22 times 'The Simpsons' accurately predicted the future

Jason GuerrasioFeb 7, 2024, 00:03 IST

"The Simpsons."Fox

"The Simpsons" has built a reputation for predicting the future.
The show predicted the election of Donald Trump.

Edith Hancock, Amanda Luz Henning Santiago, Lucy Yang, Carrie Wittmer, and Tom Murray contributed to previous versions of this post.

Three-eyed fish — Season 2, Episode 4

The three-eyed fish in "The Simpsons" 1990 episode.20th Century Fox

The censorship of Michelangelo's David — Season 2, Episode 9

Michelangelo's David on "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Letter from The Beatles — Season 2, Episode 18

Ringo Starr in "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

The sideburns of MLB great Don Mattingly — Season 3, Episode 17

Don Mattingly on "The Simpsons."Fox

Siegfried and Roy tiger attack — Season 5, Episode 10

Siegfried and Roy tiger attack on "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Horsemeat scandal — Season 5, Episode 19

Horse parts in "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Autocorrect — Season 6, Episode 8

Autocorrect in "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Smartwatches — Season 6, Episode 19

A smartwatch used on "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

The invention of The Shard — Season 6, Episode 19

The Shard in "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Robotic librarians — Season 6, Episode 19

A robot librarian in "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

The discovery of the Higgs boson equation — Season 8, Episode 1

Homer doing what turns out to be the Higgs boson equation on "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Ebola outbreak — Season 9, Episode 3

Ebola featured on "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Disney buys 20th Century Fox — Season 10, Episode 5

Disney own Fox in "The Simpsons" before it actually happened in real life.Fox

The invention of the tomacco plant — Season 11, Episode 5

Tomacco plant in "The Simpsons."YouTube screengrab

Donald Trump as president — Season 11, Episode 17

Lisa Simpson takes office after Donald Trump's presidency in "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Pot legal in Canada — Season 16, Episode 6

Homer and Ned discover marijuana is legal in Canada on "The Simpsons."Fox

Faulty voting machines — Season 20, Episode 4

Faulty voting machine in "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

The U.S. beats Sweden in curling at the Olympic games — Season 21, Episode 12

Curling upset in "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Nobel Prize Winner — Season 22, Episode 1

Bengt Holmström was bet on to win the Nobel Prize on "The Simpsons."20th Century Fox

Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show — Season 23, Episode 22

Lady Gaga in "The Simpsons."FOX / YouTube

Apple's Vision Pro virtual reality headset — Season 28, Episode 2

VR headset on "The Simpsons."Fox

Daenerys Targaryen's big plot twist in 'Game of Thrones' — Season 29, Episode 1

"Game of Thrones" in "The Simpsons."Fox

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