An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons youtube. In 2000, simpsons said trump would be president in 1998, the simpsons. Mar 17, 2016 bart to the future, first aired on 19 march 2000. Mar 18, 2016 a simpsons episode that aired in march 2000 and predicted donald trump would become president was intended as a warning, its writer has said. The animated series did feature a joke about donald trump s becoming president in a 2000 episode entitled bart to the future, but since trump had been flirting with the idea of making a. S ixteen years ago, the simpsons predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency in 2000 springfield was it always an inevitability. Mar 18, 2016 the sitcoms bart to the future episode aired march 19, 2000, almost exactly 16 years ago. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16. Mar 17, 2016 if predicting trumps rise in 2015 was tough, imagine doing it in 2000. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to. While aware of the rumors, simpsons showrunners have always claimed to have no foreknowledge of. A simpsons episode that aired in march 2000 and predicted donald trump would become president was intended as a warning, its writer has said.
Sixteen years ago almost to the day the simpsons did just that. Mar 16, 2016 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. How the simpsons predicted the trump presidency in 2000. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons warned america that donald trump would one day assume the highest office in the land back in 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. Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning to us. Images from the the simpsons showing donald trumps announcement of his presidential candidacy are from 2015, not 2000. But the simpsons writers seemed to know way back in the year 2000.
Nov 10, 2016 in 2000, bart to the future, an episode of the simpsons in which bart imagines his coming years, showed lisa simpson taking over as americas first straight female president from an. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. The simpsons bart to the future tv episode 2000 trivia. Fans are invited to take a behindthescenes look at the simpsons, revisiting some of the most memorable experiences the family has been through. Titled bart to the future, the episode shows bart a vision of what his adult life will be like. Bart gets a glimpse of the future while the family is on vacation at an indian casino. Mar 17, 2016 it was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. Writer of bart to the future episode, aired almost exactly 16 years ago, says idea was consistent with vision of us going insane. 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. It doesnt end well for the trump though, as he fails the nation by leaving it in a huge amount of debt, relying on china to bail the u. The simpsons acknowledge predicting president donald trump. 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. Nov 09, 2016 s ixteen years ago, the simpsons predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. From trump to coronavirus, how the simpsons keeps predicting.
Episode writer dan greaney later stated he chose trump for the reference because it just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. On march 19, 2000, the simpsons aired an episode that took a peek into the future. An episode of the beloved american sitcom that aired almost exactly 16. Matt groeningap the writers impression of trump in 2000, he added, was a flamboyant, comical real. A possible future trump presidency, said the episode s writer dan greaney, just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. With dan castellaneta, julie kavner, nancy cartwright, yeardley smith. In 2000, bart to the future, an episode of the simpsons in which bart imagines his coming years, showed lisa simpson taking over as americas first straight female president from an. 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.
Last night, america made that prediction come true. 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. In the march 2000 episode bart to the future, bart simpson. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago. Did the simpsons predict a donald trump presidency. In 2000, simpsons said trump would be president in 1998, the simpsons predicted disney would take over 20th century fox. A march 19, 2000, episode of foxs longrunning animated series the simpsons essentially predicted donald trump s impending tenure as. That time the simpsons predicted president donald trump. 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.
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. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode. It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. A possible future trump presidency, said the episodes writer dan greaney, just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump way back in 2000. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american animated television sitcom the simpsons. The simpsons are not thrilled that they predicted president trump in 2000. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on march 19, 2000. Simpsons writer who predicted trump presidency in 2000. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president. The simpsons warned america that donald trump would one day assume the highest office in the land back in 2000. That time the simpsons predicted president donald trump video. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. In hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book titled youre tired, based on his.
Simpsons writer says president trump episode was warning. It was an allusion to a prediction made in a 2000 episode, which featured lisa as the nations first. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president. We thought what comic celebrity might have been in 2000, said al jean, about how they wrote the episode about trump. It was pitched because it was consistent with the vision of america.
It just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom, dan greaney recalls. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15 yrs before the actual event predictive programming it seems ive been duped with some disinformation. Apr 14, 2017 more recently, the animated series has been credited with foretelling the ascendency of future american president donald j. Nov 14, 2016 the simpsons are not thrilled that they predicted president trump in 2000. How the simpsons predicted the trump presidency in 2000 from the episode bart to the future where lisa simpson becomes president of the united states. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. If predicting trump s rise in 2015 was tough, imagine doing it in 2000.
On 19 march, 2000, 16 years before donald trump was elected president, the simpsons aired an episode in which donald trump is elected president. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in 2000. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons predicted a trump presidency in 2000 springfield was it always an inevitability. Lisa simpson inherits the white house but the nation is broke. Like many of its futurelooking episodes over the years, the simpsons has proved uncannily, if scarily, prescient. The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidency time. Prior to his election, trump had been a successful businessman, tv host of the apprentice and real estate developer. Kind of funny simpsons episode where lisa simpson calls the donald trump presidency, increased debt. 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. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart. 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. The simpsons are not thrilled that they predicted president. There are some misunderstandings and manipulated things about the simpsons episodes coming true, but it is a fact that years ago, trump s presidency is mentioned in an episode of simpsons.
Matt groeningap the writers impression of trump in 2000. Did 1993 simpsons episode predict covid19 and murder. The simpsons behind the laughter tv episode 2000 imdb. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000 the. The real estate mogul didnt make an appearance, but his presidency is. Donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000 trump simpsons president.
Jan 31, 2020 there are some misunderstandings and manipulated things about the simpsons episodes coming true, but it is a fact that years ago, trumps presidency is mentioned in an episode of simpsons. Trump was also being parodied for his first presidential run as a reform party candidate in 1999, which had commenced while the episode was being produced. Aug 10, 2015 bart to the future, aired in march 2000, shows a glimpse of 2030 just weeks after trump vacated the white house. The simpsons ability to predict the future has struck again, as an episode from the year 2000 has surfaced which features donald trump winning a campaign to become president of the united states. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump as.
In this clip from season 11s bart to the future episode. Up until a few weeks ago, we werent taking the possibility threat of donald trump becoming president seriously. Bart sees a vision thirty years in the future in 2030 when lisa is the president of the united states and she has to fix the economy after the disastrous presidency of donald 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. Nov, 2016 donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000 trump simpsons president. Mar 17, 2016 on march 19, 2000, the simpsons aired an episode that took a peek into the future. The fox animated comedy addressed its 2000 prediction that donald trump would some day become president on sunday, days after trump won the race for the white house. Simpsons writer on 2000 episode predicting donald trump. The 2000 episode of the simpsons predicting a president donald trump was a vision of america going insane, according to the writer who created the storyline. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future. Nov 15, 2016 a grimacing bart simpson scrawls the phrase over and over again on a classroom chalkboard in the open to the latest episode of the simpsons. In a case of life imitating art, trump was elected president in 2016.
While aware of the rumors, simpsons showrunners have always claimed to have no foreknowledge of the events depicted on the show. Mar 10, 2016 up until a few weeks ago, we werent taking the possibility threat of donald trump becoming president seriously. The sitcoms bart to the future episode aired march 19, 2000, almost exactly 16 years ago. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15. In the episode bart to the future, which originally aired in march 2000, lisa simpson is set. There, bart is prevented from entering because of his age. The simpsons bart to the future tv episode 2000 imdb. The simpsons has been making audiences laugh since 1989, but a forwardlooking episode from 2000 might make some fans cringe. He also opened the trump taj mahal in atlantic city on monday april 2, 1990. 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.
That episode came out 16 years before trump was elected. Because the debateful eight special had some sound archives, dan castellaneta provided the voice of donald trump just as how sweet it is was finished and discontinued in bart to the future, broadcast in 2000, it was mentioned that trump won the presidency sometime before 2030. I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. The simpsons addresses trump election prediction in.
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