Estelle Dabney is the Duncans' next door neighbor, and the main antagonist of the show. She and Gabe play tricks on each other a lot, as seen in several episodes. She is played by Patricia Belcher.
Mrs. Estelle Dabney was first introduced in the series premiere, Study Date, as the Duncan's next door neighbor who dislikes Gabe. In the episode, Gabe sneaks into Mrs. Dabney's house in search of food and starts eating everything she has. Mrs. Dabney calls Teddy and forces her to come over and get Gabe, who snuck in through the cat door. In The Curious Case of Mr. Dabney, PJ and Gabe overhear Mrs. Dabney yelling at Mr. Dabney and they start to believe she had murdered him.
Charlie snuck into Mrs. Dabney's house through the cat door while she is away. Soon, Mrs. Dabney arrives and explains to them that Mr. Dabney is not dead and she was just yelling at her soap operas. In Kit and Kaboodle, Mrs. Dabney takes a vacation and leaves her cat, Kaboodle, in the hands of Teddy. In Up a Tree, Mrs. Dabney and Bob make a deal to where he has to cut down a tree in his backyard holding up the Duncan's old treehouse. Although Bob and Mrs. Dabney make the deal, the Duncan kids try to defend the treehouse. Eventually, all of the Duncans join the treehouse resistance and they end up collapsing the treehouse, giving Mrs. Dabney's garden sunlight. In Charlie is 1, Mrs. Dabney is told to watch Gabe and she takes him to the hospital where Charlie is born. In Teddy's Broken Heart Club Band, Gabe and PJ fight over the extra room in Mrs. Dabney's house. In Driving Mrs. Dabney, Teddy drives Mrs. Dabney to some errands to get credit toward her driving exam. They end up running out of gas, so Teddy has to pull the car back to their houses.
Estelle Dabney is the Duncans' next door neighbor, and the main antagonist of the show. She and Gabe play tricks on each other a lot, as seen in several episodes. She is played by Patricia Belcher.