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 ==Other real towns==
-Shelbyville was founded at roughly the same time as Springfield by Shelbyville Manhattan. Shelbyville neighbours Springfield. It's near enough for elementary school kids to walk to in less than a day in [[Lemon of Troy]], and separated from Springfield by a hill in [[Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two]]. There is no state line separating them. In [[Trilogy of Error]], a highway sign indicates 30 miles from Springfield to Shelbyville, but this is after the town was moved and probably isn't the most direct route in any case.
+Shelbyville was founded at roughly the same time as Springfield by Shelbyville Manhattan. Shelbyville neighbours Springfield. It's near enough for elementary school kids to walk to in less than a day in [[Lemon of Troy]], and separated from Springfield by a hill in [[Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)]]. There is no state line separating them. In [[Trilogy of Error]], a highway sign indicates 30 miles from Springfield to Shelbyville, but this is after the town was moved and probably isn't the most direct route in any case.
 The following Shelbyvilles are known to exist:
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 <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->KBBL-CA, LPTV station in Springfield, Missouri Various
 <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->KFSL None [3F21] Homerpalooza
-<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->KMEX Not a radio station, but TV channel 34 in Los Angeles, California [2F20] Who Shot Mr. Burns? Part Two
+<!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->KMEX Not a radio station, but TV channel 34 in Los Angeles, California [2F20] Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Two)
 <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->KNBO 1530 AM, New Boston, Texas [9F22] Cape Feare
 <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->KUDD 107.9 FM, Roy, Utah [8F19] Colonel Homer

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 ===[[Simpson and Delilah]]===
 Homer's social security number is 568-47-0008, and the 568 prefix is typically issued in [[Wikipedia:California|California]].
-===[[Two Cars In Every Garage, Three Eyes On Every Fish]]===
+===[[Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish]]===
 The state flag has three horizontal bands, green above white above orange, and a blue star. The state motto is "Not just another state". Burns refers to the state capital as "down there" at his rally, so Springfield is north of (or uphill of) the state capital.
 ===[[Dancin' Homer]]===
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 There's a brief scene in which a satellite TV signal from OFF's house can clearly be seen originating in Illinois.
 Sringfield's state's state bird is the pot-bellied sparrow, and its state pasta is bow tie (whatever THAT might imply).
-The state flag is a Confederate flag partially immersed in water, with sun rays behind it. Also, the Capital City Goofball refers to Springfield's state as "a northern state". (This contradicts [7F01] Two Cars In Every Garage, Three Eyes On Every Fish which gives this flag.)
+The state flag is a Confederate flag partially immersed in water, with sun rays behind it. Also, the Capital City Goofball refers to Springfield's state as "a northern state". (This contradicts [7F01] Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish which gives this flag.)
 <!-- RTE::{"spaces":0,"type":"LINE_BREAK"} -->[EABF02] Special Edna

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 The ghost of Bea says, "I'm haunting a family in Texas." Not, presumably, Springfield's state.
-===[[Three Men And A Comic Book]]===
+===[[Three Men and a Comic Book]]===
 Michigan and Oregon are the only states that gave dime refunds for empty bottles at the time this episode aired.
 ===[[Blood Feud]]===

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 We see a brief and highly informative shot of Homer's driving license when he gets it revoked. The state abbreviation for Springfield is NT again, while Springfield's ZIP code is 49007. This is the ZIP code for Kalamazoo, Michigan.
-===[[So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show]]===
+===[[So It's Come to This: A Simpsons Clip Show]]===
 Springfield isn't in Hawaii, as Homer offers to take the whole family there.

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 ===[[Bart Gets an "F"]]===
 Springfield is far enough north to get snow (and for the residents to have plenty of snow-related equipment), but south enough that six inches of snow will close the schools. There are many other episodes which back this up.
-===[[Simpson And Delilah]]===
+===[[Simpson and Delilah]]===
 Homer's social security number is 568-47-0008, and the 568 prefix is typically issued in [[Wikipedia:California|California]].
 ===[[Two Cars In Every Garage, Three Eyes On Every Fish]]===

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 The Simpsons go to Pennsylvania, placing Springfield outside of Pennsylvania.
-===[[Boy-Scoutz 'N the Hood]]===
+===[[Boy-Scoutz 'n the Hood]]===
 Reading the map of Krusty Burger outlets, Homer remarks, "Hey, there's a ''new'' Mexico!" implying Springfield is not in New Mexico. However this may just be because of Homer's Stupidity.

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 Homer and Bart are swept out to the Atlantic on their rafting trip, which implies an eastern state, but we don't know how far they traveled before the trip began.
-===[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love Legalised Gambling)]]===
+===[[$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)]]===
 Marge suggests Lisa go to the geography pageant as Nevada "in honor of legalized gambling", but Lisa refuses. This kind of suggests Springfield isn't in Nevada. She goes as Florida instead, because she likes orange juice and old people, which, again, only kind of suggests Springfield isn't in Florida either.

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 [[Kent Brockman]] reports that Krusty the Clown started out as a street mime in Tupelo, Mississippi.
 ==Season Two==
-===[[Bart Gets an F]]===
+===[[Bart Gets an "F"]]===
 Springfield is far enough north to get snow (and for the residents to have plenty of snow-related equipment), but south enough that six inches of snow will close the schools. There are many other episodes which back this up.
 ===[[Simpson And Delilah]]===

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 Lisa welcomes a boatload of immigrants in Springfield Harbour, only to learn that they're being deported. Springfield must have access to an ocean then, though possibly indirectly via a river or lake.
-===[[New Kid On The Block]]===
+===[[New Kid on the Block]]===
 The Winfields decide to "run out the clock in Florida".

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 Leon says "I'm a bricklayer from Paterson, New Jersey." Springfield can't be in New Jersey.
-===[[Mr. Lisa Goes To Washington]]===
+===[[Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington]]===
 In the Regional Finals montage we are shown a number of essay finalists reading essays in a number of states. Appearing as we pan across the map are Alabama, Minnesota, and New York - none of which match up with the state we pan over when we reach Springfield.
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-The Simpsons Movie has Ned Flanders showing Bart the four states which border Springfield: Ohio, Nevada, Maine and Kentucky. It would be difficult to pick four states further apart from one another, which makes the entire thing an obvious joke. On the other hand, since Ned is not a particularly unreliable narrator, it is vaguely conceivable that this is actually TRUE, which, combined with the evidence for [8F01] Mr. Lisa Goes To Washington and [5F21] The Wizard Of Evergreen Terrace (both listed above), leads to the unavoidable conclusion that the layout of US states in the Simpsons universe is different from our own.
+The Simpsons Movie has Ned Flanders showing Bart the four states which border Springfield: Ohio, Nevada, Maine and Kentucky. It would be difficult to pick four states further apart from one another, which makes the entire thing an obvious joke. On the other hand, since Ned is not a particularly unreliable narrator, it is vaguely conceivable that this is actually TRUE, which, combined with the evidence for [8F01] Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington and [5F21] The Wizard Of Evergreen Terrace (both listed above), leads to the unavoidable conclusion that the layout of US states in the Simpsons universe is different from our own.
 The new Grand Canyon - to be opened on the site of Springfield - is announced to be "east of Shelbyville and south of Capital City", which gives us a little information about the geography of Springfield's state.
 The Fox Network ran a competition among various real-life Springfields to see which one would get to host the official premiere of The Simpsons Movie. The winner was Springfield, Vermont, but contrary to popular belief, it was NOT named the real Springfield.