Today, April 19, is the International Day of the famous series 'The Simpsons' and there are many tributes that we are seeing on social networks through millions of fans of Homer, Marge and the family. Thirty-six years after its first appearance on television, the series continues to gain fans and add chapters to its historical journey, in which one of its main attractions has always been to predict the future.
In addition to that, of course, there are the cameos of famous people, mythical songs and unique jokes of the series, but today we will review its history of predictions.
What are its most memorable predictions? We've counted five of the best, and they all came true - Happy World Simpsons Day! And let's pray that his visions about the end of humanity never come true...
Top Five 'Simpsons' predictions
- The 9/11 attacks: in the episode 'New York' VS Homer' from season 9, Bart shows a flyer where a 9 is seen next to the silhouette of the twin towers, which form an 11, making a 9-11, the date on which the terrible attacks occurred.
- Donald Trump president: in the episode 'Bart to the future' of season 11, Lisa Simpson replaces Trump as president of the USA.
- The Ebola epidemic: in the episode 'Lisa's Saxophone' from season 9, Marge advises Bart to read a book called 'Curious George and the Ebola Virus'.
- Neymar's injury in Brazil 2014: in the episode 'You don't have to live like a referee' of season 25, Homer is a World Cup referee and experiences the injury of Brazil's star in the middle of the game.
- Russia's war against the West: in the episode 'La mareo Simpson' of season 9 (once again), Lenin is resurrected, Homer unleashes a global conflict and Russia becomes the USSR again, declaring war on the United States.