What Simpsons predictions have not come true?

Many Simpsons predictions have not come true, as the show has made hundreds of futuristic jokes that remain fictional, which is often overlooked when focusing on predictions that did come true. For every prediction that came true, there are many that did not. Examples of predictions that have not come true include in Bart to the Future, where Lisa becomes President in 2030 and legalizes it, but as of 2026, there has been no female president. In same episode, Bart is a failed rock musician living with Ralph, which has not happened. In many future episodes, Springfield has flying cars, robot servants, and Mars colonies by 2030, which have not come true. The show predicted that the US would have President Trump causing budget crunch followed by President Lisa, but Lisa has not become president. It predicted that Bart would have a son who looks like him and that Maggie would become a rock star, which have not occurred. Other non-true predictions include that the world would be ruled by intelligent apes, that Springfield would be moved and encased in a dome permanently, and that cryptocurrency would replace all money by 2025. The show also predicted hoverboards everywhere by 2010, which did not happen widely. So while about 30 predictions came true by coincidence, hundreds of futuristic gags have not come true, and the show's future episodes are meant as satire, not prophecy, with most depicting exaggerated dystopias that remain fictional.

Many Simpsons predictions have not come true, including predictions that were clearly jokes and not intended as real forecasts, such as hover cars becoming common, Mars colonization by 2010, and other futuristic gags that remain fiction, as show has aired over 780 episodes with thousands of jokes, most of which did not come true, with only 20 to 30 cited as hits due to selective memory. The Simpsons is satirical animated series, not psychic, with most future jokes being parody, with examples of predictions that have not come true including in Season 11 Episode 17 Bart to the Future where Lisa is President with budget crunch from President Trump, while Trump was President but Lisa as President has not happened yet, so that part not come true, and episode shows Bart as washed-up musician with kids, not true. Other predictions that have not come true include Season 6 Episode 19 Lisa's Wedding where Lisa marries British man Hugh Parkfield in 2010 with future technology like video phones that exist but marriage not canon, and world where 2010 has domed cities and flying cars, which did not happen. Episode Season 16 Episode 15 Future-Drama shows Bart and Lisa as teenagers in future with hoverboards and Shaq as basketball hologram, not true. Many Treehouse of Horror apocalyptic predictions like zombies taking over have not come true. So most Simpsons jokes have not come true, with only small fraction resembling reality due to large episode count and educated guesses, with predictions like hover cars, Mars colonies by 2010, and Lisa as President not yet true, showing show is comedy not prophecy, with hits remembered and misses forgotten.