This is scary
The Simpsons are well-known for their scarily accurate predictions of the future and viewers are freaked out by some of their 2024 predictions that have already come true.
In previous years they have accurately predicted such events as the horsemeat scandal of 2013 which they hinted at 19 years earlier, the pro-Trump riots of 2021 back in 96 and the Ebola Outbreak in 2000 and 2014.
In 1994, in the episode titled ‘Lisa Vs Malibu Stacy’ the release of a new Barbie Doll sent Simpsons characters into a frenzy which was discussed by News Anchor Kent Brockman.
At the end of the news bulletin, almost as a side note he announced that the President had been arrested.
Eerily, the day the Barbie movie came out last year was the day President Trump got arrested.
One of the biggest talking points of this year is AI, its uses and impact on humanity going forward.
Many have been critical about its advancements and uses in the media and creative industries, which could restrict jobs for actual humans.
In Series 23 Episode 17, called ‘Them, Robot’ there’s a scene where Homer loses his job as Mr Burns replaces his employees with robots.
In another episode, Disney employees were also replaced by robots only for them to have a mind of their own and start killing people.
Hopefully, AI will not turn against us like that!
Earlier this week, it was pointed out that there were similarities between a Simpsons episode and the situation in the US which saw Joe Biden step down as the Democratic Presidential candidate and Kamala Harris step up.
In the episode titled: Bart to the Future, which was first aired in 2000, Lisa is the President of the US and is even wearing the same purple suit that Harris wore when she was sworn in as Vice President.
New discoveries in space and talk of staying on the Moon and on Mars has been a topic not far from peoples minds in the last few years, none more so than Elon Musk.
In Series 27 Episode 6, Lisa discovers that the government is looking for volunteers to migrate to Mars.
The SpaceX founder plans to colonise Mars, otherwise known as the Red Planet, soon.
Commenters on YouTube have joked about the writer’s ability to see the future with one saying: “These are not predictions. These are plans.”
Hopefully not all of their scenes will come true in real life as The Simpsons have depicted World War 3 and a Zombie Apocalypse in the past.
