I heard about that too, but that was simply for fun. Matt Groening has never announced where Springfield is located, and therefore it remains ficticious.
Even though it's true that this is only obvious to big fans of the Simpsons, I love this question because it's one of my favorite Simpsons jokes. Periodically, my boyfriend and I will ask each other, "Who made Steve Guttenberg a star?"
I have never watched an episode of simsons all my life..
everybody should get it right
i <3 the simpsons memorized everything to know about them :]
oh yea, Mr Burns is kind of a loner XP