Michael P. O'Connor says:

I know the creators say they will not let people know what state the Simpsons live in, but I think we can get it down to a region. Well here is where I am coming from. To the best of my knowledge Principal Skinner has spent his life in Springfield (except for the time he was in Vietnam) and in the episode “Homer’s Paternity Coot” where Homer gets a 40 years old letter for his mother that states that she was having an affare with a life guard, Principal Skinner is talking on a Ham radio and he gives the call sign WA3QIZ as his call sign

A quick check of the call districts in the US shows that there are 3 states and one district that has 3 in it. PA, MD, DE, and DC. We can remove DC from that list since DC is a city and not a state. So we have one of three states the Simpsons live in PA, MD, or DE.0
Yes I know this is a pointless post but I just thought it would be fun, I guess I should get a life, or a girlfriend.

OhForTheLoveOf says:

#1 – I guess I should get a life, or a girlfriend.

You… and me… and everyone else here 🙂

Dauragon88 says:

My girlfriend came up with a way to figure out where Springfield is. I forgot how she did it, but she came to the conclusion that its Springfield MD.

Longboxes says:

I grew up one exit south (on interstate 91) of Springfield VT! Does that mean I’m from Shelbyville? – – As for the question of “where is the Springfield of the Simpsons?”, well, there is the one line in the movie trailer where Flanders and Bart on top of a large hill, and Flanders says something along the lines of “from up here you cn see the four states that border Springfield; Oregon, Nevada, Ohio and Maine.” ~LB

Angel H. Wong says:

#7

If you’re from Shelbyville then you like to f*ck with your cousins.

Mark T. says:

I remember reading that the creators of the Simpsons have said that all the clues are out there in existing episodes to piece together which Springfield is the actual Springfield.

I can’t tell you which one it was but I remember seeing that they were absolutely and positively in Kentucky.

Too bad I can’t remember which episode or even the circumstances of the revelation. I find it kind of sad that they turned the secret into a marketing gimmick for the flick.

Graeme Nimmo says:

It seems like it is just me who doesn’t care about this film coming out. I really don’t care for a simpsons film and the trailer I saw at Shrek 3 (which I thought was rubbish) didn’t exactly fill me with enthusiasm for it.

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate everyone and everything in it, there are some films coming out that I do look forward to, like Transformers, because I am kind of warped and twisted and also a couple of others, but just the idea of a simspons film I can’t be bothered with.

Steve Jibs says:

The “Behind the Laughter” says they are from Kentucky.

In the episode where Homer goes to Italy to get a sports car for Mr. Burns he hands a local a cup that says Kentucky.

But looking on a map clearly shows a Shelbyville next to Springfield IL, but the Simpsons Springfield doesn’t seem like a capital city to me.

Rich says:

I live in and grew up in one of the losing Springfield candidates. At first I was disappointed but after some thought I came to the conclusion that my Springfield is populated with mostly hateful a$$holes who are not nearly as charming or funny as the ones on TV. We didn’t deserve the honor.