relax and not be bothered by life's everyday stresses. However, he would inevitably be bothered by his interaction with many of the cast members. His pet peeves were three neighbors: Godofredo, his daughter's slacker boyfriend; Don Pepín, the bossy, meddling neighbor sharing a fence with the Garcías, and Doña Toni, an ever-present neighbor who would make rounds around the neighborhood to observe people (and eventually gossip about them). Juan, however, would make a fuss about everything, particularly how much was owed to the neighborhood's newspaper boy. Maintaining Juan's sanity and order at the household was Teresa's full-time job. She pressed Juan (sometimes angrily or hysterically, for comic effect) to do household chores, correct mistakes, or solve misunderstandings. Many of these were caused by Juan's absent-mindedness, Don Pepín's uncalled for interventions, or Juan's reliance on Godofredo (who would inevitably screw things up). Junito would also play practical jokes on the family, which almost always backfired. Plots revolved around everyday tasks such as: who ended up raking leaves in the backyard (and how inevitably it ended up not being done), the (messy) outcome of changing the family car's oil, or a neighbor borrowing a ladder (with or without alerting Juan first). Juan would sometimes cause mischief on purpose: in an episode the family visited a Middle Eastern restaurant and Juan let himself be dragged backstage by a belly dancer (with a grin in his face), while Teresa loudly protested. Not too many details were given about Juan's job, although it was implied that he was an insurance clerk (William Gracia was an insurance salesperson in real life). Actor Carlos Bethel appeared occasionally in the program as Juan's boss. Teresa was a full-time housewife. A common practice in the program was for Juan, Don Pepín (and very rarely, Doña Toni) to break the fourth wall and talk directly to the camera. Don Pepín did this most often. He would constantly explained why he, the always well-intentioned neighbor, would need to correct some household situation at the Garcías' (and, almost always, without them even knowing it). His nosy attitude was a source of comedic conflict with his domineering wife, Rebecca (occasionally played by Valentina Rivera). Doña Toni, on the other hand, would sometimes start talking extremely fast (a skill that she had perfected while playing her Cachucha character in Cuba). For comic effect, she sometimes ranted to her husband Victor (played by yet another