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The most popular TV show set in every state.
Edit: for those who don't know every state
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Cool. It's open for debate, but I think Dallas should be for Texas. |
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I live in Illinois, but you got to have ER listed there. Plus there was Family Matters, Mike and Molly, Chicago Hope, Chicago Fire, Roseanne, The Untouchables, and Hill Street Blues. And the only show actually set outside of Chicago was the short-lived TV spinoff of the movie A League of Their Own, which was set in my hometown, Rockford, Illinois. | |
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Roseanne is still popular in reruns on several different cable channels that would be my pick for IL. I love how Utah's is Big Love. | |
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Gotta choose the Simpsons for Oregon |
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I agree Roseanne was a much more popular show than Parks & Recreation. But Happy Days was huge and definitely tops Picket Fences and That 70s Show. [Edited 12/28/13 19:50pm] | |
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We don’t mourn artists because we knew them. We mourn them because they helped us know ourselves. | |
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There's tons of Springfields though. I don't think it was intended to be in any specific state | |
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Exclusive: Nope, Springfield is Not in Oregon, Clarifies The Simpsons' Matt Groening Apr 12, 2012 03:31 PM ET by Michael Schneider Sorry Oregon, you won't be able to claim Homer, Bart and the rest of The Simpsons clan as your own. The Simpsons creator Matt Groening confirms exclusively to TV Guide Magazine that his recent statements were misinterpreted — he did not reveal that his long-running animated Fox comedy was set in Oregon. "I never said Springfield was in Oregon," Groening says. "I said Springfield was the name of my sled." Groening is responding to rampant reports that claimed he had suddenly revealed one of the biggest secrets of The Simpsons' 23-season history. In an interview with Smithsonian magazine, Groening confirmed something that he had actually mentioned several times in the past: That he named the show's setting after Springfield, Oregon. "When I was a kid, the TV show Father Knows Best took place in the town of Springfield, and I was thrilled because I imagined that it was the town next to Portland, my hometown," he told the magazine. "When I grew up, I realized it was just a fictitious name. I also 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." But that's a far cry from proclaiming that the show actually takes place in Oregon. The Simpsons executive producer Al Jean also tells TV Guide Magazine that it was one big misunderstanding — which was then repeated on virtually every news program and in every newspaper in the country. "They misinterpreted something I've heard him say for at least 10 or 20 years," Jean says. "He was inspired by growing up in Portland, but it's really an every town. It's really funny. Matt grew up in Oregon and parts of The Simpsons were definitely inspired by his childhood. But there is no specific state that Springfield is in, and we will never reveal that secret... except this coming Sunday at 8," he quips. Jean says the brouhaha reminds him of what happened last year when news outlets picked up on an item that Michael Jackson didn't do the singing in the episode that he guest voiced. That reveal wasn't new — it was plainly stated by one of the producers on the show's DVD audio commentary track. "I guess news now is just finding something that people forgot and then talking a lot about it," he says. "On the other hand," Jean says he's "flattered they still care. And in conclusion, there is an answer if you just put all the clues together." (He's joking, fans.) "In the movie we say it borders on Ohio, Nevada, Maine and Kentucky. So good luck finding that state. When you do, you're a true Simpsons fan." Meanwhile, Jean says this Sunday's couch gag was created by famed animator Bill Plympton, who's known for his cartoon shorts such as Your Face and Guard Dog. Plympton joins Banksy and John Kricfalusi in designing such gags. In this one, Plympton "reveals that Homer had a romantic past with the couch, and that there is a love child couch that Homer has to acknowledge," Jean says. "But it's very sweet." But conspiracy theorists, take note: Plympton, like Groening, hails from Oregon. Link | |
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So it's not in Oregon afterall which the media reported it was.The Brady Bunch? Seriously? That was the most popular in ALL of tv history, set here. I'm talking here. Not even Growing Pains, Starsky and Hutch, Angel, heck Buffy, 24, 90210, The Big Bang Theory? Nobody? I mean I loved the Brady Bunch in its day but still I was hoping for something more fresh or at least exciting. The kids from the Brady Bunch are about ready to apply for Medicare and Social Security that's how long ago it was. | |
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~~~~~ Oh that voice...incredible....there should be a musical instrument called George Michael... ~~~~~ | |
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looks fake every state has its own personal fav tv series (and based on stereotypes...), how convenient...
fake fake fake  | |
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..........and Dynasty for Colorado. | |
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Beside The Golden Girls, Florida had many other popular TV shows set there:
Miami Vice Burn Notice CSI: Miami ........and basically everything past and present from Walt Disney Production & Universal Studios in Orlando, Florida. | |
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The New York state might have THE longest list of popular TV shows as well. Here is a few of them:
The Facts Of Life General Hospital NYPD Blue New York Undercover Fame (the original film AND TV series) All In The Family The Jeffersons Barney Miller | |
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TonyVanDam said: The New York state might have THE longest list of popular TV shows as well. Here is a few of them:
The Facts Of Life General Hospital NYPD Blue New York Undercover Fame (the original film AND TV series) All In The Family The Jeffersons Barney Miller I Love Lucy too | |
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TonyVanDam said:The New York state might have THE longest list of popular TV shows as well. Here is a few of them:
The Facts Of Life General Hospital NYPD Blue New York Undercover Fame (the original film AND TV series) All In The Family The Jeffersons Barney Miller
I'd pick All in the Family or The Honeymooners over a boring-ass show like Seinfeld. [Edited 12/29/13 7:06am] | |
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Any list that has "Married...With Children" on it is 100% accurate IMHO! | |
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