Fictional city in animated TV sitcom The Simpsons
Springfield
is the primary fictional setting of the American
animated
sitcom
The Simpsons
and
related media
. It is an average-sized, fictional city within an unknown
state
in the
United States
. The fictional city's geography, surroundings, and layout are flexible, often changing to accommodate the plot of any given episode.
According to the creator of the series,
Oregon
native
Matt Groening
, Springfield was inspired by a number of real-life locations (including
Springfield, Oregon
, and
West Springfield, Massachusetts
).
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However, in order to emphasize it as an example of "
Anytown, USA
", the location of the fictional Springfield remains a mystery.
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"Clues" regarding Springfield's climate, geology, history, distance from real cities, or political alignment, which are found in numerous episodes of the series, are intentionally contradictory.
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Creation
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The fictional city of Springfield was intended to represent "Anytown, USA", and not be derived from any specific real-life location.
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However, the producers acknowledge deriving inspiration from numerous locations, including
The Simpsons
creator
Matt Groening
's hometown of
Portland, Oregon
, and
Mike Scully
's hometown,
Springfield, Massachusetts
.
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[2]
Springfield was named after
Springfield, Oregon
, which, as a child, Groening had believed to be the fictitious Springfield featured in the 1950s sitcom
Father Knows Best
. Groening did not intend to place the fictional Springfield in Oregon, contrary to a 2012 interview with him in
Smithsonian
magazine
; he instead adopted the name for the setting of
The Simpsons
in the hope that "everyone will think it's their Springfield."
[7]
Al Jean
explained that the magazine "misinterpreted something I've heard him say for at least 10 or 20 years. He was inspired by growing up in
Portland
, but it's really an every town".
[5]
Groening liked
Second City Television
's
setting of Melonville, a town with a large cast of recurring characters, and used it as inspiration for
The Simpsons
.
[8]
He said, "I also figured out that Springfield was
one of the most common names for a city in the U.S.
In anticipation of the show's success, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do".
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Location
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Because of the many contradictory statements made regarding Springfield in the show, the town can't exist in a specific state. In
The Simpsons Movie
,
Ned Flanders
tells
Bart
that the state where Springfield is located is bordered by the states of
Ohio
,
Nevada
,
Maine
, and
Kentucky
? only Ohio and Kentucky are neighboring states in reality, and Nevada and Maine are at opposite sides of the US.
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The fictional city's unknown geography is a
recurring joke
in the series; the
Dayton Daily News
called it the "riddle wrapped in an enigma that is Springfield's location."
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Episodes frequently make fun of the fact that Springfield's state is unidentifiable, by adding further conflicting descriptions, obscuring onscreen map representations, and interrupting conversational references.
[notes 1]
David Silverman
, who directed the movie and various episodes of the series, joked that Springfield is located in the fictional state of "North Takoma".
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This is substantiated by the state abbreviations NT and TA used within the show.
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As of
A Tale of Two Springfields
(season 12, episode 2), the telephone
area codes
for Springfield are
636
(
St. Charles County
and Western
St. Louis County, Missouri
)
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and
939
(
Puerto Rico
).
To promote
The Simpsons Movie
, various actual
towns and cities across the U.S. called Springfield
competed to hold the
premiere
.
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The promotion was, whichever state sent in the most votes would be the winner and would officially be which state
The Simpsons
takes place in. Despite the smaller size of Vermont compared to other states, the town of
Springfield, Vermont
was chosen.
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In 2016, a
New York Times
study of the 50 TV shows with the most
Facebook Likes
found that "of all the Springfields in America, [
The Simpsons
] is most popular in Springfields in
Virginia
,
Minnesota
and
New Jersey
, and least popular in Springfields in
Louisiana
,
Arkansas
and
Georgia
".
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Fictional history
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The episode "
Lisa the Iconoclast
" revealed that Springfield was founded by a group led by
Jebediah Springfield
(a cover identity for notorious pirate Hans Sprungfeld) who, after misinterpreting a passage in the Bible, left Maryland trying to find "New
Sodom
".
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After he refuses to found a town where
men are free to marry their cousins
, half of the group leave. The dissenters found the nearby town of
Shelbyville
, named after fellow pioneer Shelbyville Manhattan, and the two cities have remained rivals ever since.
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Springfield reached its pinnacle in the mid-20th century when it became the home of the world's first
Aquacar
factory; one-half of the U.S. was said to wear Springfield galoshes, and the city's streets were literally paved with gold.
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However, the town's prosperity was short-lived. In a 1992 episode, a fictional
Time
cover story on Springfield is titled "America's Worst City",
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and in a 1996 episode,
Newsweek
called the town "America's Crud Bucket".
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Topography
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Springfield's fictional geography is shown to be comically varied and includes
forests
,
meadows
,
mountain ranges
, a
desert
, a
glacier
,
beaches
,
badlands
,
canyons
,
swamps
, a
harbor
,
waterholes
, and
waterways
. Major named geographical features include the Springfield Gorge, Springfield National Forest, the volcanic Mt. Springfield, the West Springfield Desert, which is claimed to be "three times the size of
Texas
",
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the Springfield Badlands,
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the gigantic Murderhorn Mountain, Springfield Glacier, Mt. Useful National Park, Springfield Mesa, Springfield Monument Park, and Springfield National Park.
The town's climate is usually depicted as dry and sunny, with a bright blue sky. However, in various episodes, it has been subject to many natural disasters, including heatwaves, blizzards, avalanches, earthquakes,
acid rain
, floods, hurricanes, lightning strikes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions.
Springfield's environment is shown as unusually polluted. Overflowing garbage forces the whole town ? population and structures ? to move five miles (8km) away from the massive dump that the old town of Springfield had become.
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Springfield is also home to the state's largest self-sustaining
tire fire
, which has been burning continuously for many decades.
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Lake Springfield's
pollution
almost leads to the town's destruction by an
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
bomb in
The Simpsons Movie
,
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and pollution from the
nuclear power plant
has mutated the fish in the river, causing some to grow an extra eye.
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Its atmosphere is so polluted that, in one 1995 episode, it reduces a
comet
to a rock the size of a
chihuahua
's head.
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Springfield is shown to feature a large numbered
grid plan
, ranging from streets at least as low as 3rd Street and at least as high as 257th Street.
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Politics, religion, and media
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The fictional mayor of Springfield is
Joe Quimby
, a
Democrat
. In the episode "
Sideshow Bob Roberts
",
Sideshow Bob
(
R
) runs for mayor and defeats Mayor Quimby, but Bob is later discovered to have committed
electoral fraud
.
Krusty the Klown
(R) represents Springfield in Congress. Previous representatives include Horace Wilcox, who dies of a heart attack while in office in "
Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington
", and Bob Arnold, who is forced to resign after Lisa exposes his corruption in "
Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington
".
Mary Bailey
is the fictional governor of Springfield's state.
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Sports
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The town is home to a number of fictional sporting teams, including the Springfield Isotopes, a
minor league baseball
team which plays its home games at
Duff
Stadium;
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the Springfield Atoms
football
team at Springfield Stadium;
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the
NBA
's Springfield Excitement (formerly the Austin Celtics);
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and the Springfield Ice-O-Topes
hockey
team.
Businesses
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Kwik-E-Mart
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Kwik-E-Mart
is a fictional convenience store run by
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
. The Kwik-E-Mart first appeared in the first-season episode "
The Telltale Head
" (although mentioned in "
Bart the General
" as the "Quick-e-Mart"). In "
Stark Raving Dad
", a street sign reading "Highland" is seen outside one of the front windows, in the same blue color as is used for signs for
Highland Avenue
in
Los Angeles
. Likewise, three buildings are visible that are similar to some of those that might be seen on that street: two low buildings with bars over the windows, and a third, also with barred windows, which has a mission-style roof and a sign reading "Smog Center".
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The episode "
Homer and Apu
" suggests that Apu is an employee of the Kwik-E-Mart and shows him travelling to the
Himalayas
, where the Kwik-E-Mart head office is located, to ask for his job back after being fired. However, Apu mentions at a bachelor auction that he runs his own business in "
The Two Mrs. Nahasapeemapetilons
".
In July 2007, convenience store chain
7-Eleven
converted 11 of its stores in the United States and one in Canada into Kwik-E-Marts to promote the release of
The Simpsons Movie
.
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The locations of the renovated Kwik-E-Marts were:
Bladensburg, Maryland
/Washington, D.C.;
Burbank, California
;
Chicago
;
Dallas
;
Denver
;
Henderson
/
Las Vegas
;
Los Angeles
;
Mountain View
/
San Francisco
; New York City;
Orlando
/
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
;
Seattle
;
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and
Vancouver
/
Coquitlam, British Columbia
, Canada.
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These 12 locations, as well as the majority of other North American 7-Elevens, sold products found in
The Simpsons
, such as "
Buzz Cola
", "
Krusty-O's
", "
Squishees
", pink frosted "Sprinklicious doughnuts", and other
Simpsons
-themed merchandise. The Squishes were
Slurpees
that are sold in special collector cups, and the Krusty-O's were made by
Malt-O-Meal
.
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The promotion resulted in a 30% increase in profits for the changed 7-Eleven stores. This can be seen during the opening of
The Simpsons Movie
.
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Moe's Tavern
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Moe's Tavern, or often simply referred to as "Moe's", is a fictional bar operated and named after the owner,
Moe Szyslak
. Moe's Tavern first appeared in the first episode of the series
"Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire
".
Homer Simpson
,
Lenny Leonard
, and
Carl Carlson
often visit the bar after a day of work at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. Other frequent patrons of Moe's Tavern are
Barney Gumble
,
Sam
, and
Larry Dalrymple
.
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
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The Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is a fictional representation of a two-unit
pressurized water reactor
nuclear power plant
in Springfield owned by
Charles Montgomery Burns
. Among the plant's employees are
Homer Simpson
,
Lenny Leonard
, and
Carl Carlson
, and Burns' assistant
Waylon Smithers
. The plant is shown to be the key supplier of the city of Springfield's energy, and the carelessness of Mr. Burns and the plant's employees often endangers the residents and natural environment of Springfield.
Mutated fish
with more than two eyes are often shown in the lake behind the power plant, which has a large pipe pumping nuclear waste into it. There is a
crow
or
raven
shown living near the Power Plant, which caws whenever an
establishing shot
of the Power Plant is on screen. A running gag in earlier seasons was the poor security of the plant, with the outside security booth often going unmanned.
The design of Springfield Nuclear Power Plant is often rumored to be based on the troubled
Trojan Nuclear Power Plant
(closed in 1993 due to defects) near
Matt Groening
's hometown of
Portland, Oregon
, or the
Hanford Site
in southeastern
Washington
. However, Antonia Coffman, Groening's publicist, has said that the Springfield plant's design is generic and that "the Springfield Nuclear Power plant was not based on the Trojan Plant or any other power plant in the country."
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The Android's Dungeon & Baseball Card Shop
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The Android's Dungeon is a fictional comic book store owned by
Comic Book Guy
. The comic book store and its owner first appeared in the episode "
Three Men and a Comic Book
" when Bart sees a copy of the first issue of the
Radioactive Man
comic on sale for $100.
In the episode "
Worst Episode Ever
", Bart and
Milhouse
are given the job of running the comic book store after Comic Book Guy suffers from a stress-induced heart attack and is instructed to try and gain a social life. During their brief tenure at the store, Bart and Milhouse discover a secret room filled with bootleg videotapes of extremely rare or illegal subjects. These tapes are later confiscated during a police raid on the store.
Barney's Bowl-A-Rama
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Barney's Bowl-A-Rama is a fictional
bowling alley
in Springfield. It is owned by
Barney Gumble
's Uncle Al. In the episode "
And Maggie Makes Three
", Homer tells the family the story of
Maggie
's birth. In this story,
Homer
explains how he quit his job at
Springfield Nuclear Power Plant
to work at the Bowl-A-Rama, which was Homer's dream job, before returning to the plant when Maggie was born so that he could afford to care for her.
The Leftorium
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The Leftorium is a fictional store in the Springfield Mall specializing in products for
left-handed
people. The store is owned by
Ned Flanders
, who first started the Leftorium in the episode "
When Flanders Failed
".
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Although business at the store initially went very poorly, it became significantly more successful when Homer recommended it to many of his left-handed friends.
The Leftorium continues to thrive over the following years. However, Flanders mentions in several episodes that the store does not do that well, such as in the season 10 episode "
Thirty Minutes over Tokyo
", where Ned mentions that the business now has a competitor, "Leftopolis" next door to it. In the episode "
Home Away from Homer
", Ned mentions that a recently opened, left-hand megastore called "Left-Mart" (a parody of
Wal-Mart
) is threatening his business. The season 25 episode "
White Christmas Blues
" reveals that competition from the Southpaw Superstore forced Flanders to downsize the company to a mall cart, the "Leftorium Express", which he splits with a cosmetic saleswoman. In the season 29 episode "
Left Behind
", the Leftorium closes for good, leaving Flanders unemployed until he finds a new job as
Bart Simpson
's new teacher.
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The writers had wanted to have Flanders own a failing business and the idea for the store was suggested by
George Meyer
.
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He got the idea from a friend whose family had owned a left-handed specialty store which had failed.
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Springfield Mall
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The Springfield Mall is a fictional shopping mall that features comical fictional stores and pastiches, such as the Happy Market, Cost-Mo, Girdles N' Such, Eye Caramba, The Ear Piercery, Happy Sailor Tattoo Parlor, Love Your Computer, Gum4Less, Popular Books, the
Leftorium
, Nick's Bowling Shop, Stoner's Pot Palace, Bookacchino's, Moe's Express (a mini version of
Moe's Tavern
), a Mapple Store (a parody of the
Apple Store
), numerous knockoff
Starbucks
coffee shops, and several Krusty Burgers.
Schools
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Springfield Elementary School
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Springfield Elementary School is a fictional local school attended by
Bart Simpson
,
Lisa Simpson
, and most other Springfield children. It teaches children from kindergarten through to sixth grade. Springfield Elementary is depicted as a grossly underfunded school that suffers from the incompetence and apathy of its administration, teachers, staff, and students. It is portrayed within the show as a satire of publicly funded schools and education in the United States, an illustrative example and parody of the lengths undertaken by some schools to overcome the burden of underfunding.
Bart's class was taught by
Edna Krabappel
until her death in season 25. In "
Left Behind
", the
Leftorium
closes, leaving Flanders unemployed, and he returns to Springfield Elementary School, where he becomes Bart's new teacher, filling the void left by Krabappel's death.
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He holds that role until season 33, when Rayshelle Peyton (voiced by
Kerry Washington
) takes the job.
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Other students in this class include
Milhouse van Houten
,
Nelson Muntz
,
Martin Prince
, and
Sherri and Terri
. Lisa's class is taught by
Elizabeth Hoover
.
The school's principal is
Seymour Skinner
. Other staff members include janitor
Groundskeeper Willie
, music teacher
Dewey Largo
, bus driver
Otto Mann
, and cafeteria chef
Lunchlady Doris
. The school district is overseen by Superintendent
Gary Chalmers
.
In 1994, the naming of a new, real-life elementary school in
Greenwood, South Carolina
, was left up to the students, and the name
Springfield Elementary
was chosen. The school board was unaware of the connection to
The Simpsons
until a protest by one group of parents, who argued that the character of Bart Simpson was a poor role model. The name stood, and the school opened in August 1994.
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Colleges/universities
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The fictional Springfield University is a large college which Homer attended in "
Homer Goes to College
". It teaches several different courses, including nuclear physics, arts management, and the meaning of cartoons. Springfield University also has a
fierce rivalry
with Springfield A&M University. In the episode "
Faith Off
", the nickname of the Springfield University football team is revealed to be the Nittany Tide?a reference to the
Penn State Nittany Lions
and
Alabama Crimson Tide
.
Springfield Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University is a rival institution of Springfield University.
Carl Carlson
is an A&M alumnus. Springfield A&M's
mascot
is a pig named Sir Oinks-A-Lot, who was kidnapped by Homer and his three student tutors as a prank in "
Homer Goes to College
".
Springfield Heights Institute of Technology focuses on the engineering sciences.
Professor Frink
is a college professor at the university, and it is from where
Apu Nahasapeemapetilon
earned his doctorate.
Residential
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Spinster City Apartments
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Spinster City Apartments, sometimes referred to as Spinster Arms Apartments, is a fictional apartment building.
Patty and Selma Bouvier
, along with Selma's daughter
Ling
and their pet iguana
Jub-Jub
, live at number 1599.
Springfield Retirement Castle
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The fictional Springfield Retirement Castle is Springfield's retirement home for the elderly. Some noted residents of the Castle include
Abraham "Grampa" J. Simpson
,
Jasper Beardley
, and
Old Jewish Man
.
For Grampa Simpson, the Retirement Castle is a lonely place to be. He often gets mad when
his family
does not come and visit him. The door features a sign reading 'Thank you for not discussing the outside world'. The most interesting way to pass time at the home is to "stake yourself out a good spot at the starin' window",
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which overlooks nothing but a barren tree, and
bingo
(the prize being a
banana
). The staff of the home has little to no respect for the residents, doing things like vacuuming their hair during "nap time", or switching their
IV bags
with their
catheter
bags when the former is empty, and the latter is full. In the episode "
Old Money
", Grampa inherits $106,000 from his girlfriend Beatrice "Bea" Simmons. He uses both this money and his winnings from a gambling junket to refurbish and redecorate the home and has the dining hall renamed in Bea's honor.
Government
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Springfield City Hall
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]
The fictional City Hall of Springfield serves as the workplace of
Mayor Quimby
and the City Government. It is often the site of
town meetings
, where the citizens hold a vote to approve proposals in an attempt to fix an issue facing the city. These proposals generally cause havoc and create even more problems for the town to later deal with. The building is based on the
Chelmsford, Massachusetts
public library due to longtime
The Simpsons
background designer Lance Wilder, being a former Chelmsford resident.
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Landmarks
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Five Corners
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]
Five Corners is a fictional location, imagined as "the only geographic location in the US where five states meet". A
boundary marker
indicates the exact spot. In reality, no such place exists in the US; the location is a spoof of
Four Corners
. While on their road trip to
Itchy & Scratchy Land
, the Simpsons visit Five Corners, where they each "stand in five different states while holding hands". The location is visited again in "
The Bob Next Door
", where
Sideshow Bob
plots to kill Bart at the marker where the location's unique property would result in a lack of
extraterritorial jurisdiction
, explaining it as: "I can stand in one state, fire a gun in a second state, the bullet will travel through the third, hitting you in the fourth, so you fall dead in the fifth. No single act is against any law, but their sum total is the greatest murder..."
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Other towns
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Shelbyville
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]
The fictional city of Shelbyville is Springfield's rival. It was founded in 1796 by Shelbyville Manhattan, who advocated
cousin marriage
among his followers, causing a split between himself and Jebediah Springfield. An intense
rivalry
between the two cities continues today, especially in the sixth-season episode "
Lemon of Troy
", in which Shelbyville residents steal a prized lemon tree from Springfield. In several episodes, "Lemon of Troy" in particular, it is suggested that Shelbyville is to an extent a parallel version of Springfield. Shelbyville is also the city where Luann van Houten grew up. It also has at least one
McDonald's
restaurant, a Speed-E-Mart, Joe's Tavern, and a school. Per "
Last Exit to Springfield
", Shelbyville was at least briefly called "Morganville" during Abe Simpson's youth. According to
The Simpsons Movie
, Shelbyville is west of Springfield. It is the home of the button fly.
Shelbyville was ranked 10th in "The 10 Best
Dystopias
" in the December 2005 issue of
Wired
.
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Capital City
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]
Capital City (often spelled Capitol City in early episodes) is the fictional capital and largest city in the state in which the show is set. It is represented as a major urban center, hosting major sports events, conventions, and
United Nations
conferences. Its nickname is
The Windy Apple
(a joke by the show's writers, combining the nicknames of New York City's "The Big Apple" and
Chicago
's "The Windy City"). Landmarks include a
Duff
brewery, possibly mimicking the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis, the Cross-town
suspension bridge
resembling San Francisco's
Golden Gate Bridge
, the Capital City Stadium, the Capital City Amphitheatre (featuring
Krusty the Clown
), and the intersection of 4th Street and Avenue D.
The Simpsons Movie
places Capital City just to the north of Springfield.
Brockway
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]
The fictional town of Brockway is mentioned by
Lyle Lanley
(voiced by
Phil Hartman
) as the municipality to which he has sold
monorail
systems ("
Marge vs. the Monorail
").
Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook are also mentioned in Episode 18 of the TV series
Supernatural
by
Sam Winchester
, as locations of past
Shtriga
activity.
Ogdenville
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]
The fictional city of Ogdenville was first mentioned in "
Marge vs. the Monorail
", when Lyle Lanley claimed to have sold a monorail to Ogdenville. Ogdenville has also been mentioned in other episodes such as "
Saddlesore Galactica
", "
Scenes from the Class Struggle in Springfield
" and "
To Surveil with Love
". In "
Eeny Teeny Maya Moe
", Maya is from Ogdenville. Ogdenville has an outlet mall and is separated from Springfield by a rocky desert. In "
Coming to Homerica
", Ogdenville is a town of barley producing farms that are shut down due to tainted barley being used in a new, vegetarian
Krusty Burger
. Ogdenvillians are composed of
Norwegian
immigrants with thick Norwegian accents. They also are big fans of the
Minnesota Vikings
due to the heavy incidence of Norwegian immigrants in the state of Minnesota. As a small
easter egg
, during a
flu
outbreak in Springfield, the hospital only received schemas in Norwegian, which was later confirmed via close-up. Series creator
Matt Groening
's background is Norwegian and German, which he has described as "two of the unfunniest ethnic groups in the history of the world".
North Haverbrook
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]
The imagined North Haverbrook was first mentioned by
Lyle Lanley
in "
Marge vs. the Monorail
".
Marge
arrives in North Haverbrook and finds a desolate
ghost town
, where the faulty monorail derailed, causing a disaster, chasing away most of their residents and scaring away investors. The remaining North Haverbrook locals have since denied the monorail's existence, presumably blaming Lanley for the whole thing that ruined their town's reputation. Marge is met with hostility by the locals, including a woman who works at the 'Monorail Cafe'. She orders Marge to leave her town at once and never speak of the monorail anymore. A resident scientist from Germany, Sebastian Cobb, was the only one willing to help Marge out and save the passengers on the Springfield Monorail from suffering the same fate as North Haverbrook. Lanley is later attacked by the citizens of the town after his plane makes an unscheduled stop there.
North Haverbrook also appeared in "
Little Big Girl
". After
Bart
is awarded a
driver's license
, he gets sick of countless errands and goes for a drive and eventually finds North Haverbrook, and falls in love with a girl named Darcy. In this episode, the town appears to have recovered well from the monorail disaster, as it is now changed from a
ghost town
to a thriving community with multiple businesses that Bart enjoys. It has a romantic reputation. All signs of the monorail have also disappeared.
It also appears on a road sign as Snake drives towards Mexico with the Kwik-E-Mart on a flatbed trailer during "
Marge in Chains
".
Cypress Creek
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]
In the world of the Simpsons, Cypress Creek is a
model town
created for the workers of the Globex Corporation. It appears in the episode "
You Only Move Twice
". It is an affluent town and is home to many
wildflowers
(to which
Lisa
is allergic). The city is an obvious parody of
Silicon Valley
or the master-planned communities often built by major corporations.
Guidopolis
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]
In the episode "
Midnight Towboy
", Homer initially goes for a bottle of milk in a little town near Springfield named Guidopolis, where he then subsequently becomes a
tow truck
driver and is introduced to the
vehicle recovery
sector. The town is primarily inhabited by
Italian-American
greasers
.
Little Pwagmattasquarmsettport
[
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]
Little Pwagmattasquarmsettport is a fictional seaside town close to Springfield's State, where the Simpsons went for the Fourth of July in the Flanders's holiday home; the town appears in the episode "
Summer of 4 Ft. 2
". Nicknamed "Little Pwag", the town contains many beaches and a large boardwalk section, and a fun fair open every summer.
References
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Informational notes
Citations
- ^
a
b
c
Kalkstein, Meghan (July 27, 2007).
"Groening: Springfield is the real deal!"
.
KVAL-TV
.
CBS
. Archived from
the original
on October 5, 2007
. Retrieved
November 19,
2007
.
- ^
a
b
c
d
De La Roca, Claudia (May 2012).
"Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield"
.
Smithsonian Magazine
. Retrieved
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