Springfield (The Simpsons) be a specific real town, although the producers acknowledge basing the town on numerous locations including "The Simpsons" creator Matt Groening's hometown of Portland, Oregon, and Mike Scully's hometown, Springfield, Massachusetts. Groening named Springfield after Springfield, Oregon, and also took inspiration from Springfield being the fictitious setting of the series "Father Knows Best". He said, "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." Groening liked "Second
Springfield (toponym) about the location of the town prevents matching the fictional Springfield to a real one. A "Springfield" was also the setting of the early 1950s radio and television program, "Father Knows Best", as well as the 1950s soap opera "The Guiding Light", which continued as the CBS soap opera "Guiding Light" through 2009. Springfield (toponym) Springfield is a famously common place-name in the English-speaking world, especially in the United States. According to the U.S. Geological Survey there are currently 33 populated places named Springfield in 25 states throughout the United States, including five in Wisconsin; additionally, there are at least