I think I know where Foster's is located!

[GrimTheLost]

I don't know if this was mentioned before, but here goes. I know what the address is duh. I put it in a on Google and it mentioned Scanectity. I put that on Google too and it came up with New York. If this has already been mentioned tell me. You can tell me if I am stupid or not.

[FostersFriend]

Mmm could be ya know. I've got Google earth and typed in 1123 Wilson Way and it came up with this.

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n55/FostersFriend/1123wilsonway.png

and look Wisconsin, and if I remember clearly Terrence mentioned in 'Duchess Of Wails' that they are moving, all the way to Wisconsin (but he made a mistake though, but it could be a hint)??????

[GrimTheLost]

IT'S MADNESS SHEER MADNESS!!!

[FostersFriend]

Ok now i'm confused, did I do something wrong??

[GrimTheLost]

No, I'm just being crazy.

[FostersFriend]

oh ok lol 8D

well i'm going to try and solve this mystery, lets split up gang..lol :D

[Cheesecake_Recipe]

Wisconsin is known for being a fairly boring state, so it would make sense that so many Imaginary Friends are popping out of the kids there.

[GrimTheLost]

Wisconsin is known for being a fairly boring state, so it would make sense that so many Imaginary Friends are popping out of the kids there.

I think I lol'ed in my pants.

[pitbulllady]

According to Lauren Faust, Foster's is located "somewhere in the Pacific Northwest", and the trees and landscape ARE similar to what you'd see in Oregon or Washington state. Since they went to the beach in "Squeeze the Day", it stands to reason that they'd be near the ocean, so Wisconsin would be out, and it could not have been a lake beach, either, since there are no freshwater jellyfish in North America.

pitbulllady

[GrimTheLost]

Dang and I thought I was on to something.:)

[FostersFriend]

Well that actually sound very reasonable. I checed it out, very possible. If ever I meet them , i'm gonna ask them straight "where is Foster's Home?'

8D

[GrimTheLost]

It's a hot topic among fans... hot toe pick...

[lucyrocks73]

I always thought (y'know, with the woods and all) they lived in Oregon or something, but that was just a guess.

I do have to wonder, though... Why the heck were they getting weather reports for Kansas then???

-Marty 8-)

[GrimTheLost]

Probobly just watching the Weather Channel. That goes everywhere.

[antgirl1]

And so only Washington, Oregon, and California remain. I wonder if Eduardo ever wishes he lived in Idaho. XDDD

[Sparky]

Well that actually sound very reasonable. I checed it out, very possible. If ever I meet them , i'm gonna ask them straight "where is Foster's Home?'

8D

I *already* asked them, and that's where the answer by Lauren that pbl mentioned came from. Lauren told us that if it's anywhere, its in the Pacific Northwest, but that the *specific* loaction will never be revealed.

[GrimTheLost]

Aww that sucks.

[Tonya]

Well, I looked it up on Yahoo and there IS such thing as Topeka Kansas. But there are no oceans around there so...And another thing, when Bloo was watching the weather channel, you know the map they showed on the TV for Topeka? Foster's must live somewere around there right? So mabe the ocean was just a random thing the writers put in. I mean, the same thing goes for Springfield and the Simpsons. Springfield is in no specific place so the writers can put whatever surroundings they want for Springfield, such as the beach, the mountins, and there's NOTHING like that around were I live, Springfield not being extreamly far away from me. So...mabe werever Foster's is is just a made up place? I'm not making one bit of since am I?

[pitbulllady]

Well, I looked it up on Yahoo and there IS such thing as Topeka Kansas. But there are no oceans around there so...And another thing, when Bloo was watching the weather channel, you know the map they showed on the TV for Topeka? Foster's must live somewere around there right? So mabe the ocean was just a random thing the writers put in. I mean, the same thing goes for Springfield and the Simpsons. Springfield is in no specific place so the writers can put whatever surroundings they want for Springfield, such as the beach, the mountins, and there's NOTHING like that around were I live, Springfield not being extreamly far away from me. So...mabe werever Foster's is is just a made up place? I'm not making one bit of since am I?


I can guarantee that Foster's is NOWHERE near Topeka, Kansas! Topeka is not just hot, it's FLAT-I'm talking possum-that's-been-lying-on-the-road-for-a-month flat! There are no mountains, conifer forests or beaches anywhere near.

Bloo was watching a parody of the Weather Channel in "Squeeze the Day", since they have some really "dry", boring weather forecasters on there, and of course, they give the weather for the entire country, not any specific region. Everyone sorta got hung up on the Topeka thing, but most people forget that the weatherman also mentions other cities, including Spokane, which is in Washington state.

pitbulllady

[Tonya]

Ahhh, okay. Well, like Sparky said what Lauren said, "the *specific* loaction will never be revealed".

[pitbulllady]

Ahhh, okay. Well, like Sparky said what Lauren said, "the *specific* loaction will never be revealed".


Lauren meant "specific" as in a specific city, or particular Pacific Northwestern state, but that really only leaves two that have a coastline, and they would be Oregon and Washington, unless you count northern California, too. Given the way that some of the human locals dress, I get a real Seatle vibe from the place.

pitbulllady

[kageri]

I thought they were in California, since they were able to drive to Los Angeles (it was L.A., right?) in Sweet Stench of Success, but I never thought to take the flora and fauna into account.... Hmmm...

[Sparky]

I thought they were in California, since they were able to drive to Los Angeles (it was L.A., right?) in Sweet Stench of Success, but I never thought to take the flora and fauna into account.... Hmmm...

Before we talked to Lauren on TV.com, I had them pegged in California myself for that same reason. But, I was wrong. :)

[kageri]

Aw man, I was all proud of being semi-close to Foster's. I suppose it's just supposed to be any old suburban city. They probably didn't think about where exactly, and there aren't any really obvious clues (like in Pee-wee's Playhouse how he jumps past Mt. Rushmore when he rides off on his scooter at the end of the show)... and since California's close to beaches, and they could drive to L.A., it made sense. Wah...

[taranchula]

It's gotta to be Washington, after all it was revealed in the episode, "Imposter's Home..." that Foster's is in close proximity to Canada and Washington is the only Pacific state that boarders with a Canadian Provence (British Colombia.)

[One Radical Dude]

It's anywhere between Northern California and Washington state. That's all we'll ever know -- in the Pacific Northwest.

[Kzinistzerg]

All that matters is the general area. We don't need to know exactly where it is.

[Sims Katie]

It lives in our hearts, in the laughter of a baby and the hope in a child's eyes. In the - wait, what were we talking about again? xD

[GrimTheLost]

It lives in our hearts, in the laughter of a baby and the hope in a child's eyes. In the - wait, what were we talking about again? xD

Exactly.

[LaBlooGirl]

Huh...interesting that the Foster's address pops up in Wisconsin. But I think that's just coincidence.

LOL Some of the reasoning is quite funny...such as people being so bored in Wisconsin they dream up a lot of Imaginary Friends. Way to go, Cheesecake. ::grins:: Is that where Cheese himself came from? XD

[Nyo]

Well, it snowed in A Lost Clause (no duh) so it means Foster's must be in Northern California; it doesn't snow in Southern California.

[Sims Katie]

it doesn't snow in Southern California.

It apparently don't rain, either... :P

[kaytea]

It's gotta to be Washington, after all it was revealed in the episode, "Imposter's Home..." that Foster's is in close proximity to Canada and Washington is the only Pacific state that boarders with a Canadian Provence (British Colombia.)

man that would so rock if they do O__O

[Voxxyn]

Sometimes, I like to think it's located at California, only because it's hilarious to picture Governor Arnold Schwarzenneger telling Frankie and the gang that they're permanently banned from the beach.

I'd believe the "close to Canada" theory, except, well, it came from IMPOSTER'S HOME...

[billytheskink]

I'd like to reiterate that the flag that flys at Mac's school looks an awful lot like the first national flag of the Confederate States of America.

If that had any bearing on where Foster's was located, it'd be located down southways. Unlikely, given the show's visuals.

Of course, the great thing about a cartoon is that the location doesn't need to be anchored. You can be close to the river, beach, mountains, snow, jungle in any given episode.

[lucyrocks73]

For some reason, I always had it in my head that they lived in Oregon. Why, I'm not sure.

-Marty 8-)

[HappyFoppy]

I also have no idea why you would think it. ;)

Anyway, I don't think Foster's is located anywhere, just in a fictional version of America (that's for sure in Foster's Goes to Europe). There's not that much logic in cartoons. All we know is it's not Canada either as seen in Imposter's, but it can't be too far away (and actually not too close) if you go there with a train.

[rickey14]

i think Foster's would b located in Kansas.cause in one of the episodes Bloo was bored and he was watching the weather and it said it was "Hot in Topeca",which is in Kansas.DU:D

[pitbulllady]

i think Foster's would b located in Kansas.cause in one of the episodes Bloo was bored and he was watching the weather and it said it was "Hot in Topeca",which is in Kansas.DU:D

Bloo was watching "The Weather Channel", which was giving weather reports from all over the country. In addition to Topeka, the weatherman also mentioned Spokane, which is in Washington state, and Schenectaty, which is in New York state. Just for the record, there are no beaches in Kansas-no ocean, no beaches, and no jellyfish.

pitbulllady

[taranchula]

i think Foster's would b located in Kansas.cause in one of the episodes Bloo was bored and he was watching the weather and it said it was "Hot in Topeca",which is in Kansas.DU:D

Yeah but they also mentioned "Showers in Spokane" which is in Washington so....

Drat! PBL is quicker on the draw.

[Kzinistzerg]

Aww, no jellyfish? I thought they lived i ntrees. ;)

"california" is really all we know.

[k0ugs]

Vlad PLasmius lives in wisconsin, other than that... when did making fun of wisconsin pop up in every single cartoon?

I dont understand
(yup im from WI)

[Sparky]

Its actually not just cartoons. It seems really that a LOT of actors (possibly especially comedians) are from Wisconsin; this may hold true as well for writers, so that's why they put that in a lot. No kidding - I had a roommate from Wisconsin once and he hyped the place so much all the time, making fun of California - it really burned me...but after that I always notice when Wisconsin is mentioned on television, and it is a LOT!! It's the darnedest thing.

Perhaps everyone from Wisconsin has a tendancy to make fun of other places and glorify Wisconsin whenever they're visiting/moving elsewhere, so much so that writers just can't HELP making fun of Wisconsin, just for revenge! That roommate of mine was pretty mean about California, and always going on about how great Wisconsin is. Maybe all Wisconsinites, or a lot of them anyways, are like that, and it just annoys everyone. ;) It certainly annoyed ME.

[k0ugs]

Maybe all Wisconsinites, or a lot of them anyways, are like that, and it just annoys everyone. ;) It certainly annoyed ME.

haha

i just think the other american's views of a wisconsinite is that we all have cheeseheads, live on a farm, and drink a lot of beer

well the last one is true (milwaukee is the #1 drinking city), most wisconsinites are just like you normal people... lol

cept everyone else says stuff funny, like calling a bubbler a "water fountain":cheese:

[HappyFoppy]

This is getting off-topic. I think. Just one or two posts, but still...

EDIT: Aha, 4 off-topics. Boom.

[duck2k]

According to Lauren Faust, Foster's is located "somewhere in the Pacific Northwest", and the trees and landscape ARE similar to what you'd see in Oregon or Washington state. Since they went to the beach in "Squeeze the Day", it stands to reason that they'd be near the ocean, so Wisconsin would be out, and it could not have been a lake beach, either, since there are no freshwater jellyfish in North America.

pitbulllady

I definitely concur with this! It is not uncommon to find victorian style homes along the Pacific Northwest; not to mention the cast went to a beach on "Squeeze the Day." The area that Foster's Home is in just does not have that Eastern seaboard feel - more Pacific seaboard. Just my two cents!:cheese: :frankiesmile:

[AerostarMonk]

I feel obliged to share my feelings on a long dead thread. It seems that primary inspiration in the Pacific Northwest could've been none other than Humboldt County, California. Home to the coast redwood the tallest trees in the world, which are featured rather prominently in opening title sequence in the Foster's yard. Humboldt County's small town atmosphere, cultural idiosyncrasies, proximity to both Hollywood and the ocean makes it the number one candidate for a permanent location if there ever was one. However Imposter's has proven that the location of the entire town is not static as it seemed to saunter its way towards the Canadian Border. That downgrades the entire County as simply a very possible, and probable inspiration.

Also if this wasn't the inspiration for the house, or one of the primary inspirations, I'll eat my hat. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Carson_Mansion_Eureka_California.jpg
I mean right down to the signage.

[Pawbah]

Also if this wasn't the inspiration for the house, or one of the primary inspirations, I'll eat my hat. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Carson_Mansion_Eureka_California.jpg
I mean right down to the signage.

Wow, that's really something else. It just needs to be colored differently. So... What kind of house is it? A club of some kind?

[AerostarMonk]

It's an old mansion called the Carson Mansion. Recently it's home to the Ingomar Club, http://www.ingomar.org/

[Shelltoon]

Anybody good with Photoshop want to try and shop it to resemble the Foster's Mansion?

[Lynnie]

Wow, that is one spectacular Gothic-Victorian mansion, me likey! *starting to day dream, but then realizes the daydream has nothing to do with her favorite TV show* Eh hem,... Anyway, yeah, I'm wondering too if one or more of the Foster's crew saw that and POOF! The inspiration behind the Foster's mansion!

As for the many who believe Foster's is in the Northwestern US, particularly Washington State, I hereby promise I shall keep my eyes peeled. If I see a little blue blob running around, I will tackle him to the ground and bring him home so everyone can say "Hi" personally. That also goes for a little mop-haired 8 year old boy, a pretty red-head punk rocker, a little old lady with a bun almost as big as her head, a tall willowy amputee, a purple bull and a bird/plant/airplane thing. Although, I shouldn't have to tackle any of them. ;)

[Ricky Fieldmouse]

I believe that they live in the Seattle suburbs. Everything that's been mentioned in the show just falls into place there.
As for the many who believe Foster's is in the Northwestern US, particularly Washington State, I hereby promise I shall keep my eyes peeled. If I see a little blue blob running around, I will tackle him to the ground and bring him home so everyone can say "Hi" personally. That also goes for a little mop-haired 8 year old boy, a pretty red-head punk rocker, a little old lady with a bun almost as big as her head, a tall willowy amputee, a purple bull and a bird/plant/airplane thing. Although, I shouldn't have to tackle any of them. ;)Okay.

[pitbulllady]

I believe that they live in the Seattle suburbs. Everything that's been mentioned in the show just falls into place there.
Okay.

That's what I think, too. The weather where Foster's is located is too cold in winter for whatever part of California that lovely mansion in the photo is located. Seattle wouldn't be that far from Canada, either, though a drive to Hollywood would be one heckuva day trip! The rabbits in "Camp Keep a Good Mac Down" mentioned wolves, and there are no wolves left in California, though there have been many sightings in Washington state that indicate they have returned to that state. The way people talk, the general atmosphere, everything pretty much points to somewhere near Seattle in that series.

pitbulllady

[AerostarMonk]

I still don't really get a Seattle feel there. And the presence of such large redwoods also point to Northern California.

I guess this is what they meant by just being the Pacific Northwest. It seems that it's more of a hodgepodge of the entire region rather than one specific location. Much like Hey Arnold!, which seemed to take primary inspiration from the Borough of Brooklyn but is actually a major city near the Washington/Canada border. And has plenty of evidence throughout the series to back up such a claim rather than just a random placing done by creators year later.

So looks like we've got a Metropolis on our hands if you get my drift.

[Rozlyn_x3]

Hmmm..interesting.

In my opinion Pacific Northwest would be at most Washington & Oregon...I don't think of California much as Pacific Northwest...maybe Northern =P

As everyone said- I think I have to agree with them. Everything points to Seattle area. But I think there's a few things that could come from other major cities as well.

[AerostarMonk]

Well, Northern California is considered the Pacific Northwest according to some. One thing that puts my doubts to Seattle is the presence of snow. From what I remember hearing from some relatives who've lived there for almost 20 years now, snow isn't plentiful in the Puget Sound region.

[Sparky]

For what its worth, I have lived in California all my life and have never heard of Northern California being referred to as the Pacific Northwest...Just thought I'd say.

[Crash-N-Cortex]

I was raised in California, I been to Fairfield to visit my cousins and my mom's sister in Northern California. I haven't been near the Pacific Coast though, it were be awesome if the foster's home were near a beach.

[Lynnie]

One thing that puts my doubts to Seattle is the presence of snow. From what I remember hearing from some relatives who've lived there for almost 20 years now, snow isn't plentiful in the Puget Sound region.

True, it's not plentiful, but we do get some. Every winter we get some type of snow storm, whether only a few inches fall or a whole foot. Last winter we got a big storm where many areas in the Seattle metro area got over a foot of snow, and it was on the ground for over a week. However, that wasn't the norm. The norm is probably two or three storms each winter, between 1 and 6 inches of the white stuff falling in each, and it remaining on the ground for only two or three days before melting.

But in the show, "A Lost Clause" is the only episode where we really see any snow. And then there's the little snippits of Goo in "Go Goo Go". But it still seems to me it could be in the Seattle area. And then there's "Cookie Dough", where it's cold, windy and rainy in "the middle of winter" instead of there being snow on the ground. Yes, that's Seattle to the "T". :rolleyes:

[AerostarMonk]

Like I said most likely a hodgepodge of places all over the Northwestern Region of the United States. I just thought that Humboldt County made a lot of sense for primary inspiration, but in no way the static location. I would also rule out Seattle as static location either.

What I meant by a Metropolis on our hands, is that in comics the city of Metropolis has had the distinction along with other cities of "walking around." Since the beginning of this very decade it's moved from the state of Delaware to the state of New York, no questions asked. And if you take in all the factors it seems the city that Foster's is set in has done that too. Seattle is approximately 1,131 miles away from Hollywood, and seeing as it seems to stress realism more than most cartoons, it's likely that that episode was set in California, as well as Seize the Day. Likewise, Imposter's was set in the good ol' state of Washington. It seems there's enough evidence to support all our claims.

However I tip my hat to Newsom and Newsom for building the Carson Mansion. What eye they have for style. Even if it weren't the inspiration for the house, this Queen Anne masterpiece is a wonder to behold.

[Ricky Fieldmouse]

Okay, so I was just now playing around with Google Earth, when I looked up Seattle and found this...
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1671/redherringmc4.png
Now, I know it's just a coincidence, but think about it for a minute. What if the "Foster's" in "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends" isn't reffering to Madame Foster, but this so called Foster Island? It's the same as saying Seattle's Home fIF, or Brooklyn's Home, etc.

Now, I know some of you will reject this theory, but I just wanted to inform you guys of this.

[Shelltoon]

I've been under the assumption it's in the place I was born... Spokane, WA. Showers in Spokane... Shpoooookane...

[pitbulllady]

I've been under the assumption it's in the place I was born... Spokane, WA. Showers in Spokane... Shpoooookane...

They DO mention Spokane a LOT on the show, and it, too, is in WA state, so that would make a lot of sense.

pitbulllady

[Xroc88]

"buys plane ticket to go see frankie"

Peanuts please?

[pitbulllady]

"buys plane ticket to go see frankie"

Peanuts please?

Just a reminder-this isn't a RPG; it's a discussion forum, OK?

pitbulllady

[Xroc88]

Well it wasn't intended for RPG just a joke.

[Nyo]

Maybe istead of Foster Island, Foster's is here? (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foster_City%2C_California)

...lol.

[CartoonNetworkFan]

I say they live in Burbank, CA, in Cartoon Network Studios. (Does that make sence?)

[taranchula]

I say they live in Burbank, CA, in Cartoon Network Studios. (Does that make sence?)

Well yeah, if you want to get waaaaaaaaaaaay "literal" about the topic at hand. 8D

If you want to get even more literal then that you could say that they live in the copmuters that the animators use to create every frame of every episode. ;)

(Just joshing with ya.)

[Mac-a-lacka]

Me and my brother-in-law studied the hints, if indeed...
Goofball's creator came from Canada by train in 45 minutes say maybe the border then that would take them to Bellingham, Washington

[pitbulllady]

Me and my brother-in-law studied the hints, if indeed...
Goofball's creator came from Canada by train in 45 minutes say maybe the border then that would take them to Bellingham, Washington

I'd say that's pretty much dead on the money, there! The distance from Canada by train is right, there are some beaches nearby, and the mountainous terrain is right(though a bit more mountainous that what we see on the show), as is the weather. The town is about the right size for whatever town we see on Foster's-small and old enough to have that quaintness about it, yet still large enough to have big concerts, multi-level malls and five-star restaurants.
Another Washington state town, Grapeview, is found about an hour further south, but has more beach access, and is not as mountainous as Bellingham(more hilly, like what we often see on the show), and it actually DOES have a Wilson Way! Even though it's more distant from Canada, you also have to consider the VERY strong possibility that Goofball's estimations could have been WAAAY off, given that he wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer! Either of those towns would be a very good candidate, but either way, I'd definitely say that the show takes place in Washington State.

pitbulllady

[bloonuggets]

There is a Wilson Avenue in Bellingham, but no Wilson Way.

So it just might be Grapeview, Washington. Ah, the wonders of Google earth(R)!

[Mac-a-lacka]

I'd say that's pretty much dead on the money, there! The distance from Canada by train is right, there are some beaches nearby, and the mountainous terrain is right(though a bit more mountainous that what we see on the show), as is the weather. The town is about the right size for whatever town we see on Foster's-small and old enough to have that quaintness about it, yet still large enough to have big concerts, multi-level malls and five-star restaurants.
Another Washington state town, Grapeview, is found about an hour further south, but has more beach access, and is not as mountainous as Bellingham(more hilly, like what we often see on the show), and it actually DOES have a Wilson Way! Even though it's more distant from Canada, you also have to consider the VERY strong possibility that Goofball's estimations could have been WAAAY off, given that he wasn't the sharpest knife in the drawer! Either of those towns would be a very good candidate, but either way, I'd definitely say that the show takes place in Washington State.

pitbulllady

You know...on Pranks For Nothing when the picture was showing the outside of the hotel there was a sign by the road that said "I-5 Freeway":o

[pitbulllady]

You know...on Pranks For Nothing when the picture was showing the outside of the hotel there was a sign by the road that said "I-5 Freeway":o


Was it really? I honestly didn't notice that, and I've seen the episode twice. I hope that Sparky can catch that in her screen grabs, but that would totally make sense, being that I-5 runs through both Bellingham and Grapeview. Bellingham is really probably the better candidate, though, given its size, and when I zoomed out, I realized that it does have a rather nice little beach(probably complete with jellyfish), and fits the bill perfectly. It also has Western Washington University, which could very well be where Frankie earned her degree in whatever it is she has that degree in. We can forgive them not having a "Wilson Way", since Wilson Avenue is close enough!

By the way, you don't have to put spoiler tags, Mac-a-Lacka, unless it's for an episode that most folks haven't seen yet.

pitbulllady

[Mac-a-lacka]

Was it really? I honestly didn't notice that, and I've seen the episode twice. I hope that Sparky can catch that in her screen grabs, but that would totally make sense, being that I-5 runs through both Bellingham and Grapeview. Bellingham is really probably the better candidate, though, given its size, and when I zoomed out, I realized that it does have a rather nice little beach(probably complete with jellyfish), and fits the bill perfectly. It also has Western Washington University, which could very well be where Frankie earned her degree in whatever it is she has that degree in. We can forgive them not having a "Wilson Way", since Wilson Avenue is close enough!

By the way, you don't have to put spoiler tags, Mac-a-Lacka, unless it's for an episode that most folks haven't seen yet.

pitbulllady

:cheese:(Raspy Inhale) OK:cheese:8D

[Mac-a-lacka]

So it just might be Grapeview, Washington.

Hope I'm not breaking any rules by double posting but I wanted to point this out...I-5 doe's not go through Grapeview.:o

[Sparky]

I dunno, I don't think we're supposed to think the show takes place in a real town. I believe it's a fictional one, so the I-5 could go through/past it. It could be *near* this Grapeview, but I don't think the show is supposed to take place in any real town.

[Mac-a-lacka]

But you got to get an idea from somewhere...

[Cassini90125]

I dunno, I don't think we're supposed to think the show takes place in a real town. I believe it's a fictional one, so the I-5 could go through/past it. It could be *near* this Grapeview, but I don't think the show is supposed to take place in any real town.

If it does I can tell you where we'll be having Forumcon eventually. ;D 8D

[Jack]

There was a new clue in "Pranks for nothing!" Theres a sign outside of the hotel that says Highway 15. Mr. Herriman said that the hotel was several hours away from fosters (can't remember exact number).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Interstate_15_map.png/285px-Interstate_15_map.png

Washington and Oregon could both work. This also means the episode "Pranks for Nothing" took place in either Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, or California

[antgirl1]

I root for Idaho. :D

[pitbulllady]

There was a new clue in "Pranks for nothing!" Theres a sign outside of the hotel that says Highway 15. Mr. Herriman said that the hotel was several hours away from fosters (can't remember exact number).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Interstate_15_map.png/285px-Interstate_15_map.png

Washington and Oregon could both work. This also means the episode "Pranks for Nothing" took place in either Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, or California


There are no beaches in either Montana, Idaho, Utah or Nevada, so that rules all of those states out. No ocean, no beaches, no jellyfish. Mr. Herriman said that the hotel was a seven-hour drive from Foster's, but that's by BUS, and I doubt that old Ford bus can move all that fast, so seven hours by the Foster's bus could very well be more like four or five hours by car. That leaves only northern California, Washington or Oregon as likely candidates, and given the terrain and the proximity to a beach, as well as the weather, Washington state is the most likely locale.

pitbulllady

[Mac-a-lacka]

There was a new clue in "Pranks for nothing!" Theres a sign outside of the hotel that says Highway 15. Mr. Herriman said that the hotel was several hours away from fosters (can't remember exact number).

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Interstate_15_map.png/285px-Interstate_15_map.png

Washington and Oregon could both work. This also means the episode "Pranks for Nothing" took place in either Montana, Idaho, Utah, Nevada, or California

Look again. The sign said "I-5 Freeway"(said in earlier post):P
I-5 only runs through Washington, Oregon and California.

[pitbulllady]

Look again. The sign said "I-5 Freeway"(said in earlier post):P
I-5 only runs through Washington, Oregon and California.

And US Highway 15 runs through South and North Carolina; I travel it every weekday on my way to work, and grew up in a house right alongside this highway! Wilt might have crossed it, where it runs concordant with I-95, on his way home in Good Wilt Hunting, but since it's a north-south running highway that starts in SC on its southernmost end(in the town of Walterborough, between Charleston and Orangeburg)and runs to upstate New York, it could not have been on the west coast. It's already been established by the show's creators that Foster's is located in the Pacific Northwest, so that is canon.

EDIT- Sparky now has the screengrabs for "Pranks For Nothing" up on her site, and that particular screengrab in question is right here: http://www.fosters-home.com/screengrabs/6/603-0073.jpg
As all can plainly see, that sign most definitely does say "I-5 FW", with a hyphen between the "I"(which is NOT a "1") and the "5", and the symbol to the left designates a Federal highway, as opposed to a state, county, or municipal road. That absolutely puts the hotel, at least, right off I-5, though it is probably located to the south of where Foster's is located, especially given that the Canadian border is just a 45-minute train ride to the NORTH of Foster's-definitely Pacific Northwest, though.

pitbulllady

[Jack]

oops, oh well. For some reason I didn't see the dash. Here's the map for I-5

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Interstate_5_map.png/285px-Interstate_5_map.png

Who knows, the bus could of have been on that road for the majority of the 7 hours.

[Mac-a-lacka]

And US Highway 15 runs through South and North Carolina; I travel it every weekday on my way to work, and grew up in a house right alongside this highway! Wilt might have crossed it, where it runs concordant with I-95, on his way home in Good Wilt Hunting, but since it's a north-south running highway that starts in SC on its southernmost end(in the town of Walterborough, between Charleston and Orangeburg)and runs to upstate New York, it could not have been on the west coast. It's already been established by the show's creators that Foster's is located in the Pacific Northwest, so that is canon.

EDIT- Sparky now has the screengrabs for "Pranks For Nothing" up on her site, and that particular screengrab in question is right here: http://www.fosters-home.com/screengrabs/6/603-0073.jpg
As all can plainly see, that sign most definitely does say "I-5 FW", with a hyphen between the "I"(which is NOT a "1") and the "5", and the symbol to the left designates a Federal highway, as opposed to a state, county, or municipal road. That absolutely puts the hotel, at least, right off I-5, though it is probably located to the south of where Foster's is located, especially given that the Canadian border is just a 45-minute train ride to the NORTH of Foster's-definitely Pacific Northwest, though.

pitbulllady

A 7 hour drive from Bellingham could possibly put the hotel somewhere in Oregon. Maybe.

[pitbulllady]

I guess it would depend on how fast the bus could travel(probably not as fast as most folks drive in their cars on an interstate) and whether or not Mr. Herriman factored an extended "potty break" into that seven-hour estimation, as to whether that hotel was in Oregon or southern Washington. What would have been a seven-hour trip via the Foster's bus, with all those passengers, would probably have taken a person traveling by car less than half the time to get to the same destination.

pitbulllady

[Mac-a-lacka]

On "Bus the two of us" the bus appeared to go rather fast.

[Cassini90125]

On "Bus the two of us" the bus appeared to go rather fast.

No doubt because unlike Frankie, Bloo has no real driving skill, thinks "faster is better", and believes traffic signs and lights are only for other people. :bloocross:

[Mac-a-lacka]

Here's a hint I kind of discovered. The mall in Olympia has a place called "Hot dog on a stick" that sells (rather tasty) lemonade, the logo, colors and uniforms all look exactly like the ones from "Wiener on a stick" on "Store wars":wiltshock::o

[Sparky]

...
Hot Dog On a Stick is a national chain. We have them in Sacramento, I don't think the show takes place in Sacramento. :P

[Mac-a-lacka]

I didn't know for sure if Hot Dog On a Stick was national or not.
The only one I've ever seen is the one at the mall.