Almost a month ago, Sci-Fi Wire posted news that
we passed on to you about
The Munsters coming to DVD. Here's what they said at the time:
A DVD set of the first season of the classic 1960s monster sitcom The Munsters is headed for DVD on Aug. 24, in time for its 40th anniversary, Universal Home Entertainment announced. The show, starring Fred Gwynne and Yvonne De Carlo, aired from 1964 to '66 on CBS and dealt with a family of wacky monsters and their seemingly normal niece. The DVD set will carry a suggested retail price of $59.98 and includes the previously unaired pilot episode, plus all 38 episodes from show's first season.
Today Universal Studios Home Video is announcing this release officially. They confirm the
August 24 street date reported before, and the $59.98 SRP as well. This will be a set of 3 double-sided DVDs with over 16 hours running time. The episodes will be presented as broadcast: full-frame black-and-white with English mono sound. Other options include closed captioning, plus French and Spanish subtitles.
The bulk of the details haven't come through yet, and that includes any extras that may or may not be included with this compilation. Stay tuned, though, and we'll keep you updated with everything else we find out. We're also on the lookout for cover art, and we hope to have that for you relatively soon.
