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

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

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      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.

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    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

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    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.

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      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.

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

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    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.

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    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!