Dark, hilariously funny and totally bizarre, “The ‘Burbs” is an entertaining blend of genres that keeps viewers guessing until the very end.

With its cold case leanings and mystery antics, “The ‘Burbs” feels like an alternate universe live-action “Scooby Doo,” and just like your weird suburban neighbors, that’s oddly satisfying to watch.

The main reason to give this version of "The 'Burbs'" a chance, of course, is the interplay between Palmer, Pell, Proksch and Julia Duffy ("Newhart") as the neighbors with a lot of time on their hands. They keep the energy high and the laughs coming.

If its ambitions are admirable, the execution is unwieldy. A lumpy, though not unpleasant, mélange of uneven tones, thin characters and less-than-airtight reveals, The ’Burbs may not send anyone running for the hills — but it’s unlikely to inspire anyone to put down stakes there, either.

It falls into a familiar streaming pattern – dragging out, wearing thin, fading from one’s memory fast – giving us yet another not unpleasant but entirely inessential binge-watch.

“The ‘Burbs” is so intent on preserving an air of mystery, it never develops any of its other attributes.

[Its] main idea is to draw out its mystery to an interminable, mirth-murdering degree.