talent, and a
member of my own family.
I would like to
present to you, group,
that swinging chick from
Transylvania, my wife!
Eh, let's all hear it for Lily!
Go ahead, Aunt
Lily. Don't be shy.
[Chuckles]
Cats, you ain't
heard nothin' yet!
Get a load of this cat... You'd
think he owned the place.
Thank you, pussycat.
♪♪ [Harp]
♪ He's goin' ♪
♪ He's goin' away ♪
♪ For to stay ♪
♪ A little while ♪
♪ But he's comin' back ♪
♪ If he goes ♪
♪ , miles ♪
♪ Oh, who will tie ♪
♪ My shoe ♪
♪ And who will comb ♪
♪ My hair ♪
♪ And who will kiss ♪
♪ My ruby lips ♪
♪ When he is gone ♪
♪ Look away ♪
♪ Look away ♪
♪ Over Yandro ♪
♪ Oh, brother will tie ♪
♪ My shoe ♪
♪ And sister will comb ♪
♪ My hair ♪
♪ And you will kiss ♪
♪ My ruby lips ♪
♪ When you ♪
♪ Come home ♪
♪ Look away ♪
♪ Look away ♪
♪ Over Yandro ♪♪
[Cheering]
Well, good night, fellas.
Oh, listen. Good night.
If your act ever dies,
give me a call at the parlor.
Ah. So long. We
really dig you people!
And someday we'll
return the favor.
Bye. Bye.
So long.
[Door Creaking]
[Door Closes]
Look, Pop, I got
their autograph.
"To Eddie Munster,
a real gone gasser.
Sincerely, The Standells."
Huh! Well, isn't
that nice, Eddie?
You know, Lily, I'm gonna
sleep a lot better tonight, dear,
knowing that the
future of America...
is in the hands
of boys like these.
Good morning, everybody.
Good morning, Grandpa.
Good morning. Oh,
what an evening.
You know, I fell asleep the
moment my head hit the slab.
You're a little late this morning,
Grandpa. Let me heat up your coffee.
It's all right, Lily.
I'll take care of it.
[Sizzling]
Well, Uncle Herman,
we certainly had a lot of fun last
night, didn't we? We certainly did, dear.
But you know something, Marilyn?
It's nice just to be the
plain old Munsters again.
[Chuckling] And go
back to normal living.
Oh, you're so right, Herman.
[Clattering]
Good morning,
dear. Good morning.
Good morning. Morning, Eddie.