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Jun 4, 2024 · The Simpsons writers have a knack for predicting world events, from the Shard to Ebola, years before they happen. See the list of 45 Simpsons predictions that came true, from Lisa's wedding to Barbie mania.
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- More from TIME. In fact, throughout its nearly 700 episodes, creator Matt Groening and his team have been so on top of the country’s cultural pulse, they’ve even managed to predict several major historical events — along with a few less momentous happenings.
- Siegfried and Roy’s Tiger Attack. Season 5, Episode 10: $pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling) Predicted: 1993. Came true: 2003.
- Autocorrect Fails. Season 6, Episode 8: Lisa on Ice. Predicted: 1994. Came true: 2007. During a Springfield Elementary School assembly, Kearney asks fellow bully Dolph to take a memo to “Beat up Martin” on his “Newton” — Apple’s early attempt at a personal digital assistant.
- FaceTime. Season 6, Episode 19: Lisa’s Wedding. Predicted: 1995. Came true: 2010. In this futuristic installment, Lisa talks with Marge using her phone’s video chat capabilities, predating the popular FaceTime feature of today’s iPhones by 15 years.
5 days ago · "The Simpsons" has a long-running habit of (somewhat) accurately predicting future events. Here's what's in store for 2024, according to Homer and the gang.
Jun 13, 2024 · From Apple Vision Pro to the OceanGate disaster, here are 20 times the Fox cartoon made scarily accurate predictions.
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- Disney buys 20th Century Fox (Season 10, Episode 5: “When You Dish Upon a Star”) An establishing shot at the end of the celebrity-heavy “When You Dish Upon a Star” shows the 20th Century Fox logo with “A Division of Walt Disney Co.”
- Video chats (Season 6, Episode 19: “Lisa’s Wedding”) Going back to “Lisa’s Wedding,” the episode offhandedly features one of the more vital components of the 2010s and especially 2020s amid the pandemic: video chat.
- Mutant tomatoes (Season 11, Episode 5: “E-I-E-I-D’oh!”) Homer’s attempt at farming led him to produce “tomacco,” a tomato/tobacco hybrid, utilizing some nuclear materials from his day job at the plant (though that job is wont to change, depending on the episode).
- Ebola outbreak (Season 9, Episode 3: “Lisa’s Sax”) In an episode primarily set in 1990, Marge attempted to cheer up a forlorn Bart with a reading of Curious George and the Ebola Virus.
Aug 13, 2023 · The Simpsons has a history of foreshadowing current events, from politics to pop culture, in its episodes. See how the show's writers and animators anticipated three-eyed fish, Michelangelo's David, Beatles fan mail, Super Bowl winners, and more.
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Jun 23, 2023 · The Simpsons has a reputation for foreshadowing events before they happen, from serving horse meat to COVID-19. See how the show's writers predicted the future with surprising accuracy and specificity in this list of 10 examples.
