The simpsons correctly predicted a donald trump would be. The fact that the episode seems to have predicted a donald trump presidency has caught the attention of many publications, and last week, writer dan greaney spoke to both the hollywood reporter and the washington post about how that came to be. Aug 10, 2015 in this clip from season 11s bart to the future episode 15 years ago, lisa simpson proud to be the first straight female president tells an oval office meeting of her. If predicting trump s rise in 2015 was tough, imagine doing it in 2000. The episode is named bart to the future and in it, lisa is the president of the usa and is attempting to rebuild the economy after donald trump ruined it during. An episode of the beloved american sitcom that aired almost exactly 16 years agoon march 19, 2000features donald trump as president of the united states, presiding over a broken economy. While aware of the rumors, simpsons showrunners have always claimed to have no foreknowledge of the events depicted on the show. That was 16 years ago, when they wrote an episode called bart to the future, with grownup lisa simpson elected to the oval office after president trump has tanked the economy. Lisa simpson apandrew harnikfox salon heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode that predicted president trump in bart to the future, president lisa simpson faces. 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 an episode aired in 2000, the show portrays a gr.
The simpsons acknowledge predicting president donald trump. Trump was also mocked in another episode of the satirical cartoon, aired last year, after he announced he was running for president. Aug 22, 2019 the creators of television show the simpsons are trolling president trump yet again. Nov 09, 2016 so to take the simpsons episode one step further. Mar 18, 2016 and now we have a new example, with a nod to presidential politics. The creators of television show the simpsons are trolling president trump yet again. The episode is named bart to the future and in it, lisa is the president of the usa and is attempting to rebuild the economy after donald trump ruined it during his term as president. Thats finefoxs animated show seems to be upping its satire game. 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.
Nov 09, 2016 lisa simpson s dialogue in a 2000 episode of the simpsons predicted president trump and he made the entire country go broke in bart to the future. In this clip from season 11s bart to the future episode 15 years ago, lisa simpson proud to be the first straight female president. A tale of two trumps season 29 the simpsons youtube. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to. Mar, 2020 the simpsons correctly and shockingly predicted donald trump would be americas president in an episode aired way back in 2000, where lisa refers to inheriting quite a budget crunch from. The simpsons predicted well get president lisa someday. He goes to see lisa to borrow money, but lisa has her own problems, being the newly elected president of the united states.
Mar 17, 2016 it was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. Over the shows 30year run the simpsons have correctly predicted donald trump becoming u. As you know, weve inherited quite a budget crunch from president trump. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. He is able to see the future after an encounter with the manager of a casino and witnesses what life is like.
Nov 09, 2016 hey mon ami bienvenue pour cette video sur. Mar 17, 2016 simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old writer of bart to the future episode, aired almost exactly 16 years ago, says idea was. The simpsons predicted well get president lisa somedaybut. The only trump thing in the 2000 episode was the throw away line about the country being broke after the trump administration messed everything up. The simpsons took a peek into the future, lisa has become president of.
While visiting an indian casino with his family, bart encounters an indian who foretells of his future. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago. Back in 2000, in an episode titled bart to the future, the simpsons correctly predicted donald trump would become president of the united states in the future. Lisa simpson has just been elected president, following trumps tenure in office. The simpsons predicted donald trumps economic plan attn.
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 2000, simpsons said trump would be president 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump would take office. Nov 09, 2016 an episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. And this wasnt the only time the writers have managed to predict the. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago in a 2000 episode titled bart to the future. Mar 20, 2016 an episode of the beloved american sitcom that aired almost exactly 16 years agoon march 19, 2000features donald trump as president of the united states, presiding over a broken economy.
The simpsons might have already predicted the events of. Lisa simpson, all grown up, becomes president in the year 2030 and complains of inheritance of quite the budget crunch from president trump. Sixteen years ago almost to the day the simpsons did just that. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. 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. Brooks, executive producer on the simpsons, tweeted. Back in the shows 11th season in 2000, bart to the future.
Nearly 17 years ago, an episode of the simpsons predicted that donald trump would one day become us president. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. Probably the most horrifyingly accurate thing on this list, the simpsons hinted at the trump presidency in episode, bart to the future. Nov 10, 2016 the episode bart to the future aired 16 years ago and features a grownup lisa as us president. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the legendary animated series predicted president trump would take office. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american. 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 presidential run since at least as far back as 1999, such a prediction wasnt as prescient as it might seem in retrospect. The simpsons predicted the coronavirus the knight crier.
Now, its been well publicised that they predicted the trump presidency in an episode 16 years ago. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of season 11. 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. He is able to see the future after an encounter with the manager of a casino and witnesses what life is like roughly 30 years from then. Prior to his election, trump had been a successful businessman, tv host of the apprentice and real estate developer. Simpsons writer reveals how he predicted the presidency of donald. South park just announecd itll stay on the air until 2019, putting it in the 300 episode club with the simpsons. The simpsons made this prediction in a rather offhand way though, as lisa was the current president in the future bart saw. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. And this wasnt the only time the writers have managed to predict the future. The episode which aired in 2000 shows a grown up lisa simpson taking over at the white house in the aftermath of a trump presidency. The nowinfamous bart to the future episode of the simpsons, which aired almost exactly 16 years ago, on march 19, 2000, predicted a donald trump presidency.
In a meeting with her advisors, which includes the adult version of the character millhouse van houten, simpson asks about the state of the governments budget. 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. I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. Did the simpsons predict trump would try to buy greenland. May 09, 2011 kind of funny simpsons episode where lisa simpson calls the donald trump presidency, increased debt. President donald trump would cancel his trip to denmark after the prime minister refused to sell greenland to the united states. From trump becoming president to game of thrones spoilers, here are. The prediction that trump would one day become president came sixteen years before he was elected to office. A starring role for lisa simpson, the shows smart, principled beacon of hopeand a character who, in the world of the show, is elected president, but only after trump ascends to. Donald john trump born june 14, 1946 is the 45th elected president of the united states. Did the simpsons predict the donald trump presidency. In hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book titled youre tired, based on his. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency 16 years.
On november 8, 2016, trump was elected as the 45th president of the united states. However, this prophecy of the simpsons series has not yet been realized. Kind of funny simpsons episode where lisa simpson calls the donald trump presidency, increased debt. Since lisa becomes a historic woman president following trump, does that mean the show was prognosticating a hillary clinton presidency.
Catch an allnew episode of the simpsons on sun at 87c on fox. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us this article is more than 4 years old writer of bart to the future episode, aired almost exactly 16. Nov 11, 2016 that was 16 years ago, when they wrote an episode called bart to the future, with grownup lisa simpson elected to the oval office after president trump has tanked the economy. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16. That time lisa simpson predicted president donald trump video. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart. Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode that. Aug 22, 2019 an episode of the simpsons predicted that u. The year on the show was 2030, and the simpson administration had inherited quite a. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future, following lisas wedding. 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. This isnt fake but its from a 2015 youtube video making fun of the real life event. Bart learns that in the future he is a neerdowell musician with ralph wiggum as a room mate. Us president trump announced that he will be a candidate in elections.
The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. In 2015, news media cited the episode as a foreshadowing of trump s future run for president. 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 coffin, was circulated on social media. This image was frequently shared along with messages stating that the simpsons were foretelling. 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. Nov 09, 2016 a starring role for lisa simpson, the shows smart, principled beacon of hopeand a character who, in the world of the show, is elected president, but only after trump ascends to the white. The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidential win 16 years. The episode mentions that real estate mogul and millionaire donald trump became president, and caused a budget crisis that lisa inherits. He also opened the trump taj mahal in atlantic city on monday april 2, 1990. In 2015, news media cited the episode as a foreshadowing of trumps future run for president.
Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode. Nov 09, 2016 today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president. The parody, though, is not when the simpsons managed to correctly predict that trump would one day become the president of the united states. Mar 17, 2016 as president simpson tells her aides in one scene at the 2. Today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency. In the oddly prophetic episode, bart simpson is shown a grim. The season 11 episode from the simpsons called bart to the future focuses on a world where lisa simpson has recently been elected president following a trump administration. Nov 14, 2016 back in 2000, in an episode titled bart to the future, the simpsons correctly predicted donald trump would become president of the united states in the future.
And now we have a new example, with a nod to presidential politics. That scene, as loyal simpsons fans like myself remember, comes from an episode called bart to the future in which the show jumps ahead 30 years to 2030 and imagines what each of the main characters will be doing. The simpsons acknowledge predicting president donald trump in. From trump to coronavirus, how the simpsons keeps predicting. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president. The simpsons predicted president trump becoming the us president. The simpsons correctly called president trumpdid it.
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