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. 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. In 2015, news media cited the episode as a foreshadowing of trump s future run for president. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart. Nov 09, 2016 so to take the simpsons episode one step further. 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. In season 11, the episode bart to the future predicted a dystopian future where donald trump somehow was elected president. Why the simpsons called donald trump as president years. The simpsons predicted president trump way back 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 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. Some viewers believe the animated comedy series has accurately predicted future events on a number of occasions, including the walt disney company owning 20th century fox and donald trump becoming president, according to business insider.
Dan greaney told the hollywood reporter in a 2016 interview that the thought of a trump presidency at. 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. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. If predicting trumps rise in 2015 was tough, imagine doing it in 2000. 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. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the. New channel on lisa marie simpson participating in the simpsons. In the march 2000 episode bart to the future, bart simpson. The simpsons has predicted a number of world events and an internet rumor said the show predicted the death of donald trump. A scene purported to be from a the simpsons episode in 2000 showing trump on an escalator waving.
Heres a short clip of the trump reference, which was about as onpoint as it. 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. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. 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. Jul 28, 2015 the simpsons predicted president trump in 2000. 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. 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. Nov 09, 2016 in january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. The donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to what could happen if he became president. 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. Neither episode focuses on a coronavirus spreading from china. Donald john trump born june 14, 1946 is the 45th elected president of the united states. The parody, though, is not when the simpsons managed to correctly predict that trump would one day become the president of the united states. Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode.
A march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trumps impending tenure as president of the united states. 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. 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. Fox show the simpsons caricatures donald trump and hillary clinton in a short video published on youtube parodying the 3 a. Trump isnt depicted in the episodethat has only happened in last summers promo for the simpsons season 7 but to our 2016 eyes, if. Sixteen years ago almost to the day the simpsons did just that. 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.
More recently, the animated series has been credited with foretelling the ascendency of future american president donald j. In hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book titled youre tired, based on his. Apr 02, 2016 new channel on lisa marie simpson participating in the simpsons. 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. 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.
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. And this wasnt the only time the writers have managed to predict the future. The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it just. The simpsons guest star jim parsons explains cryptocurrency. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to.
The simpsons mock trump with west side story parody. It does not, however, count towards the series official episode count. Sixteen years ago almost to the day the simpsons did just. Fans claim the simpsons predicted coronavirus outbreak in. 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. On 19 march, 2000, 16 years before donald trump was elected president, the simpsons aired an episode in which donald trump is elected president. Mar 10, 2020 over the shows 30year run the simpsons have correctly predicted donald trump becoming u. 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. Since lisa becomes a historic woman president following trump, does that mean the. He also opened the trump taj mahal in atlantic city on monday april 2, 1990. Dec 16, 2017 all the times the simpsons predicted the future. The episode also touched on how crypto is the money of the future.
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. Load comments and most recently, they predicted game of thrones. In january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. Oct 24, 2017 nearly 17 years ago, an episode of the simpsons predicted that donald trump would one day become us president. 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. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode.
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. 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. Why the simpsons called donald trump as president years ago. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. Loyal viewers of the simpsons believe the animated fox comedy warned the world about coronavirus decades ago. Prior to his election, trump had been a successful businessman, tv host of the apprentice and real estate developer. 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. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump would. Some 16 years later and we all know how that went down.
Simpsons may have predicted all of 2020 after episode. 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. Over the shows 30year run the simpsons have correctly predicted donald trump becoming u. The donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to. As proof, theyre citing a 1993 episode of the series, which featured a storyline. Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode that. Nearly 17 years ago, an episode of the simpsons predicted that donald trump would one day become us president. 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. Sep 30, 2015 the donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to what could happen if he became president. The episode mentions that real estate mogul and millionaire donald trump became president, and caused a budget crisis that lisa inherits. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president.
This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency. Mar 17, 2016 if predicting trumps rise in 2015 was tough, imagine doing it in 2000. The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it. 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. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. The latest game of thrones episode was predicted by the. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president back. As you know, weve inherited quite a budget crunch from president trump, thenpresident lisa simpson told her staff in an episode that aired in 2000.
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. 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. 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. Us president trump announced that he will be a candidate in elections. So, fans can add this to the number of the simpsons accurate predictions, including donald trump. The donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to what. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump as. However, this prophecy of the simpsons series has not yet been realized. In hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book.
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