2. Albuquerque, New Mexico
In an episode of The Simpsons, the owners of the town’s beloved baseball team, the Springfield Isotopes, threaten to move the team to Albuquerque, New Mexico. While the Isotopes ultimately decided to stay in Springfield, the real life people of Albuquerque ran with this notion, going so far as to name their minor league team the Isotopes and erect statues of America’s favorite cartoon family in the stadium.
