# The Neighborhood (2018)

> An extremely neighborly Midwestern family moves to Los Angeles and wins over a wary next-door neighbor, Calvin, in a network sitcom.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/69477

## Facts

- Seasons: 8
- Episodes: 155
- Episode runtime: 22 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: comedy
- Created by: Jim Reynolds
- Network: CBS
- Cast: Cedric the Entertainer, Max Greenfield, Tichina Arnold, Beth Behrs, Sheaun McKinney, Marcel Spears, Hank Greenspan, Skye Townsend
- TMDB rating: 6.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7942794/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Tone: breezy, wholesome, comforting, playful

## What critics say

Reviews are mixed: the cheerful premise and Cedric the Entertainer's comic presence are enjoyed, but the humor is seen as repetitive and quality slips in later seasons.

## Synopsis

The Neighborhood is a warm American network sitcom that follows Dave Johnson, a relentlessly cheerful Midwestern father who moves his family into a Los Angeles neighborhood where his eagerness to befriend everyone meets stiff suspicion. The central engine is the friction between Dave and his wary next-door neighbor Calvin Butler, whose household brings its own sharp humor and skepticism. Each episode builds from small domestic misunderstandings, block party mishaps and neighborly favors that spiral into broad, good natured chaos. Dave's wife Gemma often acts as the grounded voice who sees the absurdity clearly, while the cast trades quick verbal and physical gags in a bright multi-camera style. Running across eight seasons, the series works mostly as a case of the week sitcom with recurring neighbor storylines rather than a serialized drama. Its tone is breezy, comforting and light, with a steady undercurrent of cross cultural comedy about outsiders learning to belong. Fans of Everybody Loves Raymond, Fresh Off the Boat and Parks and Recreation will recognize the same gentle, feel good humor here.

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