Simpsons predictions that came true include Trump presidency, smartwatches, video calling, Siegfried and Roy tiger attack, Disney buying Fox, Higgs boson particle, Ebola outbreak, and autocorrect fails, with show known for many coincidental predictions due to long run since 1989 with over 750 episodes covering many topics. Most famous prediction is Trump presidency in episode Bart to the Future Season 11 Episode 17 aired March 19, 2000, where Lisa is president and says we inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump, which came true when Trump became president in 2016, though writers said it was joke about Trump as most absurd celebrity president. Smartwatch prediction in same episode shows Lisa wearing watch phone, predating Apple Watch 2014. Video calling prediction in Lisa's Wedding 1995 showed video phones, now FaceTime. Siegfried and Roy tiger attack predicted in episode $pringfield 1993 showed white tiger attacking magicians, happened in 2003 when Roy Horn was attacked. Disney buying Fox predicted in episode When You Dish Upon a Star 1998 showed 20th Century Fox sign saying A Division of Walt Disney Co, happened in 2019 Disney acquired Fox for 71 billion dollars. Higgs boson equation shown in episode The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace 1998 with equation close to Higgs boson mass discovered 2012. Other predictions include smartwatches, autocorrect, Farmville, and Ebola outbreak mention in 1997 episode. So Simpsons predictions include Trump presidency, smartwatches, Disney-Fox merger, Siegfried and Roy tiger attack, and Higgs boson, due to long run and many jokes that coincidentally matched future events.
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