History Main / CrankyNeighbor

Frequently combines with GrumpyOldMan. See Also: TheComicallySerious, RightThroughTheWall, TheKilljoy, CeilingBanger (what the Cranky Neighbor does if they think you're making too much noise). Compare CrankyLandlord.

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS16E20HomeAwayFromHomer Home Away From Homer]]", Ned Flanders finally moves out after being humiliated by Homer one too many times, and a JerkJock moves into his house. Said neighbour proves to be nothing but a total bully to Homer, verbally abusing him worse than Homer ever did to Ned and even physically assaulting him a couple of times. Meanwhile, Ned himself becomes sick of ''his'' new neighbours' excessively SickeninglySweet, goody-two-shoes attitudes in Humbleton, Pennsylvania. In the end, Homer writes Ned a letter begging him to come back.

* Ed Bighead on ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' was a cranky [[FunnyAnimal toad]] neighbor, to the point that in "Wacky Delly," he was shown to have a team of scientists dedicated to exterminating Rocko, Heffer, and Filburt. Just like Mr. Wilson's, his wife Bev [[WomenAreWiser wasn't so bad]].

** Inverted with the Flanders, who are the complete opposite of cranky, but are so full of cheerfulness and good fortune that it annoys Homer just the same. Though even Ned occasionally finds the Simpsons annoying. And when he had a mental breakdown, he calls Homer the "worst human being."

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Cranky Neighbor - JustForFun/NotToBeConfusedWith NosyNeighbor, though the two tropes can overlap. This neighbor is never happy, and usually acts as an antagonist to the neighbors sharing the block with them, particularly the main characters. The cranky neighbor character is usually an old man, such as Mr Wilson on ''[[ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS Dennis the Menace]]''. Some cranky neighbors want simply to be left alone, while others take a more aggressive role in making the others who live around them miserable. Cranky Neighbors often do not recognize their own crankiness or choose to [[ForTheEvulz indulge in it anyway]], if they do. The worst cranky neighbors,(Regardless if they want to be left alone or are more aggressive) even try to make newcomers in the neighborhood feel unwelcome so that they will leave as soon as they arrive.

* Squidward on ''WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob SquarePants}}'' is the quintessential cranky neighbor. His intense dislike of Spongebob and Patrick (but ''especially'' Spongebob) and his desire to move as far away from them as possible are iconic enough that this trope might as well be called "The Squidward".

* Ed Bighead on ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'' was a cranky [[FunnyAnimal toad]] neighbor. Just like Mr. Wilson's, his wife Bev [[WomenAreWiser wasn't so bad]].
* Inverted on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. The Flanders are the complete opposite of cranky, but are so full of cheerfulness and good fortune that it annoys Homer just the same. Though even Ned occasionally finds the Simpsons annoying. And when he had a mental breakdown, he calls Homer the "worst human being".