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Contents 1 Movie tie-in 2 Missouri 3 sister city(ies) 4 Springfield, MASSACHUSETTS ??? 5 David Silverman North Tacoma Quote

[edit] Movie tie-in

Could we add a section to this article about the tie-in to the Simpsons Movie where the various Springfields across the country competed to host the premiere of the film? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Leoniceno (talk • contribs) 18:38, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't know. It is a pretty good idea, but those real life Springfields don't really have anything to do with this fictional Springfield. Ctjf83Talk 18:57, 5 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Missouri

Just saw the episode where Lisa gets the A+++, they say that the school is the worst in Missouri... can't that mean that Springfield is located in Missouri? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.135.226.188 (talk) 18:49, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

They say it was the worst in all of Missouri, then Chalmers and Lisa have a look of, surprise, then Skinner says, that's why they moved it here. Springfield is in no state it's just a joke, they will most likely never reveal a state...it's their "signature joke" for the show. Ctjf83Talk 19:01, 12 March 2008 (UTC)

Ahh okay... I probably missed that... thanks for the explanation :) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.135.155.68 (talk) 18:08, 14 March 2008 (UTC)

Furthermore, in the episode "Papa's Got a New Badge" (Season 13 Episode 22), Homer's security company has the area code of 636. That is the area code for a suburb near St. Louis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.90.142.121 (talk) 15:08, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

In one of the episodes this season (sorry, I don't know the name), the family jumps on the couch at the end of the credits, and the camera pans out to space and to near infinity, which turns out to be an molecule in Homer's head. ("Weird," Homer says.) The zoom-out seems to put the Simpsons' house (and Springfield) in Missouri. Mingusboodle (talk) 16:42, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

We most likely will never ever put a real state in here. We have no idea which state it is and there are several different states it could be. Everything is pointing out to WP:OR. You may think that the zoom-out is in Missouri, but I could think it is Illinois or Iowa. We can't be for sure. <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 17:27, 9 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] sister city(ies)

Should we mention that Springfield has Kabul, Afghanistan as its sister city (from the episode Marge_vs._Singles,_Seniors,_Childless_Couples_and_Teens,_and_Gays)? RingtailedFox • Talk • Contribs 22:19, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

I don't see why not...most real cities on here have their sister cities listed Ctjf83Talk 22:19, 17 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Springfield, MASSACHUSETTS ???

I just saw the special called "behind the laughter", and the said the family was original from west Massachusetts..! I always knew they didn't have a state but in this show the name it... and guess what? there is a real Springfield on west MA... It doesn't look like the Simpson's Springfield, but is still there... have you seen this show, what do you think about this??? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 196.40.89.232 (talk) 04:03, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

They have given several different states, and none are true, Springfield is not in any real state Ctjf83Talk 08:22, 3 April 2008 (UTC)

Several episodes 'reveal' the actual location of Springfield, and it is always different. This is just one of the many times they are making this joke. robev (talk) 22:31, 14 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] David Silverman North Tacoma Quote

Can anyone provide a citation for it? There are a few things that need to be fixed before GA status can be given, but this is one of the pain problems. I couldn't find anything in a Google News search. Does anyone know if it was said in a commentary for an episode? <3 Tinkleheimer TALK!! 04:31, 28 April 2008 (UTC)