# Have all 50 states housed a sitcom? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 31, 2005, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225 "2005-05-31T15:35:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/41 "2005-05-31T22:24:29Z")
A better-known (although of dubious quality) Missouri sit-com was _Mama’s Family_. It was set in Raytown, Missouri. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/42 "2005-05-31T22:46:37Z")
You know, _Mama’s Family_ was one of the ones I had in mind when I made the OP. I just blanked on it until about two hours ago, but wasn’t home. ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/43 "2005-06-01T05:32:29Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Hooterville was in Illinois. Chicago was mentioned alot as being the nearest big city on Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. Springfield was also mentioned as the name of the state capital. Say What?!?! I am sure that I have seen all of these shows multiple times, and, since I grew up in Illinois, would surely have noticed. This may require a full-bore, SDMB, episode-by-episode, frame-by-frame analysis… ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Kenneth\_Noisewater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@Dr.Kenneth\_Noisewater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Kenneth_Noisewater)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 9:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/44 "2005-06-01T09:11:52Z")
- Alabama: - Alaska: Northern Exposure (if it counts) - Arizona: Alice - Arkansas: Evening Shade (I think?) - California: Too many to fully mention; Yes, Dear, Sara - Colorado: Mork & Mindy - Connecticut: Who’s the Boss? Bewitched - Delaware: - District of Columbia: Murphy Brown - Florida: Golden Girls, Good Morning, Miami - Georgia: Carter Country, Designing Women - Hawaii: The Little People - Idaho: - Illinois: Married…with Children, Still Standing, Roseanne - Indiana: One Day at a Time - Iowa: Nancy - Kansas: Married to the Kellys - Kentucky: - Louisiana: Frank’s Place - Maine: Bailey Kipper’s P.O.V. - Maryland: No Time for Sergeants - Massachusetts: Cheers - Michigan: Home Improvement and Martin - Minnesota: Mary Tyler Moore - Mississippi: Private Benjamin - Missouri: The John Larroquette Show - Montana: - Nebraska: Heartland - Nevada: She’s the Sheriff - New Hampshire: Willy - New Jersey: Charles in Charge - New Mexico: Guestward Ho! - New York: Too many to name; Friends, The Jeffersons, Night Court - North Carolina: The Andy Griffith Show - North Dakota: - Ohio: Family Ties, Drew Carey, WKRP - Oklahoma: The Torkelsons - Oregon: Hello, Larry - Pennsylvania: Mr. Belvedere - Rhode Island: Family Guy - South Carolina: - South Dakota: - Tennessee: Delta - Texas: King of the Hill - Utah: - Vermont: Newhart - Virginia: Major Dad - Washington: Frasier - West Virginia: - Wisconsin: That 70’s Show, Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley - Wyoming: Charles in Charge - New Jersey I can’t remember 3rd Rock, I know it was somewhere odd? (not too odd though) still missing: Alabama, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia any gripes? or did I miss any? ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/45 "2005-06-01T09:27:32Z")
> [@Robot Arm](#): > > Connecticut: _The Dick Van Dyke Show_, _Soap_, _Bewitched_ (I think) > Oregon: _Hello, Larry_ Sorry. The Dick Van Dyke Show was set in [New Rochelle, which I think is still in New York.](http://http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?ovi=1&mqmap.x=250&mqmap.y=141&mapdata=qNCyos1mfP55APrf79h8v0kVV41C1trkOIeLOksY19QsyXNXxhpqrSZnstR5yCg7Y30E0AWdEpjfIUljAUTOyogjSmwMLnmt%252bQN521QUE2zxMBcIkaKMCR%252b2AKe7vPF9jZ4tdoEknIxlzJ1cW8Y5hkCOkoy0denghNKB0nIzDx9Q2Q%252fOCqmpu0NnDqxgzg5wrujUjcABdszZ%252f8H%252bgf1%252fzYfidicQ5v0YbhBMzX%252fx9dwnnk3oWu5Lj9mLO3uyxjNc%252bEYHlGQHs3k7keCUFwEeP6ElLBqWWFc3cILGImXMSUiFTzvF4dIb7YHCcsl5PSegH5RwuY05SDDXC%252f1%252foi6V%252bLMHaN14Yo0G2RHCQBbJzVU1YVexEXJ1%252bBOnEPJHTFU%252fnfkxobGx7i9nSBqrQSEQAutTnhMS4piEX5mG4QyYRTuNPCKdINb6LA%253d%253d) The others are correct as far as I know. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 9:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/46 "2005-06-01T09:38:53Z")
OK. That link doesn’t go where I thought it would. I’m still pretty sure it’s in NY. I know it’s not a state but [The Flying Nun](http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-1125/The_Flying_Nun/) was set in **Puerto Rico**. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/47 "2005-06-01T12:44:18Z")
> [@Kolak of Twilo](#): > > Sorry. The Dick Van Dyke Show was set in New Rochelle, which I think is still in New York. Already covered; check posts #18 and #22. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/48 "2005-06-01T13:07:48Z")
[QUOTE=Dr. Kenneth NoisewaterI can’t remember 3rd Rock, I know it was somewhere odd? (not too odd though)[/QUOTE] Odd Ohio. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/49 "2005-06-01T13:14:51Z")
Montana - Best of the West Under Ohio you can also add – “Ed,” “Fernwood 2-Night,” “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” “Good Grief!,” “Harper Valley P.T.A.,” and “Maggie.” ---
**Author:** ![Papermache\_Prince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Papermache\_Prince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Papermache_Prince)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/50 "2005-06-01T13:23:46Z")
No one remembered _Eerie, Indiana_? ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/51 "2005-06-01T14:04:30Z")
I second **Oslo** ’s request for more information. The only reference I remember to Illinois is when Eb was trying to win the radio contest, the prize of which was a trip to “Las Vegas, Illinois”. (When he lost, he lamented, “Now I’ll _never_ see Las Vegas, Illinois”). > [@alphaboi867](#): > > Hooterville was in Illinois. Chicago was mentioned alot as being the nearest big city on Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. Springfield was also mentioned as the name of the state capital. ---
**Author:** ![Reloy3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Reloy3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reloy3)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/52 "2005-06-01T14:05:48Z")
> [@Dr. Kenneth Noisewater](#): > > - > - Wyoming: Charles in Charge - New Jersey > still missing: Alabama, Delaware, Idaho, Kentucky, Montana, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia > > any gripes? or did I miss any? You have to add Wyoming to the list. Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, North & South Dakota - Hmmm - I wonder if sitcom writers have something against my area of the country - Oh well, It’s better than having a bad sit-com about us. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/53 "2005-06-01T14:08:26Z")
> [@alphaboi867](#): > > Hooterville was in Illinois. Chicago was mentioned alot as being the nearest big city on Green Acres and Petticoat Junction. Springfield was also mentioned as the name of the state capital. In the first episode, Oliver tells Lisa they will be flying into Chicago, when she asks if it is by Chicago, he proceeds to tell her this long list of other transportation they’ll have to take to get there. From his description, it could be in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa or Wisconsin. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/54 "2005-06-01T15:10:58Z")
I can think of several sit-com characters who were _from_ Alabama: Nell (_Gimme a Break_), Flo (_Alice_- though in her spin-off they changed her to a Texan), Shirley (\* What’s Happening!\*) and some sit-coms that have had episodes set in AL, but none that were set here permanently. (And of course Courtney Cox is an Alabamian and was on a super successful sit-com, does that count? Mmm, didn’t think so but was worth a shot.) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/55 "2005-06-01T16:20:04Z")
Grace Kelly of _Grace Under Fire_ was from Alabama but lived in Missouri. ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/56 "2005-06-01T19:22:30Z")
Nevada: Reno 911! Alaska: Malcolm in the Middle (the Francis storyline, anyway) Colorado: Rock Me Baby Florida: Empty Nest If dramas count, I remember a short-lived show about farmers on the Big Island of Hawaii, but I can’t recall the name. Also the drama Providence was set in Rhode Island. ---
**Author:** ![shadowfax33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@shadowfax33](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shadowfax33)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/57 "2005-06-01T19:30:35Z")
I know we have one for Hawaii, but how could anyone forget the obvious: Hawaii Five-O? Magnum was also set in Hawaii. Vegas! could be added for Nevada. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/58 "2005-06-01T19:56:55Z")
Hey, **shadowfax** , not to burst your bubble, but I’m looking _specifically_ for sitcoms. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/59 "2005-06-01T21:24:35Z")
> [@Exapno Mapcase](#): > > Arizona - The New Dick Van Dyke Show (Carefree) What a peculiar place to set a tv show. Carefree is a tiny, tiny, tiny little town about 15-20 miles northeast of here. They have one small shopping center that closes at about 5 o’clock, and they don’t have a gas station IIRC. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2005, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225/60 "2005-06-01T22:59:13Z")
Never heard of \*Married To The Kellys \* A better one for Kansas would be \*The Phil Silvers Show \* (aka Sgt Bilko) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/have-all-50-states-housed-a-sitcom/306225.md?page=4)