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08-08-2022, 07:45 PM
https://www.looper.com/956828/did-a-classic-simpsons-episode-predict-this-crisis-in-the-uk/
The Simpsons predicted the energy rate increase
In "The Simpsons" Season 24, Episode 10 ("A Test Before Trying"), Montgomery Burns (Harry Shearer) has hounds attack economists with percentages on their backs to decide how much the rates will rise regarding people's electricity bills. The vicious canines choose the 17% candidate, leading energy prices to rise to a crisis point in Springfield.
The TikTok channel @cartoonpredictions (https://www.tiktok.com/@cartoonpredictions7/video/7128102300035468549) posted a video with the aforementioned clip from the episode, followed by an excerpt from the Office of National Statistics (via Twitter (https://twitter.com/ONS/status/1488446316367728640)) that reads, "After the price cap rose in Oct 2021, consumer prices for gas and electricity rose by 17.1%." Once again, "The Simpsons" called it early, with several followers commenting their amazement. One TikTok user said, "The simpsons predictions boggles my brain more than [anything] else in this life! it's the only question I have. How do they do it?"
In an interview on the Brut YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/9HMdFi1zP9s?t=33), creator Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean discussed the show's knack for predicting future events. Groening said, "We take the most unlikely, ridiculous, stupid, impossible, never-will-happen joke, and then it turns out that our imaginations aren't that imaginative." Jean then added, "I think that if you have a bunch of people who are smart, who are trying to predict the future, if you throw enough darts, enough darts hit the dartboard." After over 700 episodes, "The Simpsons" has accomplished enough for several lifetimes. It's no surprise the writers haven't needed a crystal ball to showcase scenarios, no matter how strange, well before they occur.
The Simpsons predicted the energy rate increase
In "The Simpsons" Season 24, Episode 10 ("A Test Before Trying"), Montgomery Burns (Harry Shearer) has hounds attack economists with percentages on their backs to decide how much the rates will rise regarding people's electricity bills. The vicious canines choose the 17% candidate, leading energy prices to rise to a crisis point in Springfield.
The TikTok channel @cartoonpredictions (https://www.tiktok.com/@cartoonpredictions7/video/7128102300035468549) posted a video with the aforementioned clip from the episode, followed by an excerpt from the Office of National Statistics (via Twitter (https://twitter.com/ONS/status/1488446316367728640)) that reads, "After the price cap rose in Oct 2021, consumer prices for gas and electricity rose by 17.1%." Once again, "The Simpsons" called it early, with several followers commenting their amazement. One TikTok user said, "The simpsons predictions boggles my brain more than [anything] else in this life! it's the only question I have. How do they do it?"
In an interview on the Brut YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/9HMdFi1zP9s?t=33), creator Matt Groening and showrunner Al Jean discussed the show's knack for predicting future events. Groening said, "We take the most unlikely, ridiculous, stupid, impossible, never-will-happen joke, and then it turns out that our imaginations aren't that imaginative." Jean then added, "I think that if you have a bunch of people who are smart, who are trying to predict the future, if you throw enough darts, enough darts hit the dartboard." After over 700 episodes, "The Simpsons" has accomplished enough for several lifetimes. It's no surprise the writers haven't needed a crystal ball to showcase scenarios, no matter how strange, well before they occur.