The Simpsons' Home State Announced
Springfield, Vermont has been announced the Simpsons' home state in a vote organized by USA Today. It will host the official premiere for The Simpsons Movie on July 21.
The Simpsons' mystery home state has long been a running gag in the series. For instance, Marge once gave their address over the phone as "742 Evergreen Terrace, Springfield, Oh-hiya Maude, come on in!," leading the audience to falsely believe that Ohio was about to be named the home state.
According to some research posted on The Simpsons Archive, there are 71 Springfields in 36 states. Each of the following 14 Springfields submitted a video promoting their own Springfield as the home to The Simpsons:
- Springfield, Colorado
- Springfield, Florida
- Springfield, Illinois
- Springfield, Kentucky
- Springfield, Louisiana
- Springfield, Massachusetts
- Springfield, Michigan
- Springfield, Missouri
- Springfield, Nebraska
- Springfield, New Jersey
- Springfield, Ohio
- Springfield, Oregon
- Springfield, Tennessee
- Springfield, Vermont
See the promotional videos from each of these Springfields at USA Today. The other towns will be rewarded with screenings of The Simpsons Movie the night before the movie opens nationwide.
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October 15th, 2007 at 19:50
I am one of 200 volunteers who appeared in the winning Springfield Vermont video. After we helped our local Chamber of Commerce win the contest, they turned their backs on us. We should have been the first in town on the invitation list to view the world premiere of The Simpsons Movie but instead our seats were given to the more elite members of the community. And then not even a word of thanks or mention of us in the public ceremony outside the theater. Read more and experience the sights and sounds of a big time movie premiere in a small town at our new website:
http://vtvid.110mb.com