The world premiere of The Simpsons Movie will be held in Springfield, Vermont, after the town beat out 14 other Springfields to land the honour. Real-life Springfields across America - the name of the fictitious town where the cartoon family live - competed against each other to win the chance to host the premiere for the new movie.The Vermont town, which has a population of 9,300, won an online vote and will become Simpsons central on 21 July (07).Springfield Regional Chamber of Commerce member Patricia Chaffee says, "We're so excited. We came in at the last minute, and for us to win, we feel like the underdogs, which makes this so big and so great for us." Springfield, Vermont received 15,367 votes, beating Springfield, Illinois, which received 14,634 votes. For the long running cartoon this is it's first movie outing. Homer mistakingly pollutes the river with toxic waste from the power plant. This results in his losing his job and forces all the residents of Springfield to evacuate - possibly forever.

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