IIRC, the reason The Simpsons is in Springfield was becsuse every state in the US has a city of that name and they didn't want the family to be from any specific state.

W3dd1e@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 61d

Yes. It’s because Matt Groening lived near Springfield, Oregon while Mike Skully was from Springfield, Massachusetts. This gave them the idea that everyone will think it’s “their Springfield” and leaned into the joke of it.

LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 61d

You're right about the producers not wanting it to be in any specific state, but there is no city or town name that exists in every state. There's only a Springfield in 34 states, but it's one of the most common names.

rodneylives@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 61d

Not true, there is no Springfield, Hawaii, for example.

southsamurai@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 62d

And in every Springfield, there's a COBRA base.

Legit, that was lore in the comics

Bubs12@lemmy.cafe · 2 pts · 61d

New Jersey is like fuck it! Why can’t we have more than one?

don_kiedyck@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 62d

Springfield, KS is a ghost town.

Bobby_shmurda@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 62d (6 replies)

~~I don't see Springfield, Pennsylvania.~~ ahh, because it's a township? Springfield township

gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org · 6 pts · 62d (1 reply)

yeah i had to cap it because my screen is not a fucking snake you see,

FishFace@piefed.social · 1 pts · 61d

Sssspringfield

Fondots@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 61d (3 replies)

Let's not forget about Springfield Township (Montgomery County, PA)

Or, for that matter, Springfield Township (Bucks County, PA)

EDIT: for good measure because your link didn't play nice with some anti tracking extensions I'm using Springfield Township (Delaware County, PA)

I make no guarantee that there aren't others. I can't be bothered to look.

Bobby_shmurda@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 61d (2 replies)

That is hilarious. I only knew of "Springfield" in Delaware County. I put quotes as I've only know it as such, hearing it referred as such from everyone living there.

Seeing three counties that border each other, each have a similarly named Township, i imagine thousands more.

Lol, Pennsylvania has 9 townships named Springfield.. How original.

Uair@autistics.life · 2 pts · 61d (1 reply)

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Bobby_shmurda@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 61d

Now I wanna see a table ranking of all the repeatedly used city \ village names.

fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 60d (2 replies)

Have a spring? Have a field?

You have water and space. Put some people on it you have a town in the making.

gandalf_der_12te@feddit.org · 2 pts · 60d (1 reply)

yeah makes sense actually. sudden realization

fruitycoder@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 58d

Its so fun how words become new things in different contexts. Like awesome to describe the awe and terror a volcano erupting provoked to how I describe the burger I had last night.

AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 54d

Springfield, Springfield, it's a helluva town. The schoolyard's up and the shopping mall's down