Top 10 Simpsons Predictions That Haven't Come True YET

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The Simpsons has been known for its eerily accurate predictions. Join us as we explore 10 wild forecasts from the show that haven't come true... yet! From Mars colonization to hover cars, these predictions might just become reality in the future.

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00:00Welcome to WatchMojo and today we're counting down our picks for predictions The Simpsons

00:07has made that haven't come true, but still could.

00:28For decades, humans have dreamed about colonising Mars and making a fresh start on the red planet.

00:33In 2016, The Simpsons explored this possibility in the episode, The Margian Chronicles.

00:38The family meets the company Exploration Incorporated, which plans to send people to Mars by 2026.

00:44With Lisa's passion for science, she signed up, followed by the rest, who hoped she'd

00:50Instead, the mission doesn't work out, but Lisa and Marge are shown on Mars in 2051.

01:11Exploration Incorporated is a parody of the defunct company, Mars One, which plan to colonise

01:16Mars.

01:17But, groups such as SpaceX and NASA have made many predictions and published plans to get

01:20people on the red planet in the near future.

01:38In 1997, The Simpsons showcased football in the cartridge family, leading to the citizens

01:43rioting due to boredom.

01:45However, amongst the jokes to make fans of the sport rage, there was a prediction that

01:49could at some point happen.

01:57The commercial promoting a match between Mexico and Portugal mentioned the winner would determine

02:01the best in the world, insinuating it was the FIFA World Cup final.

02:05So far, Mexico and Portugal haven't faced each other in that competition's final.

02:09Neither nation has gone further than the quarterfinals.

02:12However, they did take on each other in the third place playoff at the 2017 FIFA Confederations

02:17Cup.

02:18So, who knows, either next world cup it could come true.

02:32The English language constantly evolves.

02:34Just look at the number of words and phrases Gen Z has woven into English's tapestry

02:38with Riz and Bet in recent years.

02:46The word goodbye is believed to have been created around 1565, and is said to be a contraction

02:51of the phrase, God be with ye.

02:53Well, in the 2000 episode, Bart to the Future, where as the title suggests, we explore Bart's

02:58life when he's a 40-year-old, Nelson sends a hologram, and he finishes with his catchphrase,

03:03smell you later.

03:14Bart mentions that the expression had replaced goodbye.

03:17One day, instead of the usual remark as we leave a job interview, there's a possibility

03:21we could go with Nelsons, or another variation instead.

03:38In 1995, Bart vs Australia answered the age-old curiosity about how water drains depending

03:43on where a country is in the Earth's hemisphere.

03:46However, while getting this information, Bart causes an Australian child to rack up a large

03:50phone bill.

03:59This eventually leads to the Simpsons getting punished in Australia, with the threat of

04:03Bart getting booted in the derriere.

04:09In Australia, there's no such corporal punishment like this to children in a courthouse.

04:13However, never say never.

04:15One day, the Aussies could legalise this method of dealing with law-breaking kids.

04:19After all, parents are allowed to use reasonable force when disciplining children at home.

04:24But, hopefully, this corporal punishment in court doesn't come to pass.

04:40Whenever the Simpsons does an episode that explores a possible future, it's a smorgasbord

04:44of correct predictions.

04:45Take the 1995 episode, Lisa's Wedding.

04:48In that, video calling and smartwatches were spotted.

04:58But there is one that hasn't happened, yet.

05:00When Lisa met her boyfriend's family in England, we see London's Big Ben briefly.

05:05However, unlike the traditional analogue clock it has today, it's been replaced with a

05:08digital one that needs to be reset.

05:14In the real world, UK, there have been April Fools jokes about Big Ben going digital, causing

05:19quite a bit of outrage.

05:20However, others have argued that since some children struggle with telling the time on

05:24analogue clocks, it might be a good idea to modernise the iconic monument.

05:42In 2007, the franchise dipped its toe into the film market by releasing the Simpsons

05:46movie.

05:47The premise involves Springfield Lake becoming polluted from citizens using it to dispose

05:51of garbage.

05:55However, after taking steps to reduce it, Homer ruins it all by dumping his pig's

06:03waste silo into it.

06:08This environmental disaster caused the US government to cover the town in a large dome

06:12to protect the rest of the country.

06:14So far, that hasn't happened in real life, but it's not out of the realm of possibility.

06:18Having already witnessed smaller environmental catastrophes, some scientists predict we could

06:22see larger-scale ones in the future, although there's no word yet if a dome could be used

06:27to contain them.

06:35In 2001's New Kids on the Blech, Bart's troublemaking catches the eye of a music producer,

06:48who signs him to the band Party Posse alongside his other friends.

06:57During their rise to stardom with technology covering their lack of musical skills, the

07:01group released their first music video, Drop Da Bomb.

07:04During it, a group of women repeats the mysterious phrase, Evanetniyazh.

07:15Lisa, the ever-bright spark, discovers it's a subliminal message to get viewers to join

07:23the Navy.

07:24At the moment, subliminal messaging in commercials is banned in some countries and restricted

07:28in the US, but could music be used to mind-control people?

07:32Hmm, maybe.

07:33Local leaders have used music to influence, and the US military has used it to punish

07:37prisoners, so who knows?

07:56Skynet could happen.

07:57In 1994's Itchy and Scratchy Land, the Simpsons clan went to the Itchy and Scratchy amusement

08:01park.

08:03After Cletus uses the flash on the camera, one of the robot mascots begins acting out.

08:13This leads to others kick-starting a rebellion and attempting to cut down the human race.

08:17Thankfully, they were easily dispatched.

08:19However, this scenario is a possibility for the future.

08:22After all, with the rise of artificial intelligence and the lack of restrictions, there's potential

08:27for the Terminator franchise to come to life, causing robots and machines to attempt to

08:31wipe us all out.

08:37Lovely.

08:38However, until AI can consistently perfect images of human hands, we're safe.

08:43For now, at least.

08:56The Simpsons has been praised for seemingly calling Donald Trump's US presidency, as

09:00well as the challenge from Kamala Harris.

09:02Yet, in 2016's Treehouse of Horror number 27, the series made one that has yet to happen.

09:07With the family enjoying Halloween, Homer, dressed as a makeshift bender from Futurama,

09:12jokes about making things early and showcases his sticker for Ivanka Trump 2028.

09:19Seemingly, the show creators are guessing that the President-elect's daughter could

09:28be the next in line for the country's top job.

09:31Ivanka has already served in Trump's first administration, after all.

09:34At the time of making this video, she hasn't yet announced running for 2028, but watch

09:39this space.

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10:07In 1992's Itchy & Scratchy the Movie, Bart spends the episode desperately attempting

10:11to watch the film about his beloved cat and mouse.

10:14In the end, in the far future of 2032, when he and Homer decide to finally see it, we

10:19spot someone operating a hover car.

10:22For decades, these vehicles that float just above the ground have been a fascination of

10:25science fiction media.

10:27To date, none have ever been built commercially, but we did come close.

10:31In the 1950s, Ford showcased their concept hover car, the Leather Car Mach 1, which used

10:36pressurised air instead of wheels.

10:39With a modern-day focus on vehicles that can fly, maybe this dream is more likely to happen.

10:47So which cartoon invention do you wish would come true in the real world?

10:51Let us know in the comments!

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