The Neighbors (2012 TV series)
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| Created by | Dan Fogelman |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 44 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | 720p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
| Original release | September 26, 2012 – April 11, 2014 |
The Neighbors is an American television science fiction sitcom that aired from September 26, 2012, to April 11, 2014, on ABC. The story line revolves around a family of humans living in a community of extraterrestrials. The series was created by Dan Fogelman, who also served as executive producer. Chris Koch, Jeffrey Morton, and Aaron Kaplan served as co-producers, and the first season was produced by ABC Studios and Kapital Entertainment.
On October 29, 2012, The Neighbors was given a full-season order of 22 episodes.
Its first season aired on ABC on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central in the 2012–2013 television season. On May 11, 2013, The Neighbors was officially renewed for a second season, which aired on Fridays at 8:30 pm Eastern/7:30 pm Central.
On May 9, 2014, ABC canceled The Neighbors after two seasons.
The series, set in New Jersey, revolves around a family that has relocated to a gated townhouse community called "Hidden Hills". Upon their arrival, they discover that the entire community is populated by residents from another planet. Amongst their myriad quirks, these aliens identify themselves by the names of sports celebrities, patrol the community in golf carts, dress alike, receive nourishment through their eyes and mind by reading books rather than eating, and cry green goo from their ears. The aliens have assumed human form, but they can revert to their natural appearance by clapping their hands above their heads. They have been stuck on Earth for 10 years, still awaiting instructions to return home.
Dan Fogelman devised the concept of the series, which was previously entitled Down to Earth. It was described as a sitcom about "a New Jersey family that moves into a gated community occupied exclusively by extraterrestrials." The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) picked up the pilot episode of The Neighbors in October 2011, with a pilot commitment. In May 2012, the show renamed to The Neighbors, and production of the program was green-lit.
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