Addams Family and The Munsters: How Two Spooky Sitcoms Battled for Prime Time (Ep. 36)

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4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In this episode of The Epic Universal Podcast, Jim Hill and Eric Hersey explore Universal’s updates and dive into the rich history of The Munsters. Highlights include: The Munsters’ Origins: How a pitch for an animated series turned into one of TV’s most beloved sitcoms. Wicked’s Box Office Success: Its award potential and the announcement of the new subtitle, For Good. Universal Studios Florida Updates: New entrance music and digital signage enhancing the guest experience. Stella Nova Resort: First impressions of Universal’s sleek, space-themed hotel. Wolfman and Monster Movies: A look at Wolfman’s mixed reviews and its impact on Universal’s monster movie future. Shrek 5 and Minions 3 News: The latest updates on Universal’s animated franchises. This episode is packed with Universal updates, classic monster nostalgia, and exciting insights into upcoming projects! Support Our Sponsor: Be Our Guest Vacations Planning your next Universal vacation? Be Our Guest Vacations is a Platinum-level Earmarked travel agency with concierge-level service to make every trip magical. Their team of expert agents plans vacations across the globe, from Disney and Universal to cruises and adventures, ensuring you have the best possible experience without the stress. Book Now Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:45.1	Welcome back to the Epic Universal Podcast.
0:48.4	I'm entertainer writer Jim Hill, and this is the podcast where we cover the latest
0:52.9	universal news, rumors, and history.
0:56.1	And as always, I'm joined by Eric Hersey.
1:01.5	One problem, though, folks, we are recording this show on January 21st, which, again, what, that's 10 days ago?
1:11.9	Yeah, Jim.
1:12.6	It's all the same to me.
1:15.0	So what our voice from the distance passed?
1:17.7	And the reason that's a problem is that last week is when we got the Academy Award nominations announced. And I think we were pre-gaming,
1:31.4	uh, largely on the back of you mentioning the number of times that your, your lovely bride,
1:37.1	Lauren and your daughter, Lainey have watched Wicked at home now. Hey, Jim, they're watching it
1:42.1	right now. And I don't care if it's the future or active right now.
1:46.2	They're still watching it.
1:47.4	So either it's a 21st, which they are, I'm sure on the 31st.
1:50.5	They're watching it as well.
1:51.8	Okay.
1:52.3	So the smart money seems to be on, well, what is it?
1:57.7	That it just passed $700 dollars at the the worldwide box office
2:03.3	the belief is this is going to do well uh come award season but it just it's going to be
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