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The States

★ 8.0 70 votes 2007–present 1 season · 10 episodes Ended History
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Starring
Edward Herrmann
Starring
Edward Herrmann

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About

The States is a 2007 American documentary television series about the history of each state in the United States of America, narrated by Edward Herrmann. The show documents each of the 50 states in the union. The show begins with an introduction to the five states to be documented within the episode. Each state's segment begins with the narrator giving a clue as to what that state might be, and then revealing the answer. There is then a billboard that pops up showing the state nickname, motto, population, population ranking within the union, date the state entered the union, and state flag. During interviews with historians or notable people from a state, the state's quarter is shown. Since the series was produced in 2007, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska, and Hawaii are shown with their flags. Those quarters were released in 2008 The show then highlights the history of the state itself, including notable events that have happened there, and highlights other noteworthy things in that state. In 2010 a sister presentation and then series, How the States Got Their Shapes was aired.

All Seasons

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Season 12007
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EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1California, North Carolina, Kansas, New Hampshire, West Virginia—
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▶2Texas, Massachusetts, Arkansas, Iowa, Delaware—
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▶3New York, Louisiana, Oregon, New Mexico, Vermont—
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▶4New Jersey, Arizona, Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alaska—
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▶5Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Hawaii, South Carolina, Montana—
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▶6Florida, Indiana, Washington, Utah, Rhode Island—
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▶7Illinois, Connecticut, Nevada, Mississippi, Wyoming—
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▶8Virginia, Ohio, Idaho, Alabama, North Dakota—
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▶9Michigan, Tennessee, Maine, Missouri, South Dakota—
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▶10Georgia, Colorado, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Maryland/DC—
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Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Edward Herrmann Narrator
Judd Nelson Self (Maine)
Neil Patrick Harris Self (New Mexico)
James Earl Jones Self
Sam Huntington Self
Cybill Shepherd Self (Tennessee)
Paul Dooley Self (West Virginia)
Marilu Henner Self (Illinois)
Tom Arnold Self
Jane Alexander Self (Massachusetts)

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