November 6th 2024.
The latest episode of The Simpsons has once again left viewers in awe with a seemingly accurate prediction. This time, it appears that the long-running animated series may have foreseen the outcome of the 2024 US Presidential election a staggering 24 years ago.
In recent weeks, fans have been buzzing about the show's ability to predict major world events well in advance. From the coronavirus pandemic to the Titanic tragedy and even Elon Musk's Twitter rebrand, The Simpsons has seemingly predicted it all. In fact, a 2000 episode titled "Bart to the Future" even imagined a world where Lisa Simpson becomes the President of the United States, succeeding none other than Donald Trump.
In a clip from the episode, Lisa can be seen addressing the nation, saying, "We've inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump." Fast forward to 2024, and we see history repeating itself as Kamala Harris becomes the first female US Vice President, wearing an outfit almost identical to the one Lisa wore in the episode.
However, it wasn't just Harris' inauguration outfit that had fans talking. As the election results started pouring in, many noticed that the map shown in the 2000 episode was eerily similar to the 2024 US election map. Twitter user edgarplaysST exclaimed, "WTF SIMPSONS ARE FROM THE FUTURE THEY GOT LITERALLY THE EXACT MAP FROM THIS ELECTION."
Some even hoped that the similarities between Lisa and Harris' outfits were a sign of things to come, with Harris eventually taking over the top job like her animated counterpart. However, as the results went in Trump's favor and he declared victory, these hopes were dashed.
In a 2016 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, writer Dan Greaney revealed that the joke in the episode was actually intended as a warning to America. He explained, "That just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. It was pitched because it was consistent with the vision of America going insane."
In another instance of The Simpsons predicting the future, four days after Trump was elected as the 45th President of the United States, the opening credits of an episode featured Bart writing "Being right sucks" on the chalkboard. And it seems like the show's accuracy is not limited to political events - it is currently streaming on Disney Plus, another prediction that came true.
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