What state do 'The Simpsons' live in? Please provide evidence to support your answer.?

Question

There have been many clues hidden in the episodes, but nothing definitive. Please give at least one supporting argument.

Answer 1

I am a huge fan of the show and can tell you. Like all the characters, Springfield is fictional and does not exist.

PROOF:
-No state's capitol city is called 'capitol city'
-No state has a gorge, a mesa, badlands, a glaicier, and has ocean coastline.
-No state contains a city bigger than Texas
-The 'clues' are just jokes put in by the writers.
For instance:
-in behind the laughter, they say its a 'kentucky' family, but in other airings it has been in other states
-in the couch gag, you can pinpoint the area where they are, but it's a couch gag, where we have seen them on a ship, as robots and as frogs, so that isn't really reliable.


WHERE IS SPRINGFIELD:

Well, it's in the hearts and minds of all the fans who constantly search for the answere to this question.

Just kidding. but seriously:no state, its fictional

Answer 2

Couldn't you have asked something less controversial, like "Is there a God?" Fans of America's longest-running sitcom have been debating this since Maggie was a baby. Oh wait...
Well, anyway, Homer and family live in the town of Springfield. But, according to The Simpsons Archive, there are at least 71 nonfictional Springfields in 36 states around the country. This has left fans scouring the 350-plus episodes for clues to the town's exact location. Considering the enormous number of place names and geographical features referenced, this requires Ph.D.-level research. Many believe the show is set in Oregon, as creator Matt Groening grew up in Portland and many of the characters share names with that city's streets.

Tantalizingly, in the "Behind the Laughter" episode, the Simpsons are referred to as "a northern Kentucky family." The Simpsons Archive, however, explains that this episode treats the family as sitcom actors playing the parts of characters living outside the Springfield universe, and "really shouldn't be taken seriously." Plus, the location was actually changed in reruns. Other popular guesses include Ohio and Illinois. Former Simpsons director David Silverman once said the show was set in the fictional state of North Takoma.

In a 2004 Austin Chronicle article, a publicist for the show comments: "Matt had the Simpsons live in Springfield because it was the most common city name in the U.S. The writers 'toy' with the state location constantly, (thus) there is no specified state

Answer 3

It is Kentucky, I believe. I seen it on a map on one of the episodes where they were giong to travel somewhere, and there is also this:
"In one, "non-canonical" episode of the Simpsons, the title characters - whose hometown is "Springfield" - are said to be a "Northern Kentucky family". Additionally in a Simpsons episode, Sweet and Sour Marge, Homer is asked to help smuggle sugar from “south of the border” in which he responds “you mean Tennessee?”, implying that Springfield is in Kentucky."
And there is a neighboring city called Shelbyville.

Answer 4

I think it is Pennsylvania. (though I suspect it is really not any state). We know there is oil in the state yet it is also in driving distance to New York City and a short train ride to Delaware. It is big enough to have several rural 'redneck' filed areas but also has major cities. My money is on PA

Answer 5

There is no answer. It is a running joke and any guesses are meaningless. They are a cartoon. There can be no secret answers for something that is not real. If it is not stated within one of the episodes it doesn't exist.

Answer 6

No one knows. That's the point. Nearly every state has a Springfield, so we are left to guess what state it is.

Answer 7

I think it's Illinoise, but I'm not sure.