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* In Creator/RobinMcKinley's ''Literature/{{Sunshine}}'', the coffee-house.

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* Haven, from ''Film/{{Serenity}}''.
* The Hassidic diamond sellers district in the Literature/CrimeAndPunishment film ''A Stranger Among Us''.
* The Greek community in ''Film/MyBigFatGreekWedding''
* Bedford Falls in ''Film/ItsAWonderfulLife''.
* The QuirkyTown in ''Film/DesertHeat'' shows you just how close knit when [[spoiler: ''everyone'' shoots the final bad guy, then argues about who shot first.]]

* Kithkin villages in the Lorwyn setting of ''MagicTheGathering'' are all like this. When the world is warped into its darker variant Shadowmoor, their communal spirit is turned into outright xenophobia.

* Zigzagged with Springfield in ''TheSimpsons''. EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether, everyone seems to know everyone else, and most of Springfield attends church together weekly, but [[PowderKegCrowd people can still be turned against one another and riot frequently]].

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* [[WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}} Elwood City]]. The parents in Arthur's class have exchanged contact information.

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* In {{FanFic/Nosflutteratu}} we learn that Fluttershy is a vampire and has been for years. So how does a vampire survive, even thrive, for years without killing anypony? Ponyville’s blood drives are ''very'' successful.

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* In "Series/{{Justified}}" the residents of Harlan County are an insular community. Everyone knows everyone and can tell you what you and your family have been up to all the way back to your great great grandpappy. For the most part, the residents are politely passive aggressive towards each other (The Bennetts vs. The Givenses, The Crowders vs The Bennetts, etc.), as each family represents a major (or aspiring) crime family, but they will always circle the wagons together against outsiders.

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* Creator/TSEliot's "Choruses from The Rock"

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* TSEliot's "Choruses from The Rock"

* It's mentioned several times throughout the EarthsChildren series that residents of any given Cave[[note]]Which doesn't always mean a literal cave, it could be a collection of huts. It's just called a Cave.[[/note]] look out for each other for their mutual benefit.

* The Prelapsarians in JohnCWright's ''Literature/ChroniclesOfChaos''; they will not move against Olympus while Phaetheusa is hostage, because of their respect for her father, even though he holds no formal position.

* In "Series/{{Justified}}" the residents of Harlan County are an insular community. Everyone knows everyone and can tell you what you and your family have been up to all the way back to your great great grandpappy. For the most part, the residents are antagonistic towards each other (The Bennetts vs. The Givenses, The Crowders vs The Bennetts, etc.), as each family represents a major (or aspiring) crime family, but they will circle the wagons together against outsiders.

* Harmonica Town in ''HarvestMoon Animal Parade'' is this, probably because it's a very rural setting and the only town on the island.
** For that matter, all of the ''RuneFactory'' games have tight knit, small rural towns. Eventually, the player becomes a full member in these towns.

* Somewhat true of Springfield in ''TheSimpsons''. Probably because it seems EveryoneWentToSchoolTogether. Everyone seems to know everyone else, and ''most'' of Springfield attends church together weekly. Subverted in that [[PowderKegCrowd people can be turned against one another and riot frequently]].

* Similarly, ''TerraNova'', though larger than most such communities, probably counts.
* ''Series/TheTwilightZone's'' Maple Street was like this before the monsters were due.

* ''TheWaltons''
* Mayberry on ''TheAndyGriffithShow'' also came off as one.

* MonarchOfTheGlen
* Little Tall Island from Creator/StephenKing's ''StormOfTheCentury''. In fact, the villain says that the reason he chose to come to Little Tall was because he knew that they were a close-knit community who could pull together and "do what needs to be done." After the storm, Little Tall arguably moves from this into a TownWithADarkSecret.

* Stars Hollow from GilmoreGirls. Hilariously Lampshaded when Paris barges in, trying to write an article for Chilton's school newspaper about the "[[TownWithADarkSecret dark secret]]" of the town.
* CoronationStreet despite the high divorce and disaster rate is this. The shows more idealistic tone means the street is still a community where "folk look out for each other and come together in crisis" even though disaster is a bit more common than some of the other examples.
* ''TwinPeaks''

* In ''Manga/{{Otoyomegatari}}'', the entire town rallies around, quickly, when Amir's family threatens to take her back by force.

* In WenSpencer's ''{{Literature/Tinker}}'', Pittsburgh sometimes shows shades of this. In ''Elfhome'', Tinker and Oilcan are deliberately trying to foster it.
* In RobinMcKinley's ''Literature/{{Sunshine}}'', the coffee-house.
* In PatriciaCWrede's Literature/FrontierMagic novel ''Literature/ThirteenthChild'', two women are waiting to welcome the family to Mill City, because the mother might have difficulty getting them all fed, given how late their arrival is; the man telling them this assures them that they look out for each other in Mill City.

* In ''KingOfTheHill'', the fictional town of Arlen, Texas (or at least the Hill's neighborhood). The opening sequence depicts protagonist Hank having his daily can of beer with his TrueCompanions (all of whom apparently live on the same street) in the alley next to the Hill residence.

* Portwenn in ''DocMartin'' is like this, where everyone knows everyone else's business and will always go out of their way to do someone a favour. Whether you want them to or not in fact, something arch-misanthrope Martin absolutely hates.

It is not an ensemble or team -- not even one like a traveling circus -- because the characters do not have a common purpose except on occasion, and incidentally. Most of the time, they go about their own purposes. Their {{Leader}}s act as leaders only in crisis, and merely as {{Reasonable Authority Figure}}s in ordinary time. It also tends to be larger than most TrueCompanions and other groups -- large enough that many residents are only {{Bit Character}}s. While it can range from poor to prosperous, it is seldom if ever rich, and the characters are mostly settled in it, with few moving in or out. The widowed may remain there instead of returning their families because they know they can get help there, and their families would be colder.

* Harmonica Town in HarvestMoon Animal Parade is this, probably because it's a very rural setting and the only town on the island.

** Really, quite a few Harvest Moon games could qualify. Mineral Town is a shining example, where the townsfolks' relationships with each other are built upon fairly early on. Zephyr Town form Grand Bazaar serves as another example, being extremely tiny, and practically the WHOLE ENTIRE VILLAGE shows up for EVERY festival, as well as pitching in for the town bazaar every week (and attending the results).
** In general most ''HarvestMoon'' towns are this.

* In PatriciaCWrede's Literature/FrontierMagic novel ''ThirteenthChild'', two women are waiting to welcome the family to Mill City, because the mother might have difficulty getting them all fed, given how late their arrival is; the man telling them this assures them that they look out for each other in Mill City.

* In ''BlueYonder'', [[http://www.blueyondercomic.net/comics/1201813/blue-yonder-chapter-1-page-13/ Claremont Apartments]]. The washed-up superheroes there work together and protect each other and it.

* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4331 for the duration of a panel.]]

* In ''ThePJs'', Thurgood's building is another "dysfunctional yet functional" example, mainly because it's located inside an economically struggling ViceCity.