“The Simpsons” has come to be known as a 21st-century’s prophet, warning your everyday citizen of what’s to come. Either through time travel or crystal ball, Homer Simpson has seen it all and is warning us of the world’s fate.
We no longer need to wonder who’ll win elections or perform in the Super Bowl halftime show. All we need to do is watch a Simpsons episode and see what these primary-color people are predicting.
Some predictions include alien infiltration of society, reptilians pretending to be politicians, Ivanka Trump running for president in 2028, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
A lightning strike will bring down the internet, according to season 29, episode 21’s prediction. A bedbug infestation, which is happening in Paris and could spread around the world, was predicted in season 24, episode 18. In season 12, episode eight, a frigid front comes overnight, which brings a snowstorm that leaves everyone snowed in.
There’s reason to believe all of this will come true, as the Simpsons have an impeccable track record when it comes to predictions.
In season four, episode 21, a pandemic similar to that of COVID-19 breaks out when a flu-like virus spreads from another country. Later in the episode, killer bees are released, also very similar to what happened in 2020.
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In season two, episode four, Mr. Burns is served a three-eyed mutant fish for dinner as he campaigns for governor. The mutated fish is a result of the pollution caused by his plant. In August, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three members of his cabinet publicly ate Fukushima fish sashimi, which came from the treated radioactive wastewater that was released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster.
In season 17, episode 10, Homer and a man he thinks is his long-lost father embark in small submarines to find an old sunken ship, which ends in Homer getting stuck in the submarine underwater. In June, a submersible carrying five people seeking to see the ruins of the Titanic imploded underwater.
And perhaps the most famous prediction that came true comes from season 11, episode seven, when Donald Trump is seen descending an escalator as he announces his run for president, exactly as it happened 15 years after the episode aired in 2000.
All this can’t be mere coincidence. The Simpsons took the trouble to time travel to tell us what’s coming. Do you know what it must’ve been like for these 2D characters to surf through the space-time continuum?
Of course, there’s another alternative. After searching the corners of the globe, Homer found a magical crystal ball that showed him visions of the future, and he saw so much that it’s taking the Simpsons 35 seasons and counting to reveal everything.
Whatever his method of soothsaying may be, Homer’s warnings must not be ignored. Stop whatever you’re doing and go watch an episode of the Simpsons—your fate depends on it.
Isabella Albertini is a 23-year-old mass communication junior from Lima, Peru.
