30 Times The Simpsons Predicted the Future

For more than 30 years, The Simpsons has made us chuckle. But it’s also been scaring us. But why? Viewers from all over the world have discovered that the show is almost always correct in its predictions for the future. The comic moments that punctuate each episode have turned into a crystal ball with which to forecast the future. The show has predicted tragedies and death from famous people, scientific discoveries, sports results but also more superficial situations, like outfits celebrities were going to wear. You still don’t believe us? Take a look at some of these outlandish predictions that came true. How did they figure it out? Maybe, we should ask their creators what will happen in the next decades.

Three Eyed Radioactive Fish – Season 2, Episode 4

Back in 1990, The Simpsons imagined mutated fish. The forecast came true only ten years later. Blinky was, as you may recall, a casualty of the Springfield nuclear power plant. Radiation is dangerous, and the lake creatures were the ones who paid the highest price on the episode.

We hope to never have to deal with something like that. Sadly, it does exist in some places of the world. When a person captured a three-eyed fish near a power plant in Argentina, Blinky came to life. The river was flowing with water from the reactor in this scenario!

Schools that Serve Pork – Season 5, Episode 19

Beef, chicken, pork, and fish are the most common foods we eat. On The Simpsons, a lunch lady served horsemeat to the students in one episode. It was amusing, but we never expected it to happen in real life. It did, however, happen in Ireland. When a government organization sought to test local beef, they discovered horse DNA in more than a third of the batches!

Pork was found in the majority of the samples, which can be offensive to people of particular faiths. We’re amazed that the Simpsons knew stallion stew was on the way. We are, of course, disgusted.

Michaelongelo’s David gets Censored – Season 5, Episode 10

One of the most famous sculptures in the world is Michelangelo’s David. In recent years, the nude male has angered some cultures. In 2016, a campaign in Russia asked that all Renaissance statues be clothed. Why is all of their garbage dangling in front of children? The fact that The Simpsons foresaw this outrage in season 2 is a more interesting aspect of this event.

Springfielders protested the statue’s exposed nether parts in one episode. David was dressed in jeans, which was a strange sight. That hasn’t happened yet in real life. He’s still there, proud and towering, for all to see.

A White Tiger Hits Roy – Season 5, Episode 10

For decades, Siegfried and Roy captivated everyone as part of the Las Vegas scene. What a team! Audiences assumed they knew everything there was to know about safety standards. However, when a white tiger mauled Roy on stage, it became clear that Tigers are unpredictable. The Simpsons correctly predicted the incident itself. Roy was mauled by his tiger, Mantecore, 20 years after the episode describing the event!

It’s all quite strange. Roy, on the other hand, was not enraged when the inevitable occurred. “Mantecore is a nice kitty,” he insisted on the way to the hospital. “Make certain Mantecore is safe.”