The simpsons predicted donald trumps election win in 2000. 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. Simpsons episodes for a dreary election dead homer society. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons saw president trump coming way back in 2000, when they predicted his presidency in an episode called bart to the future. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. The simpsons predicted the future once again when donald trump was elected president of the united states. The year on the show was 2030, and the simpson administration had inherited quite a. If president trump left office in 2030, he most likely didnt win in 2016. The show did have a joke in an episode from that year about how lisa simpson would become president after president trump left the economy in ruin.
Sixteen years ago almost to the day the simpsons did just that. The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidential win 16 years. Several designs were made by the animators for future bart, but greaney did not think they matched. If nothing else, the simpsons nailed how divisive elections can be with their 1990 episode, two cars in every garage and three eyes on every fish, in which the family is split. 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. A simpsons episode that aired in march 2000 and predicted donald trump would become president was intended as a warning, its writer has said. The simpsons acknowledge predicting president donald trump in. Sideshow bob is released from prison and runs for mayor of springfield. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons youtube.
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 enters its 30th season, it has managed to foreshadow plenty of random things that were to come. The episode which aired in 2000 shows a grown up lisa simpson taking over at the white house in the aftermath of a trump presidency. And this wasnt the only time the writers have managed to predict the future. The episode bart to the future aired 16 years ago and features a grownup lisa as. 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 prophetic simpsons writer who predicted a donald trump presidency has explained it was a warning to america. The simpsons predicted president trump becoming the us president. 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. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of. Nov 09, 2016 today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. Donald trumps us election win predicted by simpsons 16.
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. And, when it comes to politics, it somehow managed to churn out episodes. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart. 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. Naturally, given the shows cultural and political bent including a mention of president trump in a flashforward 2000 episode that. The simpsons takes aim at donald trump in new video. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump would.
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. As the show enters its 30th season, it has managed to foreshadow plenty of random things that were to come. 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. 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. The simpsons has a grim take on trumps first 100 days. The simpsons spookily predicted a trump presidency image. In january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. Aug 01, 2016 fox show the simpsons caricatures donald trump and hillary clinton in a short video published on youtube parodying the 3 a.
Donald trump has been elected as the next president of the united states a reality the simpsons predicted 16 years ago. In season 11, the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in the 2000 episode bart to the future. Aug 01, 2016 the simpsons imagines the terrors of trump as president in fake election ad. Did the simpsons predict the donald trump presidency. Politics is a common theme in the simpsons, and this phenomenon has had some crossover with real american politics. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of donald. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump as. 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 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. The simpsons addresses trump election prediction in chalkboard gag being right sucks, bart simpson writes in reference to prognostication from 2000 episode tim kenneally november 14. 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. Much of america was incapable of picturing a president trump, until the business mogul took the stage in new york early wednesday morning to declare victory in the 2016 presidential election. The simpsons imagines the terrors of trump as president in fake election ad. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode.
No, not black mirror, but the simpsons, which hilariously at the time predicted a trump presidency back in 2000 in the season 11 outing bart to the future. In march 2000, the television show aired an episode titled bart to the. Watch 16 years ago, the simpsons predicted a trump. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. The simpsons has predicted the future many times heres. In an episode aired in 2000, the show portrays a gr. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president back. He also opened the trump taj mahal in atlantic city on monday april 2, 1990. Sight gags abound the moment trump appears, dressed in ebeneezer scrooge. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president.
Back in 2000, in an episode titled bart to the future, the simpsons. Nov 09, 2016 an episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of. 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 quintessential election episode from season 2, burns run for governor contains such memorable scenes as the introduction of the hired political guns, the inimitable charles darwin infomercial, and marges awesome defeat of burns, which is so total that hes ruined before it hit the ground.
In hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book titled youre tired, based on his. The parody, though, is not when the simpsons managed to correctly predict that trump would one day become the president of the united states. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american animated television sitcom the simpsons. A 2017 episode of the cartoon also seemed to preempt daenerys. 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. The simpsons imagines the terrors of trump as president in. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency.
Sep 17, 2018 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. Fox show the simpsons caricatures donald trump and hillary clinton in a short video published on youtube parodying the 3 a. The episode was directed by michael marcantel and written by dan greaney, who wanted to explore what barts life would end up like. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future, following lisas wedding. 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. There, bart is prevented from entering because of his age. The week after the election, the recurring chalkboard gag even read. People think the simpsons predicted trumps win but its. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on march 19, 2000. Some have commented that the simpsons appeared to predict the future 16 years ago after mentioning a trump presidential win. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american. Donald john trump born june 14, 1946 is the 45th elected president of the united states. Foxs hit animated show the simpsons has parodied donald trump becoming president on multiple occasions, but they predicted his election.
Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. Apr 07, 2016 in an interview with the hollywood reporter earlier this year, the writer of that simpsons episode, dan greaney, recalled that the prsident trump prediction was a warning to america. Nov 10, 2016 donald trump has been elected as the next president of the united states a reality the simpsons predicted 16 years ago. Donald trump simpsons episode donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000. Most recently, viewers noticed that a 2017 episode of the cartoon seemed to preempt daenerys targaryens big plot twist on sunday nights penultimate episode of game of thrones. Nov 09, 2016 in january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. The simpsons also predicted the election of donald trump, the discovery. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump.
In the episode, bart has a vision 30 years into the. 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. The simpsons correctly predicted a donald trump would be. Donald trumps us election win predicted by simpsons 16 years. Apr 27, 2017 the simpsons, of course, famously predicted a trump presidency in an episode aired 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. 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. Greaney, who has also produced episodes of the us version of the office, said. How the simpsons predicted the trump presidency in 2000. When he wins the election, bart and lisa suspect foul play and are determined to expose bobs corruption. 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 simpsons predicted donald trumps election win in. The simpsons acknowledge predicting president donald 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. No, not the obamas, who made their feelings plain at the democratic convention last week the simpsons. Aug 01, 2016 the video saves the bulk of its derision, though, for republican candidate and frequent simpsons target donald trump. Trump shares the simpsonsinspired video of himself as. Nov 14, 2016 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. In the oddly prophetic episode, bart simpson is shown a grim vision of his life in his 30s. Prior to his election, trump had been a successful businessman, tv host of the apprentice and real estate developer. Politics is a common theme in the animated television series the simpsons, and this phenomenon has had some crossover with real american politics.
It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. Today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president. An episode of the simpsons that aired in march 2000, may have unknowingly foreshadowed the results of this us election. Jul 28, 2015 the above clip is from the shows march 2000 episode bart to the future, in which bart gets a glimpse of what his life will look like 30 years down the road. The simpsons sideshow bob roberts tv episode 1994 imdb. Few simpsons episodes have skewered the mechanizations of elections and political parties quite like the 1994 episode sideshow bob roberts. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future.
With dan castellaneta, julie kavner, nancy cartwright, yeardley smith. The simpsons addresses trump election prediction in. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. How america survives a donald trump presidency, according to. The trashtalking troublemaker has aged into an unsuccessful. The real estate mogul seemed to be the right comedic fit at the time, episode writer dan greaney. In the episode bart to the future, which aired in 2000, the simpsons. The video saves the bulk of its derision, though, for republican candidate and frequent simpsons target donald trump. Nearly 17 years ago, an episode of the simpsons predicted that donald trump would one day become us president. Every time the simpsons guessed the future in 30year run. The simpsons saw president trump coming way back in 2000, when they predicted his presidency in an episode called bart to the future. If the show has a liberal slant, this was joked about in the episode the simpsons 8th episode. Nov 14, 2016 the simpsons addresses trump election prediction in chalkboard gag being right sucks, bart simpson writes in reference to prognostication from 2000 episode tim kenneally november 14.
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