The small town of Springfield, VT has won the contest to be the city that hosts the movie premiere of " The Simpsons". The town was in competition with 13 other Springfield locations across the US. The town in Vermont was chosen because of its strong similarities to the fictional town on Springfield in the Simpons episodes. The actual location that the fictious Springfield is based upon has never been revealed. All of the towns had to submit videos, and the winning video consisted of a Homer Simpson lookalike running through the town chasing after a big pink doughnut and creating a big ruckus. Each other town that submitted a video will also be given screenings of the film before it opens on July 27th.
Some towns took the competetion very serious and it was thought that Springfield, MA's use of getting senator Ted Kennedy involved would be sure to make them the winner, but alas no luck. Hopefully the small town appeal of Springfeild, VT will work out nicely for the film premiere. To quote Matt McAllister, professor of popular culture at Penn State University:"Springfield is everywhere and nowhere..."
