Top Predictions 'The Simpsons' Made That Came True
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Top Predictions
This is by no means exhaustive, but here are some fan favorite episodes that appear to predict future events.
- Smart homes
- America wins gold in curling at the Olympics
- A global pandemic caused by a virus
- The OceanGate Submersible explosion
- Disney’s purchase of Fox
- Donald Trump’s presidency
- Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group going to space
- Vegas entertainers Siegfried and Roy being attacked by a tiger
- Three-eyed fish. The show featured a three-eyed fish in a lake near a power plant, similar to one found in Argentina in 2011.
- A 2010 episode showed a scorecard betting on Bengt Holmström to win the Nobel Prize in Economics, which he did in 2016.
- “Lisa's Wedding” in 2015 showed a character using a watch as a phone
What About Bart on a U.S. Postage Stamp?
Nope, that was not a prediction. The stamp was a real commemorative stamp celebrating the show's 20th anniversary.