Talk:Springfield (The Simpsons)/Archive 1

Nickanmes
Anyone find it odd that the nicknames "A Noble Spirit Embiggens the Smallest Man", "Corruptus in Extremis", "The Meanest City in America" are more fitting for mottos then they are nicknames?

The movie trailer shows the location?
http://www.apple.com/trailers/fox/thesimpsonsmovie/trailer3_large.html 1/4 of the trailer, they say the 4 countries who border springfield are ohio, nevada, maine and kentucky ?

In one of the Simpsons intros - the Trippy intro - it shows the camera moving higher and higher until finally going as far as the galaxies, interpreting it further into atoms, molecules and the dna of Homer. That location actually seems to be between Kentucky and Ohia. Though putting Springfield between those four states would be impossible, seeing as Maine and Nevada are on opposit sides of the country.

I looked up the states that were mentioned in the movie and found that two of them, Kentucky and Ohio, share boarders with Indiana and West Verginia while Nevada and Maine are nowhere near. Once again we're being lead down the proverbial "garden path" by the talented and hillarious writers of one of the most brilliant TV shows ever. Jodie Whalan, Simpsons fan from Darwin, Northern Territory Australia. 1:29am July 27th 2007 (AU Central Standard Time) Sorry if the dating and time are not to format.

Mason/Dixon line and Union Army
"Furthermore, Springfield must be north of the Mason-Dixon line, (as Springfield troops are seen wearing the blue uniforms of the Union Army in two episodes)"

This isn't necessarily true. Maryland was part of the union army, and is south of the Mason/Dixon line.71.251.62.235 01:28, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

A hint?
I just saw "Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington" (Season 3, Episode 2) and Springfield was in the state labeled "NT".. I'm not American so I don't know what that state could be.

--217.211.185.180 16:43, 13 August 2006 (UTC)


 * Hm. Is there a Springfield in the Northwest Territories?? Fishhead64 08:21, 16 April 2007 (UTC)


 * Rather a unique idea. I like it :D Crisco 1492 22:28, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

stenchburg
In 1 episode marge explains to lisa that their families chose between springfield and stenchburg. This could be used somewhere if not used already.
 * Stenchburg could be any city with an industrial scent hanging over it. Decatur, IL, for example, which is about an hour away from Springfield. Downwind, thankfully. Wahkeenah 11:26, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Note:
Springfield in the Simpsons came from Springfield, Oregon It's about 2 hours away from Portland Oregon where The Simpson's creator lives at the moment. --Actown 03:59, 15 May 2005 (UTC)

Note:
Dear Sir, I would like to bring to your attention that there is in fact a town of Springfield located in Washington County, Kentucky about 30 miles south of Shelbyville. Its also of interest that theres also a town of Simpsonville, KY near Shelbyville. Best regards, A Simpsons fan :)

Under culture, there's a link to a U.S. "liberal" - an article that doesn't exist. Is there any reason the link can't point to the general article on liberals? Krupo 04:30, Aug 29, 2004 (UTC

The Springfield the Simpsons in is actually in Missouri you can figure this out by watching one episode, this episode is the one in whcih the town is divided into old and new springfield and before it is divided they reveal the area code that they live in which just happens to contain Sprinfield, MO.

Olde/New dispute
Olde Springfield did not erect the wall to separate themselves from New Springfield. In fact, Mayor Quimby wanted to reach out to their neighbors in New Springfield, though this goal was suddenly put away when Homer Simpson threw a can at him. However, New Springfield's Homer Simpson hired Fat Tony and the Mafia to build a wall with 90% recycled materials.

Confederate flag
To my knowledge, South Carolina has never had a version of the Confederate flag incorporated into its state flag. The controversy was actually that the Confederate Battle Flag (or more accurately the Navy Flag) was atop the State House Dome, along with the State and National flags. Miss. and Georgia, however did.

Separate article for Springfield's state?
I think it would be helpful if we start a new article for the state in which Springfield is located and move state-related information from the Springfield article there.


 * What would the article be called? My best bet would be North Tacoma (The Simpsons). But I'm not sure there's enough to deserve an article.  s murray  in  chester  (Penny for the Guy?), (The Guy) 16:48, 4 November 2005 (UTC)


 * I've created it. I'm fairly sure the name of the state is North Tacoma, but if anyone is sure that it is North Takoma, please move it.  s murray  in  chester  (Penny for the Guy?), (The Guy) 22:22, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

An embarrassing Springfield???
There are a lot of Springfields in the US. There isn't really much to argue, particularly since it is an on-going gag. Though if I were one of the writers, I'd make it out that The Simpson's Springfield is such an embarrassment due to its residents, so it is prohibited from being placed on any national map. After all Matt Groening once said that everyone in Springfield needs therapy, including Marge.

Capital City
I am pretty sure that "Capital City" refers to Washington, DC and not the capital of Springfield's state. Note the reference to "4th street and D" in the episode, which is an actual street corner in Washington. -- Earl Andrew - talk 18:56, 1 September 2005 (UTC)
 * There was an episode where Lisa and Bart travel to Capital City to present Lisa's proposal for a new state flag to the Governor. (I think that the old one contained a depiction of slavery.) Ground Zero | t 15:16, 2 September 2005 (UTC)
 * Capitol City is mentioned fairly explictly as state capital. Besides, The Simpsons have been to both Washington and New York, so it can't really be either of those. Besides, it is the Windy Apple!  s murray  in  chester  (Penny for the Guy?), (The Guy) 22:24, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

Evergreen Terrace
There should be an article on Evergreen Terrace, the street where The Simpsons live. Maybe even an article specifically on their house at 742 Evergreen Terrace.

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There should be a reference to George HW Bush and Bar moving across the street or to a neighbouring location. Also there's no mention of the Bordello. Perhaps that wasn't on Evergreen Terrace but it's not in the article at all. Without it we'd have had no fun since March(?) of 1961! --Coolbrook76 00:04, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

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Where is Springfield!?
A note to be added, but I wasn't sure how exactly to add it....

Springfield is listed as 299. Springfield, USA in the list of the top 300 US cities in the episode where MENSA takes over. --Landon 04:42, 10 December 2005 (UTC)

It's in Illnois, have a look for yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNV9FEKi9FQ

can we just get rid of the "where is springfield" section or at least most of it
seriously, who cares Rubber cat 04:14, 10 March 2006 (UTC)


 * Well, it is one of the best known running gags from The Simpsons, refered to frequently and does explain why Springfield isn't in a state, although it could be cut down a bit.


 * It is annoying to see all this "Where is it???" junk even though careful analysis of a dozen random episodes will tell you that each clue is contradicted, since it does not want to make any Springfield nonfiction town look bad. "Clues" - Springfield is briefly seen as Homer goes into the ocean on a yacht (Not an inland state)2.It snows in Springfield (Not a southern state) 3.There was a dairy farm shown (Most likely good old Wisconsin or California) There are others but I can't currently think of more.

Location Of Springfield

 * I think that it should be noted that in an episode of The Simpsons, Homer goes to work on an oil rig in another part of Springfield. When the family tries to find him the are looking at a map and lisa states that the part of springfield is three times larger then Texas.
 * it IS noted Rubber cat 07:57, 1 April 2006 (UTC)

Location Of Springfield
In

http://televisioninfo.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_televisioninfo_archive.html

there's a very intersting analysis of The Simpsons.

Here is the part concerning the Location Of Springfield:

[That's a QUOTE from http://televisioninfo.blogspot.com/2005_08_01_televisioninfo_archive.html]:

"Setting

For more details on this topic, see Springfield (The Simpsons).

The Simpsons is set in the fictional United States town of Springfield. Throughout the show's history fans have tried to determine where Springfield is by taking the town's characteristics, surrounding geography and nearby landmarks as clues (in the episode "Blame it on Lisa" Lisa's Brazilian orphan pen pal "I tried to write, but I didn't know what state you lived in." to which Lisa replies "It's a bit of a mystery, yes, but if you look at the clues, you'll figure it out."). However, both the town itself and its location are fictional. Nearly every state and region in the U.S. has been both suggested and ruled out by conflicting "evidence" of a location for Springfield, so that the town could theoretically be anywhere. It seems it is kept vague on purpose so any plot device may be used. For example, it is sometimes an oceanside port town, whereas other times it is not. In the episode "Behind the Laughter" the Simpsons are described as "a Northern Kentucky family"; however, the real Kentucky town is not in that part of the state. In a later airing the location was changed to "southern Missouri" (the real Missouri city of that name is in southwest Missouri). Also, in the episode "Sweet & Sour Marge", it is mentioned that Tennessee is to the south of Springfield which would put them back in Kentucky or possibly, in Virginia. Some people claim, and with evidence from an episode suggesting they live near the West Coast of the United States, that they are from Oregon; this theory also makes some sense because the show's creator, Matt Groening, grew up in Portland, and there is a real Springfield near Eugene. There also exists an episode in which it is possible to catch a split second glimpse of Homer Simpson's driver's license, which gives his address as "Springfield, NT 49007", the zip code 49007 belongs to Kalamazoo, Michigan, but there is no state with the abbreviation NT (It has been said that "NT" stands for "Nice Try"--it has also been said that "NT" stands for "North Tacoma" or "New Tacoma" or possibly "Not Telling"). It is also mentioned that the territory known as "West Springfield" is much larger than the state of Texas, returning us to the notion that it is a fictitious place.

In one episode at a graveyard the characters throw dirt that blots out the grave of Adlai Stevenson (either the Vice President or Presidential candidate of the US) who was a well-known politician based in Illinois, implying Springfield, Illinois. Creator Matt Groening has stated that Springfield has much in common with Portland, Oregon, the city he grew up in (see Matt Groening's Portland), and the name "Springfield" was chosen because virtually every state has a town or city with that name. (See Where Is The Simpsons' Springfield? for more information on this issue.)

Animation scholars and fans have noted that the series uses the medium of animation to its advantage, allowing the show to take place in many settings and feature a far greater cast of characters than a live-action sitcom. The cost of having an episode of The Simpsons take place in the mountains, Europe, the city park, or a cruise ship on the ocean (all of which simply use drawn and painted backgrounds) is hardly more than placing the family in the more conventional sitcom settings of a living room, a kitchen, and perhaps one or two related settings. This allows for far more flexibility in plot development than a typical live-action sitcom constrained by physical limitations and logistics".

Note that in the Wikipedia state ment it specifically states Springfield is a "FICTIONAL" city. 'nuff said.

THOH XIII
In THOHXIII when it shows the areas the homer clones will be ocupiing the next day if you play the seen in slow motion the homer clones spawn from 6 states

Oregan Virginia Rhode Island/Vermount/connecticut(face is in the center) Georgia Illinos Ohio

anyone mind adding it to the artical?Deuxhero 18:04, 14 June 2006 (UTC)

Whoa! (places it's not)
In the section where it rules out states that the Simpsons can't be from, the article currently says they can't be from New York - but in the episode it's talking about, don't they specifically talk about just the city, not the state? I may be wrong, but I don't think the whole state is ruled out, just the city.JW 03:55, 30 June 2006 (UTC)

Isn't there an episode where Bart's being aprehended by Principal Skinner where he says to Milhouse, "race you to Utah"? Bart's Comet episode. 65.100.219.94 20:14, 21 July 2006 (UTC)

Hank Hill
"Springfield is also 2,000 miles away from Arlen, Texas, which Hank Hill said in a brief cameo"- what episode was this could someone provide a link to the article of that episode-pz---july 30 2006

Episode 1122 - Behind the Laughter
This episode re-aired last night. I heard a state mentioned in this episode that gave the location of Springfield. If is is aired again please pay attention to see weather I was daydreaming or not. Cheers.

i think they said northern kentucky but this kind of episode doesnt count i think>

In the Italian episode (the name escapes me) Hoemr gave the goat milker lady a mug that said Kentucky. Strange that out of 50 states they would throw in Kentucky. PS She claims that Kentucky means "whore" in Italian but that is most likely not true and could be done with any state, ruling that out.

Evidence?
The Simpsons is fictional. If you're going to start a debate with evidence about where the fictional city is, shouldn't you account for the series being fiction? "It has to be a state George Bush claims residence" - why? If Bush moves to Evergreen Terrace in the show, (which I assume he's never done in real life) why must the states in which he claims residence in real life be the only candidates? "only 11 states have legal medicinal marijuana" But why are we taking the real current date laws of the US as evidence of where the fictional city is? I dunno. Of course I admit I think the entire situation is silly because It's been stated over and over again that the city doesn't exist in a real state and the writers make no effort to limit it to one real location. That's like trying to figure out what galaxy Tatooine is in based on Star Wars films and real data about space in our universe. TheHYPO 12:01, 4 September 2006 (UTC)


 * I quote a paragraph from the article
 * Springfield as a city (and its state), do not actually exist; rather, Springfield and its incisively observed cross-section of people may be seen as an allegory of The United States itself as a whole. Springfield, in fact, encompasses all of modern America. This is supported by the reference to the city as "Springfield, USA" in one episode, which shows its broad application over the entire United States. As a metaphor it thus travels around the states, pushing geopolitical localities off to replace them for the episode or such. It's a wandering state which makes it in effect "Not Just Another State".
 * Of course, the writers either deliberately obscure the location, or unintentionally. And anyone who knows about the show knows that. But that may not be apparent to people who never see the show. IMHO, these little pieces do not provide evidence of where Springfield is, but rather the conclusion I quoted above. This may seem silly to you, or to many people. And I admit that. But on the other hand, this is a topic that many other people are interested in scrutinizing. --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 12:33, 4 September 2006 (UTC)


 * The whole "where springfield isn't" section is a horrible trainwreck of idle speculation and unsourced claims and needs to dramatically shortened or deleted altogether --Rubber cat 22:30, 13 September 2006 (UTC)


 * horrible trainwreck of idle speculation
 * Wikipedia should be encyclopedic. What about a "List of ..." article?


 * unsourced claims
 * Did I not give the links to episodes? Or should I include the ISBN or the UPC of the DVD set? --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 12:14, 17 September 2006 (UTC)


 * My mistake, I meant the whole "Where is Springfield?" section. --Rubber cat 20:51, 17 September 2006 (UTC)

war widow referendum
Home was against a proposal to GIVE, not deny bus discounts to war widows, his line was "lousy war widows",

Needless conjecture
"In the episode "Lisa the Tree Hugger" featuring "Joshua Jackson" the final scenes show Springfield to be situated near "San Francisco" It shows Lisa's tree travelling through several famous landmarks before finally floating out under the "Golden Gate Bridge"" This line should be removed. The tree went clear across the country and passed a lot of landmarks that are not in California.

Proposed changes to Where is Springfield
Might I recommend linking to a new article like List of possible locations for Springfield. In this list, we put down each of the 50 states and have a sublisting for each describing reasons why or why not. The article could look like this: Introduction to the gag and a rehash of Springfield's fictional nature ==Alabama== ===Pro=== * Reasoning 1 * Reasoning 2 ===Con=== * Reasoning 1 * Reasoning 2 ==Alaska== ===Pro=== * Reasoning 1 * Reasoning 2 ===Con=== * Reasoning 1 * Reasoning 2 ... There is going to be reasoning in favour or against every location no matter what so trying to list things the way it's done in this article isn't very easy to understand. Plus this should cut back on article length (which is already over the recommended max) significantly. --Will2k 21:07, 23 October 2006 (UTC)


 * This is a great idea. What about "proof" and "counter proof". I would imagine somebody preferring chronological ordering. Is there some place where editors can list what episodes they have examined, so that other can better prioritize? --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 21:27, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "what episodes they have examined"--Will2k 03:19, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Editors of this article watch the episodes. But each of them may watch the episode in any different order. Sometimes an episode has no geographic clues at all. Clue-less episodes won't be listed here. But the converse is not necessarily true. By knowing what episodes other people have watched, others can move on to other episodes to find clues. --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 04:29, 24 October 2006 (UTC)


 * Good idea, but I think it's better left to something like The Simpsons Archive or another Simpsons fansite. --Rubber cat 18:53, 24 October 2006 (UTC)

Simple Proof on the location of Springfield.
Watch Season 10, Episode 12 - Sunday, Cruddy Sunday.

As Marge is giving her The Simpsons address on the phone to Vincent Price about the missing feet in the artbox she says "742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield Oh Hiya Maude!" in the same, running sentence. You dont even have to listen carefully to hear her clearly hint at "...Springfield Ohio..." And there was no reason for Maude to come in, its so blatent by Matt G. He probably read all your long-winded theories on it and just decided to give it away. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)
 * Or to further mislead the folks who think a cartoon city actually exists. Wahkeenah 10:43, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * That is just one instance of the many clues. This is not a "proof". --ChoChoPK (球球PK) (talk | contrib) 20:20, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * "There was no reason for Maude to come in"? You're kidding me! It's almost as if her only purpose in that scene was for some sort of joke! --Rubber cat 20:31, 25 October 2006 (UTC) - REPLY: Thats what i meant. - from original poster.
 * Some sort of joke? In a satirical cartoon? What a concept! Wahkeenah 20:48, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * Plus, according to "Homer and Apu", there are apparently no Kwik-E-Marts in Ohio, so Springfield can't be in Ohio. But then, fans have worked out that Springfield cannot be in any state for various reasons. La  ï  ka  21:11, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * It's in a parallel universe. Either that, or Matt Groening made the whole thing up. I wouldn't rule out that possibility. Wahkeenah 21:36, 25 October 2006 (UTC)
 * No way! he made it up?? quick... someone get a picture of me and this genius. Jonomacdrones 09:30, 4 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Springifeld represents all of America in just one town, or its actually a mysterious new state that hasn't yet been official recorded. The point is it isn't anywhere, yet it is also everywhere. It doesn't make any complete sense, because its a cartoon. Maybe they'll say it one episode near the end, if there is an end, but just as a joke like in Behind the Laughter. Gran2 19:53, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

State
The possiblities of Springfield's state takes up half of the entire page. The merge tag should be moving that section to Springfield's state (The Simpsons), and not the other way around. Reywas92 <font style="background:#00ff7f">Talk 22:27, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Aqua Car
the article says: the economy collapsed when it was discovered that the Aquacar was prone to spontaneous explosion after 600 miles and/or knots. Knots are velocity, Miles are distance. I cant remember exactly what the series says so i'll leave it, but if it is put like that in the series it should say (sic) after it to show its a correct reproduction of a quote, or it should be changed to whatever is said. Jonomacdrones 09:28, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I know where Springfield is!!!!
In the episode Were on the Road to D'ohwhere it shows in a flashback when Bart lands in Michigan he undo's his belt and the the driver clearly says 'thanks a lot seat 27B! Now we all have to go back to Minneapolis' And i know he left from Sprienfield because the lady says "last time he flew with US!!" THIS PROVES SPRINGFIELD IS IN MINNEAPOLIS!!! Mt 1994 20:27, 12 December 2006 (UTC)


 * How do you know Minneapolis wasn't a stopover? --Rubber cat 03:41, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Mt 1994 is suppose to say "d'oh", now ! ;-p --WithNuts 14:05, 13 December 2006 (UTC)
 * Not to mention, Minneapolis is a city in Minnesota, not a state. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 207.179.134.113 (talk) 08:42, 16 December 2006 (UTC).
 * If you go to compuglobalhypermega.net, it has a map showing all of the states it could possibly be in. I looked at all of the non-elimnated ones and found which of them has both a Springfield and a Shelbyville. Only one does, Illinois. --67.168.68.91 01:34, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
 * When they say "He flew with us", the flight was from Minneapolis to Springfield, is impossible that Springfield will be Minneapolis. And Kentucky has a Springfield and a Shelbyville, both of them (Springfield, Kentucky is in the Washington County and Shelbyville, Kentucky is in Shelby County,58 kilometers to the north.

Sections on the "HIstory and Economy" Section
I made sections on the history and economics section. I broke it into (1) Colonial Era; (2) Colonial era through Mid-20th century; and (3) Modern Era. Hopefully the Modern Era will include historic and economic developments that have occurred in present/real time on the show; the Colonial --> Mid 20th c. will include the time period proceeding the "present day" but succeeding the colonial era. And the colonial era will hopefully just include colonial era stuff.
 * ''By the present day, I mean the present day of the Simpsons universe, not ours takethemud 11:08, 20 December 2006 (UTC)takethemud

Kentucky reference - Lisa the Iconoclast
Kentucky is stated to be the Simpson's home state in episode 1122, Behind The Laughter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.212.133.98 (talk) 18:03, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

In the episode "Lisa the Iconoclast" Lisa has a dream in which George Washington says "We had quitters in the Revolution, too. We called them Kentuckians!" Maybe that should be added. 67.185.99.246 10:37, 21 January 2007 (UTC)

The Churhes of Springfield
the opening of the article states that there is one church in Springfield.

I have seen an episode (not sure the title) where Maggie has the chicken pox, and the family goes to find Dr. Hibbert at the more (as the Reverened Lovejoy puts it, I think) "boistrous" church, which is predominately African American.

Theres also a Temple (Krusty's father), right? --Mrlopez2681 05:33, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes. It's shown in the episode where Krusty has his Bar Mitzvah. There's also a Roman Catholic church, as well. <span style="border: 2px solid #330000; text-align:center; background: #C0C0C0; text-color: #DDDDDD; link: #A0522D; vlink: #000000"> RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk''' 16:30, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

and a buddhist place of worship, mosk i think as shown in "she of little faith" episoe when Lisa decides she is a Buddhist.

Springfield, Canada?
It's quite possible that Springfield is located in Canada, or at least based partially after Toronto. Its main crosstown expressway is Highway 401, Bart and Lisa study up on Canadian History in the episode Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade, and in the episode Bart of War, the citizens of Springfield hold hands in the shape of a Maple Leaf and sing the Canadian national anthem. The town also has a small French Canadian population, compsing of French-Canadian nuns, along with other citizens (On a Clear Day I Can't See My Sister).

Although the state Springfield is located in is named "North Takoma" (abbreviated NT), this postal code is used by the Northwest Territories.

The cherry on top of this ice cream mountain of facts is the fact that Homer Simpson is modelled after Matt Groening's own father, who lived in Winnepeg, Manitoba.

I could continue to list my reasons why i think Springfield is more of a parody of Toronto than anythign else until my computer rusts away, but i'll just link to a rather large site with this type of thing already listed:. What's your opinion on this, my fellow wikipedians? <span style="border: 2px solid #330000; text-align:center; background: #C0C0C0; text-color: #DDDDDD; link: #A0522D; vlink: #000000"> RingtailedFox • Talk • Stalk''' 03:39, 13 April 2007 (UTC)

Springfield's location
Hi, Don't know if it can be useful but i found an hint on Springfield location. In the episode "The Ziff Who Came to Dinner" there's an intro in that homer trips in the universe...it reveals Springfield's location...Illinois! --BrainCoder 19:03, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
 * Ok, seriously, have you never noticed that they give huge evidence, throughout the series, for multiple different states. They make it obvious at times that it must be at one place, but the next time it might be obvious that it is in another. --MJHankel 20:18, 21 April 2007 (UTC)

A Fox promo for the next episode (Stop, Or My Dog Will Shoot) briefly flashed what may be Springfield's geographical coordinates. I think the latitude was either 41 or 42' 30" N, but didn't catch the longitude. Did anyone else?

Illinois http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNV9FEKi9FQ

If its 42' it might be Springfield, WI, it actually shows its location though http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNV9FEKi9FQ

Ohio, Nevada, Maine and Kentucky!
The article should include that in the Simpsons Movie trailer, Flanders says Springfield is located between this states, although it's not possible; why was that taken off?--Midasminus 19:53, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

Springfield Isotopes
Lest it be argued that the merge proposal went without objection, I figured I'd just mention here that I would indeed oppose a merger of Springfield Isotopes into this article. Beyond the arguments laid out at that article's two AfD discussions (here and here), much of the information in the article is not exclusively or particularly relevant to the city of Springfield. While a lack of a single target article for a merge isn't necessarily an indication in and of itself that a subject should have its own article, I think it should probably be taken into consideration as an indication of the diverse relevancy of the subject. --Maxamegalon2000 17:40, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
 * The Simpsons WP is currently pushing stronger standards for pages and a dozen or so characters will lose their pages. Most of the real world context reads like it should be in the Albuquerque Isotopes page and I see no reason why it can`t be merged. The ONLY reason why you are still pushing for its inclusion at this point is because its your form of revenge. -- Scorpion0422 00:53, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure how opposing this merge could be construed as a form of revenge, especially after the two AfDs for the Isotopes article resulted in "keep" and "no consensus". I think my actions on this article and any others upon which we have had disagreement have been respectful of and uniformly consistent with the community's opinion, and I'm not even sure what I would be seeking revenge over.  I oppose this merge because I think, as do others, that the team should have its own article, and also because I believe it inconsistent with both the community's decisions and the idea that the community should be the one deciding.
 * The AfDs have established that a number of editors consider the article to be legitimate and on a notable subject. The team has played a significant role in multiple episodes, and has a real-world significance so great, Scorpion0422, that you consider the information notable enough to be included in the real team's article.  Splitting the information seems counter-productive to me when it is clear that the community accepts an article on the team.  I consider the fact that this is the third target article for a merge/redirect that you have proposed, Scorpion0422, to be indicative of the wide-ranging relevancy of the team.
 * Scorpion0422, after the first AfD was closed as "keep", and the closing nominator noted at the talk page that editors should seek consensus at the article's talk page before merging or redirecting, you redirected the article four times in 90 hours without a single comment at the talk page. About a month later, you attempted to redirect the page three times in 24 hours, again without comment at the talk page.  Then two weeks ago, you made three attempts in about an hour to merge the page, again without comment at the talk page.  An hour after the second AfD you started closed with "no consensus", you added a merge tag to the article.  I gave you time to start a discussion at the target article's talk page, per the instructions at the template's page and the page on merging articles, and when I concluded that you were not going to do so, I started the conversation instead.  Seven hours later, you merged the page, claiming that nobody had opposed it.  All of my edits related to the article have been consistent with the community's conclusions on the occasions that you've decided to request them; if you consider that to be "revenge", then I think we have a problem greater than the sum of our content disputes. --Maxamegalon2000 04:09, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * We had a dispute over a page (I forget which one) a while back and around the same time, I was involved in the first afd, which you hadn't even participated in. There was a Simpsons WP discussion and when I tried to merge the page you appeared out of nowhere and suddenly became a staunch supporter of a page you had previously made no edits on, that it is related to subjects that you previously had little to do with (The Simpsons and Baseball), so how could I NOT be suspicious of you and your intentions? And yes, maybe some support keeping the page, but some also support merging it as well. Read the WP:FICT guidelines, the page could EASILY be merged with Springfield. -- Scorpion0422 15:03, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * I occasionally scan the AfD pages, and I think it was during my confusion about the sudden existance of a second AfD for J. P. Calderon, and the discussion of its existence, that led me to look at your contributions, Scorpion0422, and your discussion-less redirect of Tammy Leitner that convinced me to continue to do so. Though my contributions don't really reflect it, I do consider myself a Simpsons fan, and a bit of a baseball fan as well, at least enough to have previously known of the Albuquerque team.  I recall noticing the first AfD for the Isotopes article, and not having too much of an opinion at the time, but when I noticed you redirected the article I had a look at the since closed AfD discussion, which resulted in "keep", and that's probably how we got to here.  I've since developed an opinion on the article, obviously, but I think my motives have been pretty consistently and demonstrably related to the maintaining of articles that the community has approved of, or at least ensuring that the community has had the opportunity to do so.
 * Anyway, the implementation of WP:FICT is largely dependent on the determination of whether a subject is "major" or "minor", the difference being "how much nontrivial information is available". I think the established real-world significance of the team merits an individual article, and I think the community has come to the same conclusion.  But I don't feel like I necessarily have to convince you of that, Scorpion0422.  --Maxamegalon2000 20:40, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Wow, you sure seem desperate to save that page. Perhaps you should instead focus your energy on improving important pages as opposed to doing everything you can to save the borderline ones. -- Scorpion0422 21:45, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Just kill the article already. The importance of the topic means nothing if it will always remain a stub, thus easily fitting in a larger topic. TTN 14:56, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
 * Is this a concensus, I'll merge it if you like. SGGH speak! 10:38, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

I'd like to add my opinion. I'd say go ahead and merge as most of it would be more relevant in the Albuquerque Isotopes article (which it is already covered there). The rest can be merged into Springfield and the individual episode articles concerned if they don't already have the information. ●BillPP (talk 18:03, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

There is no need for zip code and area code in city profile
I don't think that the zip code and area code sections of the city profile are necessary. If you look at other city articles, you see these things are not included. Where it belongs, if you want it in the article that badly, is in the "Government" section.

Nor do I think that the two external links are relevent to this article because they are not official.

More "hints" on location that I don't think this article lists
The episode with the opening gag of moving throug the universe from Homers head, then re-emerging from Homers head again, as the camera zooms out it reveals another "possible location" of Springfield. Also in the Simpsons movie (at least in the trailers) Bart points to Springfields bordering states, they are something like Texas, Kentucky, Washington and Utah, or something equally impossible. I'm not sure if these two examples of misdirection are listed among the others, but if they are forgive me I'm just being blind :D SGGH speak! 10:36, 20 June 2007 (UTC)

Little bit of info I haven't seen anyone talk about.
In the episode where they make sugar illegal (Can't remember the Season and Episode.) When they are smuggling sugar Homer asks The Capitan (can't remember name, it is been a long time)of their ship where they are getting their sugar and his reply is, "South of the Border." Homer then says, "You mean Tennessee?" --Gzalzi 07:17, 3 July 2007 (UTC)


 * Sorry, I'm mistaken, It was already said. --Gzalzi 07:19, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

You had to be there to recognize the clues.
Springfield is everytown, but the Springfield that obviously inspired Matt Groening is the one in Oregon, a smaller, blue collar city adjacent to Eugene that is dominated by one huge factory. Eugene was part of Matt Groening's youth and is the snobbish and intellectual Shelbyville. Too perfect.

Consider the following less than subtle clues:

1. Eugene was founded by and named after Eugene Skinner. Springfield was founded by and named after Jebediah Springfield. And the principal of the elementary school is Seymour Skinner. Mere coincidence?

2. The statue of Jebediah Springfield is a dead ringer for the statue of the Pioneer Father on the campus of the University of Oregon, sans the dead bear. 

3. A popular University of Oregon student hangout tavern, just off campus in Groening's day, was called Duffy's (now, alas, a Starbucks), which bore a strong physical resemblance to Moe's, right down to the brick facade and red and green windows. And the beer served in Moe's is, ta-daa--Duff's Beer. 

4. In the famous episode where Lisa is Sacajawea, with Lewis and Clark, and they reach the Pacific, the Lisa character asks what to call this great newly-discovered land, and Lenny replies, "We'll call it Eugene Oregon." 

There are a lot of other clues that zip through the episodes that are meaningless to anyone who was not there then (I lived in Springfield for a time myself while at the University), including street names (many from Portland named after Oregon pioneer families such as (Rev.)Lovejoy and businesses that sound kitchy but were real.

This is not to say that Springfield of the Cartoon is not everytown; only that the inspiration came from a place that was real in the creator's life and was uncannily like the fictitional place of the series, and Groening has dropped in a lot of fond remembrances of small details that grab you if you had been there. It is worth a visit. 12.144.20.254 18:53, 11 July 2007 (UTC)

Relative location of springfield.
On an episode that i can't recall.Snake stole something and then said "now off to mexico" then as he drove away he passed a sign that that said that mexico city is 667 miles away. This leaves us to belive that springfield is to the south.This goes against most evidence that i've found regarding the subject. The only place in the United States that is within 667 miles of Mexico City is southern texas. There is a town named Springfield in southern texas and is roughly 667 miles from Mexico City (There's no wikipedia article for Springfield, Texas but if you can find it on google earth). Springfield, Texas is a very small town and hardly fits any of the traits of the fictional town of Springfield. I don't belive Springfield is in Texas. Due to the evidence that i've seen I think that the fictional Springfield is in fact always on the move (On the episode where Homer is in control of the garbage collection they do move the town. What says that they don't do that all the time).If you have anything to add go ahead.

In The Simpsons Movie, there is an ad on someone's tv where they mention their location as "where the 105 meets the dome" or something to that effect. The freeway that connects Eugene and Springfield, Oregon is Interstate 105. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.85.11.77 (talk) 03:11, 19 January 2008 (UTC)

WP:WAF issues
This article has WP:WAF issues all over the place. I've addressed some obvious ones, such as removing the infobox-like profile, but this needs a lot more work. It also needs to make use of for all of the in-universe details that are cited. 67.101.6.81 08:21, 22 July 2007 (UTC).
 * I noticed that a couple of self-declared Simpsons fans ( and ) took turns undoing some anon-contributed changes, commenting that they were vandalism. Although a change to Springfield's population by 65.31.98.166 was vandalism, most of the particular changes that they found to be vandalism are those done in a single edit by . That rather large change introduced the use of, marked items needing episode citations, annotated the external links, and reorganized the sections, among other changes.  Such changes don't appear to me to meet the definition of vandalism seen at WP:VANDAL.


 * I'd like to see a discussion of these latest reversions. I'll ask  and  to post their rationales here. --  23:07, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Register for an account, then we might listen to you. Having an infobox for a fictional city is hardly a violation of WP:WAF. An infobox is meant to easily summarize key article information, which this one does.
 * As for the text, I had no problem with it, so I reverted back, but I readded the Isotopes section because of a redirect.
 * As well, using multiple IPs to make it look like you have consensus is frowned upon. What are the odds of 3 IPs with vast knowledge of WP:WAF showing up at the same article within the space of a couple of days? -- Scorpion0422 00:52, 24 July 2007 (UTC)
 * Not much WP:FAITH there. You can't really suspect someone of foul play just because they don't have an account. By the way, there are only two IPs involved, at least on the talk page (the third IP mentioned was an unrelated vandal). Anyway, it looks like the dispute was mostly a revert mishap which is now settled (the cite episode templates are needed, yes, but should be easy to replace with actual citations). As for the infobox, I'm with Scorpion. We can certainly use infobox-like tables (not actual real-world infoboxes, as per WP:WAF) as long as it is clear from the table that the entity is fictional. Normally I would request "fictional city in The Simpsons" or something similar just below the title, but seeing as how the image is a cartoon, I can't really see how anyone could mistake this for a real city, even without reading the lead or knowing about the show in advance. -- Jao 06:17, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

What about the three-eyed fish???
Hey just wondering how you guys could have a section on the wildlife of Springfield and not mention the infamous three-eyed fish. . . that's one of the first things that comes to mind when I think about the Simpsons. . . .Missmissy 01:21, 26 July 2007 (UTC)

I know the state
Okay I saw in this one episode. behind the Laghter it said that the city in Virgina.69.217.172.87 12:54, 27 July 2007 (UTC)HBKH

Actually they said Northern Kentucky but i believe this was just another misdirection.

Jodie whalan


 * Although there's evidence to the contrary of it being in every state, most evidence apparently points to Springfield, Oregon.--Santahul 20:04, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

I don't believe it is Illonois as the real Springfield IL is the state capital and we know there have been numerous references to "Capital City" throughout the series. "capital City" is often visited by the simpsons and millhouse moved there for a short time etc. So clearly this eliminates IL.

It's wisconsin then http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNV9FEKi9FQ

Matt says Springfield Oregon
http://www.kval.com/news/8775202.html

One of many local(Eugene/Springfield OR) TV reports.

67.171.214.238 03:25, 30 July 2007 (UTC)Bill Flippen 7/27/2007

I think we have a winner.It's very obvios Oregon is correct. That report and the fact

the Matt lives in Oregon. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hardcore Hak (talk • contribs) 17:42, 5 November 2007 (UTC)

Seattle
You've mentioned that Springfield is an unspecified State, but in The Movie It' believed to be in Seattle, can someone please Mention that!

Right before the movie there was a big vote and the official town of Springfield is in Vermont but all the episodes before it are in various states due to certain circumstances  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.118.100.71 (talk) 05:42, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Best proof of Springfield in Virginia
All but one hint at the location of Springfield, especially those given more recently in the show, are unspecific and can't tell you where it is... But, I was just watching "Days of Whine and D'Oh'ses" in which Lisa and Bart enter the contest for the new springfield phone book. The mailing address for entried is listed with the postal code "_2153-1264" which is clearly missing its first digit. However, if you look at every zip 0-9(2153) there is only one spring field: 22153 - Springfield VA while the other 'clues' can be discarded, this one is incredibly specific, with one answer. I say the question has been answered for good. Ronin692k 03:50, 1 November 2007 (UTC)ronin692k


 * Well spotted, but that's original research and still contradicts all the over evidence. ●BillPP (talk 03:59, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

even so, its not mentioned in most refernces/discussions on this topic, even the SNPP guide (though I emailed the guy and hopefully this reference will be added.) And, all other evidence is 'circumstantial' such as comments by characters (who could be lying, wrong, or just stupid) or are visual, and like the layout of springfield itself, are assumed to be fluid to allow for story flow, and can be discarded and explained into the plot. However, this one piece is hard data, and unchallengeable. There is no other springfield with _2153 so it couldn't be anywhere else. So, if its not in VA specifically, its definately nowhere, and the whole discussion of where it is is absolutely moot, and not worth following anymore as an open question.Ronin692k 18:41, 1 November 2007 (UTC)Ronin692k —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ronin692k (talk • contribs) 18:32, 1 November 2007 (UTC)


 * This is a long running issue with the Wikipedia pages on Springfield and Springfield's State (the latter talks about the real life location). It was established that it is an impossible location (with a source saying so from SNPP). This is not "hard data" as it is from the series, it is in-universe and therefore is not any more reliable than any other evidence from the show. The only thing which will prove beyond any doubt that is somebody involved in the production of the show, in an out of universe context, saying exactly which state Springfield is in. If you look back at the history of Springfield's State you'll see that loads of speculation and original conclusions such as this one were deleted from the article. ●BillPP (talk 19:44, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

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Link to Springfield, Vermont?
Can you include a link to Springfield, Vermont where the text links back here, as follows?

On July 10, 2007, Springfield was selected to host the premiere of The Simpsons Movie. The Vermont town beat out thirteen other towns and cities called Springfield around the United States in a short film competition to host the premiere of the film, which, like the Simpsons TV show, is set in a city called Springfield. The premiere was held on July 21. The winning video can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-WozLqlr_Q--User:HopsonRoad 01:50, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

Illinois
In a recent episode, they showed springfield ese out into space and the location it eased out from was around cenral Illinois, maybye it's supposed to reffer to Springfield, Illinois ?--Sonicobbsessed (talk) 01:28, 18 December 2007 (UTC)
 * it's not suppose to refer to any real Springfield. it is just a joke they have going <font color="#f00">C <font color="#f60">t <font color="#ff0">j <font color="#090">f <font color="#00f">8 <font color="#60c">3  talk 01:31, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

I know that, but that was the shown location in the episode.--Sonicobbsessed (talk) 02:19, 18 December 2007 (UTC)

Districts
Do we really need a districts section in the info box? i find it unnecessary. <font color="#f00">C <font color="#f60">t <font color="#ff0">j <font color="#090">f <font color="#00f">8 <font color="#60c">3  talk 09:49, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Sister City?
I forget which episode but if I recall correctly, in one it is mentioned their sister (or commonly known as twin town) city had dropped ties with them, being a very random far away place. Which one was it and is it worth mentioning? Stabby Joe (talk) 18:22, 5 January 2008 (UTC)
 * I think it could be listed, but I also can't think of what episode it is. I do remember Mayor Quimby saying "blank" refuses to be our sister city anymore. The sister city representative then rips up the flag I believe and says "I have no sister city" anyone remember the episode? <font color="#f00">C <font color="#f60">t <font color="#ff0">j <font color="#090">f <font color="#00f">8 <font color="#60c">3  talk 19:01, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

How about Shelbyville???
I posted the following but one or two people think it's OR so it keeps getting deleted. Perhaps this is the right place for it....

'''The fact that Shelbyville and Springfield are in the same state seems to have been overlooked by those interested in, if not obsessed with, discovering which real life Springfield may be the inspiration for the fictional city. A superficial check of Wikipedia articles shows that states containing cities named Springfield and Shelbyville are Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Tennessee. Since Springfield, IL is the state capital, it may thus be eliminated from the list of candidates. Two states, Indiana and Michigan, have two cities named Springfield, none of which are close enough to their respective Shelbyvilles to qualify; although the Springfield MI in Calhoun County is only 35 miles southeast of Shelbyville. Springfield KY is 46 miles from Shelbyville KY and Springfield TN is 83 miles from Shelbyville TN. It must be noted that none of the relevant Springfields have nuclear power plants.'''

Sesesq (talk) 20:53, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

It doesn't exist
But there are scenes that seem to correlate with each other.

Currently I'm looking into the couch gag where it starts to zoom upwards into outer space. In that shot, you see that Springfield exists somewhere in middle america, though I'm not sure where (it seems to be near the Mississippi river, if my limited knowledge of USA geography is accurate). This correlates with the episode about Illegal Immigrants where they were pointing at the map -- Lisa was standing in a position where she could only be pointing at middle / southern America.

However, other information given in the episodes completely removes Springfield from any 'real' states: for exmaple Springfield is 3 times the size of Texas :)

I wouldn't give it too much thought. Piepants (talk) 16:21, 17 January 2008 (UTC)Piepants

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Health Care
Some days ago, I added a section about health care in the infrastructure section, to include information about Springfield hospitals and known doctors. However, it was deleted later. Is there a reason why? Thief12 (talk) 00:14, 2 February 2008 (UTC)