Writer of bart to the future episode, aired almost exactly 16 years ago, says idea was. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of 2020. Donald john trump born june 14, 1946 is the 45th elected president of the united states. Full episode hampton roads regional jail, va s2, e12. In the oddly prophetic episode, bart simpson is shown a grim. The simpsons episode that perfectly sums up donald trump.
From trump to coronavirus, how the simpsons keeps predicting the future. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago. The simpsons has been making audiences laugh since 1989, but a forward. With over 30 seasons under its belt, its no wonder so many of the simpsons predictions for. In february 2017, an image purportedly showing a still shot from an episode of the longrunning animated television series the simpsons, featuring a depiction of president donald trump lying in a. A tale of two trumps season 29 the simpsons youtube. But the animated show has never aired an episode with such a storyline. It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose.
In season 11, the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in the 2000 episode bart to the future. Stills from simpsons episodes shared online suggest that the animated comedy known for its prophetic writing has. Prior to his election, trump had been a successful businessman, tv host of the apprentice and real estate developer. Over the shows 30year run the simpsons have correctly predicted donald trump becoming u. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of. Simpsons has regularly mocked trump throughout his presidency, even predicting his white house tenure as far back as 2000 in an episode titled bart to the future. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on march 19, 2000. The simpsons correctly and shockingly predicted donald trump would be americas president in an episode aired way back in 2000, where lisa refers to.
Neither episode focuses on a coronavirus spreading from china. The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it. In a short feature last year, homer appeared at a trump rally. The simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak over 20. A 1999 episode of the simpsons seems to foreshadow journalists reporting from home during the coronavirus epidemic, with anchor kent brockman delivering news from home. S ixteen years ago, the simpsons predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. 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. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american animated television sitcom the simpsons. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. Statesand jokes about a former president trump that feel less funny now that the idea isnt. Before he was in office, he was known as an american business man, investor, television personality, and author.
Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old. Back in 1996, we were given episode 5f09 better known as trash of the titans. South park just announecd itll stay on the air until 2019, putting it in the 300 episode club with the simpsons. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. Fans think the simpsons predicted everything from trump s presidency to coronavirus. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of donald trump. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. 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. So, fans can add this to the number of the simpsons accurate predictions, including donald trump. Which simpsons episode predicted 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. From trump becoming president to game of thrones spoilers, here are the predictions simpsons writers have made which actually came. Newest simpsons features a white house unraveled in 100.
The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it just. A march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trumps impending tenure as. Why i predicted donald trump would become president of the united states writer dan greaney and the simpsons creators predicted a trump presidency back in. A new episode of the simpsons on sunday portrays the white house as a reality television show as it depicts president trump rounding out his first 100 days in office. The simpsons predicted president trump becoming the us president. The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidency time. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15 yrs before the actual event predictive programming it seems ive been duped with some disinformation. The simpsons correctly predicted a donald trump would be. He also opened the trump taj mahal in atlantic city on monday april 2, 1990. The simpsons predicted the future once again when donald trump was elected president of the united states. The episode which aired 20 years ago included a sequence set in the future, which saw lisa taking over as us leader from an offscreen president trump, more than a decade before the.
Did the simpsons really predict the coronavirus outbreak. Researchers at major bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange luno used the simpsons past predictions to calculate exactly when bitcoin might. The simpsons, created by matt groening, is one of the longest running series in world television history. The image has been shared widely on social media, with many claiming that the simpsons is predicting trumps death in office. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of. Did the simpsons predict the donald trump presidency. Donald trumps 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. Today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president. The series, which aired its first episode on december 17, 1989, is still ongoing and the number of episodes has exceeded 600. The simpsons has an eerie knack for predicting the future, from donald trumps presidency to nobel prize winners to disney owning fox. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. The prediction that trump would one day become president came sixteen years before he was elected to office. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency.
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 presidential run since at least as far back as 1999, such a prediction wasnt as prescient as it might seem in retrospect. Catch an allnew episode of the simpsons on sun at 87c on fox. He voiced himself in the episode special trumptastic voyage. The answer is in a classic episode of the simpsons. A fake viral image claims the simpsons predicted trumps. Thats finefoxs animated show seems to be upping its satire game. I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. The simpsons made this prediction in a rather offhand way though, as lisa was the current president in the future bart saw. 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. Donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000 trump simpsons president. The episode also touched on how crypto is the money of the future. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. In 2000, bart to the future, an episode of the simpsons in which. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode.
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