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I have always been a mad fan of the Munsters. I loved the show when it was on prime time (CBS) from the first time I watched the show in 1964, right till the end when it was canceled in 1966.I even sent a postcard to CBS in protest of the proposed cancellation. (At least I think I did. If I didn't, well, I wish I did. It's the thought that counts, right?)When the Munsters hit the silver screen in 1966 with"Munster Go Home", I made it a point not to miss it when it came to a theater near me! I loved the movie!In 1988, I saw"The Munsters Today". I hated it! The characters may had looked like the original Munsters. But the series was so dry, so bland and so un-funny that it was sheer torture to sit through it. I decided that there was only one"Herman" and only the one and only Fred Gwynne could tackle the role.In 1995, with the memory of"The Munsters Today" still fresh on my mind, I was apprehensive about watching this TV-movie.I was pleasantly surprised. It was really funny! The cast was good.The scene with Herman's first (and last) day as a butler, was classic comedy at its best and alone, well worth the trouble in finding this movie! The surviving members of the original series, making a cameo appearance as"sympathetic customers who thought that Herman, as a waiter, was good", was the icing on the cake.The cast of"Here Come the Munsters", not only succeeded in continuing where the original (1964-66) cast left off, but obviously won the seal of approval from the surviving cast members, whose cameo appearance was the icing on the cake.Could you imagine Al Lewis & company making such an appearance on"The Munsters Today"? I can't. I rest my case!