‘The Simpsons’ Predicted Disney Would Buy Fox Nearly 20 Years Ago
“The Simpsons” has always had a bizarre knack for fortune telling.
So, when news broke on Thursday that Disney is buying film, TV and international assets from 21st Century Fox (oddly enough, including “The Simpsons”), people on Twitter were quick to point out that the show predicted this would happen almost 20 years ago.
"The Simpsons," which is now owned by Disney, was right about President Trump and now this mega deal. This is from the 1998 episode, "When You Dish Upon a Star." pic.twitter.com/PJC6O21nbs
— Frank Pallotta (@frankpallotta) December 14, 2017
In 1998, “The Simpsons” aired a Hollywood-themed episode titled “When You Dish Upon a Star,” which featured a 20th Century Fox logo with the words “A division of Walt Disney Co” underneath it.
In the episode, Homer Simpson befriends Alec Baldwin and begins working for Baldwin and then-wife Kim Basinger.
Over the beloved animated series’ 28-year run, “The Simpsons” has accurately prophesied Facetime, Lady Gaga’s halftime performance at the Super Bowl, and — most famously —Donald Trump’s presidency.
This is a direct Simpsons quote from March 2000 in a future where Lisa was president
Once again, The Simpsons is always right pic.twitter.com/992UUp8bI6— Mike w/o MFL10's (@MikeMarFF) December 8, 2016
The president-predicting episode, which aired in 2000, shows Lisa Simpson as the future U.S. president and successor to President Trump.
Not long after Trump won the presidential election in November 2016, the show featured a callback to the 2000 Trump prediction. In the show’s chalkboard gag in the opening credits, Bart Simpson is shown writing the phrase “Being right sucks.”
The Simpsons updates its 2000 prediction of a Trump Presidency... #TheSimpsons pic.twitter.com/Myf5rYb9Dj
— The Simpsons (@TheSimpsons) November 14, 2016
D’oh!
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