History Main / NosyNeighbor

* Justified in ''Series/TheBarrier''. Emilia's neighbor Begoña is part of the government's surveillance network, so being far too curious and "just checking on people" when things she souldn't see are going on is her job.

* Minnie and Roman in ''Film/RosemarysBaby'' inserted themselves into the lives of their much younger neighbors, Guy and Rosemary Woodhouse, much to Rosemary's annoyance.

* ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'': A 50-year-old wife is watching Superman and Maxima fight at a construction site. Her husband, newspaper blocking his view, tells her to stop spying on the neighbors.

%%* Mrs. Lorelei Brown on ''Film/MyFavoriteMartian''.
%%* That neighbor in the movie ''Film/HardCandy'' fits this trope nicely.
%%* Hitchcock's ''Film/RearWindow''.

%%* All of the neighbours in ''Film/EdwardScissorhands''.
%%* Nick Halsey has one in ''Film/EverythingMustGo''

%%* ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' has Mrs. Rachel Lynde.

* KeepingUpAppearances: Inverted with NiceGirl Elizabeth who’s dragged away from her home by Hyacinth.

%%* Trevor and Raquel Ochmonek on ''Series/{{ALF}}''.

%%* Urkel from ''Series/FamilyMatters'' had his moments from time to time.
* Gladys Kravitz of ''Series/{{Bewitched}}'' is an iconic example, to the point that nosy neighbors are often referred to as "Mrs. Kravitz" types. She was forever spying through her window at the Stephens house across the street, catching glimpses which suggested something very ''strange'' was going on over there, but she could never convince her aloof husband, Abner.

%%* Mrs. Fowler on ''Series/NannyAndTheProfessor''.
* Nearly every character on ''Series/DesperateHousewives'' is a nosy neighbor in one way or another, but Martha Huber of Season 1 fits the description best.

%%* Appropriately named Mr. [=McMeddle=] from ''Webcomic/OrneryBoy''.

* Heywood J. Lookathat in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' is thick-headed head of the town council who periodically takes it upon himself to ''do'' something about all the insanity Bob inadvertently brings to Generictown. Thankfully, he's usually too inept to be a real danger, but he did organize a small [[TorchesAndPitchforks angry mob once.]] [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20080311.html Did it quickly, too.]][[note]]Note that this was years before [[RealLife Charlottesville.]] [[HarsherInHindsight Back in 2008, the prospect of an angry mob using silly tiki torches just seemed ridiculous.]][[/note]]

* Heywood J. Lookathat in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' is thick-headed head of the town council who periodically takes it upon himself to ''do'' something about all the insanity Bob inadvertently brings to Generictown. Thankfully, he's usually too inept to be a real danger, but he did organize a small [[TorchesAndPitchforks angry mob once.]] [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20080311.html Did it quickly, too.]][[note]]Note that this was years before [[RealLife Charlottesville.]] [[HarsherInHindsight Back in 2008, the prospect of an angry mob using tiki torches just seemed ridiculous.]][[/note]]

* Heywood J. Lookathat in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' is thick-headed head of the town council who periodically takes it upon himself to ''do'' something about all the insanity Bob inadvertently brings to Generictown. Thankfully, he's usually too inept to be a real danger, but he did organize a small [[TorchesAndPitchforks angry mob once.]] [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20080311.html Did it quickly, too.]][[note]]This was years before [[RealLife Charlottesville.]] [[HarsherInHindsight Back in 2008, the prospect of an angry mob using tiki torches just seemed ridiculous.]][[/note]]

* Heywood J. Lookathat in ''Webcomic/TheInexplicableAdventuresOfBob'' is thick-headed head of the town council who periodically takes it upon himself to ''do'' something about all the insanity Bob inadvertently brings to Generictown. Thankfully, he's usually too inept to be a real danger, but he did organize a small angry mob once. [[http://bobadventures.comicgenesis.com/d/20080311.html Did it quickly, too.]]

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* The next-door neighbors in ''Series/SmallWonder'' were highly obnoxious versions of this trope, their casual antics often more memorable than any of the main plots, even ones where they were involved. But they unintentionally gave the syndie show a near CrowningMomentOfAwesome when the Dad/Inventor finally up and decided to [[spoiler: use the android girl VICI as part of a plot to force these neighbors to move away, once and for all]]. It didn't work, but it made so much sense to try.
%%* Urkel from ''Series/{{Family Matters}}'' had his moments from time to time.

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* Hi in ''Film/CannonPassage'' is a relatively sympathetic example. He regards himself as "an observer of his fellow humans", and there is really not much else for an intellectual to do in Jacksonville expect people watch. He is peeking through George's shutters when he sees George stealing Mac's gold dust.

* ''Series/ThreesCompany'' had Mr. Roeper and, later, Mr. Furley, both of who were created as old curmudgeons who would walk in at the wrong moment and [[NotWhatItLooksLike be scandalized]].