# Earliest/latest sitcom set in each US state **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [March 18, 2022, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311 "2022-03-18T20:26:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 8
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/141 "2022-03-22T22:06:50Z")
Slight tangent, because why not. MASH and Hogan’s Heros are the only American sitcoms I can think of that were set in foreign countries. Any others? ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/142 "2022-03-22T22:11:39Z")
Perhaps add The Good Place to the list? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/143 "2022-03-22T22:15:42Z")
McHale’s Navy - Taratupu (fictional islands just north of New Zealand) and Italy (last season) ---
**Author:** ![WildaBeast](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wildabeast/32/6_2.png) [@WildaBeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WildaBeast)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/144 "2022-03-22T22:57:29Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > MASH and Hogan’s Heros are the only American sitcoms I can think of that were set in foreign countries. Any others? There was a short lived sitcom called [Cafe Americain](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105967/), about an American woman living in Paris. And [Outsourced](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1593756/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1), set in Mumbai, India. ETA: Was Gilligan’s Island within US territorial waters? ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/145 "2022-03-23T00:33:25Z")
**Welcome to Sweden** is set in, well, Sweden > **[Welcome to Sweden (2014 TV series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welcome_to_Sweden_(2014_TV_series))** > > Pages for logged out editors learn more > > Welcome to Sweden is an American-Swedish sitcom television series created by comedian Greg Poehler, about an American accountant who quits his job to move with his girlfriend to her native country of Sweden. It premiered on TV4 on March 21, 2014. The series is based on Poehler's own experiences as a former intellectual property lawyer from the United States who moved with his girlfriend to her native country of Sweden in 2006. An international pro... Brian ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/146 "2022-03-23T00:37:33Z")
Responding to myself, I just remembered that Get Smart is based in DC. I do so cherish these exchanges. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/147 "2022-03-23T00:38:37Z")
**Roc** had a good run, Good show while it lasted ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/148 "2022-03-23T03:11:29Z")
[To Rome with Love](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Rome_with_Love_(TV_series)), starring John Forsythe. Don’t worry that you never heard of it, despite the fact that it dragged on for two seasons (1969-1971), no one watched it. It is barely a trivia note as the show that had its time slot changed to make room for _All in the Family_. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/149 "2022-03-23T03:16:46Z")
_ **MASH** _ was set in Korea. I remember _ **To Rome with Love** _. As I recall, it was on around 7:30 Sunday evening, which was (and still is, IMHO) a dismal time slot. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/150 "2022-03-23T03:22:44Z")
_ **Gilligan’s Island** _ was hundreds of miles from Hawaii, so it was in international waters. As I recall, the exact location was mentioned several tines but not consistently. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/151 "2022-03-23T03:25:03Z")
Not Taratupa? 🤨 ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/152 "2022-03-23T04:13:07Z")
A couple more service “comedies”: _ **Ensign O’Toole** _ (1962–63) and _ **The Wackiest Ship in the Army** _ (1965–66). Both were set mainly on board ship or in other countries. The latter had some similarities to _ **MASH** _ (no laugh track, characters dying). ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/153 "2022-03-23T06:41:51Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > _ **Gilligan’s Island** _ was hundreds of miles from Hawaii, so it was in international waters. As I recall, the exact location was mentioned several tines but not consistently. Not that one should expect verisimilitude in _Gilligan’s Island_, but the Hawaiian island chain extends northwest some 1,500 miles from the state to Kure Atoll, just past Midway Island.\* Although not part of the state of Hawaii they are considered US territory. \*But Midway itself is not considered part of the chain for reasons unfathomable to me. [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Hawaiianislandchain_USGS.png) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/Hawaiianislandchain_USGS.png) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/154 "2022-03-23T12:48:08Z")
As I recall, every time they gave a location, it was southeast or southwest of Hawaii, so presumably not part of the Hawaiian chain. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/155 "2022-03-23T14:21:38Z")
Do sitcom cartoons (a la _Flinstones_, _Simpsons_) count? If so, _The Great North_ (2021-present) takes place in Alaska. _The Conners_ (2018-present) (the _Roseanne_ spinoff) takes place in Illinois. It’s theorized that _Leave It To Beaver_ takes place in Mayfield, Ohio but ultimately the location of Mayfield is ambiguous like _The Simpsons_’ Springfield. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/156 "2022-03-23T15:48:17Z")
Not to be confused with the Springfield where _Father Knows Best_ was located. At least I hope not. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/157 "2022-03-23T18:12:27Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Would you call _Portlandia_ a sitcom? Comedy, yes. Situational comedy, no. > [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Delta House, 1979, Oregon This beats out _[Hello, Larry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hello,_Larry)_ by 8 days. _Delta House_ premiered January 18, 1979, and _Hello, Larry_ premiered January 26. But _Hello, Larry_ lasted two seasons, while _Delta House_ was canceled after 13 episodes. The latest sitcom in Oregon I know of is _Everything Sucks_ on Netflix - one season released February 16, 2018. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/158 "2022-03-23T18:14:38Z")
For Washington state Here Come the Brides. 1968 to 1970. [Here Come the Brides (TV Series 1968–1970) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0062569/)" _The bluest skies I’ve ever seen were in Seattle, in Seattle_ Theme song written by someone from LA probably. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/159 "2022-03-23T18:28:58Z")
Does _Aqua Teen Hunger Force_ count as a sitcom? If so that’s set in New Jersey. From what I can tell the earlier mentioned _Charles in Charge_ is the earliest one. If _Ramy_ can be considered a sitcom that would be the latest. It’s still in production. It gets nominated in the comedy category. ---
**Author:** ![xizor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xizor/32/102_2.png) [@xizor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/xizor)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2022, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311/160 "2022-03-23T18:51:49Z")
For Tennessee: _Delta_ (Delta Burke’s show after she was canned from Designing Women), 1992-1993 _Still The King_ (Billy Ray Cyrus as an Elvis Impersonator) 2016-2017 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/earliest-latest-sitcom-set-in-each-us-state/961311.md?page=9)