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{{Infobox television
| image                = Here come the Munsters.jpg
| caption              = Release poster
| based_on             = {{Based on|Characters|Norm Liebmann|Ed Haas|from a format by|[[Allan Burns]]|[[Chris Hayward]]}}
| writer               = {{Plainlist|
* [[Bill Prady]]
* Jim Fisher
* Jim Staahl
}}
| director             =  [[Robert Ginty]]
| starring             = {{Plainlist|
* [[Edward Herrmann]]
* [[Robert Morse]]
* [[Christine Taylor]]
* Mathew Botuchis 
* [[Troy Evans (actor)|Troy Evans]] 
* [[Joel Brooks]] 
* Sean O'Bryan 
* [[Mary Woronov]] 
* [[Jeff Trachta]]
* [[Max Grodénchik]] 
* [[Veronica Hamel]]
}}
| music                = Michael Skloff
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| executive_producer   = {{Plainlist|
* [[John Landis]]
* [[Leslie Belzberg]]
}}
| producer             =  Michael S. Murphey
| cinematography       =  Paul Maibaum
| editor               = {{Plainlist|
* Marshall Harvey
* Dale Beldin
}}
| runtime              = 97 minutes
| company              =  {{Plainlist|
* [[MCA Television Entertainment]]
* Bodega Bay Productions
}}
| budget               = 
| network              = [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] 
| released             =  {{Start date|1995|10|31}}
| related              = ''[[The Munsters (film series)|The Munsters]]'' film series
}}

'''''Here Come the Munsters''''' is a [[science fiction film|science fiction]] [[comedy film|comedy]] [[television film]] based on the 1960s [[CBS]] television series, ''[[The Munsters]]'' and was directed by [[Robert Ginty]] and written by [[Bill Prady]], Jim Fisher, and Jim Staahl. The film stars [[Edward Herrmann]], [[Christine Taylor]], [[Veronica Hamel]] and Mathew Botuchis as the Munster family and tells the story of their arrival in the US from [[Transylvania]]. It aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on October 31, 1995.

==Plot==
The Munster family is tired of being persecuted back in [[Transylvania]], and on finding part of a letter from cousin Marilyn in California, decides to head to the United States. On arrival they find that Marilyn's father, Norman Hyde, is missing, and her mother Elsa Hyde is in a coma. Marilyn details this in the letter but Spot burned the mail (and the letter carrier) so this comes as a surprise to the Munsters.

The family must find out what has happened to Marilyn's father, and find a way to revive Elsa. They also have to try to live in new surroundings as they try to "fit in" in America.

It turns out that Norman was trying to find a way to make his "peaches and cream" daughter, Marilyn, look a little more like the rest of the clan, but somehow the experiment backfired and Norman Hyde became Brent Jekyll.

Brent Jekyll is running for Congress. A plank of his campaign platform is trying to get foreigners out of America. In a more sinister part of the story, it seems that Hyde was sabotaged and transformed into Jekyll purposely, to bring forward a politician without a past to whom people would listen.

As the story unfolds, the family tries to save the day. With Herman arrested and placed in jail, Grandpa creates a replica of him from spare parts and uses it to help him escape. They flee from the scene in the [[Munster Koach]].

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|<!--Per end credits order and credited roles. WP:FILMCAST-->
* [[Edward Herrmann]] as [[Herman Munster]]
* [[Veronica Hamel]] as [[Lily Munster]]
* [[Robert Morse]] as [[Grandpa (The Munsters)|Grandpa]]
* [[Christine Taylor]] as [[Marilyn Munster|Marilyn Hyde]]
* Mathew Botuchis as [[Eddie Munster]]
* [[Troy Evans (actor)|Troy Evans]] as Detective Warshowski
* [[Joel Brooks]] as Larry Walker
* [[Sean O'Bryan]] as Detective Cartwell
* [[Mary Woronov]] as Mrs. Dimwitty
* [[Jeff Trachta]] as Brent Jekyll
* [[Max Grodénchik]] as Norman Hyde
* [[Judy Gold]] as Elsa Munster Hyde
* [[Amanda Bearse]] as Mrs. Pearl
* [[Irwin Keyes]] as One-eyed man
* [[Brian George]] as Immigration official
* [[Keone Young]] as Ralph, the limo driver
* [[Francesca Smith]] as Monique
* [[Jane Carr]] as Cassie O'Leary
* [[Lynne Marie Stewart]] as Mrs. Waffer
* [[Dee Wallace]] as Mrs. Walker (uncredited) 
}}

Additionally, the four surviving cast members of the ''Munsters'': [[Yvonne De Carlo]], [[Al Lewis (actor)|Al Lewis]], [[Butch Patrick]] and [[Patricia Ann Priest|Pat Priest]] make cameos as restaurant guests.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Archerd |first=Army |date=1995-08-30 |title=Jack's back — and ready to work |url=https://variety.com/1995/voices/columns/jack-s-back-and-ready-to-work-1117862765/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>

==Release==
''Here Come the Munsters'' aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] on October 31, 1995.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Staff |date=1995-10-09 |title=Nets' Thanksgiving menu serves up hot pix, minis |url=https://variety.com/1995/tv/features/nets-thanksgiving-menu-serves-up-hot-pix-minis-99128628/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> The film was uploaded in high-definition on ''The Munsters'' official YouTube channel on November 17, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Squires |first=John |date=2023-11-20 |title=1995 TV Movie ''Here Come The Munsters'' Uploaded in HD to Official "Munsters" YouTube Channel! |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/movie/3788736/here-come-the-munsters-now-streaming-in-hd/ |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]]}}</ref>

==See also==
* ''[[Mockingbird Lane]]'', a 2012 TV special originally intended as a pilot for a reimagined ''Munsters'' series.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*{{IMDb title}}

{{The Munsters}}
{{Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde}}

[[Category:The Munsters films]]
[[Category:American television films]]
[[Category:1995 television films]]
[[Category:1995 films]]
[[Category:Fox Broadcasting Company original films]]
[[Category:Films produced by John Landis]]
[[Category:Gothic television shows]]
[[Category:1995 English-language films]]

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