What are the top 20 most surprising Simpsons predictions that came true?

The top 20 most surprising Simpsons predictions that came true are famous internet examples that seem prophetic due to The Simpsons' 36 seasons and over 750 episodes. 1. Donald Trump becoming President, in 2000 episode Bart to the Future where Lisa says we inherited budget crunch from President Trump, 16 years before 2016 election. 2. Disney buying Fox, in 1998 episode When You Dish Upon a Star showing 20th Century Fox as division of Walt Disney Co, which happened in 2019. 3. Smartwatches, in 1995 episode Lisa's Wedding. 4. Video calls and FaceTime, also in Lisa's Wedding 1995. 5. Siegfried and Roy tiger attack, in 1993 episode $pringfield, tiger attacks magicians, happened 2003. 6. Higgs boson equation, in 1998 episode The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace, 14 years before discovery. 7. Ebola outbreak, in 1997 episode Lisa's Sax. 8. Horse meat scandal, in 1994 episode Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song. 9. Autocorrect fails, in 1994. 10. Lady Gaga Super Bowl flying performance, in 2012 episode Lisa Goes Gaga. 11. US curling gold, in 2010 episode Boy Meets Curl. 12. Nobel Prize winner prediction, Bengt Holmstrom. 13. NSA spying, in 2007 movie. 14. Greece financial crisis. 15. FIFA corruption scandal. 16. Game of Thrones twist. 17. 3D printed food. 18. Self-driving cars. 19. Shard building in London. 20. The Capitol riot imagery. Many are coincidences due to long run, but fans love them.

Top 20 most surprising Simpsons predictions that came true include Donald Trump presidency, Disney buying Fox, smartwatches, video calls, Siegfried and Roy tiger attack, Higgs boson, Lady Gaga Super Bowl performance, Ebola outbreak, 9/11, autocorrect fails, and other tech and political predictions, though exact list varies by source and many are coincidental due to large episode count. The Simpsons has aired over 780 episodes since 1989, so statistically some jokes resembled future events, with most cited top predictions being 1 Donald Trump as President predicted in Season 11 Episode 17 Bart to the Future 2000 came true 2016, 2 Disney buying 20th Century Fox predicted in 1998 episode When You Dish Upon a Star showing Fox as division of Disney came true 2019, 3 smartwatches predicted in 1995 episode Lisa's Wedding showing wrist communicator, 4 video calls predicted in same 1995 episode, 5 Siegfried and Roy tiger attack predicted in 1993 episode where white tiger attacks performers came true 2003, 6 Higgs boson or God particle predicted in 1998 episode Wizard of Evergreen Terrace showing equation, 7 Lady Gaga Super Bowl halftime show flying predicted in 2012 episode Lisa Goes Gaga, 8 Ebola outbreak predicted in 1997 episode Lisa's Sax where book Curious George and Ebola Virus shown, 9 9/11 subtle reference in 1997 episode City of New York vs Homer Simpson with brochure showing 9 dollars and twin towers, 10 autocorrect fails predicted in 1994 episode, 11 horsemeat scandal, 12 NSA spying, 13 Greece economic crisis, 14 Nobel Prize winner, 15 Game of Thrones twist, 16 FaceTime, 17 GoPro, 18 3D printed food, 19 virtual reality, 20 Bengt Holmstrom Nobel. So top 20 include Trump presidency, Disney buying Fox, smartwatches, video calls, tiger attack, Higgs boson, Lady Gaga, Ebola, and other tech predictions, though many are coincidences from large episode volume and educated satire.