What would a sitcom be without a wacky neighbor. In many cases, the answer is: BETTER. But they can also enhance the show . . . and in some cases, they even take it over.
MSN.com put together a list of the 26 best sitcom neighbors of all time. Here are the Top 15:
1. Ned Flanders, “The Simpsons” (1989 – Present)
2. Cosmo Kramer, “Seinfeld” (1989 – 1998)
3. George Jefferson, “All in the Family” (1973 – 1975, 1978)
4. Ed Norton, “The Honeymooners” (1955 – 1956)
5. Steve Urkel, “Family Matters” (1989 – 1998)
6. Marie Barone, “Everybody Loves Raymond” (1996 – 2005)
7. Fred and Ethel Mertz, “I Love Lucy” (1951 – 1957)
8. Rhoda Morgenstern, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (1970 – 1974)
9. Sandra Clark, “227” (1985 – 1989)
10. Gladys Kravitz, “Bewitched” (1964 – 1971)
11. Wilson, “Home Improvement” (1991 – 1999)
12. Newman, “Seinfeld” (1992 – 1998)
13. Kimmy Gibbler, “Full House” and “Fuller House” (1987 – 2020)
14. Willona Woods, “Good Times” (1974 – 1979)
15. Mr. Feeney, “Boy Meets World” (1993 – 2000)
(Check out the rest of the list here.)