Springfield, USA
Let's play a game. Random Association: "Springfield." Go!
The Siiimpsons
Parting Clouds
Skateboard
Kwik-E-Mart
Donuts
Moe's Tavern
Santa's Little Helper
Blue hair
D'oh
and now...Vermont?
For eighteen seasons fans of The Simpsons were never told exactly where their hometown of Springfield was located. As part of a promotional campaign for the new The Simpsons Movie, fourteen Springfields across the country - from Oregon to New Jersey - vied for the honor of holding the premiere in their hometown on July 21. They all produced movies that show off their "Simpson-ness." More than 100,000 votes were cast online; and the winner was a sweet surprise: Springfield, VT, population 9,300, last-minute entry to the contest, a veritable underdog. Somehow it's hard to imagine the crass, unsightly Homer Simpson hailing from a quaint and peaceful state like Vermont; but, then again, the contrast does keep in line with the paradoxical tone of the series.
The movie opens everywhere else on July 27.
TOTN Producer Ashley Grashaw is guest blogging this week for Sarah and Barrie
12:22 PM ET | 07-11-2007 | permalink
