Fox via getty images some of us have spent nearly as much time in springfield as we have in. In hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book titled youre tired, based on his. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. Jul 08, 2015 south park just announecd itll stay on the air until 2019, putting it in the 300 episode club with the simpsons. He also opened the trump taj mahal in atlantic city on monday april 2, 1990. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. No, the simpsons did not predict the trump glowing orb. A grimacing bart simpson scrawls the phrase over and over again on a classroom chalkboard in the open to the latest episode of the simpsons. The simpsons, however, jokingly foresaw the trump presidency way back in 1990, when an episode peered into the future to show us a peek at president lisa simpson, who gripes about the budget.
Did the simpsons predict the donald trump presidency. 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. Several designs were made by the animators for future bart, but greaney did not think they matched. Nov 11, 2016 earlier this year simpsons writer dan greaney explained why they had predicted a trump presidency back in 2000. It does not, however, count towards the series official episode count. Aug 01, 2016 the simpsons pokes fun at trumps canine hair, tiny hands. But in a 2002 the simpsons episode, mick jagger and keith richards give homer a. The simpsons pokes fun at trumps canine hair, tiny. On 19 march, 2000, 16 years before donald trump was elected president, the simpsons aired an episode in which donald trump is elected. Simpsons writer who predicted trump presidency in 2000. The screenshot was not taken from a 15year old the simpsons episode and the show did not predict trump s orb touching antics at all. Sometimes the simpsons is like a magic 8ball that can seem to hold all the answers. The simpsons season 11 dvd digipak, special krusty head edition the dvd boxset for season 11 was released by 20th century fox home entertainment in the united states and canada on october 7, 2008, eight years after it had completed broadcast on television, in the uk on october 6, 2008, and in australia on november 5, 2008.
Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american animated television sitcom the simpsons. Here are 14 times the longrunning comedic series got it right. The viral simpsons cartoon predicting donald trumps glowing orb. The other episode, how i spent my strummer vacation, was run by mike scully. However, the simpsons image is not from a 2002 episode. South park just announecd itll stay on the air until 2019, putting it in the 300 episode club with the simpsons. Lady gagaon the episode lisa goes gaga, lady gaga is shown suspended by cables flying over. Fans of the simpsons know just what to expect from an episode. 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. Matt groenings team has been so on top of the countrys cultural pulse, theyve even managed to predict several major historical events. The series is a satirical depiction of workingclass life, epitomized by the simpson family, which consists of homer, marge, bart, lisa, and maggie. 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.
A 2017 meme that has resurfaced in south africa purports to show that tv show the simpsons predicted a meeting between us president donald trump and two middle eastern leaders back in 2002. Did a 15yearold simpsons episode really predict the future in amazing detail. 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. The episode bart to the future aired 16 years ago and features a grownup lisa. President trump and smart watches the simpsons has a knack. Homer and marge talk politics and skewer the donald in the process. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000. The show is set in the fictional town of springfield and parodies american culture and society, television, and the. No, the simpsons did not predict the trump glowing orb moment in. A video showing how the popular cartoon did not just stop at hilariously predicting trump s victory in 2000 in the season 11 episode bart to the future, but also apparently predicted the impact of the ebola virus to the twin towers attack, went viral. President trump and smart watches the simpsons has a.
Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump way back in 2000. Apr 27, 2017 a new episode of the simpsons on sunday portrays the white house as a reality television show as it depicts president trump rounding out his first 100 days in office. The simpsons pokes fun at trumps canine hair, tiny hands. Mar, 2020 donald trumps presidency season 11, episode 17, 2000 fifteen years ago, in the episode bart to the future, a joke floated around that trump would become president. Donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000 trump simpsons president. The viral simpsons cartoon predicting donald trumps.
Mar 17, 2016 it was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. Prior to his election, trump had been a successful businessman, tv host of the apprentice and real estate developer. Every time the simpsons guessed the future in 30year run. Nov 09, 2016 sometimes the simpsons is like a magic 8ball that can seem to hold all the answers. 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. 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. A new episode of the simpsons on sunday portrays the white house as a reality television show as it depicts president trump rounding out his first 100 days in office. Aug 01, 2016 fox show the simpsons caricatures donald trump and hillary clinton in a short video published on youtube parodying the 3 a. 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 hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book. In the episode bart to the future, bart faces its future.
Nov 15, 2016 from president trump to smart watches, ed power is floored by the simpsons eerie knack for predictions well never watch homer, marge and bart the same way again. The simpsons most controversial moments of all time. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future, following lisas wedding. The prophetic simpsons writer who predicted a donald trump presidency has explained it was a warning to america. The meme is incorrect the simpsons episode aired in may 2017, just after trump, saudi king salman and egyptian president abdel fattah alsisi stood around a shining orb at an anti. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. 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. Instead, it was taken from a new film posted on the official the simpsons facebook page on may 27, 2017, several days after the orb event actually took place. 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.
Dec 17, 2019 the next episode of the simpsons, titled hail to the teeth, will air on jan. It just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom, dan greaney recalls. I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. Did the simpsons predict that president trump would. 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. The simpsons celebrate an fxx marathon of all of their episodes to date and our 150 best episode list. But in a 2002 the simpsons episode, mick jagger and keith richards give homer a jacket that has guitar hero.
The simpsons made donald trump president 16 years ago as a plot. Jun 07, 2017 however, the simpsons image is not from a 2002 episode. The meme is incorrect the simpsons episode aired in may 2017, just after trump, saudi king salman and egyptian president abdel fattah alsisi stood around a shining orb at an antiextremism centre in riyadh. The episode was directed by michael marcantel and written by dan greaney, who wanted to explore what barts life would end up like. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode. Trump mocks clinton for stumbling during pneumonia episode. Other examples of the simpsons fortunetelling skills include 2000s episode bart to the future, in which lisa is the president of the united states, having succeeded donald trump. From president trump to smart watches, ed power is floored by the simpsons eerie knack for predictions well never watch homer, marge and bart the same way again. No, the simpsons did not predict president trumps glowing. He became a loser and his sister lisa is president of the usa. The simpsons predicted everythingwell, almost the current.
Over the years, our favorite tv family have taken shots at everybody with their satirical twist on humor. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in 2000. Memes falsely claim that the animated series showed trump touching a glowing orb fifteen years before the actual incident took place. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15. However, the business mogul teased about running a presidential campaign as early as 1999, so the simpsons prediction was not as foreshadowing as it seems. They have tackled donald trump, religion, and even sparked international incidents, but the series is one of the most popular phenomenon of all time. 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. Nov 09, 2016 donald trump already president in 2000. Jul 02, 2018 in an episode from the year 2000 of the simpsons titled bart to the future, that sees character lisa become president of the united states in a vision of the future, it is mentioned that she inherited quite a budget crunch from president trump. At the time, the real trump presidency was still 16 years away. Newest simpsons features a white house unraveled in 100. That time the simpsons predicted president donald trump video. In the episode, after their picnic in the park is cut short due to a mosquito infestation, the simpsons stop by at an indian casino.
Jun 15, 2017 did a 15yearold simpsons episode really predict the future in amazing detail. A 2017 meme that has resurfaced in south africa purports to show that tv show the simpsons predicted a meeting between us president. Jun 10, 2017 the screenshot was not taken from a 15year old the simpsons episode and the show did not predict trumps orb touching antics at all. The simpsons predicted president trump becoming the us president. The first episode of season 19 premiered on september 16, 2015, back when few could have predicted that donald trump would ever take his seat in the white house.
Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons warned america that donald trump would one day assume the highest office in the land back in 2000. On 19 march, 2000, 16 years before donald trump was elected president, the simpsons aired an episode in which donald trump is elected president. It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. The simpsons fourteenth season was originally broadcast on the fox network in the united states between november 3, 2002 and may 18, 2003. Thats finefoxs animated show seems to be upping its satire game. The simpsons has predicted the future many times heres. The simpsons is an american animated sitcom created by matt groening for the fox broadcasting company. Donald john trump born june 14, 1946 is the 45th elected president of the united states. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15 yrs before the actual event predictive programming it seems ive been duped with some disinformation. Nov 15, 2016 a grimacing bart simpson scrawls the phrase over and over again on a classroom chalkboard in the open to the latest episode of the simpsons. A video showing how the popular cartoon did not just stop at hilariously predicting trumps victory in 2000 in the season 11 episode bart to the future, but also apparently predicted the impact of the ebola virus to the twin towers attack, went viral.
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. 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 that president trump would touch a. The real estate mogul didnt make an appearance, but his presidency is. Now, it is another simpsons cartoon with obvious resemblance to the infamous trump. All the times the simpsons predicted real life events.
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