Beware My Cheating Bart Club" gave the episode a C+ saying that "A stellar Bill Plympton couch gag is the best part of a mediocre "Simpsons"". Different chalkboard gags appeared for different airings of this episode. The original U.S. broadcast version was "The true location of Springfield is in any state but yours", a response to reactions to a Matt Groening interview in which he revealed that the name of Springfield was inspired by Springfield, Oregon, which was widely misinterpreted as Groening revealing that "The Simpsons" Springfield was located in Oregon. The montage featuring Simon & Garfunkel's "April Come She Will" is a reference
Illinois State University (Springfield, Illinois) Hay. Abraham Lincoln was briefly a member of the Board of Trustees. The college relocated again in 1870, moving to Carthage, Illinois and assuming the present name of Carthage College. It remained in Carthage until 1964, when the school moved to its current campus in Kenosha, Wisconsin which had opened in 1962. Illinois State University (Springfield, Illinois) Illinois State University of Springfield, Illinois is a former institution of higher learning which has has no connection, other than coincidence of name, with the present Illinois State University located in Normal, Illinois. The school was founded as The Academy in Hillsboro, Illinois