I've thought about that one too but my hope of being observant were shattered when I later saw that they live in a town where there's now water. I can't remember the episode but there's this one time where they zoom out over springfield and all you see is land. Shame I can't remember it exactly but I remember that it meant a big inconsistency.
My conclusion after that was they Matt et al. don't want us to ever find out so I sort of gave up.
But then there's the episode where Lisa talks to the Brazillian boy who says something like "I couldn't write to you because I don't know your state" and Lisa replies "Sure you do. You just have to look for all the clues"
I think its somewere in washington state, because in the episode when edna gets the teacher of the year award and theres a sign that says 2,653 miles to orlando. the only state that is that far from orlando is washington
that is way wrong dude. if you watch the simpsons movie, Ned Flanders says that Ohio, Maine, Nevada, and Kentucky border their state. if they border their state, that has to be the size of half the country.
Yes, but that's because Vermont (borders Maine), Pennsylvania (borders Ohio), California (borders Nevada), and Illinois (borders Kentucky), have been some of the longest running guesses as to the true location.
And so it was more a joke. They were basically telling us, but in all reality, they were only telling us what we already knew.
My vote goes to Illinois because Springfield, IL has smoke stacks (like Mr. Burns power plant) looming over the city.
But the more I look at clues and such- I think the Simpson's "Springfield" is a combination of Springfields, as the scenery changes often... leading you different directions.
The joke is probably that everyone is trying to figure out which Springfield this cartoon depicts them living in, when in reality, it's not any particular Springfield. It's just Springfield.
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Yes, apparently if you look for the clues, you can figure it out. I know they allow the death penalty wherever it is that they are from...
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I've thought about that one too but my hope of being observant were shattered when I later saw that they live in a town where there's now water. I can't remember the episode but there's this one time where they zoom out over springfield and all you see is land. Shame I can't remember it exactly but I remember that it meant a big inconsistency. My conclusion after that was they Matt et al. don't want us to ever find out so I sort of gave up. But then there's the episode where Lisa talks to the Brazillian boy who says something like "I couldn't write to you because I don't know your state" and Lisa replies "Sure you do. You just have to look for all the clues"
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I think its somewere in washington state, because in the episode when edna gets the teacher of the year award and theres a sign that says 2,653 miles to orlando. the only state that is that far from orlando is washington
that is way wrong dude. if you watch the simpsons movie, Ned Flanders says that Ohio, Maine, Nevada, and Kentucky border their state. if they border their state, that has to be the size of half the country.
Well, I'm pretty sure they were just doing that to be funny.
Yes, but that's because Vermont (borders Maine), Pennsylvania (borders Ohio), California (borders Nevada), and Illinois (borders Kentucky), have been some of the longest running guesses as to the true location.
And so it was more a joke. They were basically telling us, but in all reality, they were only telling us what we already knew.
My vote goes to Illinois because Springfield, IL has smoke stacks (like Mr. Burns power plant) looming over the city.
But the more I look at clues and such- I think the Simpson's "Springfield" is a combination of Springfields, as the scenery changes often... leading you different directions.
The joke is probably that everyone is trying to figure out which Springfield this cartoon depicts them living in, when in reality, it's not any particular Springfield. It's just Springfield.
But you must consider the episode in which Homer visits cheers which would lead you to believe massachusetts or the east coast in general.