Matt Groening Reveals Springfield Is In His Home State of Oregon 148
First time accepted submitter TheSeventh writes "Simpsons creator Matt Groening has revealed the location of the real Springfield: It's in Oregon. In an interview with Smithsonian magazine, Groening credits the name to the hit TV show Father Knows Best. The show 'took place in the town of Springfield, and I was thrilled because I imagined that it was the town next to Portland, my hometown,' he says. 'When I grew up, I realized it was just a fictitious name. I also figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do.'"
Funny... (Score:5, Funny)
I always thought it was inside my television.
aw man... (Score:5, Funny)
I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do.'
Well, not anymore.
Can't possibly be in Oregon (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Wrong (Score:5, Funny)
Re:A more accurate headline (Score:5, Funny)
About the only things you won't find there these days are decent writing or a sense of pride.
Yeah, for that you need to go to Shelbyville.
Re:Wrong (Score:4, Funny)
You didn't realize that the creator of a cartoon can make their cartoon city in any place they want, and make it bordered by any other place they want?
Really?
I'm surprised you also didn't point out that the real Springfield, OR isn't occupied by 2-dimensional 4-fingered cartoons, hasn't ever been taken over by aliens, never had the sun blocked out by the nuclear plant owner's giant sunshade, or damaged to the tune of millions of dollars on a regular basis by the town's lovable buffoon.
Re:Wrong (Score:5, Funny)
grasping at straws really, the interviewer and the guy who submitted the article.
he says he got the idea to springfield name from the old show which had springfield in it and that he thought it was their springfield, so he decided to use the same trick. being named after something like that is a far fetch from actually _being_ that springfield, which the article headline says.
simpsons isn't a documentary filmed in real time, Highlander is.