Mockingbird Lane Mockingbird Lane Mockingbird Lane is a 2012 television special developed as a re-imagining of the 1960s CBS sitcom "The Munsters". It was developed for NBC by Bryan Fuller. The pilot episode aired on October 26, 2012, as a Halloween special, with the option for a series order. The special was viewed by 5.47 million American viewers and gained a 1.5/5 ratings share for adults aged 18–49. On December 27, 2012, NBC announced that it would not be taking "Mockingbird Lane" to series. A reboot of "The Munsters", it was written and executive produced by Fuller as a one-hour drama with
Dick the Mockingbird something to love… his bird and his flowers became the objects of his tender care." Dick the Mockingbird Dick the Mockingbird was the name of one of U.S. president Thomas Jefferson's pet birds. Although there had been previous presidential pets, Jefferson is thought to be "the first president to have a pet [that lived] in the White House..." Prior to his term in the Oval Office, Jefferson bought his first mockingbird in November 1772 from a slave of his father-in-law John Wayles for five shillings. Birds were Jefferson's favorite animal and Dick was the favorite from among at least four