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Springfield, Vt., Takes 'Simpsons' Honors

Beats out 13 other Springfields to host movie premiere July 21

By Dustin Lushing,  Newser Staff

Posted Jul 10, 2007 7:36 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Springfield, Vt., edged out 13 other Springfields to win the right to host the July 21 premiere of The Simpsons movie—set, of course, in Springfield. Voters in an online poll chose the video homage by the team from the Green Mountain State, a spoof of the show's opening sequence.

The Vermonters prided themselves in winning the vote despite the state's meager population. "Vermont's a small state, and we wouldn't have won if we hadn't had the best video," said one of the producers. 

Tim Kavanagh, left, as Homer Simpson, and Brock Rutter as Bart Simpson, pose inside a fake doughnut in Springfield, Vt., Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Springfield, Vt., likes to think itself a real-life alter ego to the home of The Simpsons. Now, the town is going all out to prove it,...
Tim Kavanagh, left, as Homer Simpson, and Brock Rutter as Bart Simpson, pose inside a fake doughnut in Springfield, Vt., Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Springfield, Vt., likes to think itself a real-life alter...   (Associated Press)
Protestors stand with their signs during a mock demonstration against the television show The Simpsons in Springfield, Mo., Saturday, June 16, 2007. A mock demonstration against the TV cartoon The Simpsons was filmed as part of the city's entry into a competition with other cities named Springfield. Missouri's third-largest city...
Protestors stand with their signs during a mock demonstration against the television show "The Simpsons" in Springfield, Mo., Saturday, June 16, 2007. A mock demonstration against the TV cartoon "The...   (Associated Press)
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This undated frame from the Fox series The Simpsons, shows the popular cartoon family posing in front of their home, from left, Lisa , Marge , Maggie, Homer and Bart Simpson. Springfield, the Oregon one, is on a list of like-named towns competing for the big-screen debut of Homer, Bart and the...
This undated frame from the Fox series "The Simpsons," shows the popular cartoon family posing in front of their home, from left, Lisa , Marge , Maggie, Homer and Bart Simpson. Springfield, the Oregon...   (Associated Press)
Springfield, Vt. residents shoot a scene with Marge Simpson and Lisa Simpson props in Springfield, Vt., Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Springfield likes to think itself a real-life alter ego to the home of The Simpsons. Now, the town is going all out to prove it, joining 13 other Springfields from...
Springfield, Vt. residents shoot a scene with Marge Simpson and Lisa Simpson props in Springfield, Vt., Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Springfield likes to think itself a real-life alter ego to the home of "The...   (Associated Press)
A crowd hurls donuts at actor Cody Mobley as he portrays a FOX network executive during a mock demonstration against the television show The Simpsons in Springfield, Mo., Saturday, June 16, 2007. Missouri's third-largest city is competing with 13 other Springfields around the country for the honor and the publicity....
A crowd hurls donuts at actor Cody Mobley as he portrays a FOX network executive during a mock demonstration against the television show "The Simpsons" in Springfield, Mo., Saturday, June 16, 2007. Missouri's...   (Associated Press)
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