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May 3, 2024 · The Simpsons writers have a knack for predicting future events, from the Olympics to the Ebola outbreak. See how the show foreshadowed the Shard, robots as librarians, and more in this list of 40 Simpsons predictions that came true.
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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.
18 hours ago · The Simpsons predictions caught the internet's eye as random plotlines and details from the show have come true.
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- Trump’s Presidency. The Simpsons season 11, episode 17, “Bart to the Future,” saw Bart glimpse a vision of the future wherein Lisa was president. Lisa announced that her administration inherited a lot of debt from President Trump in what was no doubt intended to be a goofy one-line joke.
- Disney/Fox’s Merger. In season 10, episode 5, “When You Dish Upon A Star,” a comedic cutaway reveals that the Disney Corporation has bought 20th Century Fox.
- Tom Hanks Lends The US His Credibility. In The Simpsons Movie, Tom Hanks appears in a commercial for an upcoming landmark and announces that the U.S. government is borrowing some of his credibility since the institution has lost its own.
- COVID-19. In season 4, episode 21, “Marge in Chains,” Springfield residents are resigned to bed rest after a flu from Osaka causes illness to spread quickly throughout the town's residents.
Mar 2, 2018 · The Simpsons has a reputation for foreshadowing real-life events with its jokes and gags. See how the show predicted the Super Bowl, the Higgs boson, the NSA surveillance, and more.
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Dec 29, 2020 · The Simpsons is not only a comedy show, but also a source of foreshadowing our future. From video calls to Game of Thrones, see how the show predicted 10 events that actually happened in real life.
Sep 1, 2023 · The long-running cartoon has often been ahead of global news events, from a Donald Trump presidency to a Nobel Prize winner. See how The Simpsons foreshadowed the future with clips, images and quotes from the series.
