"The grass is always greener on the other side"- Beware the annoying/mean neighbor

A prevalent characteristic of many cartoons across the board is the annoying/mean neighbor. And why must they always live right next door? Whether it's Rocko's Modern Life, The Simpsons, King of the Hill, and even Spongebob Square Pants, there will always be the party pooper or the obnoxious. This character acts as the antagonist to the main character(s). Characters Squidward Tentacles (Spongebob Squarepants) and Ed Bighead (Rocko's Modern Life) are two very similar nosy and grumpy neighbors that constantly give the protagonist character a hard time. In many episodes both Squidward and Ed Bighead go out of their way to foil and humiliate main characters Spongebob and Rocko. Although these two different devious neighbors have similarities, cartoon neighbors come in all shapes, sizes, and attitudes. Ned Flanders is the nosy and obnoxious neighbor to the Simpson family. According to Homer Simpson, neighbor Ned Flanders, is blessed with the best of everything and that just drives him insanely jealous. Ned Flanders himself displays an irksome personality as he is exasperating conservative and straight laced and is almost too perfect for normal standards. Lastly similar to Ed Bighead and Squidward, there's Kahn Souphanousinphone from the King of the Hill. Kahn, is the bully neighbor of Hank Hill who constantly insults him and his friends by constantly demeaning them as mere rednecks. Khan is also an annoyance to Hank as he persistently finds a way to display how he is better than him. As long as there is sunshine, there will also be that dark grey cloud lingering in the background, waiting to rain all over the parade.