Written by: Samuel K. Sloan (Farpoint Media Exec. News Dir.)
All this time the majority of Simpsons fans assumed the family was from the Ohio Valley, but it turns out they come, not from Springfield, Ohio — but Springfield, Vermont.
After a huge campaign to give the family of Homer and Marge a real home State, which included the making of pink doughnuts, weiners, videos and music composition, the little New England town can now boast to be home to this purely American animation icon.
There were a lot of States out there with towns called Springfield vying to be given this dubious honor. The most recognized of them all being Springfield, Ohio. But others like the Springfields in Missouri, Illinois, Colorado, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Jersey, Oregon, Tennessee and my home State of Nebraska all made a bid to have their town become the fictional home of the cartoon family.
After all the bally-hoo and online vote counting, Vermont came out on top of the pack.
And what will the ultimate reward be for Springfield, Vermont, aside from all the notoriety? This little hamlet will play host to the grand premiere of “The Simpsons Movie” on July 21, 2007.
And, this premiere ought to prove interesting since the town’s theater only seats 100 people.
The other Springfields won’t be left totally alone out on the curb. They will get to host screenings of the movie on July 26th, one day before full release.
The film opens worldwide on July 27, 2007.
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