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. On 19 march, 2000, 16 years before donald trump was elected president, the simpsons aired an episode in which donald trump is elected president. Remember when the simpsons predicted donald trump would. Today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president. Nov 09, 2016 today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president. The simpsons has an eerie knack for predicting the future, from donald trump s presidency to u. In the flashforward episode, bart simpson takes a trip to the white. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump way back in 2000. Lets start with the most widely circulated prediction. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency 16 years. Another simpsons related prediction theory was floated on 9 november 2016, a day after trump won the presidential election, holding that the show had correctly predicted. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago in a 2000 episode titled bart to the future.
How america survives a donald trump presidency, according to. The simpsons has given us some of the best satire of the century and it turns out it also predicted the trump administration and the unprecedentedly weird timeline it would bring as the show. In 2000, simpsons said trump would be president in 1998, the simpsons predicted. Perhaps the most famous of these socalled simpsons predictions is donald trumps presidency, which the show first joked about in bart to the future 2000. If you can remember back to an episode that aired years and years ago, you may remember that the simpsons once predicted a donald trump presidency. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago in a 2000 episode titled bart to the future. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. Here are 14 times the longrunning comedy series got it right. In january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidency years ago. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future.
In season 11, the episode bart to the future predicted a dystopian future where donald trump somehow was elected president. Back in 2000, in an episode titled bart to the future, the simpsons correctly predicted donald trump would become president of the united states in the future. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in 2000. From trump becoming president to game of thrones spoilers, here are. Some 16 years later and we all know how that went down. The simpsons made eerily predicted donald trump would be president 16 years ago. A possible future trump presidency, said the episode s writer dan greaney, just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. An episode of the beloved american sitcom that aired almost exactly 16 years agoon march 19, 2000features donald trump as president of. Disney announces it has reached a deal to acquire 21st century fox, as predicted by a simpsons episode that first aired on november 8, 1998. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. In an episode aired in 2000, the show portrays a gr. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency business.
Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future, following lisas wedding. I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. 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 year on the show was 2030, and the simpson administration had inherited quite a. 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. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of. Nov 10, 2016 the truth may currently feel stranger than fiction, but donald trumps emergence as a political leader and even his presidency has been predicted in fictional dramas more than once. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. Sep 24, 2015 another simpsons related prediction theory was floated on 9 november 2016, a day after trump won the presidential election, holding that the show had correctly predicted the 2016 electoral vote map. Simpsons writer on 2000 episode predicting donald trump. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of 2020.
Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. The simpsons correctly predicted a donald trump would be. Dan greaney told the hollywood reporter in a 2016 interview that the thought of a trump presidency at. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons predicted donald trump s presidency 16 years ago the episode s writer said in march that the scene was meant to serve as a warning to america. In season 11, the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in the 2000 episode bart to the future.
It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years. The simpsons spookily predicted a trump presidency image. Accurately predicting the economic turmoil that is to form the cornerstone of donald trump s potential election campaign, the simpsons. The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it. Disney announces it has reached a deal to acquire 21st century fox, as predicted by a simpsons episode that first aired on november 8, 1998, he wrote.
The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency. 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. Another simpsons related prediction theory was floated on 9 november 2016, a day after trump won the presidential election, holding that the show had correctly predicted the 2016 electoral vote map. The episode bart to the future aired 16 years ago and features a. The simpsons star on how the show predicted donald trumps. The simpsons acknowledge predicting president donald trump. Mar 27, 2020 now in its 31st year, the cartoon created by matt groening predicted many a worldaltering event long before they took place, including donald trumps presidency, greeces economic meltdown. The simpsons predicted a pandemic and killer insects. The episode mentions that real estate mogul and millionaire donald trump became president, and caused a budget crisis that lisa inherits.
The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. The simpsons predicted the future once again when donald trump was elected president of the united states. Dec 09, 2019 the simpsons star explains how the show predicted donald trumps presidency sam moore monday 9 dec 2019 10. Foxs hit animated show the simpsons has parodied donald trump becoming president on multiple occasions, but they predicted his election many years before. Mar 17, 2016 bart to the future, first aired on 19 march 2000. A reoccurring rumour online claims that animated tv series the simpsons accurately predicted the presidency of us president donald trump in a year 2000 episode, even as going as far as accurately portraying a visual of trump riding down an escalator waving at fans. 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.
The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidency time. Did the simpsons predict the donald trump presidency. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. Mar 17, 2016 it was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of. The simpsons star explains how the show predicted donald trump s presidency sam moore monday 9 dec 2019 10. Mar 18, 2016 and now we have a new example, with a nod to presidential politics. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump. The simpsons ability to predict the future has struck again, as an episode from the year 2000 has surfaced which features donald trump winning a campaign to become president of the united states.
The simpsons predicted president trump becoming the us president. The nowinfamous bart to the future episode of the simpsons, which aired almost exactly 16 years ago, on march 19, 2000, predicted a donald trump presidency. Mar 20, 2016 an episode of the beloved american sitcom that aired almost exactly 16 years agoon march 19, 2000features donald trump as president of the united states, presiding over a broken economy. Lady gaga on the episode lisa goes gaga, lady gaga is shown suspended by cables flying over the audience at a concert. It doesnt end well for the trump though, as he fails the nation by leaving it in a huge amount of debt, relying on china to bail the u. Yeardley smith discusses the simpsons predicting trumps. We predicted that he would be president back in 2000 but trump was of course the most absurd placeholder joke name that we could. Theres no question the simpsons is best known for its characters, their yellow designs, and the comedy it routinely delivers. Nov 11, 2016 the simpsons spookily predicted a trump presidency image. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american.
The simpsons plotted a donald trump presidency exactly 16 years ago but writers never couldve predicted the ugliness of the hatemongering. Mar 18, 2016 the simpsons plotted a donald trump presidency exactly 16 years ago but writers never couldve predicted the ugliness of the hatemongering moguls actual campaign, says the scribe who. Now in its 31st year, the cartoon created by matt groening predicted many a worldaltering event long before they took place, including donald trump s presidency. Nov 09, 2016 s ixteen years ago, the simpsons predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. In 2000, simpsons said trump would be president in 1998, the simpsons predicted disney would take over 20th century fox. Simpsons may have predicted all of 2020 after episode. A march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trump s impending tenure as president of the united states. Nov 10, 2016 the prophetic simpsons writer who predicted a donald trump presidency has explained it was a warning to america. The simpsons has an eerie knack for predicting the future, from donald trump s presidency to the u. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000. How america survives a donald trump presidency, according to the simpsons. Aug 10, 2015 like many of its futurelooking episodes over the years, the simpsons has proved uncannily, if scarily, prescient.
First airing on march 19, 2000, the episode predicted trumps presidency long before we ever thought it could be a reality. The prophetic simpsons writer who predicted a donald trump presidency has explained it was a warning to america. The simpsons predicted 15 years ago that donald trump. 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. Jan 08, 2020 in season 11, the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in the 2000 episode bart to the future. Last night, america made that prediction come true. These elements are just a few of the reasons the show has continued to be successful after 30 years, but the show. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16.
The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency 16 years ago. It wasnt as leftfield as you may think president trump had already said back. President lisa simpson discusses the debt crisis former president trump has left the country in. The episode was directed by michael marcantel and written by dan greaney, who wanted to explore what barts life would end up like. That episode came out 16 years before trump was elected. The simpsons predicted pandemic and murder hornets in. Did 1993 simpsons episode predict covid19 and murder. The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidential win 16 years. Over the shows 30year run the simpsons have correctly predicted donald trump becoming u. A possible future trump presidency, said the episodes writer dan greaney, just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. According to metro, in an episode called bart to the future during season 11 of the simpsons, future u. Mar 16, 2016 the nowinfamous bart to the future episode of the simpsons, which aired almost exactly 16 years ago, on march 19, 2000, predicted a donald trump presidency. In this clip from season 11s bart to the future episode 15 years ago, lisa.
Nov 09, 2016 if you can remember back to an episode that aired years and years ago, you may remember that the simpsons once predicted a donald trump presidency, and we have the video evidence. The simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak over 20. Simpsons writer who predicted trump presidency in 2000. 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. In 2015, news media cited the episode as a foreshadowing of trump s future run for president. The episode which aired in 2000 shows a grown up lisa.
Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons youtube. S ixteen years ago, the simpsons predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. Greaney, who has also produced episodes of the us version of the office, said. The episode bart to the future aired 16 years ago and features a grownup lisa as. The simpsons creator matt groening also told the guardian.
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