Mockingbird Lane (TV 2012)

Grandpa Sam Dracula is essentially Dracula who assembled Herman because no man was good enough for his daughter Lily, a sexy vamp. Lily's niece Marilyn the freak is actually normal and Lily... See full summary »

Director:

Bryan Singer

Writers:

Bryan Fuller, Norm Liebmann (written by "The Munsters"),

Stars:

Jerry O'Connell, Portia de Rossi, Charity Wakefield

2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jerry O'Connell	...	Herman Munster
Portia de Rossi	...	Lily Munster
Charity Wakefield	...	Marilyn Munster
Mason Cook	...	Eddie Munster
Eddie Izzard	...	Grandpa
Cheyenne Jackson	...	Steve
Beth Grant	...	Marie
Allen C. Liu	...	Real Estate Agent
Pablo Espinosa	...	Paramedic
Craig Jordan	...	Paramedic #2
Kenneth Lyng	...	Billy
Dante Brown	...	Huey
Grant Venable	...	Martin
Eric Osovsky	...	Wallace
J. Anthony Pena	...	Mr. Perez (as J. Anthony Peña)

Storyline

Grandpa Sam Dracula is essentially Dracula who assembled Herman because no man was good enough for his daughter Lily, a sexy vamp. Lily's niece Marilyn the freak is actually normal and Lily and Herman's only child, Eddie, has his werewolf tendencies surface in puberty, forcing the family to relocate to their famous 1313 Mockingbird Lane address.

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Plot Keywords:

werewolf | based on tv series | old dark house | unsold tv series pilot | vampire

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 October 2012 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$10,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Living Dead Guy Productions, Bad Hat Harry Productions, Universal Television

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

Unsold pilot for a series that NBC passed on.

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Quotes

Lily Munster: I wonder if this would've happened sooner if I breastfed.
Herman Munster: I have to assume you're talking about Eddie.
Lily Munster: Evidently it's important.
Herman Munster: You were so nervous about holding him after what your sister did to Marilyn.
Lily Munster: Well, that was post-partum.

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Connections

References Prophecy (1979)

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Soundtracks

"I Think I Need a New Heart"
Performed by The Magnetic Fields

User Reviews

Excellent Reincarnation

I'm not sure why NBC decided against moving forward with this series as it was a successful pilot as far as I can tell. Many people across the nation enjoyed seeing one of their favorite older shows being brought back to life. It was imaginative and witty, and it kept me wanting more. Unfortunately, as far as I can tell there will be no more which really irritates me. If they had no intention of continuing the show past the first episode they should not have even aired it. But, as I have said before it was a successful release. The actors played their parts quite well. I was surprised by the Herman aspect but then I took into account that they are hitting refresh on the series and that nowadays in media anything created doe NOT look like the older Frankenstein monsters that they had back in cinema history. It was a bit nice to see a little bit of realism in the reincarnation and I think that is what appealed to me the most. I honestly think another network should pick this show up and continue to run it. That or the original network should realize its true potential and continue it.