The Simpsons is made in Los Angeles for creator Matt Groening, set in a Springfield deliberately kept vague so it could be any American town.
Where was The Simpsons made?
The Simpsons is a hand-drawn American series, made in Los Angeles for creator Matt Groening. It is set in the deliberately vague town of Springfield.
How The Simpsons was made
The studio – Los Angeles
The show is produced in Los Angeles, with ink-and-paint animation done overseas.
Hand-drawn animation
Its simple, bright, hand-drawn style has barely changed in decades.
Created by Matt Groening
Groening named Springfield after a common US town name to keep it universal.
Set in Springfield
The family lives in Springfield, a town kept deliberately vague so it could be anywhere in America.
Where you can go instead
Springfield is intentionally impossible to place, but the show is made in Los Angeles – and it is the longest-running scripted series in US primetime history.
