Editing The Simpsons (section)

===Setting===
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''The Simpsons'' takes place in a fictional American town called [[Springfield (The Simpsons)|Springfield]]. Although there are many real settlements in America named Springfield,<ref>{{cite web |title=GeoNames |url=http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=%22Springfield%22&country=US |publisher=[[GeoNames]] |access-date=March 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100707015943/http://www.geonames.org/search.html?q=%22Springfield%22&country=US |archive-date=July 7, 2010 |url-status=live }}</ref> the town the show is set in is fictional. The state it is in is not established.<!--READ WARNING ABOVE – do not add "Kentucky", "Vermont", or any state in general.--> In fact, the show is intentionally evasive with regard to Springfield's location.{{sfn|Turner|2004|pp=289–290}} Springfield's geography and that of its surroundings is inconsistent: from one episode to another, it may have coastlines, deserts, vast farmland, mountains, or whatever the story or joke requires.{{sfn|Turner|2004|p=30}} Groening has said that Springfield has much in common with [[Portland, Oregon]], the city where he grew up.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=12392 |title=Matt Groening's Portland | last=Hamilton | first = Don |date=July 19, 2002 |work=[[Portland Tribune]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070224031814/http://www.portlandtribune.com/news/story.php?story_id=12392 |archive-date=February 24, 2007 }}</ref> Groening has said that he named it after [[Springfield, Oregon]], and the fictitious Springfield which was the setting of the series ''[[Father Knows Best]]''. He "figured out that Springfield was one of the most common names for a city in the U.S. In anticipation of the success of the show, I thought, 'This will be cool; everyone will think it's their Springfield.' And they do."<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=De La Roca |first1=Claudia |title=Matt Groening Reveals the Location of the Real Springfield |magazine=[[Smithsonian Magazine]] |date=May 2012 |url=https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/matt-groening-reveals-the-location-of-the-real-springfield-60583379/ |access-date=December 6, 2021 |archive-date=September 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910151244/https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/matt-groening-reveals-the-location-of-the-real-springfield-60583379/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Many landmarks, including street names, have connections to Portland.<ref>{{Cite web |date=May 7, 2024 |title="The Simpsons" Landmarks in Portland |url=https://www.travelportland.com/culture/simpsons-landmarks/ |access-date=June 2, 2024 |website=The Official Guide to Portland |language=en-US}}</ref>
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Please read [[Springfield (The Simpsons)]].
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