There are too many Springfields in the US, so I can't be sure. From the clues I've gathered over the years, I am going with Springfield, IL. Any ideas?
2006-10-19 04:48:32 · 23 answers · asked by jit bag 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
They reside in tvland and the show has purposefully never told us where it is at.
2006-10-19 04:50:58 · answer #1 · answered by Gem 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They don't say...it's an ongoing joke because every state in the US has a town named Springfield. Everytime they start to make a reference, they stop, so we'll never know which state it's actually in. Whenever they locate the town on a map, for instance, we never see the map. In the "Behind The Music" episode the state is mentioned but there are several versions of the show, each with a different state name (including Kentucky and Missouri), to keep the not-revealing-the-location-of-Springfield joke going.
2006-10-19 12:44:50 · answer #2 · answered by Xander 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They've never said. And if they have, they've contradicted it with other state's Springfield's in other episodes. So we don't know for sure.
They've just kept it that way to add to the anonimity of where the Simpsons live.
On the IMDB Simpsons Trivia Page it states:
The location of the fictitious town of Springfield is never revealed. Whenever they locate the town on a map, for instance, we never see the map. In the "Behind The Music" episode the state is mentioned but there are several versions of the show, each with a different state name (including Kentucky and Missouri), to keep the not-revealing-the-location-of-Springfield joke going.
2006-10-19 11:51:24 · answer #3 · answered by Lexie 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It isn't an actual Springfield. Springfield U.S.A is the town they live in but it is given that name because there are many Springfields in the USA.
2006-10-19 11:57:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that was the whole point of naming the town Springfield; on occasion, Simpson's characters have made allusion to the fact that no one is sure exactly where "Springfield" is, so it's kind of an inside joke. DOH!!
2006-10-19 15:30:01 · answer #5 · answered by HipHopGrandma 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have always heard that Springfield was chosen because almost every state has one. That way any or every state could take the credit or avoid the blame depending on how you look at it.
2006-10-19 11:52:18 · answer #6 · answered by drspaz_md 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is all the states. They have all the aspects of every state. There are mountains, then you drive out of town into the desert, then there are lush forest and swamps. That is why they picked the name Springfield because every state has one. I have pondered this question many times myself
2006-10-19 11:53:03 · answer #7 · answered by micah z 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is just a guess but i think they live in Springfield, Illinois also.
2006-10-19 11:54:40 · answer #8 · answered by bigyonk_07 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Springfield, VA ~or~
Springfield, OH..Im thinking one of these!
2006-10-19 11:57:08 · answer #9 · answered by BooSha 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they have never said if its in a state,once they showed a map and springfield was the size and shape of texas i think?
2006-10-19 11:51:14 · answer #10 · answered by NickName 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it is Springfield, Indiana.
2006-10-19 11:50:34 · answer #11 · answered by Tammy G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋