Shows were the location was never revealed

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Daria's family moved away from Beavis and Butthead's town to a suburb named Lawndale. Almost everything in Lawndale was named after the town, the high school that Daria and her sister attended, the mall, etc. But it was never revealed where Lawndale was located.
King of the Hill's Arlen is probably somewhere near Copperas Cove, TX, since it is located in central Texas, a few hours away from Dallas and a sort of suburb bedroom community of Fort Hood, TX. Most of the enlisted and working class live in Killeen, TX, which is a typical military town, while the elite, officers and those with money, live in Copperas Cove, TX. Since Col Cotton Hill, a retired officer veteran, once lived there or still does, it could very well be Copperas Cove, TX.
The city that Max Headroom's Network 23 was located in, was never mentioned, but in the "Security" episode, a map of Nebraska was displayed when Bryce Lynch was conducting a briefing explaining Security System's A-7 artificial intelligence computer. But all of the outdoor scenes were actually Los Angeles, CA.

 

[nomadcowatbk]

Where in SoCal was Bayside High in Saved by the Bell, near the Ocean?

 

[Tim from Springfield IL]

Where in SoCal was Bayside High in Saved by the Bell, near the Ocean?

And then to further confuse matters, the predecessor to "Saved by the Bell," "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" (with Hayley Mills as the teacher) was set somewhere in Indiana (I would presume Indy or nearby) with the characters of Zack Morris, Screech and Mr. Belding! Then all of those characters "transferred" to Bayside when SBTB debuted. ??? ??? IIRC the "Good Morning, Miss Bliss" episodes were included in the Saved by the Bell syndication package (with the SBTB theme and title).

 

[ajc_trw]

"Scrubs", according to the producers, is set in a large California city called "Sandifrangeles".

I remember an episode where Turk got a custom cell number 1-916-call-turk which places the show near Sacramento. I don't think Turk would have driven to Sacramento just to get a 916 cell number.

And, as it was 2004, I don't think they had prepaid cells back then.

 

[mleach]

And, as it was 2004, I don't think they had prepaid cells back then.

Actually they did, even as far back as the mid 90's prepaid cells existed as I can recall seeing Dick Clark plugging one company ( forget which one ) going on about how people with bad credit and/or no income can get a new cell, children can have their own cell..etc..and the ad ended with Clark giving his American Bandstand smile saying "...Pick up the phone America..its for YOU ! ! "

 

[flashback]

a lot of the shows discussed were not concerned with continuity about all the details .hence the conflicting latatude and longatude in giligans island and the conflict with knowledge of tulsa and locations of bugtussle.and you cant go by where the shows were filmed to figure out where they were supposted to take place.

 

[MsMusicRadio]

Hill Street Blues (exterior shots taken in Chicago, but street names and geographical references were taken from show creator Stephen Bochco's home town, Buffalo, NY)

I thought Hill St. Blues was supposed to be Pittsburgh where Stephen Bocho attended college at CMU. The HILL District was a notorious high crime area of the Sixties when Stephen was a CMU Dramat along with Bruce Weitz and Charlie Haid.

 

[MsMusicRadio]

Different thought. Don't think that the state was ever mentioned in Broderick Crawford's Highway Patrol. If one wasn't in California, the cars just looked like generic black and whites. The cops went to Danville a lot, but there are loads of Danvilles.

 

[searadiofreak]

Different thought. Don't think that the state was ever mentioned in Broderick Crawford's Highway Patrol. If one wasn't in California, the cars just looked like generic black and whites. The cops went to Danville a lot, but there are loads of Danvilles.

Highway Patrol was definitely based on the California Highway Patrol, as was highly credited at the end of each program. Fantastic show, btw. Great location shooting all over Southern California, many areas that were rural at the time and now are completely built-out as suburbs! But, yes, to the point, no real locations were ever mentioned. Experts can identify many areas, however. A fascinating look at rural S. California in the 1950's.

 

[fybush]

KotH's fictional Arlen, Texas always seemed to me to be somewhere in the Hill Country (no pun intended) - think about all the German influence in places like New Braunfels, and then consider that Arlen is in "Heimlich County," and down the road from a town called "Dirndl."

And Mike Judge is from nearby Austin, isn't he?

 

[therealjm12]

There were several references to Rochester in Hill Street Blues. Mostly street names. One reference in particular, racing patrol cars up Portland & Clinton Avenues to see which way was the quickest to Hill Street Station.

The opening sequence was filmed in Chicago. You can tell by The Old Style beer sign.

 

[stdjsb25]

"SWAT" also took place in a California city, which was never identified; in fact, the closest to any identification was that the patches on the cops' uniforms said "LCPD".

That must put "T.J. Hooker" in the same city as "SWAT", as that series was set in the same city (but at the "Academy Precinct" with the LCPD that was never named.

 

[MsMusicRadio]

KotH's fictional Arlen, Texas always seemed to me to be somewhere in the Hill Country (no pun intended) - think about all the German influence in places like New Braunfels, and then consider that Arlen is in "Heimlich County," and down the road from a town called "Dirndl."

And Mike Judge is from nearby Austin, isn't he?

I thought Arlen was supposed to sound a bit like Arlington and Harlingen (spelling).

 

[flashback]

on a rerun showing of friends last night they showed a distance shot of streets in Cincinnati even though it is supposted to take place in new york.

there was a huge sign for wlw 700.the cincinnati radio station.

 

[MsMusicRadio]

on a rerun showing of friends last night they showed a distance shot of streets in Cincinnati even though it is supposted to take place in new york.

there was a huge sign for wlw 700.the cincinnati radio station.

And Joey ,Chandler, and Phoebe join Johny Fever as the new KRP Morning Zoo.

 

[dtuba]

KotH's fictional Arlen, Texas always seemed to me to be somewhere in the Hill Country (no pun intended) - think about all the German influence in places like New Braunfels, and then consider that Arlen is in "Heimlich County," and down the road from a town called "Dirndl."

And Mike Judge is from nearby Austin, isn't he?

Yes, and this leads me to believe that "Arlen" is somewhere between Austin and Dallas, since the Hill's are definitely Cowboys fans, and are frequently seen going into Dallas for shopping, business, the airport, etc.

It is mentioned in the show that Cotton lives in Houston, which is "about 3 hours away".

Sad that I know all this stuff....

 

[trusty]

I love these “detective” threads. It seems we have uncovered what could be called “Portland: The Simpsons/Petticoat Junction Connection”.

Also, Quahog (see this site) has enough of a Rhode Island connection that it could be a nickname for Providence.

In the Dukes of Hazzard, the general feeling you get when you hear them talk about “Capital City” is a reference to Atlanta, but outdoor scenes show California mountains, not Georgia (which is a constant source of irritation).

There is a Bug Tussle, Alabama – close to Tennessee. It’s small; I’ve been there (without knowing it ).

Also, regarding a lack of knowledge of nearby Tulsa, I can only say, hey, we’re talking about the Clampetts here.

It has been said that, on a Leave it to Beaver episode, his mom is asked where his dad went, and she says, “Oh, Ward went to town looking for Beaver,” but I would imagine it would show up on YouTube if it were true…

 

[jh]

In the Dukes of Hazzard, the general feeling you get when you hear them talk about “Capital City” is a reference to Atlanta, but outdoor scenes show California mountains, not Georgia (which is a constant source of irritation).

But there are also references to Atlanta, and in a very early episode (maybe the pilot) Bo & Luke went to Atlanta. Maybe suggesting Atlanta is the closest major city, but they're across the state line in "Capital City's" state?

The first dozen or so episodes were shot on location in Georgia, and I've always thought the series was set in Georgia. As far as the Alabama road sign, continuity was never a strong suit on the show. The California mountains in Dukes don't bother me as much as the grassy lawns shown on CSI. (Las Vegas is in the desert, people don't have grass lawns.)

These threads are fun.

 

[Corky Marlowe]

I just thought of the ultimate TV production where the location was never mentioned...Peanuts specials!

 

[jwk1979]

Yes, and this leads me to believe that "Arlen" is somewhere between Austin and Dallas, since the Hill's are definitely Cowboys fans, and are frequently seen going into Dallas for shopping, business, the airport,

As far as the Hills being Cowboys fans so that makes them close to Dallas, other than Houston and the South Texas Gulf Coast Region, you will find that a HUGE MAJORITY of the Texas population are Cowboys fans, whether it is the West Texas cities of Amarillo, Lubbuck and El Paso, to the hill country cities of San Antonio and Austin and even into Arkansas and Oklahoma. I've been to Amarillo, Texas during football season and the Cowboy games were carried on TV and Radio. I don't recall seeing any Texans fans or fans od any other NFL team.