I've always been a fan of The Simpsons family, but if I ever knew that this kind of scenario back when it was aired was going to happen, I would definitely love them more!
It's difficult to imagine a world without "The Simpsons" and it's equally difficult to imagine one in which the show only predicted things that came true. But what if this was actually the case?
With 20 years of hindsight on our side, we now know that there are several occasions in which Matt Groening and his team accurately predicted events with uncanny accuracy. In these blog posts, we'll dissect four different instances where "The Simpsons" had already foreseen major historic moments before they occurred.
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
https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/times-the-simpsons-predicted-the-future/ https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/times-the-simpsons-predicted-the-future/ Autocorrect Fails
Season 6, Episode 8: Lisa on Ice
Predicted: 1994
Came true: 2007
https://www.thethings.com/simpsons-writers-must-crystal-ball-predicted-real-life-events-17-photos/ https://www.thethings.com/simpsons-writers-must-crystal-ball-predicted-real-life-events-17-photos/ FaceTime
Season 6, Episode 19: Lisa’s Wedding
Predicted: 1995
Came true: 2010
https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a833276/the-simpsons-predicted-the-future/ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a833276/the-simpsons-predicted-the-future/ Faulty Voter Machines
Season 20, Episode 4: Treehouse of Horror XIX
Predicted: 2008
Came true: 2012
https://tom-i-butler.tumblr.com/post/132596264421/10-times-the-simpsons-predicted-the-future-with https://tom-i-butler.tumblr.com/post/132596264421/10-times-the-simpsons-predicted-the-future-with The God Particle
Season 10, Episode 2: The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace
Predicted: 1998
Came true: 2012
https://tom-i-butler.tumblr.com/post/132596264421/10-times-the-simpsons-predicted-the-future-with https://tom-i-butler.tumblr.com/post/132596264421/10-times-the-simpsons-predicted-the-future-with NSA Spying Scandal
The Simpsons Movie
Predicted: 2007
Came true: 2013
https://tom-i-butler.tumblr.com/post/132596264421/10-times-the-simpsons-predicted-the-future-with https://tom-i-butler.tumblr.com/post/132596264421/10-times-the-simpsons-predicted-the-future-with Smartwatches
Season 6, Episode 19: Lisa’s Wedding
Predicted: 1995
Came true: 2014
https://screenrant.com/the-simpsons-predicted-future/ https://screenrant.com/the-simpsons-predicted-future/ America's Ebola Outbreak
Season 9, Episode 3: Lisa’s Sax
Predicted: 1997
Came true: 2014
https://scarletwonderland.com/the-simpsons-predicted-the-future/ https://scarletwonderland.com/the-simpsons-predicted-the-future/ FIFA's Corruption Scandal
Season 25, Episode 16: You Don’t Have to Live Like a Referee
Predicted: 2014
Came true: 2015
https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2018/2/25/17051194/6-times-the-simpsons-perfectly-sports https://www.sbnation.com/lookit/2018/2/25/17051194/6-times-the-simpsons-perfectly-sports Greece’s Debt Default
Season 23, Episode 10: Politically Inept, with Homer Simpson
Predicted: 2012
Came true: 2015
https://metro.co.uk/2015/07/02/the-simpsons-predicted-the-greek-financial-crisis-years-ago-5277496/ https://metro.co.uk/2015/07/02/the-simpsons-predicted-the-greek-financial-crisis-years-ago-5277496/ The Nobel Prize
Season 22, Episode 1: Elementary School Musical
Predicted: 2010
Came true: 2016
https://time.com/4530391/simpsons-accurate-prediction/ https://time.com/4530391/simpsons-accurate-prediction/ President Donald Trump
Season 11, Episode 17: Bart to the Future
Predicted: 2000
Came true: 2015
https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/simpsons-trump-prediction https://www.buzzfeed.com/ishmaeldaro/simpsons-trump-prediction Lady Gaga's Halftime Show
Season 23, Episode 22: Lisa Goes Gaga
Predicted: 2012
Came true: 2017
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2017/02/6/-simpsons--continue-foretelling-reputation-with-lady-gaga-super-bowl-performance- https://spectrumlocalnews.com/tx/austin/news/2017/02/6/-simpsons--continue-foretelling-reputation-with-lady-gaga-super-bowl-performance- Disney's Fox Takeover
Season 10, Episode 5: When You Dish Upon A Star
Predicted: 1998
Came true: 2017
https://deadline.com/2017/12/the-simpsons-predicted-disney-would-buy-fox-19-years-ago-1202227015/ https://deadline.com/2017/12/the-simpsons-predicted-disney-would-buy-fox-19-years-ago-1202227015/ Team USA's Olympic Curling Win
Season 21, Episode 12: Boy Meets Curl
Predicted: 2010
Came true: 2018
https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a850835/the-simpsons-predict-us-winter-olympic-gold-medal-curling-win/ https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/ustv/a850835/the-simpsons-predict-us-winter-olympic-gold-medal-curling-win/ Drogon's Fiery Rampage on Game of Thrones
Season 29, Episode 1: The Serfsons
Predicted: 2017
Came true: 2019
https://ph.news.yahoo.com/course-simpsons-knew-exactly-game-153912313.html https://ph.news.yahoo.com/course-simpsons-knew-exactly-game-153912313.html The 2020 Experience
Season 4, Episode 21: Marge in Chains
Predicted: 1993
Came true: 2020
https://twitter.com/kollegekidd/status/1258442914448977924 https://twitter.com/kollegekidd/status/1258442914448977924 In March, episode co-writer Bill Oakley told The Hollywood Reporter that any parallels to coronavirus that the script seems to invite are totally accidental. “The Simpsons have just a few times predicted something,” he added. “It's mostly chance since the episodes are so old that history repeats itself,” says the author. The majority of these episodes are based on events that occurred in the 1960s, 1970s, or 1980s that we were aware of.”
