The Simpsons' Latest Future Prediction Is The Darkest Yet
British politicians recently scrapped a rule that limits the acceptable levels of radioactivity present in produce, in a move that will look strikingly familiar for those who have watched Golden Age episodes of The Simpsons. Long before The Simpsons started borrowing South Park plots, the raunchier Comedy Central series aired a legendary episode wherein Butters is frustrated to discover that, no matter what story he tries to come up with, “The Simpsons did it.” In recent years, this quote has become increasingly relevant, asThe Simpsons has seemingly predicted countless real-life events years before they happened.
These events can be massive cultural moments, like Donald Trump’s presidential election, or obscure, bizarrely specific occurrences, like baseball star Don Mattingly being benched over a haircut. In every case, however, The Simpsons seemingly predicted the future, which appears to have happened once again as the UK lifted a produce restriction. This move affected the radioactivity levels in fish that can be imported into the UK, and did so in a way that a lot of Simpsons viewers will find familiar.
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The classic episode “Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish” (season 2, episode 4) saw legendary Simpsons writer John Swartzwelder spoof corrupt politicians and ineffective environmental legislation with a story that saw the rich Simpsons boss Mr. Burns run for governor to ensure his unsafe nuclear power plant wasn’t shut down. This results in a debacle for Burns when Marge serves him the head of Blinky, a three-eyed fish mutated by his plant’s runoff, during a dinner that was intended to be a political stunt for his campaign. Over
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