Did The Simpsons PREDICT Kamala Harris's vice presidency? Stunned fans point out purple suit and pearls worn by VP at inauguration are IDENTICAL to outfit worn by Lisa in 2000 episode when she became President
Social media users are convinced that The Simpsons predicted Kamala Harris's vice presidency.
On Wednesday, the 56-year-old attended the inauguration in a bright purple outfit by American designers Christopher John Rogers and Sergio Hudson, which she accessorized with a custom pearl necklace by Puerto Rican designer Wilfredo Rosado.
The ensemble bore a striking resemblance to one worn by Lisa Simpson in a 2000 episode of the cartoon — in which a grown-up Lisa is President of the United States.
Big moment: Social media users are convinced that The Simpsons predicted Kamala Harris's vice presidency
Matchy-matchy: VP Harris wore a purple outfit with pearls to inauguration, just like Lisa Simpson wore in a 2000 episode in which she becomes president
Lisa's look includes a purple blazer, a top with a high collar, and a pearl necklace with matching earrings
In the classic episode of The Simpsons, called 'Bart to the Future,' Lisa is elected President of the US and wears an outfit that looks a lot like what VP Harris wore yesterday.
Lisa's look includes a purple blazer, a top with a high collar, and a pearl necklace with matching earrings.
Simpsons fans immediately noticed the twinning ensembles and took to Twitter to claim that it's just another example of the show predicting world events.
'The Simpsons have done it once again. I think it is safe to say Lisa Simpson predicted Kamala Harris's inauguration outfit,' wrote one.
'Kamala Harris really is Lisa Simpson and I’m all for it,' said another.
Interestingly enough, The Simpsons also predicted Trump's presidency, which came before Lisa's in the fictional timeline.
She tells her staff in the episode: 'As you know, we've inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump.'
Twins! Simpsons fans immediately noticed the matching ensembles and took to Twitter to claim that it's just another example of the show predicting world events
Some Twitter users think that The Simpsons didn't so much predict Kamala's vice presidency as inspire her outfit for the big moment.
'I'm pretty sure Kamala Harris knew EXACTLY what she was doing wearing the outfit she did yesterday,' wrote one.
'I refuse to believe that Kamala didn’t do this on purpose. I can’t give the Simpsons that much power,' said another.
'I really wanna believe @KamalaHarris chose her wardrobe yesterday as a subtle nod to Lisa Simpson. Yeah, that’s my story, and I’m sticking to it!' wrote a third.
Vice President Harris, who is no doubt busy with matters of state, has no commented on the comparisons.
Uncanny: In the episode, Lisa is president and refers to her predecessor, Trump — another surprising real-life event the show predicted
She tells her staff in the episode: 'As you know, we've inherited quite a budget crunch from President Trump'
The Simpsons has been credited with predicting countless world events, including Donald Trump's presidency.
In a 2000 episode called 'Bart to the Future,' the show looks forward to a future in which Lisa is President of the United states.
In a cabinet meeting, she says: 'We inherited quite the budget crunch from President Trump.'
When Trump was elected 16 years later, writer Dan Greaney told the Hollywood Reporter: 'It was a warning to America. That just seemed like the logical last stop before hitting bottom. It was pitched because it was consistent with the vision of America going insane.'
And creator Matt Groening told The Guardian: 'We predicted that he would be president back in 2000 — but [Trump] was of course the most absurd placeholder joke name that we could think of at the time, and that's still true. It's beyond satire.'
Spooky: Earlier, the 1993 episode '$pringfield' predicted the moment Roy Horn of the Las Vegas duo Siegfried and Roy was mauled by one of the performing tigers
Looking to the future: German magicians named Gunter and Ernst are in the middle of a routine when one of their tigers attack. In 2003, Roy was attacked on stage
Seeing what's ahead: In 2017, Disney announced a deal that it had acquired 21st Century Fox — and the Simpsons had joked about the acquisition back in a 1998 episode
Ra ra ooh la la! In a 2012 episode, a Gaga lookalike performs in Springfield, suspended in the air in a bodysuit and tall boots — much like the real Lady Gaga at the 2017 Super Bowl
Earlier, the 1993 episode '$pringfield' predicted the moment Roy Horn of the Las Vegas duo Siegfried and Roy was mauled by one of the performing tigers.
In the episode, German magicians named Gunter and Ernst perform at a casino and are in the middle of a routine when one of their tigers attack them.
Ten years later in 2003, the real-life Roy was attacked on stage by a white Bengal tiger. The mauling, which nearly killed him, was big news and ended the pair's show.
Roy suffered severe blood loss and was partially paralyzed.
In another Simpsons-event-turned-reality, in 2017, Disney announced a deal that it had acquired 21st Century Fox, a $71.3 billion merger that was completed earlier this year.
Funnily enough, the Simpsons had joked about the acquisition back in a 1998 episode. Homer is at the studio for what was then 20th Century Fox when he sees a sign for the company, which reads at the bottom: 'A Division of Walt Disney Co.'
Another prediction that came through in 2017 was Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime show.
In a 2012 episode, a Gaga lookalike performs in Springfield, suspended in the air in a bodysuit and tall boots.
Five years later, the real Gaga was suspended above the NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas wearing a very similar outfit.
USA! The 2010 episode Boy Meets Curl, which managed to predict pretty closely that Team USA's men's curling team would beat Sweden at the Olympics
Yikes! A 1990 episode has Springfield residents calling out Michelangelo's statue of David for being obscene. Russian protesters actually did this in 2016
Then there was the 2010 episode Boy Meets Curl, which managed to predict pretty closely that Team USA's men's curling team would beat Sweden at the Olympics.
In the episode, Marge and Homer compete on the US's mixed doubles curling team at Olympics held in Vancouver, miraculously winning.
In 2018, the US men's curling team did in fact beat Sweden at the Winter Games in PyeongChang.
In an eye-roller of a prediction, the 1990 episode Itchy and Scratchy and Marge has Springfield residents calling out Michelangelo's statue of David for being obscene in its nudity.
As Business Insider points out, Russian protesters had the same issue with the statue in July of 2016 when a copy was erected in St. Petersburg.
Also hailing back to the early '90s, a 1991 episode showed Ringo Starr of The Beatles replying to decades-old fan mail.
Over 20 years later in September 2013, two British Beatles fans received a letter from Paul McCartney in response to one they sent 50 years before.
Crazy! In a 1991 episode, Ringo Starr replied to decades-old fan mail. In 2013, two Beatles fans received a letter from Paul McCartney in response to one they sent 50 years before
Math fun! One of the more shocking instances has to be Homer's near-prediction for the equation for the mass of the Higgs boson particle
One of the more shocking instances of life imitating art, though, has to be Homer's near-prediction for the equation for the mass of the Higgs boson particle, also known as the 'God particle.'
Homer wrote in on a blackboard in the 1998 episode 'The Wizard of Evergreen Terrace,' and physicist Dr. Simon Singh told The Independent that it's actually pretty accurate — even though scientists didn't discover proof of the Higgs boson until 2013.
'If you work it [the equation] out, you get the mass of a Higgs boson that's only a bit larger than the nano-mass of a Higgs boson actually is,' he said.
Despite all the correct 'predictions' over the years, writer Al Jean insisted they were just coincidences, and notes that in decades of content, some jokes are bound to become reality.
'If you make enough predictions then 10 per cent will turn out to be right,' he told Radio 1 Newsbeat.
In the news: Simpsons fans thought Greta Thunberg seemed familiar after her speech at the Climate Action Summit at the United Nations on September 23, 2018
Animated advocate: Meanwhile, Lisa Simpson has been speaking out for the environment for several decades on The Simpsons
Twinning: Fans said The Simpsons predicted Greta's existence, and that Greta is a real-life Lisa
Most recently, in September 2019, social media users insisted that show predicted the rise of teenage environmental activist Greta Thunberg, pointing out that she bares a striking similarity to Lisa Simpson.
After the then-16-year-old Greta delivered an impassioned speech to world leaders at the UN Climate Action Summit — in which she lectured about the need for major policy change to save the environment and shamed those leaders for not doing more — fans of The Simpsons pointed out that eight-year-old Lisa Simpson has been delivering similar speeches and calling for the same change over the course of the animated show's 30 years on air.
Greta addressed the 2018 United Nations Climate Change Conference at the organization's Climate Action Summit this week, saying: 'People are suffering. People are dying. Entire ecosystems are collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth. How dare you!'
'For more than 30 years, the science has been crystal clear. How dare you continue to look away and come here saying that you're doing enough, when the politics and solutions needed are still nowhere in sight,' she went on.
Greta's speech seemed to echo one that Lisa delivered to classmates in a 2009 episode of the show.
Life imitating art! Fans of the show pointed out the similarities on social media
In the scene, she and her classmates are imagining what their town of Springfield will look like in 2050 when Lisa sounds off, lecturing that Springfield won't even exist in 2050 due to climate change.
'With global warming trapping the CO2 inside our poisonous atmosphere, our super heated oceans will rise, drowning our lowlands, leaving what's left of humanity baking in deserts that once fed the world,' she angrily tells her stunned classmates.
It was hardly the first time that Lisa shared her passion for the environment. She's been a vegetarian for the course of the series, and has also advocated for recycling, conserving natural resources, and supporting other environmental initiatives.
She's also lectured politicians before. Back in the 1991 episode 'Mr. Lisa Goes to Washington', she gives a speech about corruption in Congress.
And fans couldn't help but be struck by how much Greta seems to be taking a page from the Lisa Simpson playbook.
'Greta Thunberg is a real life Lisa Simpson and I respect that,' tweeted one.
'Greta Thunberg exudes big Lisa Simpson energy,' tweeted another, while a third wrote: 'Greta Thunberg is basically a Lisa Simpson regen.'
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