the strangerhood

The Strangerhood is a video web comic series made by Rooster Teeth Productions. The show is made using the game The Sims 2 and is a parody of sitcoms. The episodes are about five minutes long and are available to download at http://www.strangerhood.com/

Characters

Sam is the kind of person who likes to write his own name in his underwear. He is a little assertive and whiney at times, especially when he doesn't know what is going on, but for the most part he is friendly. He seems to be the only person in the group who normal and aware of what is going on around them. Sam is 26. Dr. Chalmers is intelligent but gets easily irritated at people. He often finds many things to complain about, such as modern technology, and the other people in the group as well. Dr. Chalmers likes chess. Catherine is superficial and judges people by their physical appearance. She is basically the stereotypical "dumb blonde", and likes to talk to herself in the mirror. Dutchmiller is very excited and enthusiastic about everything (like the mail box or trash can). He is not quite the smartest guy on the block, but has a very charismatic charm and demeanor. He appears to be a Yuppie stereotype. Nikki so far doesn't show any special characteristics or personality quirks, though she does dislike Catherine. Wade is not the brightest penny in the fountain. He likes to party and believes his name is Durrnt. He appears to be the stereotypical depiction of either a hippie or a "party dude", and it always sounds as if he is perpetually stoned. Griggs has a "tough guy" attitude, and wears jungle camoflauge paint on his face. It's possible that he is a war veteran, and it is evident that he slightly insane, as he can see an imaginary garden gnome and talk with it. Tovar is the token ethnic minority of the group. He has a very strong and silly accent, and tends to be absent minded, which leads to things like leaving the stove on and having it catch on fire. Like Wade, Tovar isn't exactly the most intelligent member of the group. Omnipotent voice is a voice that premiered in the second episode and appears to be responsible for bringing the eight people together in this house. The voice orders these people around. The omnipotent voice refers to itself in the first person plural so might be controlled by more than one person. The omnipotent voice can project itself with a television or computer and controls the images on the television screen or computer monitor when it does this. The voice also appears to be able to project through the other characters (as seen in episode five)

Episodes

Why are you here? (premiered October 18, 2004) In the first episode the eight of them woke up in a house that was not their own and had no idea who they were or how they got there.
The one with the premise (premiered November 10, 2004) Everyone (except Sam and Wade) find notes telling them to go to the house Wade and Sam appeared in. They were all (vaguely) informed about their situation by the omnipotent voice.
We have a floater (premiered December 2, 2004) The house gets new goldfish and debates over whether to name or eat them.
Sublimination Round (premiered February 5, 2005) The omnipotent voice orders Sam, Wade, Tovar to compete in a contest against Christine, Dr. Chalmers and Dutchmiller to cook and eat grilled cheese sandwhiches. Not knowing the names of the members of the second team yet, the voice just labelled them as "Gold Digger", "Curmudgeon" and "Weirdo" respectively. Both teams lost because Sam, Tovar, and Wade's oven caught fire and Christine, Dutchmiller and Dr. Chalmers had dietary restrictions that prevented eating them cheese sandwiches. Griggs was separated from the others and being stalked by a mysterious leprechaun. Nikki did not appear in this episode.
Things Misremembered (premiered March 31, 2005) Wade and Tovar report that Nikki was murdered while they were swimming in the pool. They recall various versions of how Nikki was killed until they remember that they didn't actually see how it happened. Griggs, Dutchmiller, and Catherine did not appear in this episode.

Special episodes

Seasons Greatings from The Strangerhood (premiered December 23, 2004) Although the eight residents lost their memory and don't know what the date is, the omnipotent voice told them in this episode that it is the holiday season, and ordered them to celebrate Christmanukkah, which would combine Christmas and Hanukkah. Most of them liked the idea but Sam thought it was just stupid.