Heres an exceedingly serious argument for why lisa simpson will. In the 30 years its been running, matt groenings hit animated sitcom has delivered countless storylines over 31 seasons and one movie, and nestled among the anarchic tales of americas premiere nuclear family have been some weirdly prescient predictions about the near future. And thats far from being the only case of an episode of the simpsons reflecting future events. Lisa simpson calls donald trump presidency, increased debt. The simpsons predicted well get president lisa somedaybut only. What episodes of the simpsons predicted the future. Lisa s wedding came during the socalled golden age of the simpsons, and is the first episode to primarily explore the future of the family. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american. The simpsons lisa becomes white house owner youtube. Lisa s wedding is the 19th episode of the simpsons sixth season. The simpsons made this prediction in a rather offhand way though, as lisa was the current president in the future bart saw. He welcomes them, saying that his new astrology machine told him they would come to his house, and he goes on to show them a film of how life will be in their final days of high school, eight years in the future. People might find it alarming that they also predicted that he will bankrupt the country. In a scene from the episode lisas sax, marge suggests a sick bart read a.
It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on may 20, 2012. The simpsons predicted well get president lisa somedaybut. The simpsons season eleven episode bart to the future, which first. However, even the simpsons future society was a little ahead of its time, as modern voice recognitionenabled smartwatches werent rolled. Most of the episode is set thirty years into the future, when bart and lisa take their children with them to homer and marges house over christmas, while a pregnant maggie goes into labor. An inert simpsons goes back to lisa s future and pastfor no discernible reason. Bart learns that in the future he is a neerdowell musician with ralph wiggum as a room mate.
In a 2008 episode, homers voting machine changed his vote. Several designs were made by the animators for future bart, but greaney did not think they matched. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future, following lisa s wedding. Coincidentally, there has been a future plot episode every five years since 1995, with the exception of holidays of future passed, which would air six years later. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. The simpsons days of future future tv episode 2014 imdb. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of season 11. Lisa simpson is possibly polyamorous, says simpsons. In the episode, bart and lisa stumble into professor frinks basement, and he gives them a look into their future as teenagers as they get ready for their high school graduation. New channel on lisa marie simpson participating in the simpsons. While visiting an indian casino with his family, bart encounters an indian who foretells of his future. In the 1995 episode, lisa s wedding, part of the story takes place in 2010 where lisa is 23 years old. The 350th episode overall, it originally aired on the fox network in the united states on april 17, 2005. Here, rt lists six other past episodes in which the simpsons bizarrely predicted, depicted, or referred to major contemporary events that were yet to unfold 1.
Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future, following lisas wedding. It first aired on the fox network in the united states on april, 2014. The fox series, which began its 31st season on sept. Lisa goes gaga is the twentysecond and final episode of the twentythird season of the american animated sitcom the simpsons. The presidente is the leader of a south american country. Yeardley smith, the 54yearold actress who for the past 30 years has voiced 8yearold lisa on the simpsons, doesnt sound worried about the future of tvs longestrunning series, even with. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. Kind of funny simpsons episode where lisa simpson calls the donald trump presidency, increased debt. Days of future future is a brilliant simpsons episode with a very well written storyline and loads of very funny scenes. Dismiss the simpsons simply as a cartoon for kids at your peril. Every time the simpsons guessed the future in 30year run. The best future episode of the simpsons, and one of the best of the show in general, does pretty much everything right. The simpsons has a couple of episodes set in the future, and the timeline of these can be confusing. Yes people, the simpsons tried to warn us about him too, but apparently all of america missed that episode.
A 2017 episode of the cartoon also seemed to preempt daenerys targaryens big plot twist on the penultimate episode of game of. But before bob can dedicate his entire tenure to making things rough for the simpsons, bart and lisa. The latter, with an uncanny resemblance to hillary clinton. The simpsons season eleven episode bart to the future, which first aired in march of 2000, purports to offer us a glimpse into what the familys life will be like in the year 2030in this reality, lisa has just been elected president of the united states, and she is struggling to fix the many problems bequeathed to her by the disastrous administration of her predecessor, donald trump. The real estate mogul didnt make an appearance, but his presidency is mentioned in an episode titled bart to the future, in which lisa simpson. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons youtube. During the episode, lisa and hugh get engaged, and lisa delivers the news to a slightly haggard marge via video call. Since then, springfields most famous residents, homer, marge, bart, lisa, and maggie, have appeared in more than 600 episodes over the course of. With dan castellaneta, julie kavner, nancy cartwright, yeardley smith. Would there be even more predictions to look out for, by the still on going animated sitcoms.
The simpsons future timeline explained properly screen. The simpsons has predicted the future with stunning accuracy dozens of times over the years. Following up on one of the family photographs in a past future episode, lisa and her female roommate are. There, she offers to show lisa the story of her first love. In the episode, american singersongwriter lady gaga makes a visit to springfield, where all of its residents are in a state of depression.
Some people maintain that the simpsons predicted the 2014 outbreak of ebola 17 years before it happened. The simpsons has built a reputation for predicting the future. Forget your horoscopes and forget old mate nostradamus because the simpsons have proven quite accurate at predicting world events long before they happen in its 600 episode and counting series run, the show has spanned 31 seasons since its debut in 1989. Correctly predicting super bowls season 3, episode 14. Maybe, in our own future, we could see lisa simpson in the real oval office. Through the powers of a future telling casino manager, bart is transported to the year 2030. It is a satirical depiction of a dysfunctional middleclass american lifestyle starring the eponymous family. The simpsons writers predicted donald trump would become president back in 2000. The nowinfamous bart to the future episode of the simpsons, which.
During this episode, we see people talking to each other via video. The streaming platform has curated a collection called the simpsons predict. Bart to the future we inherited quite the budget crunch from president trump, lisa, who is the us president. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on march 19, 1995. When his translator mistakenly tells him that bart simpson said that the tide is turning, he speculates that rebels will take the capital. The simpsons showrunner al jean has said that lisa simpsons future involves. His future self visited his now successful younger sister at the white house, allowing the series to show how lisa was doing as potus. Yeardley smith on simpsons future at disney hollywood. The episode, bart to the future, envisions the futures of bart and lisa simpson. There are still many more predictions by the simpson that came true. The plot focuses on lisa visiting a carnival fortune teller and learning about her future love. The season 11 episode bart to the futurewhich aired in march of.
In the simpsons movie, our serving president of the. Released in 2000 and titled bart to the future, the plot has bart travelling 30 years into the future to find that his sister lisa has become the first straight female president. From an eerie reference to september 11 to disneys ironic acquisition of 20th century fox, here are the 11 moments in which the show. Simpsons writer who predicted trump presidency in 2000. The simpsons is an american animated television sitcom created by matt groening for the fox broadcasting company. A guide to the predictions of the simpsons predicts the. The simpsons have been predicting the future since 1989.
Set in the town of springfield, the show lampoons both american culture and the human condition. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on december 11, 2011. From trump becoming president to game of thrones spoilers, here are the. It was written by greg daniels and directed by jim reardon. In the episode, bart to the future, the writers envisioned the futures of bart and lisa simpson. In the episode, lisa is greeted by a fortune teller while at a renaissance fair.
Full episode hampton roads regional jail, va s2, e12. He is a failed musician living with ralph wiggum, while homer and marge are still back in springfield eating soylent green which, by the way, is made of humans. Logic is not something that can be expected from a cartoon, let alone one that has been active for 30 years, and its specially tricky with noncanon stories, though. Meanwhile, 38yearold lisa becomes the first straight female president of the united states, and moves into the white. A list of episodes that have peeks into alternate futures. The simpsons has predicted the future many times here. Many times, the show has been spot on about certain creations, but there are many occasions where the show was dead wrong about the future. Lisa is doing this two years early, and is bound for yale. The second time the simpsons took a peek into the future, lisa has become president. Here are 25 times the simpsons predicted the future. An inert simpsons goes back to lisas futureand pastfor. Future drama is the fifteenth episode of the simpsons sixteenth season. Mandy patinkin guest stars as hugh parkfield and phil hartman guest stars as troy mcclure.
The obvious reason why these episodes are noncanon is because none of the futures are possible to happen because the characters never age, and the future episodes have. In a scene from the episode lisa s sax, marge suggests a sick bart read a book titled. Is it once again another great simpsons episode set in the future,recurring episodes that havent disappointed me yet,i loved that it continued shortly after the events of holdays of future passed from season 23,as we see bart still getting over his exwife and lisa still. During the episode lisa s wedding, we see glimpses into the future. The episode was directed by michael marcantel and written by dan greaney, who wanted to explore what barts life would end up like. In the episode, lisa converses with her family via video chat. That time lisa simpson predicted president donald trump video. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of. In the year 2000, most of the world laughed when the simpsons predicted donald trumps presidency. Days of future future is the eighteenth episode of the 25th season of the american animated sitcom the simpsons, and the 548th episode of the series.
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