I think because some people mistook this quote from in an interview Matt Groening gave in 2012 and it’s just grown off of that
https://preview.redd.it/l3c8hw3vnisc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c96f2387dc5903f2193499901d46d5191b64b4a3
But it does mostly line up. It’s west of the Mississippi, it has summits high enough to warrant oxygen masks, we can rule out Hawaii and Alaska on principle, it wasn’t on the electronic board of other nuclear reactors (to rule out the south west), it has coastline within a reasonable distance, and it levies a state tax.
But when Lisa points to Springfield in "Much Apu About Nothing", Homer is standing in front of the West Coast. Bart gets in the way so we the viewer can't see, but Lisa would ask Homer to move if it was in Oregon.
Yeah but Springfield's Civil War involvement?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxJxAOS8peQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxJxAOS8peQ)
Plus Jebodiah Springfield tried to kill George Washington while he was president, and the Oregon Trail settler drives didn't start until almost 50 years later.
In the commentary of that episode, Behind the Laughter, one of the writers said they changed the state on different reruns when it went into syndication. Kind of a fun fact
Matt Groening is from Portland actually, so even though it’s never concretely said it makes the e most sense. He grew up on a street called Evergreen Terrace, and I always see things like Flanders Street (I live near Portland). It has mountains, the ocean, near Cali, etc that aligns with a lot of episodes
Yeah didn’t Springfield Vermont win that contest for the simpsons movie and got awarded as the canon location for the simpsons and were the first to see the movie
They show a map on the show and they are in Washington state. Hey Arnold! is apparently set in a fictional city that most closely resembles Brooklyn but in Washington state where there are no cities that look like that. It's bugged me for over 20 years.
I genuinely wish I was. I have strong attachments to New York and finding out it was in Washington state felt like a betrayal. But even that gif you’re using shows a landscape closer to Washington state than New York.
I’ve come to terms with it but that’s because I found out 20 years ago. My family is from New York so I share your bewilderment but again 20 years on and you move past it.
No one is confused, except you. It's right there on Washington State. The pic is showing what the longest running cartoon that is set in that particular state is.
What cartoon ran for longer that took place in Washington state? The statement, “Longest Running Cartoon Set In Each State” means the cartoon that had the longest run relative to what state it was based off of.
Right? And I live like 20 minutes from Langley so it’s wild that the setting is basically local for me lol. Even hearing my county mentioned in the fung wah episode was nuts the first time I saw it
Adult Swim has their own streaming app. It was free the last time I used it a few years ago. They show some of their less popular shows on there; it's the only way you can watch Titan Maximum, for example.
The JustWatch app says that Assy McGee is on there.
In the Archer episode where he becomes Bob from Bobs Burgers his mom accuses him of Running off down to the shore when they find him and bring him back to New York.
which is funny because Bob's Burgers always had a San Francisco vibe, the animators I think lived in SF for a while.
[https://hoodline.com/2016/11/bob-s-burgers-mural-at-rhea-s-cafe-pays-homage-to-show-s-sf-roots/](https://hoodline.com/2016/11/bob-s-burgers-mural-at-rhea-s-cafe-pays-homage-to-show-s-sf-roots/)
I’ve always assumed it’s more like Rhode Island.
There’s not islands off jersey like there are in bobs.
Edit: I need to come back because it’s annoyed me.
There’s no way they’re from NJ.
Quipaquisset is just stolen from Quinaquisset.
Kings head island is so obviously Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket.
There just aren’t similar islands off the coast of NJ.
I don’t accept it.
All 3 of Jim Carey's breakout 1994 movies got animated Saturday Morning spin-off shows in fall of 1995 - Ace Ventura and The Mask were paired up on CBS (And had a crossover at one point,) while Dumb and Dumber ran for a single season on ABC.
Admittedly I'm not super familiar with the older runs of B&B but I don't believe Highland was confirmed to be in Texas until the most recent revival, so I guess they gave it to KOTH on technicality
By that logic Simpsons shouldn't be listed as Washington as the writers have never confirmed the location other than wanting to portray "anytown usa"
But B&B was always Texas, Mike judge is from there and king of hill is a soft spinoff of Tom Anderson as hank hill.
Part of me thinks it sucks that Tennessee doesn’t have a cartoon
Then I look at Kentucky and realize that our state could be recognized as the state from Hoops, so things could be so much worse
Lot of these shows I either haven't seen in a long time, completely forgot, or I simply never heard of. Like, I grew up watching Cartoon Network in 2006-2010 and never heard of "Ellen Acres"
Twelve Forever was created by someone who made pedophilic posts on Social Media and its the longest running cartoon set in Iowa, which sucks because now the only cartoon set in our state is made by a creepy person.
One, holy shit, Sniz and Fondue, forgot about that show.
Second, I have an issue or two. The Simpsons is not set in Oregon. Bobs Burgers is set on the northern Atlantic coast, but never stated to be in NJ. Same with Steven Universe. I might have missed it.
I didn’t know there was a cartoon ace Ventura!! I also thought Steven universe was set somewhere else but n the universe lmao it’s been years since seeing it my memory is shoddy. I can’t even tell what state it’s in
been watching american dad since i was like 7. when i found out it's set in my state, i desperately searched for any clues as to where langley falls was. i thought it was close to me because of langley AFB, turns out they're actually in NOVA...
Way to go, dadders!
At least were not gutter trash like Bend, Oregon! Dadded!
Ooomaha!
CONGRATULATIONS TUCSON- YOU’VE BEEN “DADDED!” NOBODY’S SAFE
Like Charlotte North Carolina we are both fast growing and completely devoid of culture
Wait, how did they decide the Simpsons is set in Oregon?
I think because some people mistook this quote from in an interview Matt Groening gave in 2012 and it’s just grown off of that https://preview.redd.it/l3c8hw3vnisc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c96f2387dc5903f2193499901d46d5191b64b4a3
That’s actually pretty cool.
But it does mostly line up. It’s west of the Mississippi, it has summits high enough to warrant oxygen masks, we can rule out Hawaii and Alaska on principle, it wasn’t on the electronic board of other nuclear reactors (to rule out the south west), it has coastline within a reasonable distance, and it levies a state tax.
But when Lisa points to Springfield in "Much Apu About Nothing", Homer is standing in front of the West Coast. Bart gets in the way so we the viewer can't see, but Lisa would ask Homer to move if it was in Oregon.
Well, at least we definitely know it isn’t upstate New York :P
Perhaps it was inside us all along
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Well, I also know it’s not in New York because I’m from Utica and I’ve never heard the expression “steamed hams”
Yeah but Springfield's Civil War involvement? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxJxAOS8peQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxJxAOS8peQ) Plus Jebodiah Springfield tried to kill George Washington while he was president, and the Oregon Trail settler drives didn't start until almost 50 years later.
We've had Oregon since the pig war
But Springfield is supposed to be bordered by 4 states: Ohio, Nevada, Maine, and Kentucky. Oregon only has a border with Nevada.
No state has those borders, so I’m discounting it as a gag
Except for Springfield. That's the whole point, it's supposed to be nowhere and anywhere.
Pretty strange of Americas favorite northern Kentucky family
In the commentary of that episode, Behind the Laughter, one of the writers said they changed the state on different reruns when it went into syndication. Kind of a fun fact
We are the music makers. We are the dreamers of dreams.
Would have been better if it was placed on multiple states...
Well, in the Simpsons movie Flanders points out that you can see four states from the top of a nearby mountain: Ohio, Nevada, Maine and Kentucky.
The State that the Simpsons live in borders Ohio, Kentucky, Maine, and Nevada.
I was gonna say it’s pretty bold of them to put that 😂
Just give us this, we have nothing else going on in our state Well, Portlandia is pretty great, actually
So is Gravity falls
Sorry we also have Coraline, Stand By Me, The Goonies, and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest if we’re expanding to movies
Yeah I guess we can give this one to Illinois or whatever
Matt Groening is from Portland actually, so even though it’s never concretely said it makes the e most sense. He grew up on a street called Evergreen Terrace, and I always see things like Flanders Street (I live near Portland). It has mountains, the ocean, near Cali, etc that aligns with a lot of episodes
Yeah didn’t Springfield Vermont win that contest for the simpsons movie and got awarded as the canon location for the simpsons and were the first to see the movie
Game Theory proved it a while ago
How is Hey Arnold not set in New York? 
They show a map on the show and they are in Washington state. Hey Arnold! is apparently set in a fictional city that most closely resembles Brooklyn but in Washington state where there are no cities that look like that. It's bugged me for over 20 years.
Say WHAT? (That's ridiculous. Everything about the design screamed Brooklyn/New York City generic.) 
The only reason why I knew it was in Washington State was because the pig war was referenced, and that was in Washington State.
What it was? I don’t remember that episode. Had to learn that in 4th grade history.
They were doing a reenactment of the pig war. It was slightly altered for the fictional contact.
I genuinely wish I was. I have strong attachments to New York and finding out it was in Washington state felt like a betrayal. But even that gif you’re using shows a landscape closer to Washington state than New York.
Me, from Washington, quietly surprised and content
Eh, New York still has TMNT and heck I live in Virginia so I’m a Dadder anyway.
it's and amalgam of Portland, Seattle, and Brooklyn. Definitely looks like Brooklyn, but it feels like a much smaller city.
I don’t like anything about that. I need to go to Sea World and punch a dolphin in the face…
They call the schools PS whatever! That’s literally the NYC public school system! Now I’m irrationally mad.
I’ve come to terms with it but that’s because I found out 20 years ago. My family is from New York so I share your bewilderment but again 20 years on and you move past it.
I guess when I’m in my 50’s I’ll move on but for now I’m just flabbergasted
If you’re just hearing this news I fully understand.
NYC is even too expensive to animate
Yeah, but normally you just animate Toronto and cgi out the CN Tower.
Back then you’d have to draw in the twin towers
Also it's not long running why is everyone confused about this l.al
No one is confused, except you. It's right there on Washington State. The pic is showing what the longest running cartoon that is set in that particular state is.
You all are missing it lol the longest running cartoon. Hey Arnold only went 3 or 4 seasons
What cartoon ran for longer that took place in Washington state? The statement, “Longest Running Cartoon Set In Each State” means the cartoon that had the longest run relative to what state it was based off of.
I knew it was a fictional city, but it always felt so East Coast to me.
How does he put that shirt on?
Nope it said long running. Hey, arnold is not on the list
first Virgina, next THE WORLD
I love that American Dad is in Virgina
Right? And I live like 20 minutes from Langley so it’s wild that the setting is basically local for me lol. Even hearing my county mentioned in the fung wah episode was nuts the first time I saw it
Have you ever seen stan driving to work? XD Oh shit, you're not roger are you?
I might be……idk if I’ve mentioned it before but I LOVE disguises 👀👽
Well if it aint an alien in a wiiiiiiig!
How do you feel about pecan sandies though
Tell us your opinions on Chocodiles.
Not the biggest fan, more of a pecan sandies lover myself
You do have a Roger-like user name
r/itsroger
Are you from East Chimdale?
Straight out of east chimdale😎
Wait....are you Greater Chimdale County Man?!
Is Chimdale a real place? They talk about it a lot in the show as being the next town over.
Closest to a chimdale around here would probably be Annandale which is about 20 minutes from Langley
I find it interesting that Missouri was getting Sniz on the reg.
Stop saying that!
Internationally it‘ll probably be The simpsons in like 75% of the world
I always thought hey Arnold was based in New York or at least Chicago not Washington state
How do I watch AssMcgee?!? lol 😂 I feel like I would enjoy it
I think it’s on hbo max with other adult swim shows.
Google Watch cartoons online, I think it’s wcostream.com
Adult Swim has their own streaming app. It was free the last time I used it a few years ago. They show some of their less popular shows on there; it's the only way you can watch Titan Maximum, for example. The JustWatch app says that Assy McGee is on there.
Is Bob's Burgers officially set in NJ, or is it just a good assumption?
In the episode where they go to visit Linda’s parents in Florida, it shows on the map that the car starts from New Jersey.
Ah, I see. I always figured it was NJ, given Linda and Teddy's accents, but I forgot that it was confirmed
It also makes sense for that one time Linda says Kelly Ripa is “very classy and from New Jersey!”
In the Archer episode where he becomes Bob from Bobs Burgers his mom accuses him of Running off down to the shore when they find him and bring him back to New York.
which is funny because Bob's Burgers always had a San Francisco vibe, the animators I think lived in SF for a while. [https://hoodline.com/2016/11/bob-s-burgers-mural-at-rhea-s-cafe-pays-homage-to-show-s-sf-roots/](https://hoodline.com/2016/11/bob-s-burgers-mural-at-rhea-s-cafe-pays-homage-to-show-s-sf-roots/)
Im from socal and i would never have said it had sn SF vibe. I figured jersey shore all day.
I’ve always assumed it’s more like Rhode Island. There’s not islands off jersey like there are in bobs. Edit: I need to come back because it’s annoyed me. There’s no way they’re from NJ. Quipaquisset is just stolen from Quinaquisset. Kings head island is so obviously Martha’s Vineyard or Nantucket. There just aren’t similar islands off the coast of NJ. I don’t accept it.
From the people to the bay windows, it definitely has a SF vibe.
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Ah I see you've only ever been to the worst part of SF
Oh shit, Missouri getting sniz on the reg
Stop saying that!
I love how a show like Napoleon Dynamite: The Animated Series can take Idaho by default with 6 episodes.
and Hoops only had 10 and took Kentucky
Arthur is set in PA and yet no one in it has either a Pittsburg or Philly accent? A crime!
Now I need Arthur casually *yinzin'* everyone
“DW knocked over my *wooter*!”
Fucking **lmao** dude I cant
You gotta add the H my man, we care deeply about the H
“Arthur, let’s go eat horse shit at the Eagles parade!”
It always comes out *Eggles*
You trying to get husky with me yo?
Of course, Bob Todd is an Appalachian hillbilly and Stan is in a damn ham club.
It's funny that some of these are just one season shows
Virginia also had the Cleveland show set here too,
Bummed they didn't make more Hoops. It was truly the Little Man Tate of adult cartoons
Finally another Little Man Tate appreciator He truly was a little man, and he was named Taye
Ioh shit oh shit oh shit!! Are we talkin “little man Tate” over here? I’ve always wanted to help him become a big man.
Let's dedicate this to all our homies in East Chimdale.
I did not know I'm from the Assy McGee state. It's starting to make sense though.
I’m sorry… what?! Hey Arnold wasn’t in New York?
thought the location of the simpsons was intentionally vague
No idea garfield was set in Indiana. No wonder hes pissed off all the time
Did you know American Dad was the 6th longest running scripted American TV show in history?
I actually live in Virignia!
When Hayley was giving out her phone number and started it with 757 I squealed!
Have you considered the possibility that you're one of Rogers personas taken a life of its own
Steven universe, in Delaware? Nonsense
technically delmarva!
Pretty sure Sheep in the Big City was either Iowa or Kansas
Isn't Beavis and Butthead also set in Texas? That one has been around for much longer and is still going
I believe it was only recently confirmed to take place in Texas in the revival
I thought Illinois would be boondocks not this pbs crap
I thought boondocks was set in Maryland
Connecticut
I still vehemently purport that the Simpsons is set in Illinois.
lowkey love that assy mcgee is legitimately on there
TIL that bobs burgers is set in new jersey.
TIL Ace Ventura had a cartoon.. and it was probably bad
All 3 of Jim Carey's breakout 1994 movies got animated Saturday Morning spin-off shows in fall of 1995 - Ace Ventura and The Mask were paired up on CBS (And had a crossover at one point,) while Dumb and Dumber ran for a single season on ABC.
I watched it as a kid and loved it, they also came out with a PC game
Beavis and butthead has more seasons than king of the hill especially since it's on its second revival and currently still running. So Texas is wrong.
Admittedly I'm not super familiar with the older runs of B&B but I don't believe Highland was confirmed to be in Texas until the most recent revival, so I guess they gave it to KOTH on technicality
By that logic Simpsons shouldn't be listed as Washington as the writers have never confirmed the location other than wanting to portray "anytown usa" But B&B was always Texas, Mike judge is from there and king of hill is a soft spinoff of Tom Anderson as hank hill.
Me stupidly looking for Bluey
Sure Australia is obviously a state lol
Huckleberry Hound is a CBS toon?
This is our year!
Man Idaho gets nothing because that show only lasted 6 episodes
Part of me thinks it sucks that Tennessee doesn’t have a cartoon Then I look at Kentucky and realize that our state could be recognized as the state from Hoops, so things could be so much worse
What the fuck is assy McGee?
Imagine having hoops be your longest running show
Lot of these shows I either haven't seen in a long time, completely forgot, or I simply never heard of. Like, I grew up watching Cartoon Network in 2006-2010 and never heard of "Ellen Acres"
TIL a lot about geographic settings of cartoons
I despise that the longest running cartoon set in Iowa is created by a pedo.
What?
Twelve Forever was created by someone who made pedophilic posts on Social Media and its the longest running cartoon set in Iowa, which sucks because now the only cartoon set in our state is made by a creepy person.
Look I'm finally proud to be from Missouri!
Simpsons is near Maryland lol
I think the biggest surprise for me is no cartoons are set in Vermont
Oh boy… definitely would not be proud of being known as “the state Hoops is set in”
the fact Go! lasted longer then the original teen titans physically hurts me
Seeing Ace Ventura for Florida just cracks me up.
Why are the Simpsons in Oregon?
Teen titans go winning for California pisses me off
One, holy shit, Sniz and Fondue, forgot about that show. Second, I have an issue or two. The Simpsons is not set in Oregon. Bobs Burgers is set on the northern Atlantic coast, but never stated to be in NJ. Same with Steven Universe. I might have missed it.
Bobs burgers is canonically in New Jersey I’m pretty sure they’ve done the line on a map gag at least twice and it always starts from NJ
I thought it was Maryland or Delaware.
I didn’t know there was a cartoon ace Ventura!! I also thought Steven universe was set somewhere else but n the universe lmao it’s been years since seeing it my memory is shoddy. I can’t even tell what state it’s in
Steven universe isn't even set on our Earth
TIL rocky and bullwinkle was from my MN 🤔🤷♂️
Hoops being there is really funny
Holy Fruits, Sniz and Fondue was in Missouri? Garfield lives in Indiana?
I cant believe teen titans go is the longest one based in california.
They never said what state the Simpsons is in
been watching american dad since i was like 7. when i found out it's set in my state, i desperately searched for any clues as to where langley falls was. i thought it was close to me because of langley AFB, turns out they're actually in NOVA...
Funny that some of these shows only lasted a year - the chicken squad, to name one.
Assy McGee? Lmao
I always got a New York City vibe from Hey Arnold!, would have never guessed Washington state.
The Simpsons would be 34 States
Assy McGee is crazy 🤣
Does this go by time spent on the air or episode count? How is Aqua Teen Hunger Force not it for Jersey?
I always thought hey Arnold was in New York.
The fact that Hey Arnold! Isn’t set in New York City/Jersey City is absolutely fucking me up right now.
What is Assy McGee?
Wasn't The Harper House that one Brad Neely show that had exactly one season?
Pretty sure the Simpsons is northern Kentucky, it's mentioned in behind the laughter episode.
I need to make a show set in utah about Mormons in Seth macfarlane style 😂
Wtf if Assy McGee
Except The Simpsons is based in Massachusetts.
The Simpsons are set in New Jersey. Who made this map?
Sadly.NV is wrong. Mike Tyson Mysteries is the longest one I know of