2023 World Simpsons Day: Famous predictions made by the American animated sitcom

The 19th of April is World Simpsons Day, and many fans are recalling the hundreds of episodes that make the cartoon a classic. Additionally, many have called attention to the classic situations that the show has managed to predict in its more than 30 seasons run.

Donald Trump becoming President of the United States

It’s episode 17 of season 11, broadcast in the year 2000, and Lisa becomes President of the United States. During that episode, Lisa, after taking office, comments that the administration has “inherited a major budget hole from President Trump.” The first part has already been fulfilled, but the country has not sent a woman to the White House as Commander in Chief.

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Technology predictions from ‘The Simpsons’

In the episode ‘Lisa’s Wedding,’ which aired in 1995, the show makes a few predictions about the types of technology that many forget are quite new. However, in the 1990s, these technologies were more than a decade away from being released for use by the general public. In the episode, Marge and Lisa can speak through a video calling device, and later a smartwatch appears. While bulkier than an Apple Watch shares some of the same features.

Germany wins the 2014 World Cup

In the episode, ‘You Don’t Want to Live Like a Referee,’ which aired before the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Homer is recruited as a soccer referee for the championship. The episode ends with a major win for Germany, which happened to be the team that actually won the competition that summer.

The Albuquerque Isotopes

In a 2001 episode, the Springfield baseball team, the Isotopes, moves to the city of Albuquerque in New Mexico. Two years later, the Calgary Cannons, a minor league team in the US, moved to Albuquerque, and to decide the team’s new name, the residents chose the Albuquerque Isotopes. While not fully a prediction, there is a real team now called the Albuquerque Isotopes.