The Simpsons' predictions for 2024 will shock you!

Les Simpson sont sans aucun doute, la série télévisée la plus drôle du 21ème siècle. Mais au-delà de l'humour, la série est connue pour ses prédictions qui se sont souvent réalisées. Certains téléspectateurs se demandent même si les créateurs de la série n'ont pas une machine à remonter le temps. Comment les personnages des Simpson peuvent se retrouver aussi souvent dans des situations qui se passent dans la vraie vie ?

Although many people consider these predictions to be mere coincidence, some of them are quite disturbing. So you're probably wondering, what are The Simpsons' predictions for 2024? Let's find out together!

The Simpsons' predictions for 2024

Virtual reality headsets 🥽

In the episode Friends and Familyreleased in 2016, the arrival of a new technology is causing quite a stir in Springfield: virtual reality (VR) headsets. Developed by Professor Frink, this device plunges residents into a virtual world, where they possess everything they dream of.

Whereas in February 2024, Apple has released its virtual reality headset Vision ProThe videos circulating on social networks in recent days are disturbingly reminiscent of the scene in this episode of The Simpsons. These helmets will revolutionize our daily lives, just as they have done in the past. upset Springfield's residents?

Robotization and Artificial Intelligence 🤖

In the episode Ouch, Robotreleased in 2012, The Simpsons evoke the idea of the robotization of the entire working world. Mr. Burns replaces all employees at the Springfield nuclear power plant with robots to cut costs. But it all turns to chaos when the robots start replacing all the jobs in town, creating a jobs crisis.

With the democratization ofartificial intelligence, this prediction looks increasingly worrying in 2024. What if, after ChatGPT, MidJourney and Neuralink, robotization in the world of work was the next step in this technological revolution? What if a large proportion of jobs were replaced by machines in 2024? For the sake of humanity, we hope it doesn't happen any time soon...

World War against China 🇨🇳

Another chilling prediction made by The Simpsons concerns a possible world war against China. Although the series didn't directly predict a war in 2024, it did envisage a military conflict between the USA and China. What's even more worrying is that this prediction is made in the episode in which we see Trump as the preacher of the USA. Knowing that the US elections will take place in 2024, there's plenty to be afraid of!

In this episode, Lisa, now president, inherits a massive debt to China due to previous mismanagement. If tensions escalate, 2024 could be the year things start to spiral out of control, setting the stage for wider conflict in the years to come.

Zombie Invasion 🧟

Probably the most macabre prediction of The Simpsons: a zombie invasion caused by contaminated meat. In the Simpson Horror Show XX (2009), a scene shows the citizens of Springfield becoming zombies after eating burgers contaminated by a virus. They're called"Munchers". As we emerge from several years of health crisis with the coronavirus, this causes anxiety among many fans.

It may seem far-fetched, but it raises serious questions about food safety and the risks of viral contamination in our food supply in 2024. In a world where laboratories have more power, food safety standards are becoming a hot topic. After all, we've seen the horsemeat scandal, food poisoning and so on. So a word of advice: be careful what you eat this year!

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Election of Donald Trump 🇺🇸

One of The Simpsons' most famous predictions is Donald Trump's victory in the US election. In the episode The Simpsons in 30 Years released in 2000, we discover the future of Bart, Marge and the whole Simpson family thirty years after their current era.

Lisa is elected president, succeeding Donald Trump, and mentions that she has inherited a major budget crisis. This episode first aired on March 19, 2000. At the time, it was far from imagined that Trump would one day enter politics.

It's probably the Simpson prediction that's caused the most buzz in recent years. When he was actually elected President of the United States in 2016, we all wondered if Matt Groening, the creator of The Simpsons had a crystal ball.

Titan submarine incident in 2023 🌊

In 2023, sad news shocked the world on social networks. Tragically, a submarine belonging to the American company OceanGate, which specializes in ocean expeditions, imploded. Five people were on board, exploring the wreck of the Titanic... Unfortunately, they all disappeared.

It struck a chord with some Simpsons fans, who remembered the episode The Two Make Fathers episode from 2006. Homer Simpson set out to explore the wreckage of a submarine that bore a striking resemblance to the Titanic. On the way back, Homer's craft lost its way and got stuck under an underwater structure. It was all it took to stir up the web and reopen the subject of Simpson predictions.

In fact, another episode released in 1998, Un Homer à la mer, also shows Homer trapped in a submarine. So, is this just a coincidence or a true prediction?

Disney takes over Fox 🤝

A little less well known, but just as intriguing, was The Simpsons' prediction concerning Disney's takeover of Fox, which caused quite a stir a few years ago. In 1998, in the season 10 episode Homer Makes Moviesa subtle image did not go unnoticed by viewers. It shows a Century Fox sign with the words " A Walt Disney Studio subsidiary " underneath.

And, what happened in December 2017? Well, Disney confirmed the acquisition of Fox, perplexing Simpsons fans. We all wondered: how do they predict the future so accurately?

Dragon scene in Game of Thrones 🐉

The Simpsons not only predicted real events... but also passages in other series. What if Game Of Thrones fans had been unknowingly spooled? In the episode The Serfsons we see a strange scene in which Daenerys and her dragon destroy an entire city.

Two years later, in a scene from episode 5 of season 8 of Game Of Thrones, we see them destroy the city of King's Landing during the battle against Cersei Lannister. What's most disturbing is that the city is destroyed in exactly the same way: by fire, spat out by Daenerys' dragon.

Nobel Prize in Economics in 2016 🥇

In the Simpsons episode Musical Elementary, Milhouse is seen betting on the next Nobel Prize winners. His bet was on Finnish economist Bengt Holmström, who went on to win the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2016. The episode was released six years earlier... Another coincidence?

The Simpsons' Bad Predictions

Portugal wins the 2018 World Cup ⚽

Even if the Simpsons were right about Germany's victory in 2014, in episode 16 of season 25, Don't Play the Referee released that same year, we shouldn't always trust their sports predictions.

In episode 5 of season 9, The Gunslinger released in 1997, Homer took his family to see the soccer World Cup final between Mexico and Portugal. Many saw this as a prediction for the 2018 World Cup in Russia, and even placed bets on this scenario. Unfortunately, this time it's a big FAIL for this Simpson prediction!

The two teams in the 2018 final were in fact France and Croatia. And yes, you can't always be right...

What's the next Simpson Prediction? 

So, what does the future hold? What's the next Simpson prediction to come true? If we've learned anything, it's that the boundaries between The Simpsons fiction and real life are very fine.

Perhaps by looking at past episodes, we can decipher what's going to happen in 2024 and beyond. The Simpsons, that Mrs. Irma of cartoons, never cease to surprise us with this prophetic aspect. By laughing at their adventures, we may have overlooked valuable clues to our own future history.

Stay tuned, because every gag may conceal a prediction, every joke a truth to come. What Simpsons predictions have you noticed that could come true tomorrow?