History Series / TheNeighbors2015

The pilot was shown along with ''The Room'' in late 2014, and the series premiered on Creator/{{Hulu}} in March of 2015. Not to be confused with [[Series/TheNeighbors the 2012 sci-fi series]], the Australian soap opera ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'', [[{{Film/Neighbors}} several films with a similar title]], or the short-lived 70s game show hosted by Creator/RegisPhilbin.

[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/81qmn2smw1l_sl1500.jpg]] ''The Neighbors'' is a series about an apartment building filled with various eccentric tenants. Sounds like standard [[SitCom sitcom]] fare... until you realize that it's written by, directed by, and starring Creator/TommyWiseau, the same man behind the [[SoBadItsGood infamously bad]] film ''Film/TheRoom''. Many of its hallmarks can be seen in the series, including awkward dialogue, stilted acting, and scenes that go absolutely nowhere. Add to that terrible sound quality, even ''lower'' production standards, and multiple instances of what seem to be either improvised lines or outtakes that were left in, it ends up being one of the more surreal experiences this side of Creator/TimAndEric--and it's hard to tell how much of that is intentional.[[note]]Ironically, the series feels like something fellow bad auteur Creator/NeilBreen would come up with.[[/note]]

* AluminumChristmasTrees: The Tommy Wiseau-brand underwear the characters wear is often taken to be a BlandNameProduct of Tommy Hilfiger underwear. In fact, Wiseau really does have his own underwear brand, so it's more of a ProductPlacement.

* MindScrew: The transition shot, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3phUy1Pj9EI#t=3m27s as seen on the DVD]]. It has giant Ricky Rick, exploding bird and a laughing [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs Tyrannosaurus Rex]] (voiced by Tommy Wiseau) that eats the chicken.

* NoIndoorVoice: Troy for starters. Cici takes it UpToEleven.

The pilot was shown along with ''The Room'' in late 2014, and the series premiered on Creator/{{Hulu}} in March of 2015. Not to be confused with [[Series/TheNeighbors the 2012 sci-fi series]], the Australian soap opera ''Series/{{Neighbours}}'', [[{{Film/Neighbors}} several films with a similar title]], or the short-lived 70s game show hosted by Regis Philbin.

[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/81qmn2smw1l_sl1500.jpg]] ''The Neighbors'' is a series about an apartment building filled with various eccentric tenants. Sounds like standard [[SitCom sitcom]] fare... until you realize that it's written by, directed by, and starring Creator/TommyWiseau, the same man behind the [[SoBadItsGood infamously bad]] film ''Film/TheRoom''. Many of its hallmarks can be seen in the series, including awkward dialogue, stilted acting, and scenes that go absolutely nowhere. Add to that terrible sound quality, even ''lower'' production standards, and multiple instances of what seem to be either improvised lines or outtakes that were left in, it ends up being one of the more surreal experiences this side of Creator/TimAndEric--and it's hard to tell how much of that is intentional.

* ObviousStuntDouble: When Charlie and Ricky Rick (both Wiseau's characters) are finally seen in the same frame, no one tries to hide that the latter is played by a stand-in.