Meet the Neighbors

Dan Fogelman, Chris Koch, Jeff Morton and Aaron Kaplan executive produced the episode.

[6] At the semi-annual press tour in Beverly Hills, ABC Entertainment President Paul Lee stated that The Neighbors has "high-concept nature", but "love[d]" it.

[6] The Neighbors was originally stated to premiere at 9:30 p.m. on Wednesday, but ABC decided to air it in 8:30 time interval.

[7] Lee praised Fogelman, calling him a "wondering writer"; he thinks he will give a "smart piece of storytelling".

[8] In December 2011, Jami Gertz, Simon Templeman, Toks Olagundoye and Tim Jo obtained roles in the series.

[11] Later that month, Lenny Venito obtained the lead role as Marty Weaver, the father of the human family.

[5][6] Writing for the San Francisco Chronicle, David Wiegand thought that The Neighbors did not look "promising" as it has a high-concept show.

[14] He stated that if The Neighbors garnered low ratings, it could possibly be replaced with Family Tools, an ABC comedy that is scheduled to air in mid-season.

Dave Walker from The Times-Picayune thought that The Neighbors was a "fish-out-of-water"; he called it a "potentially comedic" show.

[4] Rob Owen, a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette critic, claimed that he has "interest in high-concept shows"; he also "laughed a good bit at the pilot episode".