Top 10 Nicest Sitcom Neighbors

I’m really amazed I haven’t done this yet. Neighbors always play a special role in sitcoms, they are often the one’s who the main characters will go to for advice. And very often these characters are so memorable they get show’s of there own!  Sitcom neighbors fit into two very clear categories. They are either nice, even part of the family. Or they are obnoxious, annoying and rude..and yet still become part of the family. Sitcoms are weird.


















So today I am counting down the top 10 nicest neighbors, we’ll do the annoying one’s next time. One rule, these neighbors have to be seen not just mentioned. And no I won’t put Friends on here, that just seems like cheating. As always, just opinion and for fun.

#10.Penny (The Big Bang Theory)

This is kind of cheating since she was a main character. But Penny was Sheldon and Leonard’s neighbor and this played into a lot of episodes especially in the early years. And give her credit for being a good neighbor.









#9.The Jeffersons (All in the Family)

I am not sure where George and Louise fit because while George and Archie Bunker were fighting, Louise and Edith Bunker were friends. So I will put them here since they were so popular they got a spin-off which was did very well! 11 seasons making it one the most successful sitcoms ever, spin-off or not.







#8.Winnie Cooper

She was the sweetest, kindest girl in the whole world. Of couese Kevin had the hots for her!






#7.Mr.Feeny (Boy Meets World)

I never understood how or why Mr.Feeny was the neighbor to the Mathew’s clam but he was and was always there to give advice.








#6.Mrs.Poole (The Hogan Family)

Edie McClurg took a character who could have been annoying and gave her heart and warmth, so much that she was the bext character on the show. Credt has to go to th e creators for this since McClurg played basically the same character on “Small Wonder” and there she was annoying and kinda mean.








#5.Rhoda Morgenstern (Mary Tyler Moore)

It doesn’t surprise me at all that they spun this character off, because she was a great character. Valerie Harper knew how to play Rhoda tough a nails, but with a very clear soft side.








#4.The Ropers (Three’s Company)

It always fascinated me how close the Ropers were to Jack, Chrissy and Janet. How did that relationship develop? I get that Roper was always watching Jack to make sure he was gay. But it still seemed odd. It didn’t matter though as we enjoyed their bickering, they even got a spin-off series.







#3.Kramer (Seinfeld)

It would be easy to put him on an annoying neighbor list the way he barges in and eats Jerry’s food. But I decided that he belongs here because he’s a decent neighbor when it comes down to it. He’s always there and ready to help, even his help doesn’t always work out.






#2.Skippy (Family Ties)

Kinda like what I said about Mrs.Poole, Skippy was supposed to be annoying but Marc Price made him so damn likable! Heck even his lusting over Mallory came off as innocent. He truly became a secondary member of the Keaton family.







#1.Wilson (Home Improvement)

Wilson is almost a perfect neighbor. He is always there for advice. He hardly ever has a harsh word. And even though we never saw his face we feel like we got to really know him. This show took what was not only a cliche but a gimmick also, and gave us a memorable character everyone loves.










I’ll be back with the flipside of this next time, and we’ll see if a name I missed here pops up there instead!!