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A neighbor (usually female) who just cannot keep to herself. Usually a grotesquely stereotyped shrewish gossip,
They usually come in two types. The female type is the epitome of niceness, which serves as an excuse for her chronic
The second type is closer to the [[Cranky Neighbor]], and generally just wants to be left
See also [[Secret
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Sally's elderly next door neighbors in ''[[Sally the Witch|Mahoutsukai Sally]]''.
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* Mrs. Lorelei Brown on ''[[My Favorite Martian]]''.▼
* That neighbor in the movie ''[[Hard Candy]]'' fits this trope nicely.
* Hitchcock's ''[[Rear Window]]''.
* Madeline "Matty" Crimmins from ''[[The Stepfather|Stepfather II]]'', a gossip and mail courier who digs through her neighbor's mail as a hobby. She winds up strangled to death by the killer.
* Minnie and Roman in ''[[
* In ''[[Earth Girls Are Easy]]'', Geena Davis's elderly neighbor uses a parabolic microphone to listen in.
* Apparently as part of the post-modern blending of reality and TV show in [[Bewitched (film)|the film adaptation of ''Bewitched'']], Gladys Kravitz, and her husband Abner, appear in the final moments of the movie.
== Literature ==
* Much of Brian Aldiss's novel ''Report on Probability A'' is taken up with exhaustive descriptions of three men spying on a house from three of its outbuildings, attempting to catch a glimpse of the elusive Mr. Mary's
* Petunia Dursley of ''[[Harry Potter]]'' is noted several times to be far too interested in her neighbours' doings.
* As far as Stephanie Crawford from ''[[To Kill a Mockingbird]]'' is concerned, she absolutely must know everything. She is a [[Gossipy Hens|Gossipy Hen]] too.
== Live Action TV ==
* Alfred Hitchcock parodied his own film ''[[Rear Window]]'' with the episode of ''[[Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]'' called "Mr Blanchard's Secret", involving a
* Trevor and Raquel Ochmonek on ''[[
* The next-door neighbors in ''[[Small Wonder]]'' 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 [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]] 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.
* Gladys Kravitz of ''[[
* ''[[
* Mrs. Fowler on ''[[Nanny and
▲* Mrs. Lorelei Brown on ''[[My Favorite Martian (TV)|My Favorite Martian]]''.
* Agnes from ''[[WandaVision]]'' initially appears to be a Nosy Neighbor but turns out to be a more complex character than that.
== Newspaper Comics ==▼
* Pretty much [[Mary Worth]]'s whole schtick. [[The Comics Curmudgeon]] takes it to memetic levels; the whole world is her neighbor, and only her meddling can save it.▼
== Web Comics ==
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== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Superman:
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'''Husband''': Don't get any ideas! }}
* ''[[Sym
▲== Newspaper Comics ==
▲* Pretty much [[Mary Worth]]'s whole schtick. [[The Comics Curmudgeon]] takes it to memetic levels; the whole world is her neighbor, and only her meddling can save it.
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