fɹˈɛd wʌz bˈɔːɹn ænd ɹˈeɪzd ˌɔn ɐ fˈɑːɹm ɪnðə mɪdwˈɛst; ɪn wˈʌn ˈɛpɪsˌoʊd, ˈɛθəl sˈɛz ðæt fɹˈɛdz mˈʌðɚ kˈʌmz tə vˈɪzɪt wˈʌns ɐ jˈɪɹ fɹʌm ˌɪndiːˈænə.
Fred was born and raised on a farm in the Midwest; in one episode, Ethel says that Fred's mother comes to visit once a year from Indiana.