WGN to Show The Munsters for a One Day Marathon

[vcrfan]

hi pav and to anyone who reads this, i dont know if this got overlooked, but on the natinal feed of wgn, it shows on direct tv listings, that today on halloween their will be a munsters marathon today... did wgn get the rights for just one day? or do they also have the rights without us knowing? thanks

[Scoobiedoo30]

this is great news

[Pavan]

More info to come on the blog...but yes, you're right. Take a look:

The Munsters Halloween Day Marathon
Wednesday, October 31
2 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET
WGN Superstation ONLY
You'll be howling with laughter as Superstation WGN presents "The Munsters Halloween Day Marathon," 12 classic back-to-back episodes featuring television's first family of fright, "The Munsters." The six-hour marathon with the odd occupants of 1313 Mockingbird Lane will air Wednesday, October 31st from 2:00 p.m. ET (11:00 a.m. PT) until 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT).

"The Munsters Halloween Day Marathon" will feature the following classic episodes:

2:00PM "My Fair Munster" – In this, the very first produced episode of "The Munsters", Grandpa tries to cure Marilyn's dating problems with a love potion that he slips into her breakfast but ends up being served to the rest of the family.

2:30PM "Munster Masquerade" – Marilyn's boyfriend talks his parents into inviting the Munsters to their masquerade party before he meets them.

3:00PM "Rock-a-bye Munster" – Herman and Grandpa assume that Lily is pregnant after eavesdropping on a conversation between Lily and Marilyn. Paul Lynde guest stars.

3:30PM "Lo-Cal Munster" – Herman nearly loses his mind when he goes on a crash-diet and his doctor, guest star Paul Lynde, has a similar reaction when they meet for the first time.

4:00PM "Eddie's Nickname" – Eddie wants to quit school after his schoolmates nickname him "Shorty." But that becomes the least of his problems when Grandpa mixes up a "magic milkshake" that's supposed to make Eddie grow six inches taller overnight.

4:30PM "Herman the Rookie" – Herman tries-out for the Los Angeles Dodgers and baseball legend Leo Durocher.

5:00PM "Herman Picks a Winner" – When Herman attempts to teach Eddie a lesson about the risks of gambling, he gets himself mixed up with an illegal gambling racket. Charlie Callas guest stars.

5:30PM "Grandpa's Lost Wife" – When a woman claims Grandpa is her long-lost husband, he denies ever having seen her before... until, that is, she alludes to her financial wealth. Jane Withers guest stars.

6:00PM "The Fregosi Emerald" – Bad luck befalls the Munsters when Eddie gives Marilyn a ring he found for her birthday that Grandpa recognizes as the cursed "Fregosi Emerald."

6:30PM "Zombo" – Herman gets a monstrous makeover when he becomes insanely jealous of Eddie's obsession with a local TV horror show host. Louis Nye guest stars.

7:00PM "Just Another Pretty Face" – Herman becomes disfigured by a bolt of electricity and ends up looking like Fred Gwynne. Dom DeLuise guest stars.

7:30PM "A Visit from Johann" – Dr. Victor Frankenstein IV comes to Mockingbird Heights and asks Herman to help him civilize one of his great grandfather's rejects who's been terrifying people and looks exactly like Herman.