“The Simpsons” aren't always right.
The animated comedy's prediction that Kamala Harris would become the next US president did not come true after Donald Trump won the 2024 election on Wednesday.
The show, which has notoriously predicted many future events over the past 35 years, suggested that as far back as 2000, 60-year-old Harris could become president.
In the episode “Bart to the Future”, Lisa Simpson becomes the first female president of the United States. She's wearing the exact same purple ensemble that Harris sported at the 2021 inauguration, including a pearl necklace and earrings, after Joe Biden and Harris defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 election. .
Ironically, President Lisa said, “We inherited a significant fiscal strain from President Trump.”
The visual of Lisa and Harris back-to-back, dressed in purple, became a hot topic online after Harris was sworn in as the 2024 Democratic presidential candidate to replace the 81-year-old Biden in July, three years after the inauguration. Ta.
Harris chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz as her running mate, but lost to Trump, 78, and the new vice president, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.
Trump won the crucial battleground states of North Carolina, Georgia, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, gaining 270 electoral votes. Vote counting continues in the country, with Trump leading in the popular vote.
Fans reacted to incorrect predictions about Harris on X (formerly Twitter).
Someone said, “The Simpsons made a mistake the first time.'' tweeted.
“So does that mean the 'predictions' for the Simpsons episode are over because Kamala didn't win?” asked.
“The Simpsons” previously predicted that Trump would become president before he won his first election in 2016.
Matt Groening, who created the show, mentioned President Trump's prophecy in a 2016 interview. with guardian.
“We predicted in 2000 that he would become president; [Trump] Of course, this was the most absurd placeholder joke name we could think of at the time, and it still holds true today. “It’s more than satire,” he said.
The show also covered the Capitol riot, the Game of Thrones finale, the coronavirus pandemic, Lady Gaga's Super Bowl Halftime ShowDisney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, etc.
Last month, showrunner and executive producer Matt Selman explained how the show nailed foreshadowing of the future.
“Well, no one likes the harsh answer I always give, but if you study history and math, it's literally impossible not to predict things,” Selman said. people.
“If you say enough, some of it will overlap with reality, and that's the math element,” he continued. “And the element of history is that if you make a show based on studying humanity's past stupidity, you're definitely predicting future stupidity as humanity sinks further into stupidity.” That's why we don't think much about it.”
Selman also said that the only thing The Simpsons writers “hate” is when viewers “put obviously fake images online and say things we weren't expecting.” He also said.
“The Simpsons” is currently in its 36th season, airing Sundays at 8pm ET on FOX.
