But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump way back in 2000. From trump to coronavirus, how the simpsons keeps predicting the future. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump would. The simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak over 20. How the simpsons predicted 911, trump and disneyfox. The show did have a joke in an episode from that year about how lisa simpson would. Lisa simpson apandrew harnikfox salon heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode that predicted president trump in bart to the future, president lisa simpson faces. 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. 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. 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.
I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. When you dish upon a star, displaying the 20th century fox logo with the addition of division of walt disney co. The episode was directed by michael marcantel and written by dan greaney, who wanted to explore what barts life would end up like. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to. Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago.
An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted. Jul 28, 2015 i always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. This image was frequently shared along with messages stating that the simpsons were foretelling president trumps death, since the show has reportedly predicted so. Times the simpsons predicted the future with eerie precision. It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president. 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 20, 2016 the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. Mar 18, 2016 sometimes the simpsons is like a magic 8ball that can seem to hold all the answers.
The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump as. The simpsons predicted president trump becoming the us president. The simpsons made this prediction in a rather offhand way though, as lisa was the current president in the future bart saw. The simpsons acknowledge predicting president donald trump. His future self visited his now successful younger sister at the white house, allowing the series to show how lisa was doing as potus. In a short feature last year, homer appeared at a trump rally. Lets start with the most widely circulated prediction. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of. Donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000 trump simpsons president.
Mar 17, 2016 it was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of donald. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. Jan 04, 2020 the simpsons has an eerie knack for predicting the future, from donald trumps presidency to the u. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons youtube. The nowinfamous bart to the future episode of the simpsons, which aired almost exactly 16 years ago, on march 19, 2000, predicted a donald trump presidency. Havent we, on most frequent occasions shouted the simpsons didnt. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. A screen capture from the episode the city of new york vs. Writer of bart to the future episode, aired almost exactly 16 years ago, says idea was. Today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president.
Mar 16, 2016 the nowinfamous bart to the future episode of the simpsons, which aired almost exactly 16 years ago, on march 19, 2000, predicted a donald trump presidency. Theres no question the simpsons is best known for its characters, their yellow designs, and the comedy it routinely delivers. Fox sixteen years ago, the simpsons writers predicted a donald trump presidency. The simpsons has an eerie knack for predicting the future, from donald trumps presidency to the u. Some viewers believe the animated comedy series has accurately predicted future events on a number of occasions, including the walt disney company owning 20th century fox and donald trump becoming president, according to business insider. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of donald trump. Neither episode focuses on a coronavirus spreading from china. Jan 08, 2020 in season 11, the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in the 2000 episode bart to the future. In an episode aired in 2000, the show portrays a gr.
Back in 2000, in an episode titled bart to the future, the simpsons correctly predicted donald trump would become president of the united states in the future. The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it. 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. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american. In season 11, the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in the 2000 episode bart to the future. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump.
Sometimes the simpsons is like a magic 8ball that can seem to hold all the answers. Nearly 17 years ago, an episode of the simpsons predicted that donald trump would one day become us president. Did the simpsons predict the donald trump presidency. The simpsons predicted the future once again when donald trump was elected president of the united states. At the time, the real trump presidency was still 16 years away. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future, following lisas wedding. The latest game of thrones episode was predicted by the simpsons alicia daversa 14 may 2019. A 2017 episode of the cartoon also seemed to preempt daenerys.
On november 8, 2016, trump was elected as the 45th president of the united. First donald trumps presidency, then the disneyfox merger and now the. Most notable among those predictions was a clip purportedly taken from a 2000 episode that showed business magnate donald trump. Now, its been well publicised that they predicted the trump presidency in an episode 16 years ago. The simpsons has been making audiences laugh since 1989, but a forwardlooking episode from 2000 might make some fans. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus.
Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. The simpsons correctly predicted a donald trump would be. From donald trump s presidency to game of thrones ending. Images from the the simpsons showing donald trump s announcement of his presidential candidacy are from 2015, not 2000. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000.
Several designs were made by the animators for future bart, but greaney did not think they matched. 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 latest game of thrones episode was predicted by the. The episode is named bart to the future and in it, lisa is. Simpsons writer who predicted trump presidency in 2000. Nov 14, 2016 back in 2000, in an episode titled bart to the future, the simpsons correctly predicted donald trump would become president of the united states in the future.
Probably the most horrifyingly accurate thing on this list, the simpsons hinted at the trump presidency in episode, bart to the future. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. An image showing a cartoon donald trump in a coffin was purportedly featured on the simpsons animated tv series. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency.
Foxs hit animated show the simpsons has parodied donald trump becoming president on multiple occasions, but they predicted his election many years before. Over the shows 30year run the simpsons have correctly predicted donald trump becoming u. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the. And this wasnt the only time the writers have managed to predict the future. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old. 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. Mar 17, 2016 simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old. Like when the show predicted donald trump would be president. The simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak over 20 years ago. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president back. In 2016, holmstrom did win the nobel prize in economics alongside oliver hart.
In 2000, bart to the future, an episode of the simpsons in which bart imagines his coming years, showed lisa simpson. Donald trump presidency seventeen years ago in an episode titled bart to the future, lisa becomes president after donald trump, apparently. Mar 10, 2020 over the shows 30year run the simpsons have correctly predicted donald trump becoming u. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of 2020. From trump to coronavirus, how the simpsons keeps predicting. The simpsons predicted the buyout in a season 10 episode titled. Stills from simpsons episodes shared online suggest that the. The simpsons acknowledge predicting president donald trump in. In january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. Donald trump becomes president season 11, episode 17 in the episode bart to the future we get a glimpse of a future. Nov, 2016 donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000 trump simpsons president. The year on the show was 2030, and the simpson administration had inherited quite a. Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode that. 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 prediction that trump would one day become president came sixteen years before he was elected to office. The simpsons predicted the coronavirus the knight crier. S11 e17 bart to the future donald trump has just been elected as the next president of the united states, but his ambition was foreseen by this classic simpsons episode where. Oct 24, 2017 nearly 17 years ago, an episode of the simpsons predicted that donald trump would one day become us president. Mar 27, 2020 the simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak over 20 years ago. People think the simpsons predicted trumps win but its not true. 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. Donald trump has just been elected as the next president of the. Nov 09, 2016 in january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of. Nov 11, 2016 earlier this year simpsons writer dan greaney explained why they had predicted a trump presidency back in 2000. The simpsons has predicted the future many times heres. The simpsons addressed its president trump prediction from 16 years ago in sundays opening credits.
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