Sure, in the episode marge in chains it was japanese and called osaka flu, and that was more about americas fear of being outpaced economically by japan 30 years ago but other than all that, its exactly the same as covid19. The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it just. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president back. Feb 28, 2020 twitter is convinced that an early episode of the simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak. However, this prophecy of the simpsons series has not yet been realized. The conspiracy theorists have pointed out the possibility of them prediciting the outbreak which in the present overshadows, as it convicts its first suffered. Nov 09, 2016 an episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. Mar 12, 2020 fans of the simpsons believe that the show predicted actor tom hanks would be struck with the coronavirus. Mar 27, 2020 the simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak over 20 years ago. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump. The simpsons correctly and shockingly predicted donald trump would be americas president in an episode aired way back in 2000, where. Researchers at major bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange luno used the simpsons past predictions to calculate exactly when bitcoin might.
From trump to coronavirus, how the simpsons keeps predicting the future. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of. The simpsons predicted the buyout in a season 10 episode titled. Last night, america made that prediction come true. A fake viral image claims the simpsons predicted trumps. Mar 17, 2016 it was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose.
I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. The animated series did feature a joke about donald trump s becoming president in a 2000 episode entitled bart to the future, but since trump had been flirting with the idea of making a. Foxs hit animated show the simpsons has parodied donald trump becoming president on multiple occasions, but they predicted his election many years before. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of 2020. And this wasnt the only time the writers have managed to. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency 16 years.
This isnt the first time the simpsons has made eerie predictions of the future intentional or not all the way back in 2000, the show referenced. The longrunning cartoon has a reputation for foreshadowing world event. The simpsons predicted the future once again when donald trump was elected president of the united states. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. The simpsons predicted the coronavirus the knight crier. Donald trump as the us president is now a reality but 16 years ago, popular animated series the simpsons eerily predicted that the celebrity billionaire would become the leader of. Writer of bart to the future episode, aired almost exactly 16 years ago, says idea was. Donald trump s bid for the white house and ascendancy in the polls has surprised many but the simpsons called it 15 years ago the cartoon foretold a trump presidency in a surreal episode. The image has been shared widely on social media, with many claiming that the simpsons is predicting trump s death in office. Mar 20, 2016 the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago. So i decided to post it here so that more people can speculate. And this wasnt the only time the writers have managed to predict the future.
Trump becoming president is just one in a long line of eerie predictions the longrunning tv show has made which came true. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump would. In 2016, an episode from season 11 that refers to trump as president trump. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency. The simpsons has been making audiences laugh since 1989, but a forwardlooking episode from 2000 might make some fans. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency 16 years ago. Nearly 17 years ago, an episode of the simpsons predicted that donald trump would one day become us president. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000.
Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons youtube. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16. Nov 09, 2016 in january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. The simpsons has been making audiences laugh since 1989, but a forwardlooking episode. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of donald trump. With over 30 seasons under its belt, its no wonder so many of the simpsons predictions for. There, bart is prevented from entering because of his age. The episode was directed by michael marcantel and written by dan greaney, who wanted to explore what barts life would end up like. In the oddly prophetic episode, bart simpson is shown a grim vision of his life in his 30s.
Dec 14, 2017 the simpsons totally predicted that disney would take over fox almost 20 years ago. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago in a 2000 episode titled bart to the future. When you dish upon a star, displaying the 20th century fox logo with the addition of division of walt disney co. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. He is able to see the future after an encounter with the manager of a casino and witnesses what life is like roughly 30 years from then. The simpsons exists in the futurama universe as a tv show the parody, though, is not when the simpsons managed to correctly predict that trump would one day become the president of the united states.
Fans of the simpsons believe that the show predicted actor tom hanks would be struck with the coronavirus. A march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trumps impending tenure as president of the united states in the season 11 episode. Man panicwatches the simpsons looking for clues on next. Donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000 trump simpsons president. Disney announces it has reached a deal to acquire 21st century fox, as predicted by a simpsons episode that first aired on november 8, 1998. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago in a 2000 episode titled bart to the future. The simpsons made this prediction in a rather offhand way though, as lisa was the current president in the future bart saw. Probably the most horrifyingly accurate thing on this list, the simpsons hinted at the trump presidency in episode, bart to the future. With over 30 seasons under its belt, its no wonder so many of the simpsons predictions for the future have come to pass in real life. Simpsons writer calls out trolls saying show predicted. The simpsons predicted coronavirus selfisolation in. Theres no question the simpsons is best known for its characters, their yellow designs, and the comedy it routinely delivers. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future.
In the flashforward episode, bart simpson takes a trip to the white house to visit. In a short feature last year, homer appeared at a trump rally. Its not the first time that the popular cartoon has predicted the future, having previously aired an episode showing donald trump becoming president of the united states. In january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. Oct 24, 2017 nearly 17 years ago, an episode of the simpsons predicted that donald trump would one day become us president. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump as. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old. From trump becoming president to game of thrones spoilers, here are the predictions simpsons writers have made which actually came. In season 11, the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in the 2000 episode bart to the future. The simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak over 20. In 2000, bart to the future, an episode of the simpsons in which bart imagines his coming years, showed lisa simpson.
Another simpsons related prediction theory was floated on 9 november 2016, a day after trump won the presidential election, holding that the show had correctly predicted the 2016 electoral vote map. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. The episode is named bart to the future and in it, lisa is the president of the usa and is attempting to rebuild the economy after donald trump ruined it during. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on march 19, 2000. But they thought he would so they put that scene of president donald trump in an episode. Sep 24, 2015 the animated series did feature a joke about donald trumps becoming president in a 2000 episode entitled bart to the future, but since trump had been flirting with the idea of making a. The simpsons has predicted a celebrity death in an eerie.
The simpsons already predicted that donald trump will. Threeeyed fish, baby translators and even nobel prize wins appeared in the animated sitcom. A march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trump s impending tenure as president of the united states in the season 11 episode. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. The prediction that trump would one day become president came sixteen years before he was elected to office. Mar 17, 2016 simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of. The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidency time. Mar 18, 2016 sometimes the simpsons is like a magic 8ball that can seem to hold all the answers. An episode called when you dish upon a star, which first aired on november 8, 1998, depicted a sign on. Like when the show predicted donald trump would be president.
Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american animated television sitcom the simpsons. How the simpsons accurately and spookily predicted recent. Stills from simpsons episodes shared online suggest. Several designs were made by the animators for future bart, but greaney did not think they matched.
But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump. Ive already posted this information in another smaller subreddit. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future, following lisas wedding. Nov 09, 2016 s ixteen years ago, the simpsons predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. From trump to coronavirus, how the simpsons keeps predicting. Nov, 2016 donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000 trump simpsons president. S ixteen years ago, the simpsons predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states.
Donald trump has just been elected as the next president of the. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart. The simpsons has predicted the future many times heres. The simpsons has an uncanny ability to predict the future or we all can twist and change small moments and gags to make it seem like they do. The simpsons has given us some of the best satire of the century and it turns out it also predicted the trump administration and the unprecedentedly weird timeline it would bring as the show. The iconic animated tv show has been known to foresee major world events from donald. This image was frequently shared along with messages stating that the simpsons were foretelling president trump s death, since the show has reportedly predicted so many other major events the.
The simpsons fans have claimed that the animated series predicted coronavirus selfisolation in a 1999 episode. His future self visited his now successful younger sister at the white house, allowing the series to show how lisa was doing as potus. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. Did the simpsons really predict the coronavirus outbreak. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years.
An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump way back in 2000. It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. In the episode, after their picnic in the park is cut short due to a mosquito infestation, the simpsons stop by at an indian casino. The tv show predicted the future, in the episode where the bed ridden son is acknowledged by his mother, who encourages him to read a book on ebola virus. Trolling memes aside, the simpsons often gets credit for predicting events, with everything from the end of game of thrones to disney purchasing fox to donald trump s presidency apparently showing up in episodes. Dec 17, 2019 times the simpsons predicted the future with eerie precision. Now in its 31st year, the cartoon created by matt groening predicted many a. Nov 11, 2016 earlier this year simpsons writer dan greaney explained why they had predicted a trump presidency back in 2000. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago. Us president trump announced that he will be a candidate in elections. Lets start with the most widely circulated prediction. Twitter is convinced that an early episode of the simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak. This image was frequently shared along with messages stating that the simpsons were foretelling president trumps death, since the show has reportedly predicted so many other major events the.
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