Quiz: We Bet You Can’t Name the Sitcom From Its Landlord Character

Who would have thought that landlords could be characters we look forward to seeing on TV shows? Of course, that’s sometimes just because of how unhinged they are! How well do you know your favorite sitcoms when we only give you the name of the landlord? Can you get all eight right?

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The Lessons Learned From Sitcom Landlords

There have been some fun and quirky landlords on TV over the years, and some of them are certainly more memorable than others. Mr. Heckles from Friends is one of those, who lived in the apartment beneath Monica and Rachel, and quickly became a character we loved to see pop up on the screen. After all, he loved to complain, and there was humor in his complaints.

One of the most profound moments on Friends is he death of Mr. Heckles, as he leaves Monica and Rachel everything in his own apartment. As they realize it’s just a lot of junk, there’s a lesson within the moment. Chandler realizes that he is a lot like Mr. Heckles with few connections in the world, and it’s a reminder that all the worldly possessions mean nothing if there’s nobody to share them with.

The Mertzes are landlords not to forget from I Love Lucy, as they highlight power struggles and the need to separate business and friendship at times. Remember the episode when the Mertzes were annoyed that a party at the Ricardo home went on without them? It quickly started a war between the two couples, and that friendship was strained further by the Mertzes being the Ricardos’ landlords.

However, in the end, friendship prevailed. That wasn’t before the Ricardos almost moved out! We nearly didn’t have our favorite friendly landlords on the series.

Landlords love to increase the rent, focusing on their investment, and while tenants don’t like it, there’s not always much that they can do. Bob’s Burgers highlighted an issue in putting the rent up, as Bob rallied his fellow tenants together against Mr. Fischoeder’s rental hike by threatening a rent strike.

While there was some humor in the water balloon fight, there was also a lesson in sticking together and good management. Sometimes, it makes less sense to put the rent up, and Fischoeder realized that in the end.

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