Debra Gruell, Executive Director of the Springfield Museum, sits on the The Simpsons Couch at the museum Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Springfield, Ore. One of the best-kept secrets in television ...

"The Simpsons" used its blackboard opening sequence Sunday to reveal that Springfield is located… somewhere far from you. "The true location of Springfield is in any state but yours," Bart wrote on ...

Well, you may have suspected it but now it's confirmed: Twenty-five years after The Simpsons debut on television, Portland-born creator Matt Groening says the show's setting is named after Springfield ...

Note: This article is written in script format as a fictional episode of “The Simpsons” animated television show. The scene opens on Channel 6 News anchor Kent Brockman broadcasting from the new ...

One of the best-kept secrets in television history has been revealed, with "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening pointing to Springfield, Ore., as the inspiration for the animated hometown of Homer and ...