# State Television

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-television/350233>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 28, 2006, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-television/350233 "2006-03-28T11:58:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 3

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**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-television/350233/41 "2006-03-30T08:10:12Z")

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**Michigan** – Freaks and Geeks  
**Maryland** – Joan of Arcadia

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**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 8:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-television/350233/42 "2006-03-30T08:14:53Z")

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> [@Tikki](#):
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> Aha! I found one for Montana! According to [this](http://www.fiftiesweb.com/tv/flicka.htm) My Friend Flicka (1956-1958) was set there on the Goose Bar Ranch.

Very good! I think I can be forgiven for never having heard of that.

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**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 8:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-television/350233/43 "2006-03-30T08:16:32Z")

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According to IMDB, it can be deduced that both “Petticoat Junction” & “Green Acres” took place in rural **Illinois**.

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**Author:** ![SentientMeat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/43a26b/32.png) [@SentientMeat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SentientMeat)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 9:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-television/350233/44 "2006-03-30T09:10:30Z")

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Arkansas  
Delaware  
Idaho  
Louisiana  
Nebraska  
New Hampshire  
North Dakota  
Oklahoma  
Oregon  
South Carolina  
West Virginia  
Wyoming

Any takers?

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**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 10:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-television/350233/45 "2006-03-30T10:18:15Z")

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_Evening Shade_ was set in Arkansas.

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**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-television/350233/46 "2006-03-30T11:38:46Z")

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And here are the rest:

Delaware - _The Pretender_, ABC, 1996-2000  
Idaho - _Amazing Grace_, NBC, 1995  
Louisiana - _Frank’s Place_, CBS, 1987-1988  
Nebraska - _Rachel Gunn, R.N._, FOX, 1992  
New Hampshire - _The Brotherhood of Poland, NH_, CBS, 2003  
North Dakota - _My Secret Identity_, CTV & U.S. syndication, 1988-1991  
Oklahoma - _The Torkelsons_, NBC, 1991-1993  
Oregon - _Under Suspicion_, CBS, 1994-1995  
South Carolina - _American Gothic_, CBS, 1995-1996  
West Virginia - _Hawkins_, CBS, 1973-1974  
Wyoming - _The Virginian_, NBC, 1962-1970

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**Author:** ![the\_PC\_apeman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ac8455/32.png) [@the\_PC\_apeman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/the_PC_apeman)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2006, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/state-television/350233/47 "2006-03-30T14:17:34Z")

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> [@neutron star](#):
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> And here are the rest:
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> Delaware - _The Pretender_, ABC, 1996-2000  
> Idaho - _Amazing Grace_, NBC, 1995  
> Louisiana - _Frank’s Place_, CBS, 1987-1988  
> Nebraska - _Rachel Gunn, R.N._, FOX, 1992  
> New Hampshire - _The Brotherhood of Poland, NH_, CBS, 2003  
> North Dakota - _My Secret Identity_, CTV & U.S. syndication, 1988-1991  
> Oklahoma - _The Torkelsons_, NBC, 1991-1993  
> Oregon - _Under Suspicion_, CBS, 1994-1995  
> South Carolina - _American Gothic_, CBS, 1995-1996  
> West Virginia - _Hawkins_, CBS, 1973-1974  
> Wyoming - _The Virginian_, NBC, 1962-1970

Excellent work **neutron star** but join me in a drink. Hawkins had only 7 episodes.

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