The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom that first aired on December 17, 1989, and in the 30 years since its inception, The Simpsons has satirized many social realities with its spicy humor and successfully predicted many political and cultural events.
A few days ago, some foreign media sorted out the prophecies that came true in "The Simpsons" in the chronological order before and after the episode, let's take a look at what they are.
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After a long time, the Beatles will write back to fans
1991, Season 2, Episode 18
In the play, the protagonist, Marge, once sent a painting to Beatles drummer Ringer Starr, and received a response decades later. In real life, two Scottish women gave a collection of music albums by Paul McCartney, a British rock star and the beatles' main composer. In 2013, two women were really lucky enough to receive a reply, and it was 50 years since the gift was delivered!
The 9/11 incident will occur
1997, Season 9, Episode 1
The episode features a $9 voucher for a New York bus set against twin towers, and the promo advertises the slogan: "New York $911." This later sparked many conspiracy theories about 9/11.
Disney acquires 20th Century Fox Pictures
1998, Season 10, Episode V
There are many representative works of 20th Century Fox Film and Television, including "The Sound of Music", "Titanic", "Star Wars" and so on. The episode opens with a representative gold label for 20th Century Fox Films, except that it reads "Disney Company Branch" under the familiar sign. As a result, in 2018, Disney did buy a large number of important assets of 20th Century Fox Film and Television.
▲"The Simpsons" predicted Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox Pictures
Predict Trump's election as president
2000, Season 11, Episode 17
In this episode, U.S. President Lisa says, "Our budget austerity policy is a reference to President Trump's approach." At that time, this was an allusion to Trump's campaign for the Reform Party candidate, but he did not expect to successfully predict the 2016 presidential election in which Trump participated.
▲ Predict trump's election as president
Bent Holmesstrang was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics
2010, Season 22, Episode 1
Bent Holmesstrang, an MIT professor of economics, really won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2016 for his contributions to contract theory!
Guess the ending of Game of Thrones
2017, Season Twenty-Nine, Episode 1
In the series, the Simpsons, dressed in costumes from that era, watch a dragon spit fire and burn down their village, much like the destruction of King's Landing in the finale of Game of Thrones.
▲ The fire dragon burned down the village
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