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[–] robocall@lemmy.world 131 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I thought the Simpsons were vague about Springfields location as it was supposed to be anywhere, USA. I wouldn't have guessed Oregon.

[–] wetsoggybread@lemmy.world 96 points 1 month ago

"From up here you can see the four states that boarder Springfield. Ohio, Nevada, Maine and Kentucky"

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 69 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Canonically Simpsons isn't set anywhere real. In reality Groening is from OR and a lot of the names in the show are from places from where he grew up.

[–] Crackhappy@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yep. I literally lived in the shadow of Skinner Butte in Eugene (Shelbyville)

[–] johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Yes, Oregon is Matt Groening's home state so there's some similarities, but it's pretty explicitly not set in any real state.

[–] Lime66@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Matt part did an explanation of it that ruled it down to Oregon I think

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 63 points 1 month ago

I have significant doubts about this data.

[–] Th4tGuyII@fedia.io 25 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I'll be honest that I first thought it said "longest running cartoon in each state" and spent way too long wondering why no states had any in common...

Kinda cool that almost every state has a cartoon associated with it, some more obvious than others

[–] BoxOfFeet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Same! I'm sitting here thinking "What the hell is Loud House, and how have I never seen it if it's been on so long?"

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago

Loud house is great

[–] astro_ray@lemdro.id 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Never heard of Assy Mcgee before. Those people must know how to have fun.

[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 month ago

It's about a disembodied human ass who is a grizzled police detective that plays by his own rules.

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 4 points 1 month ago

it's an amazing show

[–] UtMan1988@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Hey Arnold is set in Washington? I always thought it was New York?

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's an unspecified combination of NYC and Seattle.

[–] AEsheron@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The city is, but the state is Washington. There's an episode they were out of state and it ends with them returning home with a Welcome to Washington sign visible.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

OMG I had no idea lmao

[–] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 14 points 1 month ago

Someone needs to commission a cartoon series of The Book Of Mormon to fill the Utah-shaped gap.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Is The Simpsons set in Oregon canon? I know Matt Groening has said that he's from there and a lot of the characters are inspired by his real life family.

I haven't seen The Simpsons in ages since it stopped being good so I don't know if this is a new thing or the OP took some liberties.

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Simpsons is specifically not from a specific state. Too many contradictory "clues" to the location. Honestly, I've always thought Massachusetts was the most likely - given the nearby ocean and the parody of the Kennedy family, but I do recall an old Reddit thread that had it worked out to be West Virginia!

Found the old Reddit thread, FWIW.

[–] the_artic_one@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago

OP took a ton of liberties.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Something happened in the Alabama/Tennessee/Mississippi area that caused a cultural sinkhole?

[–] bazus1@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago
[–] Restaldt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Our politicians are the only cartoons we need thanks

[–] Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Lost Cause myth

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 5 points 1 month ago

TIL there are Napoleon Dynamite and Ace Ventura cartoons.

[–] Arrkk@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Not sure I would really count Fetch! With Ruff Ruffman! As a cartoon. It's a PBS edu-game show hosted by a cartoon dog, the majority of the show is following the contestants doing science challenges, there's maybe 5 minutes of cartoon storyline per episode.

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Stupid ~~dog~~ state! I'm gettin me mallet!

[–] Thrawne@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] CptInsane0@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

DON'T YOU TOUCH MY TRUCK BOAT TRUCK!

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Surely SpongeBob SquarePants is Florida?

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Bikini Atoll is northeast of Australia and southeast of Japan. I always thought that's where it's supposed to be set.

[–] jet@hackertalks.com 7 points 1 month ago

Correct. That is the bikini atoll

But this is the bikini bottom! What's more Florida than a pair of lost bikini bottoms!

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 month ago

Life was missing its mystique. My squeaky toys had lost their squeak. And then, out of the blue, I saw the phone and BAM! My destiny is calling me! Pitched my vision for a show. They loved it! Thought I was a pro. They got my contract back to find to their alarm a dog had signed.

Fetch!

Oh, I like that name!

With Ruff Ruffman!