Springfield

Springfield is a common name, and perhaps the most common place name in the United States. There are more postal stations serving "Springfield" than there are U.S. states; a Springfield can be found in 34 different states—at least four in Wisconsin, and no fewer than nine Springfield Townships in Pennsylvania.

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United States - Wisconsin - Pennsylvania

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The television show The Simpsons is set in a town generically named "Springfield", without indicating a state. Creator Matt Groening has indicated in interviews that he chose the name because of its commonality, and various attempts by fans to correlate the fictional Springfield to a real one have not been resolved.

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Television - The Simpsons - Springfield - Matt Groening

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Springfield was also the setting of the early 1950s radio and television program, Father Knows Best, as well as the '50s soap opera The Guiding Light, which continues today as the CBS soap opera Guiding Light.

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1950s - Radio - Father Knows Best - Soap opera - The Guiding Light - CBS - Guiding Light

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Springfield, Massachusetts is the largest city by that name, and Springfield, Illinois the only state capital.

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Springfield, Massachusetts - Springfield, Illinois - Capital

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Some Discordians claim that there is actually only one city named Springfield, and that the various locations are actually hyperspatial links to this Universal Springfield. This is known as the Springfield Effect and is intended to be interpreted from a Discordian perspective.

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Discordians - Hyperspatial - Springfield Effect

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