Top left: Lisa Simpson becomes the first female U.S. president in a 2000 episode. Right: The Simpsons discover delicious food in Little Ethiopia after their car breaks down. (Photo: The Simpsons™)
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff
Published: Tuesday July 24, 2024
New York (TADIAS) – The last time we featured The Simpsons in Tadias Magazine was in 2011 when they were enjoying gursha at an Ethiopian restaurant, possibly in Los Angeles or the DC area, after serendipitously discovering Little Ethiopia in Springfield (the show’s quintessential everytown setting). Their taste buds were doing eskista by the end of the episode, proving that Ethiopian cuisine had gone mainstream in America. It was a heartwarming and humorous nod to Ethiopian culture that delighted many fans.
This week, The Simpsons are back in the spotlight, getting credit for predicting the current U.S. election. In the episode titled “Bart to the Future,” which aired in 2000, Lisa Simpson is shown growing up to become the first female president of the United States. Her attire closely mirrors the outfit worn by Kamala Harris, the first female Vice President of the United States, during her 2021 inauguration, complete with matching accessories.
Screenwriter and producer Al Jean, part of the show’s original writing team, took to social media to acknowledge the striking similarity. “Proud to be a part of @TheSimpsons ‘prediction’,” he wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
The Simpsons, the longest running animated sitcom television series, seemingly predicted Vice President Kamala Harris’s rise in a 2000 episode. In “Bart to the Future,” Lisa Simpson becomes the first female president of the U.S., wearing a purple outfit remarkably similar to what Harris wore at Joe Biden’s 2021 inauguration, complete with a pearl necklace and earrings. (Photo: Reuters/The Simpsons™)
This isn’t the first time “The Simpsons” has eerily predicted future events. Here are a few other instances where the show seemed to have a crystal ball:
President Trump
In that episode, Lisa Simpson becomes president after a “President Trump,” 16 years before Trump was actually elected. However, claims that the series predicted Trump’s escalator ride and the electoral map of his win have been debunked.
Smartwatches
Long before Apple introduced its smartwatch, a 1995 episode of “The Simpsons” featured a device quite similar to the modern smartwatch.
Watch: The Simpsons in Little Ethiopia (2011)
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