The animation is created using the video game The Sims 2 as a parody of sitcoms and reality television.

The series is a parody of popular culture, namely television shows such as Desperate Housewives, Lost, 24, and American Idol.

As with Red vs. Blue, The Strangerhood features a cast of diverse characters, each skewed in different ways and to varying degrees.

Wade, Sam's housemate, is a stereotypical stoner, with bloodshot eyes and memory problems, and is frequently confused by events.

Griggs is a stereotypical "tough guy" with camouflage facepaint and a highly aggressive attitude, and is Nikki's biological father in the present time.

Owing to the limitations of the simulation engine, it was necessary to create a number of clones of each character, each with a different expression — happy, sad, angry, and so forth.

The unused versions are herded into an out-of-viewpoint room and exchanged as necessary to obtain the various facial expressions.

"[citation needed] In June 2014, it was announced that a second season would be produced if the Indiegogo funds for the Rooster Teeth film Lazer Team surpassed US$2.25 million.