The location of Springfield has been debated for some years. Here, finally, is the true answer.
Difficulty: Hard
Time Required: Hours
Here's How:
- Listen to Herbert Powell when he purchases his train ticket to Springfield n "Brother Can You Spare Two Dimes."
- Notice that Homer's driver's license reads Springfield, NT 49007.
- Locate states that enforce capital punishment by electrocution, referring to "Bart the Murderer."
- Remember that Springfield has its own international airport.
- Homer's social security number is 568-47-0008. Social security numbers that begin with 568 are typically issued in California.
- Note weather patterns in Springfield: snow, sunshine, floods.
- Search for a state that boasts a large gorge, such as in "Bart the Daredevil."
- Note the family drove to Detroit, Michigan in one week in "Oh Brother? Where Art Thou?"
- Spanish conquistadors were spotted in the Rancho Relaxo area.
- Springfield has its own docks and beach.
- In the original "Behind the Laughter", the narrator says the family lives in Northern Kentucky. But in the re-run, he said Missouri.
- Conclusion, Springfield is anywhere you want it to be.
