Wednesday, April 11, 2012

The Simpsons

It has finally been revealed after 22 years! Where is Springfield? It is in Oregon. The longest-running American sitcom has been hiding the location of town for so long. The Simpsons creator Matt Groening never revealed exactly where it was because he knew that Springfield was one of the most famous names for a city and he wanted all his viewers to think it was their hometown. The show even has a running joke on keeping it hidden, for example, Lisa points to Springfield on a map, but the animated "camera view" is blocked by son Bart's head.
There are some signs that show that Springfield is in Oregon such as in the opening credits of the show there is the same couch as in the Springfield Museum in Oregon. Although some of the stuff that happens in The Simpsons doesn't happen in the real Springfield, they still base it off the town. Now many fans in Oregon may be happy whereas all the other Springfield fans may be disappointed. Was this a good idea from the creator? Of course it was...IT'S A CARTOON!
-Steve
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  1. chrisApril 11, 2012 at 1:18 PM

    Thank you for satisfying my need to know where Springfield from the Simpsons is.
    -Snuggles

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  2. The Brew CrewApril 11, 2012 at 4:28 PM

    I am so happy that Matt Groening finally decided to reveal where Springfield is. I am a huge Simpsons fan and I recently started to re-watch all of the old episodes by season. As I relive these moments, I will look at them differently knowing where America's favorite family is living.

    -John Tancredi

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