Many years ago, 'The Simpsons;' A cartoon predicting the events is going viral on social media. This isn't the first time the Simpsons series has been named after a major accident or event. From the coronavirus to the war in Ukraine, the producers of 'The Simpsons' have predicted plenty of surprises.
Smartwatch: In today's age, everyone from the youth to the elderly has a smartwatch on their wrist. But 'The Simpsons' series introduced a smartwatch-like device about 20 years before the introduction of the smartwatch. The watch was featured in the sixth season episode 'Lisa's Wedding', along with references to futuristic technology.
Censor for David: Michelangelo's David is world famous. A scene where the government dresses up the naked statue appears in episode 9 of season 2 of The Simpsons. In 2016, a statue of David in St. Petersburg, russia was deemed too obscene to show to children, and many called for the statue to be dressed up.
Walt Disney - Fox Companies Link: In 2019, the famous hollywood company 20th Century Fox was acquired by Walt Disney Company for a huge amount. But this was predicted by the producers of 'The Simpsons' in 1998. episode 5 of the 10th season featured a scene in which the Walt Disney-Fox companies merged.
Donald Trump: In 2016, donald trump was sworn in as the President of the United States. But 16 years before that, the 17th episode of the 11th season, which aired in 2000, showed that donald trump would be inaugurated as the President of the United States.
What's surprising about this is that the scene actually took place in the episode, where a crowd of people stood around donald trump and waved as he descended an escalator. This scene actually happened 16 years later.
Video Call: episode 19 of Season 6, released in 1995, features a scene where the character Lisa makes a video call to her mother. The makers of The Simpsons set a scene in a time when there were no smartphones. It is noteworthy that in 2010, apple introduced the feature called 'Facetime' for video calling for the first time.
Coronavirus: We know that the coronavirus that emerged in the year 2019 turned the world upside down. But there is a scene in the 1993 season 4 of The Simpsons about a similar virus. The Osaka virus shown in the 21st episode has almost the same symptoms as the Coronavirus.
Titan Crash: The Simpsons series also predicted the current 'Titan' submarine crash several years in advance. In the 10th episode of the 17th season of 'The Simpsons', which aired in 2006, the hero homer Simpson travels with his father on a submarine to retrieve the treasures of the ship 'Piso Mojado', which sank several years ago. homer is shown trapped in a submarine stranded on a coral reef, running low on oxygen. Another surprising thing is that Shahjada Dawood and son Sulaiman Dawood who joined this trip from pakistan are father and son.