| “ | I never hear of this Port–LAND. | „ |
| ~ Kamala[src] |
Portland, Oregon is a city in the Pacific Northwest located where the Willamette and Columbia Rivers meet. The founders, Asa Lovejoy and Francis Pettygrove, both wanted the settlement named after their respective hometowns so it was decided by coin toss and Pettygrove from Portland, Maine won.
History[]
The hipster family Terrence, Emily, T-Rex and Corduroy relocate to Springfield from Portland and moved next door to the Simpsons. ("The Day the Earth Stood Cool")
Marge lived in Portland for a month while pursuing competitive lumberjacking and the rest family come to watch her in the championships. ("Marge the Lumberjill")
Bart is being sent to Upward Bound, a boot camp for juvenile delinquents in Oregon, so Homer takes him to the airport to buy a plane ticket to Portland except Bart is on the No Fly list because of the problems he caused the last time he flew unescorted so Homer ends up having to drive him instead. ("We're on the Road to D'oh-where")
Due to budget cuts Principal Skinner had to merge Bart's class with the other 4th grade class instead of hiring a substitute teacher because he explains, "Mrs. Krabappel had to go to Portland. Apparently the people she hired to deprogram her sister from that cult turned out to be an even worse cult." ("Stealing First Base")
Homer is upset Bart is a fan of the Boston Americans telling him, "Look around, son. This is your hometown. And the Springfield Atoms are your hometown team... since 2003, when we stole them in the middle of the night from Portland." ("The Town")
Non-canon[]
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Bart is in the body of a mutant alien on Rigel 7 (in a parody of Avatar). He slips up and says, "Back on Earth" and then covers, " It's a place on the other side of this planet that's very rainy so you can only see one planet. It's Portland." ("Treehouse of Horror XXII")
Appearances[]
Episode – "We're on the Road to D'oh-where" (mentioned)- Episode – "Stealing First Base" (mentioned)
Episode – "Treehouse of Horror XXII" (mentioned, In the Na'vi)- Episode – "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" (mentioned)
- Episode – "The Town" (mentioned)
- Episode – "No Good Read Goes Unpunished" ("Poor Old Joe" lyrics)
- Episode – "Marge the Lumberjill"