Simpsons writer who predicted trump presidency in 2000. In a nod to the shows prediction of a future donald trump presidency in an episode from 2000, this week it featured a scene with bart simpson writing being right sucks over and over again. But 16 years ago, on a nowprescient episode of the simpsons, the. The simpsons predicted president trump in 2000 funny. The simpsons predicted president donald trump way back in 2000. Also, an episode of the simpsons aired in the year 2000 painted donald trump as the president of the united states. An episode of the beloved american sitcom that aired almost exactly 16 years agoon march 19, 2000features donald trump as president. The simpsons predicted donald trump would become president back in 2000, adding more proof that the simpsons always do everything first. The simpsons saw president trump coming way back in 2000, when they predicted his presidency in an episode called bart to the future.
I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump way back in 2000. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons youtube. Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president. The episode, bart to the future, envisions the futures of bart and lisa simpson. Although trump had never held elected office, he was well known for his frequent comments on public affairs and. On march 19, 2000, the simpsons aired an episode that took a peek into the future.
That time the simpsons predicted president donald trump. The simpsons is getting very topical this week foxs animated series, which infamously predicted a donald trump presidency back in 2000, released a short called donald trumps first 100 days in. D onald trump, the republican candidate has become the elected president of the. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. The simpsons made donald trump president 16 years ago as a plot. The episode was in 2000 from the 11th season of the simpsons titled bart to the future and involved lisa succeeding donald trump as the first straight female president. The simpsons predicted donald trumps presidency back in. 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. 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. The simpsons has seen the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be us president. 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 february 2017, an image purportedly showing a still shot from an episode of the longrunning animated television series the simpsons, featuring a depiction of. The simpsons predicted donald trump would be president in 2000. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency in 2000 fox 61.
How the simpsons predicted the trump presidency in 2000. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000. Days of future future is the eighteenth episode of season 25 and the sequel to holidays of future passed. 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. We look back at an episode from 2000 that imagines what would happen under a donald trump presidency. Last week, donald trump was elected as the 45th president of the united states, and looking for someone to blame, people pointed to an episode of the simpsons from 2000 that predicted the outcome. A simpsons episode in the year 2000 predicted donald trumps. The simpsons made eerily predicted donald trump would be president 16 years ago. The simpsons trump as president 2000 video dailymotion. The show predicted a trump presidency back in 2000 in the season 11 episode titled bart to the future. In march 2000, the television show aired an episode titled bart to the. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency 16 years ago. 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. Sunday night, in the first show to air after trumps victory, they expressed their regret.
In the episode, bart has a vision 30 years into the. Titled bart to the future, the episode shows bart a vision of what his adult life will be like. The simpsons predicted donald trumps election win in 2000. It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. Today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president. Not long after trump won the presidential election in november 2016, the show featured a. A simpsons episode in the year 2000 predicted donald trump. Bart to the future is the seventeenth episode of the eleventh season of the american animated television sitcom the simpsons. The simpsons addresses its 2000 prediction of donald.
The presidentpredicting episode, which aired in 2000, shows lisa simpson as the future u. In the episode, bart to the futurewhich first aired in the us in march 2000lisa simpson is set to become the us president, and shes expected to restore order and repair a nation reeling from the damage caused by a disastrous presidency, by her predecessor, a fictionalised donald trump. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video. The simpsons predicted trumps presidency back in 2000. An episode of the popular tv show the simpsons that aired in 2000 predicted that donald trump would be president. The simpsons addresses trump election prediction in. The simpsons warned america that donald trump would one day assume the highest office in the land back in 2000. The episode which aired in 2000 shows a grown up lisa simpson taking over at the white house in the aftermath of a. Donald trumps us election win predicted by simpsons 16. On 19 march, 2000, 16 years before donald trump was elected president, the simpsons aired an episode in which donald trump is elected. The nowinfamous bart to the future episode of the simpsons, which aired almost exactly 16 years ago, on march 19, 2000, predicted a donald. The simpsons acknowledge predicting president donald trump. 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 an episode aired in 2000, the show portrays a gr. Donald trumps presidential campaign of 2000 for the nomination of the reform party began when real estate magnate donald trump of new york announced the creation of a presidential exploratory committee on the october 7, 1999 edition of larry king live. Sixteen years before donald trump got elected as us president, the simpsons predicted his controversial win in a satirical fashion. How the simpsons and others predicted president trump back 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. I figured it would be something like this but im a little disappointed they didnt go with simpsons did it first. Watch the simpsons predicted trump presidency 16 years.
Sixteen years ago, the simpsons writers predicted a donald trump presidency. The simpsons updated its donald trump premonition from. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. The simpsons correctly predicted a donald trump would be. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency in 2000 posted 8. Donald trump became president predicted by the simpsons in 2000 trump simpsons president. Donald trump has been elected as the next president of the united states a reality the simpsons predicted 16 years ago. In january, well officially get to call him president donald trump. How the simpsons writers knew donald trump would become president in 2000 is a mystery but sixteen years ago, the cartoon predicted a trump administration by showing lisa in the oval office. The episode saw bart simpson witness his sister in. The simpsons, however, predicted a president trump all the way back in 2000, when fox aired an episode entitled bart to the future.
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