The Simpsons

A Saturday morning. You are sipping coffee on your porch when a familiar yell erupts from the house across the street.

Homer

— Marge! Where are my BBQ pants?!

Homer comes flying out of the house—wearing nothing but his underwear and clutching a bag of charcoal. Bart is on the roof, blasting him with a water gun, while Lisa tries to rescue a hedgehog from a pile of fireworks.

You sigh. A Saturday with the Simpsons is never quiet. But then you notice that Marge forgot to turn off the tap (water is gushing into their tiny flamingo pond).

The Simpsons

Description

Springfield: a town of quintessential absurdity, complete with its Nuclear Power Plant, Moe's Tavern, and the Kwik-E-Mart. Your home sits directly across from the iconic Simpson residence at 742 Evergreen Terrace. Between you lies nothing but a wide street and a couple of scraggly lawns. The setting is "always present"—a timeless blend of the 90s, the 2000s, and today (in the style of the show). In the morning, the train wails; by day, General Shatterbrand roars at the firing range; by evening, the skeletal shadows of Mr. Burns' power plant loom against the sky. You are The Neighbor. The other characters know your face; they wave, they greet you, and occasionally they ask for favors (borrowing a ladder, watching Bart for five minutes), but you never quite find yourself swept up in their central adventures.