Where is the ‘Simpsons’ Springfield?
Don Day July 8th, 2007
USA Today is running a unique contest that blends user-generated media, a movie promotion and a vote of its user-base. The newspaper teamed with 20th Century Fox to hold a contest among 15 towns across the US named “Springfield.” The winner gets to host a hometown premiere of the Simpson Movie. USAToday.com’s slick interface allows you to click on a town and watch a short video produced by each municipality. Some are inspired (check out Springfield, TN), some feature Ted Kennedy (Springfield, Mass.)… some are even — silent (Sprinfield, FL). Voting closes Monday.
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1. Anonymous | July 8th, 2007 at 10:51 am
Like I said in the last Simpsons post, all the characters are named after streets in Groening’s hometown of Portland, Oregon, such as (neighbor) Flanders, (Mayor) Quimby, (Sideshow Bob) Terwilliger, (Milhouse) Van Houton, (bully) Kearney and (reverend) Lovejoy streets, and of course there’s the (now demolished) nuclear power plant. Groening also says he was inspired by the series Father Knows Best, set in Springfield, Oregon. But since all those street references were left out, save for a brief shot of NE Flanders, I expect a more populous Springfield, or a more populous state, to win. It’s just a popular vote, after all.
2. Joe Gannon | July 8th, 2007 at 11:35 am
Yeah, but Springfield, Tennessee had the best video!
3. Mayor Quimby | July 8th, 2007 at 1:40 pm
Vermont’s video is by far the best….they’ll likely win….
4. Rico Suave | July 8th, 2007 at 2:34 pm
The “Behind the Laughter” episode referred to the Simpsons as being a family from Northern Kentucky, and Shelbyville is about 45 miles north of Springfield, Kentucky. Also, seven miles to the west of Shelbyville is Simpsonville.
So, empirically, Kentucky wins!
(thanks, Google maps!)
5. Trip | July 9th, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Actually, it either says Kentucky or Missouri. There are two copies of the episode floating around, and I’ve seen both on TV.
6. Allen | July 11th, 2007 at 7:28 am
It’s official: Springfield, Vermont
seattlepi. nwsource. com/movies/1402AP_Simpsons_Springfield.html
7. matt groenings | July 12th, 2007 at 5:18 pm
the secret is out the movie will be in michigan
8. ken | July 27th, 2007 at 4:53 pm
if the “behind the laughter” episode says it’s springfield, kentucky, how can a contest result change it to Vermont? Please email me if u know the answer.
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