Shockingly Accurate Cartoon Predictions

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Science, Society & Culture, History, Leisure, Documentary

5 • 710 Ratings

🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

I’m sure you’ve all heard people claiming that long running animated sitcom, The Simpsons, has predicted the future. That’s because it kinda has – a lot. But you might be surprised to hear that it isn’t the only cartoon with seemingly prophetic powers! So, from presidential projections to foretold food scandals – here are some of the most shockingly accurate cartoon predictions ever made.

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0:00.0	From presidential projections to foretold food scandals, here are some of the most shockingly accurate cartoon predictions ever made.
0:09.0	You're listening. You're listening.
0:14.0	You're listening.
0:15.0	I'd be amazed.
0:24.6	Personally, I'm completely against gambling.
0:29.3	Unless you're super lucky, it's probably not going to pay off, right?
0:32.2	Well, it will if your name's Lisa Simpson.
0:39.0	Back in 1992, the Simpsons' season three episode, Lisa the Greek, revealed that the family's middle child has an uncanny ability to predict the outcome of football games.
0:44.8	Homer quickly catches on to this and makes a killing by placing wagers on the matches.
0:50.1	At the end of the episode, Lisa correctly predicts the winners of the Super Bowl will be the Washington Redskins.
0:57.6	Over in our world, the real Super Bowl aired just days after this episode, and you guessed it, Washington won.
1:05.0	Spooky, yes, but it gets even spookier.
1:08.0	The following year, Fox decided to broadcast the episode before the Super Bowl again with one change.
1:14.6	The Simpsons team decided to dub over new predictions to make the episode more current.
1:20.6	This time, Lisa predicted that the Dallas Cowboys would emerge victorious.
1:25.6	Amazingly, she was right again. And it didn't stop there.
1:29.1	The tradition continued for the following two years with Lisa correctly predicting another
1:33.8	victory by the Dallas Cowboys, followed by one for the San Francisco 49ers. Wow. One Super Bowl
1:40.7	prediction is mad enough, but four in a row? That's absolutely insane.
1:46.0	I sure hope if there was any betting going on at Simpson's HQ, the staff listened to Lisa.
1:52.0	Who doesn't love soccer? The professional side of this classic game is internationally governed by FIFA,
1:59.0	who enforce rules, organized tournaments, and ensure fair play.
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