You never actually know what the future holds, but you really don’t have to think about it because none of us can really tell you what’s going to happen next. Whether you’re one of the Inspector Gadget, The Simpsons, Family Guy, or Futurama makers, and you know precisely what will happen next, if that’s the case. You certainly can’t afford to explain that and bring it on display.
To get a preview of what the future holds, some people try tarot cards, magic, and even meet psychics. Do you know what predicted the future better than any psychic? The Cartoons!
From gadget forecasts to Presidents’ predictions, find out cartoons accurately forecast the future in the gallery below all the times!
The Presidency of Donald Trump
Donald Trump was expected by the Simpsons to run for and ultimately become President of the United States all the way back in 2016. As Lisa’s words about debt said, we all saw the end of the Trump presidency.
Faulty Machine for elections
Homer was seen voting for Obama in the polls in one 2008 episode of The Simpsons just for his vote to go to Mitt Romney. Four years later, the same thing happened in real life when a malfunctioning voting machine in Pennsylvania led Mitt Romney to get all the electorate votes.
The Higgs Boson Projection Or “God Particle”
Physicists reported in 2012 that there is the Higgs Boson, also known as the “God particle,” and its discovery helped understand how particles have mass. If you think this result is impressive, the Simpsons’ the fact that it was expected 14 years ago should stun you even more. Homer was seen in one episode in front of a blackboard, composing an equation. The mass of the particle years before it was observed was calculated by that equation.
Fish Three-eyed
The three-eyed fish, native to Springfield’s contaminated waters, was initially discovered near a nuclear power plant in Argentina.
Buying of 20th Century Fox by Disney
The creators of The Simpsons showed Homer the production of the script back in 1998. This script was created by 20th Century Fox. Still, you will see in the episode that there is a sign in front of the studio’s headquarters that says “a division of Walt Disney Co.” In fact, 19 years later, Disney eventually purchased 20th Century Fox for $52.4 billion.
Holder of the Nobel Prize
In one episode, Milhouse bet on MIT Professor Bengt Holmström winning, and six years later, he did! The Simpsons also guessed the Nobel Prize winner!
GOT Season 8 Twist plot
8 years before it really occurred, the Simpsons expected the epic plot twist of the Game of Thrones season. I guess we’re supposed to thank The Simpsons for the spoiler, or you’re supposed to thank us if you haven’t watched the last season yet and come here to read this list.
The Transformation by Caitlyn Jenner
Stewie described Bruce Jenner as a “beautiful Dutch woman” in one of the episodes of Family Guy, and another showed Bruce dancing in the Navy for kids. While the show’s producers did not elaborate about why they wanted to interpret Bruce the way he did years ago, they expected his transformation to Caitlyn.
Strike of the White Tiger
Back in 1993, the Simpsons showed Siegfried & Roy being mauled by one of their tigers. Unfortunately, when Roy was mauled by a tiger named Manticore, this theory came true in 2003.
The Censorship Of David Michelangelo’s
In St. Anne’s Lutheran Church in St. Petersburg, when a replica of Michelangelo’s David was erected, the people were not pleased about the statue’s nudity. A competition called “Dress David” was finally produced by the city where residents could vote on how the sculpture would be censored. In 2016, and in the episode “Itchy & Scratchy & Marge” all the way back in 1990, The Simpsons featured a censored statue of David.
The Smartwatches
Back in 1995, 20 years before the Apple watch was released, the Simpsons featured characters sporting primitive smartwatches all the way around.
Virtual Reality
Years before it became widely available, the authors of Futurama anticipated augmented reality as a medium of entertainment.
Show At The Super Bowl by Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga performed her epic Super Bowl appearance in The Simpsons episode, where she soared through the air 5 years before it really happened.
The scandal over Horse Meat
The lunch lady cooking cafeteria lunches using ‘Assorted horse bits’ was seen in a 1994 episode of The Simpsons. Nine years after the Food Safety Regulator detected horse DNA evidence in over a third of beefburger store samples, a controversy erupted in Ireland.
First Laptop
“One of the characters, Penny, is seen using a “tech book” in one episode of a popular 1980s cartoon called Inspector Gadget, a gadget identical to the first Toshiba laptop launched a few years later.
Miss Mix Up Universe
During the Miss Universe contest, when the incorrect winner was revealed, a funny and cringe-worthy mess up occurred back in 2015. In one of Futurama’s 1999 series, the same situation occurred.
The Very first Digital Camera
The laptop wasn’t the only thing expected by Inspector Gadget. Penny is seen using a gadget that looks strangely identical to a digital camera in an episode called’ The Infiltration.’ It’s always a reasonably close approximation, even though it was seen connected to the machine book, failing to anticipate internal memory.
A vehicle that drives itself and parks itself
Back in the 80s, Inspector Gadget expected self-parking vehicles all the way around. It is fair to say that Inspector Gadget was undoubtedly a prophet of technology. His car had all those capabilities many years before any organization really tried to develop them.
Cameras for Drones
This Futurama 2000 episode displays flying cameras and early prediction of what would later become drones.
The Virus of Ebola
A fictitious novel seen in One of The Simpsons’ episodes, 17 years before the spread of the virus, was Curious George and the Ebola Virus.
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The Shard Building In London
14 years before it was finally completed, a Simpsons episode called “Lisa’s Wedding” predicted the Shard Building in London-they also somewhat correctly estimated the spot!
The Origin of Autocorrect
The character Dolph was seen in a 1994 episode of The Simpsons using a computer named Apple Newton. “Only for the machine to turn it into “Eat up Martha,” he attempts to write “Pick up Martin. Since the introduction of autocorrect in 2005, the developers acknowledged that they related to this episode when developing the app.
Miley Cyrus’ The Rise And Fall
In a 2008 episode called “Britney’s New Look,” Miley Cyrus’ breakthrough and the subsequent meltdown were expected by South Park producers.
Osama Bin Laden’s Death
A South Park episode that aired on October 13, 2010, featured special forces shooting Osama Bin Laden, Anything that will happen eight months later, in real life.
The Collapse of World Trade Center
A poster is seen in the backdrop, a 2001 episode of Johnny Bravo eerily managed to forecast the 9/11 events. Four years ago, Lisa was seen carrying a magazine in The Simpsons episode with the significant number 9 shown next to the Twin Tower. Even if it seems a little far-fetched, you must accept that the coincidences are relatively robust.
In Greece Financial Crisis
In a 2012 Simpsons episode called “Politically Inept With Homer Simpson,” Homer was a television program guest. A line at the bottom of the screen said ‘Europe positions Greece on eBay,’ and Greece became the first developing nation to enter a debt crisis three years later.
Ebola Epidemic
It was accurately predicted in a South Park episode dubbed “Gluten Free Ebola,” a few days before the USA’s Ebola epidemic.
The iPod First Generation
A computer oddly similar to the iPod was seen on a gate in a 1996 episode of The Simpsons. Five years back, the first generation iPod was launched by Apple.
Hornets and Coronavirus outbreak
A Japanese factory worker mistakenly spreads the viral “Osaka Flu” to Springfield in a 1993 episode. They accidentally knock over a truck with killer bees inside the urban people’s scramble to find a solution. The outbreak of “murder hornets” in America has coincided with the coronavirus in 2020. Former “Simpsons” writer Bill Oakley first found the coincidence.
The letter was written by The Beatles
In 1991, a The Simpsons” segment had The Beatles’ Ringo Star faithfully responding to fan mail written decades ago.
Two Beatles fans from Essex sent a response from Paul McCartney in September 2013 to a letter and a recording they sent to the band 50 years earlier.
The BBC’s The One Show reunited the couple with their letter in 2013, plus a McCartney reply.
