That scene, as loyal simpsons fans like myself remember, comes from an episode called bart to the future in which the show jumps ahead 30 years. More recently, the animated series has been credited with foretelling the ascendency of future american president donald j. Over the shows 30year run the simpsons have correctly predicted donald trump becoming u. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump would. The episode mentions that real estate mogul and millionaire donald trump became president, and caused a budget crisis that lisa inherits. Donald trumps bid for the white house and ascendancy in the polls has surprised many but the simpsons called it 15 years ago the cartoon foretold a trump presidency in a surreal episode where. Bart to the future simultaneously the most impressive and most dispiriting prediction on our list, at the turn of the century, the simpsons depicted the. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. Sixteen years ago almost to the day the simpsons did just that. Aug 10, 2015 donald trump s bid for the white house and ascendancy in the polls has surprised many but the simpsons called it 15 years ago the cartoon foretold a trump presidency in a surreal episode where.
Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president back. Nov 10, 2016 on 19 march, 2000, 16 years before donald trump was elected president, the simpsons aired an episode in which donald trump is elected president. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency. Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode. Load comments and most recently, they predicted game of thrones. In 2015, news media cited the episode as a foreshadowing of trump s future run for president. Apr 02, 2016 new channel on lisa marie simpson participating in the simpsons.
In the march 2000 episode bart to the future, bart simpson. Feb 09, 2017 the simpsons has predicted a number of world events and an internet rumor said the show predicted the death of donald trump. Prior to his election, trump had been a successful businessman, tv host of the apprentice and real estate developer. If predicting trumps rise in 2015 was tough, imagine doing it in 2000. However, this prophecy of the simpsons series has not yet been realized. Trump isnt depicted in the episodethat has only happened in last summers promo for the simpsons season 7 but to our 2016 eyes, if. It does not, however, count towards the series official episode count. Sep 30, 2015 the donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to what could happen if he became president. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to. Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode that. Us president trump announced that he will be a candidate in elections.
Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old writer of bart to the future episode, aired almost exactly 16. The simpsons mock trump with west side story parody. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode. The animated series did feature a joke about donald trump s becoming president in a 2000 episode entitled bart to the future, but since trump had been flirting with the idea of making a. Tv show the simpsons has mocked donald trump in its latest episode which replicated the infamous 3 am phone call that hillary clinton highlighted in a tv ad against barack obama during the 2008. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. And this wasnt the only time the writers have managed to predict the future. The donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to what could happen if he became president. Aug 21, 2019 the simpsons are once again going after president donald trump on wednesday, the iconic fox cartoon released a segment featuring a west side storyinspired musical number featuring democratic. Mar 10, 2020 over the shows 30year run the simpsons have correctly predicted donald trump becoming u. Donald john trump born june 14, 1946 is the 45th elected president of the united states. He also opened the trump taj mahal in atlantic city on monday april 2, 1990.
Loyal viewers of the simpsons believe the animated fox comedy warned the world about coronavirus decades ago. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. Why the simpsons called donald trump as president years ago. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart. The donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to what. Some 16 years later and we all know how that went down.
Sep 24, 2015 the animated series did feature a joke about donald trumps becoming president in a 2000 episode entitled bart to the future, but since trump had been flirting with the idea of making a. May 14, 2019 as you know, weve inherited quite a budget crunch from president trump, then president lisa simpson told her staff in an episode that aired in 2000. In january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. The parody, though, is not when the simpsons managed to correctly predict that trump would one day become the president of the united states. Neither episode focuses on a coronavirus spreading from china. The episode which aired 20 years ago included a sequence set in the future, which saw lisa taking over as us leader from an offscreen president trump, more than a decade before the.
The latest game of thrones episode was predicted by the. Dec 16, 2017 all the times the simpsons predicted the future. So, fans can add this to the number of the simpsons accurate predictions, including donald trump. The episode also touched on how crypto is the money of the future. Mar 17, 2016 simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old writer of bart to the future episode, aired almost exactly 16 years ago, says idea was.
In february 2017, an image purportedly showing a still shot from an episode of the longrunning animated television series the simpsons, featuring a depiction of president donald trump lying in a. Aug 21, 2019 president donald trump s racist attacks on four freshman congresswomen of color have gotten the simpsons treatment in a new clip from foxs animated series, which returns sept. A scene purported to be from a the simpsons episode in 2000 showing trump on an escalator waving. Fans claim the simpsons predicted coronavirus outbreak in. Mar, 2020 the simpsons correctly and shockingly predicted donald trump would be americas president in an episode aired way back in 2000, where lisa refers to inheriting quite a budget crunch from. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. In season 11, the episode bart to the future predicted a dystopian future where donald trump somehow was elected president. New channel on lisa marie simpson participating in the simpsons. The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it just. The animated series did feature a joke about donald trumps becoming president in a 2000 episode entitled bart to the future, but since trump had been flirting with the. The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it.
Apr 14, 2017 more recently, the animated series has been credited with foretelling the ascendency of future american president donald j. Since lisa becomes a historic woman president following trump, does that mean the show was prognosticating a hillary clinton presidency. The donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to. The 84second footage posted on the fox animated comedys twitter account offered a glimpse at the episode scheduled to air sunday, celebrating the fact that trump is 6. The simpsons has predicted a number of world events and an internet rumor said the show predicted the death of donald trump. Why the simpsons called donald trump as president years. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the. The simpsons is trolling president donald trump over his first 100 days in a viral video in which he boasts about his increased twitter followers and reduced golf handicap. The simpsons are once again going after president donald trump on wednesday, the iconic fox cartoon released a segment featuring a west side storyinspired musical number featuring democratic. Simpsons may have predicted all of 2020 after episode. The episode is named bart to the future and in it, lisa is the president of the usa and is attempting to rebuild the economy after donald trump ruined it during his term as president. Nov 09, 2016 in january, well officially get to call him president donald trump.
Mar 23, 2016 trump isnt depicted in the episodethat has only happened in last summers promo for the simpsons season 7 but to our 2016 eyes, if lisa is hillary, bart actually seems more like our. Nearly 17 years ago, an episode of the simpsons predicted that donald trump would one day become us president. On 19 march, 2000, 16 years before donald trump was elected president, the simpsons aired an episode in which donald trump is elected president. Jul 28, 2015 the simpsons predicted president trump in 2000. Nov 09, 2016 a march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trumps impending tenure as president of the united states. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president. President donald trumps racist attacks on four freshman congresswomen of color have gotten the simpsons treatment in a new clip from foxs animated series, which returns sept. As proof, theyre citing a 1993 episode of the series, which featured a storyline. The simpsons guest star jim parsons explains cryptocurrency.
Tv show the simpsons has mocked donald trump in its latest episode which replicated the infamous 3 am phone call that hillary clinton highlighted in a. A march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trumps impending tenure as president of the united states. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump as. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. In hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book titled youre tired, based on his. In february 2017, an image purportedly showing a still shot from an episode of the longrunning animated television series the simpsons, featuring a depiction of. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000. The simpsons guy a family guy episode, which aired immediately after clown in the dumps, was assigned production number bacx22bacx23 and technically counts as a component of the 25th production season of the simpsons and the th broadcast season of family guy. Since lisa becomes a historic woman president following trump, does that mean the. Sixteen years ago almost to the day the simpsons did just.
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