The simpsons will air its firstever onehour episode during its upcoming 28th season, fox announced monday at the television critics associations summer press tour. 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. The simpsons foretold plenty of our life under trump. The simpsons predicted the future once again when donald trump was elected president of the united states. Catch an allnew episode of the simpsons on sun at 87c on fox. Apr 26, 2017 the simpsons is a gracie films production in association with 20th century fox television. At the time, the real trump presidency was still 16 years away. Burns becomes donald trump americas family the longestrunning animated sitcom is back for. The simpsons predictions for the year 2020 xperimental hamid. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. The censorship of michelangelos david season 2, episode 9. The prediction was outlined in the 17th episode of the 11th season, titled bart to the future 16 years ago and broadcast in early 2000. The simpsons predicted the future once again when donald trump was. With over 30 seasons under its belt, its no wonder so many of the simpsons predictions for the future have come to pass in real life.
The donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to. The simpsons has an eerie knack for predicting the future, from donald trumps presidency to nobel prize winners to disney owning fox. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old. Mar 17, 2016 it was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. Stills from simpsons episodes shared online suggest that the animated comedy. 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. Season 11, episode 1 september 27, 1999 mel gibson brings the simpsons to hollywood so homer can help tweak his new film after homers is the sole negative voice at a test screening. Watch the simpsons episodes online season 11 2000 tv guide. 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. The donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to what could happen if he became president. But the animated show has never aired an episode with such a storyline. It is the longestrunning primetime animated series and longestrunning sitcom in the united states. The simpsons has been making audiences laugh since 1989, but a forward. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode.
Donald trumps first 100 days in office season 28 the. After envisioning a nightmarish reality where donald trump is president, the simpsons promise to continue to poke fun at the republican nominee with a. Before he was in office, he was known as an american business man, investor, television personality, and author. The simpsons troll the president in clip panned as worse. Images from the the simpsons showing donald trumps announcement of his presidential candidacy are from 2015, not 2000. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on march 19, 2000. The simpsons exists in the futurama universe as a tv show the parody, though, is not when the simpsons managed to correctly predict that trump would one day become the president of the united states. The simpsons predicted everythingwell, almost the current. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american animated television sitcom the simpsons. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american. The image has been shared widely on social media, with many claiming that the simpsons is predicting trumps death in office.
Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode that. He also opened the trump taj mahal in atlantic city on monday april 2, 1990. On may 4, 2015, fox announced that the simpsons had been renewed for season 28. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. 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. In the episode, lisa and marge chatted on phones with video screens. Brooks, matt groening and al jean are the executive producers.
The simpsons to air its firstever onehour episode in 2017. While aware of the rumors, simpsons showrunners have always claimed to have no foreknowledge of the events depicted on the show. The simpsons has predicted the future many times heres. He voiced himself in the episode special trumptastic voyage. And donald trump was first acknowledged as the president of the united states on the show in the 2000 episode bart to the future, over 15 years before being he was elected. Trump himself actually approached the creators of the show and asked if he could make a guest appearance in an episode. Watch the simpsons predict president trump in 2000 almost exactly 16 years ago, the simpsons joked trump would become president, bankrupting the country. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15. Sep 30, 2015 the donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to what could happen if he became president.
Mar, 2020 donald trumps presidency season 11, episode 17, 2000. In season 6, episode 19, named lisas wedding in 1995 the show had forecast that future phones would have video capabilities. This season also includes the shows first hourlong episode, the great phatsby, a parody of the great gatsby. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. The simpsons to skewer trump university on upcoming season. Writer of bart to the future episode, aired almost exactly 16 years ago, says idea was. From trump becoming president to game of thrones spoilers, here are the predictions simpsons writers have made which actually came.
A fake viral image claims the simpsons predicted trumps. It was a flashforward episode, showing the decadeson future of 2030, when things have broken. Donald trumps presidency season 11, episode 17, 2000. Lets start with the most widely circulated prediction. Aug 24, 2019 the simpsons has been poking fun at trump for decades now. May 09, 2019 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. Donald john trump born june 14, 1946 is the 45th elected president of the united states.
On february 19, 2012, the simpsons reached its 500th episode in the twentythird season. Since its debut on december 17, 1989, the simpsons has broadcast 679 episodes. 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. Thats finefoxs animated show seems to be upping its satire game. The simpsons has been poking fun at trump for decades now.
The image has been shared widely on social media, with many claiming that the simpsons is predicting trump s death in office. Fifteen years ago, in the episode bart to the future, a joke floated around that trump would become president. On august 31, 2016, it was announced that an episode titled the caper chase, inspired by trump university, would air sometime in 2017. Every time the simpsons guessed the future in 30year run. 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. I believe this is kind of fake news, trump said for decades he wanted to be president so the simpsons made fun of in the 2000s, fair enough. In season 11, the simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in the 2000 episode bart to the future.
The simpsons troll the president in clip panned as. From trump to coronavirus, how the simpsons keeps predicting the future. In 2016, an episode from season 11 that refers to trump as. The show holds several american television longevity records. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16. Suze orman, neil degrasse tyson and robert mckee will gueststar in a season 28 episode of the simpsons spoofing donald trumps college. The twentyeighth season of the animated television series the simpsons began airing on fox in the united states on september 25, 2016, and ended on may 21, 2017. Jul 30, 2016 the simpsons is a gracie films production in association with 20th century fox television. 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 in the season 11 episode. Stills from simpsons episodes shared online suggest that the animated comedy known for its prophetic writing has. In 2015, news media cited the episode as a foreshadowing of trumps future run for president. Prior to his election, trump had been a successful businessman, tv host of the apprentice and real estate developer.
The simpsons made donald trump president 16 years ago as a. Most notably, in an episode back in 2000, the show predicted trump would become president. Weve inherited quite a budget crunch from president trump. Oct 02, 2017 watch the simpsons season 32 episode 1. Feb 28, 2020 stills from simpsons episodes shared online suggest that the animated comedy known for its prophetic writing has. The simpsons might have already predicted the events of 2020. The simpsons does it again, predicting trump presidency 16.
Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart. The simpsons is a gracie films production in association with 20th century fox television. S32e01 s32e1 full episodes lisa and bart have a fight, to the point where they take each others clothes off, leading them to date other people with their clothes off.
It was the second episode of the series to show the simpson familys life in. The simpsons takes aim at donald trump in new video. The simpsons also predicted the election of donald trump, the discovery. However, the business mogul teased about running a presidential campaign as early as 1999, so the simpsons prediction was not as foreshadowing as it seems. It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. Twitter is convinced that an early episode of the simpsons predicted the coronavirus outbreak. It was a flashforward episode, showing the decadeson future of. 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. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15 yrs before the actual event predictive programming it seems ive been duped with some disinformation. 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. It was the second episode of the series to show the simpson familys life in the future, following the season six episode lisas wedding that aired five years earlier in 1995. The season four episode shows asian characters sneezing, spreading some sort of virus, and homer and other characters getting affected by this. Bart to the future was written by dan greaney and directed by michael marcantel as part of the eleventh season of the simpsons 19992000.
In hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book titled youre tired, based on his. The donald trump simpsons episode was eerily close to what. This season includes the 600th episode of the show, treehouse of horror xxvii. The simpsons does it again, predicting trump presidency 16 years ago. Mar 17, 2016 simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old. Aug 25, 2016 suze orman, neil degrasse tyson and robert mckee will gueststar in a season 28 episode of the simpsons spoofing donald trump s college. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to. No, bart accidentally mooning the flag due to a series of bizarre coincidences isnt the. There, bart is prevented from entering because of his age. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency. Apr, 2017 this wont be the first time the simpsons has mocked the realestate magnet, but it is the first trumpcentric episode that could potentially air during a trump presidency, as the caper chase.
South park just announecd itll stay on the air until 2019, putting it in the 300 episode club with the simpsons. 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. Meanwhile, homer becomes rich, just to realize that his money has been stolen. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago. 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. In august 2015, a video claiming that episodes of the fox animated series the simpsons had made some eerily accurate predictions about. 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 episode portrays a grownup lisa as trump s successor, who quips. Watch the simpsons episodes online season 11 2000 tv. A march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trumps impending tenure as. From trump to coronavirus, how the simpsons keeps predicting. The simpsons takes aim at donald trump yet again in spoof of clintons 3 a. It was a throwaway joke in a simpsons episode 16 years ago, but that joke has just become americas reality.
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