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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. [1] [5] 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.
Springfield was dedicated in Universal Studios Hollywood on May 13, 2015 with a special "meltdown" at the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant signaling the grand opening, complete with fireworks. [8] On hand for the event were the show's executive producer Al Jean and voice actors Nancy Cartwright ( Bart Simpson ), Yeardley Smith ( Lisa Simpson ...
The Simpsons takes place in a fictional American town called Springfield. Although there are many real settlements in America named Springfield, [18] the town the show is set in is fictional. The state it is in is not established. In fact, the show is intentionally evasive with regard to Springfield's location. [19]
Springfield will celebrate celebrate being the true location of "The Simpsons" on Sept. 6. Here is the story behind the mural. Looking back: Happy tenth birthday to 'The Simpsons' mural in Springfield
The house, located in a subdivision that was permanently named "Springfield South Valley Ranch", [4] took 49 days to build and was unveiled to the public on August 1, 1997. [ 10 ] [ 12 ] Construction on the house was nearly complete by July 1997, [ 13 ] and by September 1997 thousands of people were lining up to see the finished product. [ 14 ]
Given that Trump referenced a city named Springfield, it wasn’t long before a frenzy of jokes about the fictional hometown of the Simpsons started to appear online with many nods towards the ...
The television show The Simpsons is set in a town generically named "Springfield", without indicating a state. Creator Matt Groening has suggested in interviews that he chose the name because of its ubiquity; the show's intentionally contradictory information about the location of the town prevents matching the fictional Springfield to a real one.
Hank Azaria, who voices Police Chief Clancy Wiggum in The Simpsons, has responded in character to Donald Trump’s wildly false claim that people are eating pets in a town called Springfield.. The ...