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'''Podunk''' is a town in [[America]], and is the first town in [[Mother (video game)|Mother]]. It is [[Ninten]]'s hometown, and has a couple of attractions such as a [[Choucream Zoo|zoo]] and the [[Canary Village]]. Podunk also has a large [[South Cemetery|graveyard]], which Ninten visits to go save [[Pippi]] from the zombies residing there. When Ninten's journey first starts, Podunk is victim to many supernatural occurrences, such as poltergeists in people's homes and even going as far as destroying one man's house completely. Podunk has an average temperature of 15°C, and its main industries are agriculture and sightseeing.<ref>[[:File:MothersDayRef.jpg|Excerpt from Mother's Day (Podunk's) Encyclopedia Mother Entry]]</ref>

'''Franklin's Forest''' ({{tt|'''フランクリンのもり'''|Furankurin no Mori}})<ref>[[:File:FurankurinNoMoriComparison.JPG|Franklin's Forest (Furankurin no Mori) in Encyclopedia Mother]]</ref> is a small and inaccessible forest, which is situated between [[Pippi]]'s house and the central portion of Podunk. The name is most likely derived from [[wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], which the [[Franklin Badge]] also is based off.

'''Laura's Forest''' ({{tt|'''ローラのもり'''|Rōra no Mori}})<ref>[[:File:RooraNoMoriComparison.JPG|Laura's Forest (Roora No Mori) in Encyclopedia Mother]]</ref> is an unenterable forest, which surrounds the path that leads from Podunk to [[Canary Village]]. The forest is likely named after [[Laura]], a canary who resides in Canary Village.

Podunk has a population of 31 individuals and is the second biggest settlement in the game, area-wise, featuring an area of 16,790 square meters,<ref>[[:File:MothersDayRef.jpg|Excerpt from Mother's Day (Podunk's) Encyclopedia Mother Entry]]</ref> only being surpassed by [[Reindeer]], which has an area of 19,974 square meters. The town itself is encircled by a lot of natural surroundings (like the majority of the towns in the game), being enclosed by several trees and a bigger part of the area being covered in grass; several streams of water do also surround it. The area of the settlement is also very even, as the ground starts to become asymmetrical in height rather far away from the town, being in the northeastern parts, where plenty of cliffs reside. An unique feature within the territory is the frequent appearance of flowerbeds throughout the entirety of the inhabited part of the town.

On the way south to Podunk, Ninten meets the mother of a [[Pippi|child]] who has gotten lost in the town's cemetery, which now has gotten infested with zombies and other hostile creatures. Much commotion and distress occur in the town as several ominous events are going on; poltergeists who are troubling the inhabitants, zombies who have been seen roaming around, animals which have went out of control at the town's zoo, and a girl who has vanished in the midst of it all. When arriving at the main portion of the town Ninten meets the [[Mayor of Podunk|mayor]] in the City Hall, who is more concerned about how this will affect the upcoming election. He takes advantage of the situation and sends Ninten to find the lost girl in order for him to get the status of a hero. Once Ninten manages to save the girl named [[Pippi]], who had been hiding under a coffin deep inside of the cemetery, the mayor will bribe him with {{$}}100 and the [[List of key items in Mother|key to the zoo]], in hope that Ninten also will deal with problems occurring there. The residents of the town will after the rescue express praise for Ninten's deed when talked to.

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| [[List of recovery items in Mother#Antidote|Antidote]] || {{$}}20

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| [[List of recovery items in Mother#Asthma Spray|Asthma Spray]] || {{$}}148

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| [[List of recovery items in Mother#Life Up Cream|Life Up Cream]] || {{$}}194

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| [[List of recovery items in Mother#Insecticide|Insecticide]] || {{$}}300

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| [[Baseball bat#Mother|Plastic Bat]] || {{$}}80

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| [[Slingshot#Mother|Slingshot]] || {{$}}120

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| [[Baseball bat#Mother|Wooden Bat]] || {{$}}500

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| [[List of key items in Mother#Canary Chick|Canary Chick]] || {{$}}85 or free

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| [[List of recovery items in Mother#Orange Juice|Orange Juice]] || {{$}}5

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| [[List of recovery items in Mother#French Fries|French Fries]] || {{$}}15

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| [[List of recovery items in Mother#Hamburger|Hamburger]] || {{$}}25

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