The invention of Newbridge is what changed all of it, because it gave the characters some place to exist, and the town itself became a character with all the neighborhoods (Newbridge Mews, Newbridge Flats, Newbridge Commons, "the Docks", etc.) And it wasn't planned out and it grew organically, call after call. The "Best Show" became a different show because of it -- I can't see any of H. Jon Benjamin's brilliant characters (the Smirnoff Ice exec; Rick, the white son of George Benson; the Star Wars informant/disgruntled ex-employee; the guy who can only sing "Captain Jack" for his Billy Joel appreciation act; various others) living in the same town, but Wurster makes it work, and the lore of Newbridge fills out the gaps, makes the town a "real" place. I can't buy Timothy von Trimble by himself, but I could buy him riding past on a mouse that has a tiny opera cape.