Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Question: Which Tennessee city did Bart Simpson and his friends visit in The Simpsons?

Answer: Knoxville. In the classic season seven episode, “Bart on the Road,” Bart, Milhouse, Martin, and Nelson illegally rent a car during spring break. Milhouse discovers a AAA Guide Book in the car’s glove compartment and reads in awe about the Knoxville World’s Fair and its stunning centerpiece called the Sunsphere. 

The only problem is that the guidebook was written in 1982 and the boys arrive at the long-abandoned World’s Fair site fourteen years too late. They ask a person at a nearby wig shop about the Sunsphere. He calls it the “Wigsphere,” explains that it’s now used solely for wig storage, and pressures them into purchasing wigs for themselves.