Friday, May 02, 2008

The Munsters: The Sleeping Cutie (1964) (TV)

Synopsis [spoilers]: Grandpa has invented a pill which produces gasoline when added to water. He sends it to an oil company in the hopes of selling the rights to it. Meanwhile, at home, Marilyn has a bad crisis of insomnia; Grandpa gives her a pill which he says will cure her instantly; by mistake, however, he gives her the "Sleeping Beauty" pill which puts her in a sleep which can only be interrupted by the kiss of a prince. They put an ad in the paper looking for such a prince. At the oil company, they are very interested in the pill and select someone to go in person to the Munsters' house to make an offer for the pill. Grandpa decides to destroy the formula for the "Sleeping Beauty" pill, but by mistake destroys the instant gasoline pill instead. When the oil company guy comes to the house, they initially say they are not interested, but then they read his card and see that his last name is Prince, so they invite him in. They say they will only talk about business after he performs a family ritual which consists in kissing the youngest family member of the opposite sex. He agrees to it, and when he sees Marilyn he is more than delighted to do it. Marilyn awakes and Grandpa reveals that he has destroyed the pill; the company only wants him to agree not to market it, so he signs the contract; Herman forbids him from taking money for it though. Marilyn starts dating Mr. Prince.

Saw it dubbed in Portuguese.

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