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hmmm..I remember that Shelbyville has a lemon tree...can't be too far north.
Melonie, true, but I think inspite of the trees n all that like scenery n trees, I think maybe some things are to throw ppl off. Illinois isn't what ya would call "north", it is Midwest. I watched an episode that had Capitol City, again, it looked like Chicago in that one...Groening had to base the cartoon somewhere in his mind, or had a place in mind, so there is a state.
nah they live in Springfield, Mass or Illinois it's one of those 'nuff said.
Well, Where to start? Matt grew up in Springfield OR until moving to Portland where he finished high school. In the medical marijuana episode, the doctor prescribes homer some. Homer asks if it is legal and the dr. chuckles and says in this state yes. OREGON? The episode where homer and Mr. Burns team up and cheat to get to the top of the mountain. In that episode as they first drive up and show the mountain it is Mt. Hood, to prove it matt has drawn in illumination rock witch is a prevalent bulge of a rock formation to the northwest of Timberline lodge. Remember when homer runs over the birthplace of Matt Groening when he dropped Bart off in Oregon at a tough love camp? The episode where homer is in the Lewis and Clark expedition, when they finally arrive in Oregon he slams a flag into the ground and says I hear bye call this place Eugene Oregon. Lewis and Clark never even went to where present day Eugene is, they spent the winter of 1804 05 100 miles north where Astoria is. Rumor has it that every character is based on someone matt knows from his childhood in Springfield. Also, the statue of the founder of Springfield has a striking resemblance to a statue on the U of O campus in Eugene!!!!!!!I am sure there is many more clues as there are many more to mislead us to believe there not in Oregon!!! As any educated one of us would say, there from Oregon, not to would be bassfamy. I love all you Simpson fans even the misled ones who believe they live somewhere else. Tumbleweed
It is Oregon, regardless if I think they all have new england/new jersey/NY accents. Matt has said so himself. But my question is? Do Oregonians (if that is correct) have accents like the north east?
The simpsons are along the east coast. The simpsons live not to far from new york. In season 8 principal skinner has the students collect what they recycled and put in a bag so they could make money to go to Albany. Obliviosly they're talking about Albany, NewYork. Where else? Then in another season where Bart takes a rafting trip they get go the wrong way and get lost out in the ocean. Homer then pulls out a map that shows all of the Krusty Burger locations. One of the locations is off of Massachuetts. Massachuetts has a Springfield in it and it one the main cities in Massachuetts. Springfield, Massachuetts is also near Albany. I checked on google earth to make sure.
What I ment to say is that homer pulls out a map of all of the krusty burger locations and goes to the closest one which is off of the coast of massachuetts. Okay that what i forgot to say.
Well there have been many theories on this and you do have a good point but usually most off the time the theories end up pointing to Oregon not to mention Matt Groening himself said it
Albany,Oregon, just 45 minutes from where matt was born and oh ya Oregon is #1 in recycling, and started the whole 5 cent popcan thing.
functionalaki, In season 17 episode 11, Homer must drive bart ACROSS the country to get to a juvie in oregon because he was on the no fly list, they might live in Connecticuit, but not massacheusetts because in season 28 episode 3 they go to boston and decide to move there when homer says he isnt comfortable to move to A COMPLETELY different state, sorry i am 17 years late, you must all be retired now.
Joe T is a pathetic human being. They're clearly from Japan...
I think they live in North Carolina.
I thought they lived in Northern Kentucky. It was said in an episode. You can't match events with where they live. It is a cartoon. The writers don't have to make it accurate. If they did, the simpsons would be a Situational Comedy.
In episode "Papas got a brand new badge" Home takes over the police department. Fat Tony call in help to kill homer. His thugs travel from New Jersey then arrive in springfield from traveling on interstate 95 which runs into connecticut. (there was 95 sign in the episode as they were driving) Also the sign welcome to springfield show population of around 30,000 and elevation of 1582 which is consistant with CT. Other hints there is a nuclear power plant (work for homer) and sub base (when he joins the navey) both in ct. This is my conclusion.
Springfield is not in conneticut
Yes, i agree In season 17 episode 11, Homer must drive bart ACROSS the country to get to a juvie in oregon because he was on the no fly list, they might live in Connecticuit, but not massacheusetts because in season 28 episode 3 they go to boston and decide to move there when homer says he isnt comfortable to move to A COMPLETELY different state, sorry i am 17 years late, you must all be retired now.
I live in Springfield, Massachusetts and I think it could be Mass, still say Illinois though, it is either Mass or IL.
ok guys here ya go. In the episode a tale of two cities. marge states the town is getting to big and need to split the area code. One half gets the 636 area code, the other 939. 636 is the are code of Missouri.
Well have you ever thought the writers could have added North Takoma into the middle of all these places so that all these clues at leading to each other but not really because there would be a new state thats FICTIONAL and your all just wasting time trying to figure out where it is.
in the Episoid when they go to Brazil Lisa says that the state they live in is a mystery but if you add up the clues you can figure it out.
In the episode where Homer fakes his own death, the man tells him to check out his mothers grave when he goes down to an office to change the death notice. The grave is that of Walt Whitman... Whitman was buried in New Jersey. There is a little town not far from Whitman's gravesite called Springfield.
Just thought I would add that to the discussion.
here you go....In "Revenge is a dish best served 3 times" homer is trying to drive down the texan who shoots his gun all the time. At the very end instead of taking revenge they are sitting on the car. when bart asked if he still wants revenge homer states "No I found out we are both from connecticut." Homer flat out said he was from Connecticut. Check it out......
that episode was a spin-off, not-really-canon kinda episode.
YES, I REMEMBER THAT EPISODE!, the one where they give the story about the count of monte carlo, and i also think they are from connecticuit because In season 17 episode 11, Homer must drive bart ACROSS the country to get to a juvie in oregon because he was on the no fly list, they might live in Connecticuit, but not massacheusetts because in season 28 episode 3 they go to boston and decide to move there when homer says he isnt comfortable to move to A COMPLETELY different state, sorry i am 17 years late, you must all be retired now. But since they said they are both for connecticuit, it would be weird to say that if they are in connecticuit, but it needs to be a nine dollar (31 today) bus ride to nyc and close to albany, so maybe virginia, in 2023 we are watching this on disney plus.
Again, I live in Springfield, Ma and connecticut is just on the border, the Springfield the Simpsons live in doesn't resemble here that much at all. Springfield, IL is where they are.
ya thats where he says their from that doesnt mean thats where their from
The Simpsons live in the State of WHATEVA! :D
Whateva state they live in (North Takoma maybe?), it must be in a different Universe where humans evolved to have only 4 digits on each hand instead of 5. In this Universe, state names and Interstates may not necessarily correlate to the ones we know.
Plus, their universe is only 2d instead of 3d. Homer falls thru the Wormhole into our 3d Universe in that Halloween episode.
the simpsons live in texas bacause in northern texas there is a power plant it also snows and theres two towns on the side of each other called springfield and shelbyville matt groening is messing with your minds. think about it. you wouldnt really expect for the simpsons to live in the southern part of the united states. but its true. go to simpsons facts.com if you dont believe me.
no in the ninth season in "Bart Star" hank hill is briefly seen and he says "We drove 2000 miles for this?"
so Springfield has to be about 2000 miles from Arlen, Texas
and i dont know why some are people saying it says Springfield, IL on the letter in the one where bart gives blood. the state abbreviation is illegible(it looks like a backwords c then a t)
i took a very clear screenshot i will email it to anyone if they want
i hope this helps
No it cant be Texas because in the episode ""The curse of the flying Hellfish" Milhouse's grandpa said that he and his wife won a chile cook off in Boemont, Texas. And all the kids were in aww.
You are all wrong. Simpsons director Matt Groening set them in Springfield due to the common name for U.S cities. Also former Simpsons director David Silverman once said the show was set in the fictional state of North Takoma. Groening also stated that he likes to toy around with the clues to throw people off track.
They dont actually live in a specifi state. Look on wikipedia, the writers just make up where they live to fit the story lines. Their actually geographical location changes every episode.
Again, it is either Springfield, MA or Springfield, IL. Funny thing though, when ya ask someone who doesn't watch the Simpsons. "Where are the Simpsons from?" They automatically say uhhm Springfield, that is in Illinois. The Springfield in IL does resemble the one on the Simpsons. If you have Google Earth, look at the city in IL, compare it to the map of Springfield, where the Simpsons live, it resembles.
you guys its obvious they live in every state or not a state at all...some episodes they are near a beach.sometimes they arent.it all depends were you want and think they should be.
Omg that is so deep I never thought of it that way! :)
it is in Henderson, Nevada, where they live
i think it UTAH
it cant be utah cuz in the episode where homer gets cable bart watches an adult program where they say it is showing in every state except for florida and utah
the movie comes out in july, i saw the previews...whatever state it is it borders maine, ohio, kentucky, and didn't catch the other state...?? i'm lost now..no idea
THEY LIVE IN ILLINOIS...I LIVE 6 HOURS FROM SPRINGFIELD, AND WE HAVE SHELBYVILLE RIGHT NEXT TO IT....SUCK THAT U SUCKERS
I LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD, MASS AND NO SHELBYVILLE...BUT WE DO HAVE KRUSTY BURGERS!
well in the newest trailer for the upcoming movie Mr.Flanders states: "look at the four states that border springfield Ohio, Nevada, Maine and Kentucky" now, i dont know if that was a joke but I'm just waaaaayyyyyy to lazy to look it up.
in the episode liza goes to washingnton , it shows a map that fades out behind lisa as she reads an essay. if you pause the dvd player just right you can see that the spimpsons live in Springfeild , NT, or the fictional state known as Northern Takoma. It also shows that Springfield borders on four states, just some clues.
If you watch the episode in season 7 titled "bad neighabors" were George Bush Sr. Moves to Springfield lisa states that this was one of the 9 states that george bush claims residency in, so therefore we need to find out the 9 states that George Bush Sr. claims residency in and find all the ones with a "springfield"
i'm really sorry because i don't normally like to insult people because everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but, this is the stupidest thing i have ever seen! Come on! Your all squabbling over the whereabouts of a place that doesn't exist. they chose springfield because its the most common city name in the country(probably). When you add up all the clues, you get nowhere. All of you are buffet debaters. You pick and choose the clues that you want to use, and ignore the ones that don't support your theories. the Simpsons is a CARTOON! It is not real. Neither is springfield. If you'll just look at the episode with ardie ziff, where homer goes into west springfield, you should remeber when Lisa remarked "West Springfield is twice the size of Texas!" Lisa doesn't exaggerate. So, in all your infinite wisdom, tell me, where is their a springfield twice the size of texas, NOWHERE!
Simpson come from Illinois today i watched an episode when Homer is elected has sanitary city manager or whatever and at the end to get money he says we taking the garbage of the cities around and there is a garbage truck with Chicago written on. Also it can be a south city because they have lot of snow in springfield during xmas
also, the Simpsons drive to Vermont and New York, not far from Springfield, MA
peace
Ok, I believe that the Simpsons definitely live in Springfield, Massachusetts. First of all, the Simpsons couldn't be from Springfield, IL because it is the capital of that state and the Simpsons visit Capitol City where they live. Also, there is no Springfield, Connecticut, so the next closest bet would be neighboring MA. Here are some more reasons why the Simpsons live in MA.
-Mayor Quimby has a Boston accent, and is the spitting image of MA senator Ted Kennedy.
-More on that note, when on "The Tonight Show" Dan Castellaneta made a reference to some unnamed MA politician when voicing Mayor Quimby.
-In one episode it talks about the Springfield Armory, also in Springfield, MA
-There is a Springfield University where the Simpsons live, maybe a reference to Springfield College
-The Simpsons' Springfield was settled in 1796, before the Westward expansion, eliminating any possibility of it being west of the Mississippi River/Appalachian Mts.
-There are snow covered mountains in Springfield, MA- MT. Tom
-In one episode, Bart gets a credit card, gives Krusty a check in hopes of him signing it, gets the check back with a stamp on it, brings it to the bank(and so on) it shows the current time in many locations, including Washington & the Cayman Islands, all of which are 2:00ish, so they are on the East Coast!
***ONE OF THE SHOW'S PRODUCERS, MIKE SCULLY, IS FROM WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA yet another connection
-Since Springfield is HAS to be on the East coast, MA has is cold/snowy in the winter and can get brutally hot in the winter, demonstrated in many episodes
-the Simpsons drive to New York City and Vermont in some episodes, not to far from MA.
-when Moe brings the bar people to Nevada, he gets a special bus, maybe because it is so far away.
I am sure there are many more ways to prove that this is Springfield, MA but I have written so much I HAVE to stop now. Feel free to reply to this and give me your feedback!
FIRST OF ALL I LIVE IN SPRINGFIELD, MA...I AGREE WITH YOU BECAUSE...YES THERE IS AN ARMORY, AND A POWER PLANT, IT IS COLD HERE, WE HAVE MNT'S ALL OVER THE PLACE, THERE IS A WEST SPRINGFIELD, SHELBYVILLE CAN BE CONSIDERED PALMER, THE BRADLEY AIRPORT IN HARTFORD RESEMBLES THE ONE ON THE SIMPSONS REMARKEBLY, BOSTON IS THE CAPITOL, BUT CAPITOL CITY..HMM, NO IDEA?? MAYBE BOSTON, YALE IS IN CT, WHICH LISA TALKS ABOUT ALL THE TIME, THE DOWNTOWN AREA HERE LOOKS SIMILIAR TO THAT SPRINGFIELD, WHICH THE SIMPSONS LIVE, SO YEAH..I THINK MASSACHUSETTS.
but in one episode there in adesert called the springfeild badlands
i can't believe no one said anything about the Springfield radio station KBBL... all radio stations with call letters starting with a "K" are west of the Mississippi River, East of the Mississippi radio station call letters start with "W". Oregon seems suitable enough....
vincent price is from missouri and hes commonly reffered to in the simpsons and in one episode i cant remember which one but in the city of springfield they run by a river and there is an old missouri boat going through the river and also there is a springfield that borders shelbyville
I THINK SPRINGFIELD IS A BLEND OF PLACES, FIRST OF ALL IN ONE EPISODE, YOU SEE PALM TREES IN SHELBYVILLE, BUT SNOW IN SPRINGFIELD????
I NOTICED THE CITY IS VERY SMALL, SO IT COULD EVEN BE A SMALL TOWN, PROBABLY BASED SOMEWHERE NEVER GUESSED.
I AM BEGINNING TO THINK CANADA OR SOMEWHERE IN NEW ENGLAND.
You know that the simpsons cant live in New york because there is one episode where they go to new york. The other episode where bart is a boyscout, they went in the ocean with flanders and got stranded. They had a Krusty the clown map and it showed a resturant by the east coast where they were stranedid. So you know that they live on the east coast so I would guess Virginia.
http://spikedhumor.com/articles/93817/The_Simpsons_Intro.html
check out where it zooms out.
illinois
i can't believe i just read every %^(*$%(^ one of these posts! i'm such a loser
one of the reasons I think the Simpsons live in Missouri or Illinois is When Areosmith plays at Meo's(i think) Steven says Hello Saint Louis, and Joe says um Steven Its Springfield, and Steven says oh right. And yeah in 1 show they were going to take a day trip to Branson Missouri W/ grandpa.
I am positive they are from conneticut because inthe episode where homer wants to take revenge and each marge, lisa and bart share a story about revenge, at the end they say, "we have something in common: we are both from connecticut."
If you look on the intro where it zooms out on the map, there is a lake connecting to a river, which may be the water used in the show
I didn't feel like reading through all of your comments so forgive me if someone already posted this. But the Simpsons live in Springfield Michigan. Note the intro where the familys sitting on the couch and the camera pans out into space, the solar system, aliens...etc, then to dna strands and everything is within homers head. watch it in slow motion...when you frame it out you can clearly see the outline of lake Huron (which they colored green so it wouldnt be as obvious). Go to google earth or maps and type in Springfield Michigan. its in the exact location. The lake and river which are represented in the opening credits(the curved L-shape) is also on the satellite image. There's also a Shelbyville michigan directly west of Springfield. I'm not sure if there is a nuclear power plant there...but that could be explained by the writers determining where the characters lived after season 1. Case closed
Heres the intro I'm talking about. The best way to see it is dowloading google earth.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNV9FEKi9FQ&mode=related&search=
I say they live in Virginia based on the clues.
The Simpsons live in an interdimensional rift, in an alternate universe where all Springfields come together in space and time.
Must be it
Ok Illinois sounds good to me....but i have always thought it would be Massachusetts, just a couple of reasons....I-95, and look at the mayor come on now you can sooo tell he is a Kennedy... and where are they from? MASSACHUSETTS.....
there is an I-95 near portland ORegon Dumshit, the simpsons are from oregon
Today's brand new episode - "stop. or My Dog Will Shoot!" they go into a corn maze and get lost. HOmer starts throwing Lisa in the air to figure out where the exit is and on one of the throws she sees the Seattle Space Needle. Washington State?
LOL ACTUALLY ALL THE CLUES ARE ADDING UP TO MASSACHUSETTS QUICKLY
It was the E true hollywood story episode they said they were a small kentucky family the one were part goes round payin pepole to kiss
Did anyone see a couple of weeks ago after House there was like a 10 second com. and it showed the Simpsons house and what looked like Lat and Long. lines?
If you watch beginning clip where the camera zooms out of the united states from the Simpson's house you can clearly see it's either Illinois or Ohio. Of course it can't be Illinois because Springfeild Illinois is the capital city and the Springfeild in the Simpsons isn't the capital city. Ohio is where the Simpsons live. In one of episodes Marge is on the phone and the person on the other line asks what state they live in, before Marge says the state Mod walks in and Marge says "Oh'hi'ya Mod" clearly saying "Ohio" as a hint.
Actually because I think the Simpsons try to confuse you with fake clues I think it's between Massachusetts, Michigan and Ohio. I think we can agree it's not Illinois because it's not a capital.
Well im not very good at working out any of this since im english, i know most of the names of the u.s states but i couldnt really tell u anything about them, anyway, i found this on wikipedia:
David Silverman, a director for the Simpsons, has claimed that Springfield is in the fictional state of "North Tacoma" (or "North Takoma"). This is substantiated by the state abbreviations NT and TA used within the show. However, this has never been officially confirmed in any canonical episode of The Simpsons or by other Simpsons producers. And on Homer's Driver License the state is NT and the zip code is 49007, which is a Kalamazoo, Michigan
i wonder if the simpsons will ever let it out :)
they cant live in ohio because in the trailor ned says ohio boarders them
The Simpsons says they live in 1 of the 9 states that former President Bush resided in, but I think they live in Oregon or CA because Matt Groening was born in Oregon.
I remember that episode. Lisa said that they lived in one of the 9 states Former Pres. George Bush claims residency in. Anyone know what these might be?
they live in wyoming because i live in wyoming what a wonderful state.
ITS IN FREAKING GEORGIA NOT YOUR STUPID STATE
No one has said far the far east side of Texas , like Galveston , or just by there ,, in Kema. there are signs all over there about realtors being #1 on the east side , ( like Cookie Quan) and Hank Hill came to a game once _ Huh , huh ? and there is always that crazy Texan guy shouting _ YE HAWW and shooting his gunns. Texas has a death penalty ,Beaches, huricanes , and when Homer went into space... "Houston " right there; " we have a problem. When Apu Became very American , he adopted a very thick Texan accent and doned a big cowboy hat. and when homer wore a camera to spy on Apu , another big cowboy hat. HMMMMMmmmmmmm
nuts , its not real
they live in wyoming or wisconsin
they live in minnesota
in one episode (note: i have not done this) but it shows all the states they have been banned from, which is all of them except 4 or 5 so that should make it pretty easy to figure out
I thought it was New Hampshire b/c of the geyser rock ep and I see one other person on here has all kinds of other reasons it is NH...so I think it is NH!
THEY LIVE LESS THAN 100MILES FROM A HICK TOWN THEY CALL SPRINKLES JIMMMIES
I just saw i rerun of the simpsons. the episode is called behind the laughter and at the end of the episode it clearly states that they live in northern kentucky. i did some research and there is a springfeild in northern kentucky.
IT'S MISSOURI...
1st- There is a Shelbyville that borders Springfield there.
2nd- On the episode where Homer becomes Chief of Police, and the episode where the town gets 2 area codes, the area code is 636, a Missouri area code... Ta Da.
Can I just ask.. is this issue really that important? I mean, I was kind of curious as to which state they live in so I took 5 minutes to look it up on the net when I stumbled upon such rigorous, self righteous, and often plain offensive debate on this site. I mean, really.. why do you people care so much? Have any of you considered the fact that maybe, just maybe, there is no answer. Perhaps it's just a running joke and you should just accept that that's all it is. Believing you know some kind of hidden truth about a cartoon show (of all things!) that somehow in your tiny mind elevates your cultural or social standing in view of the peers you so desperately long to impress demonstrates only your deep-seated superiority complex amid the context of the life you wish you had. Let it go. It's just a cartoon. Go outside. Create... Inspire... Breathe... Live life. Stop wasting everybody's time debating subjects that are of no relevance to anyone or anything. Please. Knowing what state the Simpsons live in certainly won't get you laid.
OHIO!!! if you watched the show u would all know this
is my husband hector having sex with other girls other than me.
yeah, with me 8)
I am sure they live in Kentucky. Not only did they say it in "Behind the Laughter", but their is a Simpsonville, Kentucky, and that is only a few miles from Shelbyville, Kentucky.
im just a simpson fan. been watchin since i was lil.
in the starting where the universe is in the atoms of homers head.
they zoom out from springfield and look at the u.s. and if you match it to a map it definitely looks like kentucky.
not saying thats my conclusions just somtin to add.
I think Anonymous is the creator of the Simpson's AKA Matt.
What about NEW JERSEY? In the "Mother Simpson" episode, where Homer discovers his mom is still alive, Homer thinks Walt Whitman's tomb stone is his mother's. In reality, Walt Whitman is buried at Harleigh Cemetary in Camden, New Jersey. Also, in the "Stark Raving Dad" episode, Leon (the man who acts like Michael Jackson) says, "I'm a bricklayer from Paterson, New Jersey." In the "Two Bad Neighbors" episode, the Simpsons live near George Bush Sr... who has resided in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Ohio, Texas, Virginia, Maine and New Jersey. In the "The Wizard Of Evergreen Terrace" episode, Homer and Bart drive to the Edison's Menlo Park Laboratory in New Jersey. In "The Mansion Family", Springfield Nuclear Power Plant's cooling towers are visible from international waters, twelve miles off the coast of America. Plus, Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is on Interstate 95, which runs along the east coast of the USA from Florida all the way through Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and New Hampshire to Maine. There are several episodes which hint to the Simpsons living near water on the east coast... similar to the characteristics of New Jersey (as well as surrounding states). There is a ship deporting immigrants, a beach, lighthouse and a bridge similar to the Memorial Bridge located in Springfield, Massachusettes. However, I don't think they live in Massachusetts because Homer yells at Sideshow Bob, "Go back to Massachusetts, pinko!" in the "Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming" episode. Of course, there is also the similar-looking Vachel Lindsay Memorial Bridge found in Springfield, Illinois. Thus, continuing the confusion!
rene you are a dumb oiece of shit who obviously does not know the simpsons. there is an I-95 near portland OREGON and matt g was born in oregon.
Not only is it mentioned in an episode that they live in Kentucky and the fact that there is a Simpsonville in Kentucky, it is also msentioned in the song "Canyonero" that "it's the Kentucky fried truck endorsed by a clown."
Although I personally think it's every Springfield in the USA the closest place I'd say would be Springfield, IL. I've lived in springfield for 18 years, I'm probably a little biased in my decision but there are a lot of things the point towards it. There is a shelbyville nearby, we have a powerplant, and there was a Nuclear Power Plant that was shut down awhile back due to poor management. We have a dam right near the power plant. We have a Lake Springfield, there is an Evergreen Terrace in Springfield. As far as "They don't live in Springfield, because they say they're going to visit the Capital City and the city is the Capital", well the suburbs are where they are, and I live in the suburbs. I always say lets go to the city when I'm out there, and so do the majority of people I know. There is also a bar named Joe's near where I live (I don't know if that's a play on Moe's). We live near The Great Lakes. Our Sheriff has always been a moron, we had a corrupt Governor George Ryan (and a new one Rod Blagoia-nobody-gives-a-fuck). People have said it's Connecticut because of I-95, well I-95 runs through Sprinfield, IL too, actually it runs a half mile near where I live. Also something my cousin brought up at a family reunion I don't know if it really means something or not, but Jebediah Sprinfield was the person who was supposed to found Springfield, and Abraham Lincoln was a big factor in the history of our town. Both of their last names are used for well know towns, I dunno I thought it was interesting. We have a Zoo in Springfield, anyways I'm still a little groggy I just woke up, I hope this helps.
They don't live in Connecticut because the episode with Scorpio. Scorpio said to look him up if he was ever on the east coast. Implying that they don't live on the east coast
The Simppns must live in Missouri because in tjhe ewpisode Tale of Two Cites, Olde Springfields area code is 636, Which is Missouri's area code
The Simpsons must live in Missouri because in tjhe episode Tale of Two Cites, Olde Springfields area code is 636, Which is Missouri's area code
Hey Kevin, do you know how to spell the word "the" because I believe it's T-H-E
I just want them to live in Oregon....I don't even hardly watch the Simpons but....i have been reading this for a long while and think they should live here (in Oregon)....=D the end....and the news is about to talk about it right now...so maybe we will see...
Oregon Has dank dank dank dank weed too. Good enough too make people look yellow and shit.
VOTE FOR SPRINGFIELD, MASS.The Simpsons live in Springfield. But which Springfield? 16 cities named Springfield are competing to be the best "real-life" Springfield with the most Simpsons spirit and win a special yellow-carpet premiere of The SimpsonsMovie on July 26. The winner will be determined by your votes on USATODAY.com in early July. Voting ends July 9, and the winning city will be announced on or around July 10.
TELL YOUR FRIENDS TO JOIN IN!!
Why Should We Win?:
-Springfield Mass has the Memorial Bridge, it has the river that exactly matches the overhead shot of the Simpson's Springfield.
-Spfld,MA has an Armory, Springfield Country Club,an East Springfield and West Springfield, a Christian Science Center,
-The writer that wrote the episode where Bart shoplifted the videogame based that episode on his own experience shoplifting from Child World in Springfield MA,
-"Last Exit to Springfield" where they draw Mr. Burns like the Grinch- Springfield, Ma home of Dr. Suess
-Mayor Quimby definitely sounds like he's from Boston, Massachusetts, sounds like a Kennedy family member
-And we just as dysfunctional too
-the said Springfield,ma in an old episode
-they mention boston and connecticut alot
Springfield, MA, "The city of Homes" is the "Home of Homer!!!!"
PLEASE VOTE AND IF WE WIN WE WILL HAVE "THE SIMPSONS MOVIE" premiere at the Hippodrome and put Springfield,MA on the map!! Let them know that its not Springfield,IL...not Springfield,KY...MO...or TN...or VA......let em kno!
other reasons.....
Westover AFB - sideshow bob hijacks a bomb and holds the base and town hostage
Bill And Marty morning show - Bax and O Brian
Football episode - Hank hill shows up in the episode saying we drove 1500 miles to see this? hank hill is from texas and it is about 1500 miles from texas to massachusetts
there was an episode where there was a red sox banner on the wall of the comic book store, so its gotta be the MA one
EVER NOTICE THAT MAYOR QUIMBY KINDA HAS A BOSTON ACCENT???
"SPRINGFIELD CIVIC CENTER"
"TASTE OF SPRINGFIELD"
C'MON, ITS DEFINITELY MASSACHUSETTS! ONLY WE SAY THAT!
Springfield Massachusetts! The 19th most dangerous city to live in two years in a row! (Ok, one year it was 18th). The cops are also about as dumb as the three in fake Springfield. It has pollution, the schools are so bad that I think the state came in to run them, burning tires lots, and the old mayor of the town was stealing from the city just like the Simpsons Springfield! I think we are to win then!
Most of the people in "Springfield" have New England accents- Mayor Quimby, Moe, Lenny and Carl, Barney, Chief Wiggum, the other two cops, etc
Springfield, MA, was the first Springfield - the original - founded in the 1700s. Another little known fact, Mike Skully, the writer for the show, was born and raised in West Springfield, MA - just over the bridge from the soon-to-be Homertropolis.
Springfield,MA has the Memorial Bridge, the Armory, the Springfield Country Club, the Kennedy's, Cheers (where Homer drove to one night) Dr Suess, and the river that matches the overhead shot of the show exactly
springfield MA because when the simpsons go to japan homer doesnt want to eat at the table shaped like the state where he lives. complaining about taxes possibly.
when on "The Tonight Show" Dan Castellaneta made a reference to some unnamed MA politician when voicing Mayor Quimby.
-In one episode it talks about the Springfield Armory, also in Springfield, MA
-There is a Springfield University where the Simpsons live, maybe a reference to Springfield College
-The Simpsons' Springfield was settled in 1796, before the Westward expansion, eliminating any possibility of it being west of the Mississippi River/Appalachian Mts.
-There are snow covered mountains in Springfield, MA- MT. Tom
-In one episode, Bart gets a credit card, gives Krusty a check in hopes of him signing it, gets the check back with a stamp on it, brings it to the bank(and so on) it shows the current time in many locations, including Washington & the Cayman Islands, all of which are 2:00ish, so they are on the East Coast!
***ONE OF THE SHOW'S PRODUCERS, MIKE SCULLY, IS FROM WEST SPRINGFIELD, MA yet another connection
It has been said that the set takes place in Oregon, in the town of Springfield. Matt Greoning grew up in Portland, Oregon, and its actually quite similar to the cartoon. Mayor Quimby, Ned Flanders, Milhouse Van Horton, and Reverend Lovejoy all have last names named after streets in Portland, and Evergreen Terrace is also a Portland street. Matt also went to a school quite similar to Springfield Elementary. NT is supposed to mean North Kentucky, since in "Behind the Laughs" they say that the Simpsons are a Northern Kentucky family, but the set is in Oregon. *they dont say that its in Oregon, thats just what its like*.
my vote is for Springfield, Missouri, because there is a very "Mr. Burns" like character there named John Q. Hammons. He is filth rich and owns the majority of the town. He even has a statue of himself near the city center! I can't wait for the movie...maybe it will provide more clues?
Has anyone ever seen the prieview for the simpsons movie in it on some pre views it says the 4 states that boarded springfield when i heard it i couldnt write all of them down fast enough so i am guessing if u see the preview and get the states you will find out were springfield is
has any one seen the previews for the simpsons mopvie in it it states the 4 states that surround springfield when i heard it i couldnt copy all of them down in time but my theory is either sum one brings sumthing to record or write them down with or we wait for the movie
The live in Illinos there is a homer lane a lisa lane and shelbyville there its by werter and it snows
The four states are Ohia Kentuckey and maine and ohio
i think its in illinios because politicians passed a bill or whatever that made springfield, illinios the official hoome of the simpsons.....check if you dont believe me.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?GAI%20D=3&SessionID=3&GA=95&DocTypeID=HR&DocNum=490&Le%20gID=7319&SpecSess=&Session=
there you go...i hope i added to the confusion
Well it has to be by the water because they have a hurricane in an episode
how dissapointing.....the creators of the simpsons and the simpsons movie have made springfield, vermont the official home of the simpsons.......whats in vermont?...sucks for the people in illinios who passed the house resolution
You all are retarded. Its obvious that the towns are a compilation of different towns throughtout the North East. You just have to listen to te accents, veiw the styles. For crying out loud, Marge has an effin Jersey accent!!!!. Yeah, it really does not matter, but its obvious to me that the intention is for them to live somewhere on the East Coast. But I really doubt if it is supposed to be a specific city.
In halloween IX part 3, maggie sends a signal from the mexican gulf so it must be at the coast at the gulf or as they say in "Beyond the laughter" the commentator Says "this kentucky family..."
^^^^ hah why would you believe what the commentators in "Beyond the laughter" say? anyways, no one here will ever find out where the simpsons live becuase it is just a fictional Springfield town, just look at the trailer for the new Simpsons Movie. Flanders explains to Bart their town is boarded by Nevada, Ohio, Kentucky, and Maine. Lets have someone here figure that one out.
In that one episode where lisa finds the truth behind jebediah springfield, their founder. She finds out he tried to kill George Washington. George Washinton died before the states grew from the 13 colonies. Maine, Mass. New Hampshire, Rhose Island, New York, Penn., Virginia, Deleware, Maryland, N and S Carolia,and Georgia are the only states who used to be apart of the 13 colonies.
Dude maine was not a original colonie u forgot new jersey
It's oregon. reason is, in one episode Lisa is collecting cans on the beach that are worth 5 cnts a piece. that narrows it down to less then 10 states. Then in that same episode the school had taken a field trip to Albany (very close to Springfield Oregon). Also the Simpsons have been kickd out of many states so that narrows it down even more. Lastly, it has to be west of the Mississippi because the radio station (kbbl) starts with a "K". Radio stations starting with K are west of the Mississippi, stations starting with "w" are east. I do believe there are a lot of contradicting facts on the show so if anyone has any thoughts, leave a message on my myspace www.myspace.com/natekaufman
Oh, and I guess Vermont won the springfield contest, I'm almost possitive thats not right.
i am going to venture a guess here...
i think they live in virgina.
Okay well geographically it must be near an ocean near a desert near lush forests with lakes they must have a snowy winter and hot summers also it must have a airport that does intercontenetal flights.......does that narrow it down?
They live in the western part of the country - KBBL. I love how everybody voting for the east coast seemed to have overlooked that little factoid