The Neighborhood

The nicest guy in the Midwest moves his family into a tough neighborhood in Los Angeles where not everyone appreciates his extreme neighborliness. That includes their new next-door neighbor Calvin.

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.

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.

• Everybody Loves Raymondsuburban-style sitcom comedy built on a clash between an upbeat neighbor and a wary household
• Fresh Off the Boatfish out of water premise and multi-camera sitcom comedy about cultural and neighborhood clash
• Parks and Recreationsunny sitcom about an overly earnest optimist disrupting a skeptical circle of neighbors and coworkers

Created by

Jim Reynolds

Release Date

2018-10-01

Episode runtime

22 min

Rating

6.8 / 10 (187)

What is The Neighborhood about?

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

What is The Neighborhood like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Neighborhood as brisk, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as simple.

Is The Neighborhood violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in The Neighborhood.

What did critics think of The Neighborhood?

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.

Which shows are like The Neighborhood?

Shows with a similar feel include Everybody Loves Raymond, Fresh Off the Boat, and Parks and Recreation.

How long is The Neighborhood?

The Neighborhood: 8 seasons, 155 episodes.

Is The Neighborhood still running?

No, The Neighborhood has ended.

Where can I watch The Neighborhood?

In United States, The Neighborhood streams on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, The Roku Channel, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel, Tubi TV, Philo, YouTube TV.