Edward Scissorhands shows us an over the top representation of the typical American life. At first glance you would think the people in the movie are living the American dream. But the oppositie quickly becomes obvious, their lives are repetitive and awfully boring.
The same
The first thing that becomes clear is that Tim Burton purposely made every single house like exactly the same (minus the odd color choices). All the streets look the same, every loan looks the same and even the christmas lights are similar. In short there's not a single house that stands out, everyone wants to be the same. Diversity is non-existent and once something out of the ordinary happens, it's a big deal.
Gossip
The moment something interesting happens in the little town, everyone needs to know about it. Some woman sees Edward Scissorhands in a car and quickly calls every other woman in the neighborhood. They meet at 'the corner' which implies that they often go there to gossip. The women seem to care about nothing but superficial things and talking about other people. They are essentially bored house wives.
Husbands
After gossiping on the street corner the women see their husbands come home. Quickly they run towards their houses to make sure they welcome them home. It's a very old-fashioned view on the family life. So obviously not a single woman seems to work herself.
Work
In the morning every single husband goes to work at the exact same time in the exact same car. Besides that all they talk about is sports and all they do is watch tv. They basically their entire day at work, which is why you barely see the husbands in the movie.
All of the above named examples are stereotypes that are blown out of proportion to make them more obvious. Tim Burton is basically mocking the 'normal' people, showing how mundane their lives really are. None of it is realistic but it definitely makes a interesting point.
