In an episode aired in 2000, the show portrays a gr. The clip featured trump coming down an escalator with homer simpson, mocking trumps announcement for candidacy with his wife melania. Simpsons donald trump 2000 vs trump escalator entrance 2015. If trump never got off that escalator, where would he be. The simpsons predicted president trump becoming the us president. A scene purported to be from a the simpsons episode in 2000 showing trump on an escalator waving to supporters and onlookers was actually from footage taken in 2015, after he had announced. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15 yrs before the actual event predictive programming close. The iconic show, which recently aired its 600th episode, also broadcast another episode in 2015 titled trumptastic voyage, referencing trumps reallife decision to run for the presidency. Watch donald trumps grand escalator entrance to his. Feb 20, 2018 the donald trump escalator videos trump 2016 simpsons. Simpsons donald trump escalator ride vs 2016 actual trump escalator ride. Prior to his election, trump had been a successful businessman, tv host of the apprentice and real estate developer. Did the simpsons predict the donald trump presidency.
The pictures which have been widely shared, of trump on the escalator and trump campaigning on. Thats finefoxs animated show seems to be upping its satire game. At his new york city hotel, real estate mogulturnedreality star donald trump says hell take on a new challenge. Donald trumps road to the white house started on an escalator.
Trump celebrates 4th anniversary of escalator campaign. The simpsons made this prediction in a rather offhand way though, as lisa was the current president in the future bart saw. The simpsons does it again, predicting trump presidency 16. Trump trolls media naysayers with bizarre simpsonsinfused. The show did have a joke in an episode from that year about how lisa simpson would become president after president trump left the economy in ruin.
Suze orman, neil degrasse tyson and robert mckee will gueststar in a season 28 episode of the simpsons spoofing donald trumps college. A scene purported to be from a the simpsons episode in 2000 showing trump on an escalator waving to supporters and onlookers was actually from footage taken in. He is pushed on the escalator behind donald trump and is mesmerized by trumps hair. The simpsons predicted president trump way back in 2000. The simpsons knew a donald trump presidency was a joke 15. Trump isnt depicted in the episodethat has only happened in last summers promo for the simpsons season 7 but to our 2016 eyes, if. The prediction that trump would one day become president came sixteen years before he was elected to office. While other presidential candidates prefer a splashier start to their presidential bids, the donald proved once again on. Donald trump and homer simpson in 2015 foxthe simpsons the simpsons short trumptastic voyage, with homer substituted. Lisa simpson inherits the white house but the nation is broke. Trump presidency predicted by the simpsons cnn video.
Just ask the simpsons in the season 11 episode bart to the future, future president lisa simpson and secretary van houten or. The episodes alternate universe reveals that trump, who will be 84 in 2030, left the country in an impossible amount of debt, and reliant on foreign aid from europe and china. The viral simpsons cartoon predicting donald trumps. Bart to the future was the second episode of the simpsons to be set in the future, following lisas wedding. People think the simpsons predicted trumps win but its. Several designs were made by the animators for future bart, but greaney did not think they matched. The video begins with homer simpson following trump down the escalator before cuts feature figures including george clooney, barack obama, stephen colbert, and. The women of the simpson family marge, lisa, and, presumably, maggie supported mary bailey, a woman candidate who had lots of political experience and seemed to be the common sense pick. Homer has a trumptastic voyage on the simpsons msnbc. While that 2000 simpsons episode did predict trumps presidency, the escalator scene smith is referring to showing homer simpson behind trump on an escalator, in a shot mirroring trump. Back in 2000, the seventeenth episode of season 11, titled bart to the future, saw the show explore the future through bart. He also opened the trump taj mahal in atlantic city on monday april 2, 1990.
Nov 09, 2016 in 2015, another episode, titled trumptastic voyage, featured trump coming down an escalator with homer simpson while people behind film them. That was 16 years ago, when they wrote an episode called bart to the future, with grownup lisa simpson. The simpsons predicted donald trump presidency in episode. Jul 02, 2018 last updated on february 7th, 2020a reoccurring rumour online claims that animated tv series the simpsons accurately predicted the presidency of us president donald trump in a year 2000 episode, even as going as far as accurately portraying a visual of trump riding down an escalator waving at fans. In hardly kirking, trump is revealed to have written a childrens book. He wonders if he touches it it might heal his baldness. The parody, though, is not when the simpsons managed to correctly predict that trump would one day become the president of the united states. Homer is outside eating ice cream when a man in a suit approaches him. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15 yrs before the actual event predictive programming it seems ive been duped with some disinformation. In february 2017, an image purportedly showing a still shot from an episode of the longrunning animated television series the simpsons, featuring a depiction of. Nov 09, 2016 the simpsons did not predict trumps election in 2000. Sep 24, 2015 the animated series did feature a joke about donald trumps becoming president in a 2000 episode entitled bart to the future, but since trump had been flirting with the idea of making a. While other presidential candidates prefer a splashier start to their. Trump trolls media naysayers with bizarre simpsonsinfused super trump video tweet.
Way back in 2000, a donald trump presidency was still a joke. Mar 23, 2016 trump isnt depicted in the episodethat has only happened in last summers promo for the simpsons season 7 but to our 2016 eyes, if lisa is hillary, bart actually seems more like our. The animated series did feature a joke about donald trumps becoming president in a 2000 episode entitled bart to the future, but since trump had been flirting with the idea of making a presidential run since at least as far back as 1999, such a prediction wasnt as prescient as it might seem in retrospect. Bart to the future, aired in march 2000, shows a glimpse of 2030 just weeks after trump vacated the white house. This episode of the simpsons predicted a president trump. The pictures which have been widely shared, of trump on the escalator and trump campaigning on stage, arent from 2000. Now, it is another simpsons cartoon with obvious resemblance to the infamous trump. I just finished the whole episode of bart to the future and that trump sequence in the elevator is not there. In 2015, another episode, titled trumptastic voyage, featured trump coming down an escalator with homer simpson while people behind film them. Donald trump makes one last try to patch things up with comey season 28 the simpsons duration. Jul 29, 2015 way back in 2000, a donald trump presidency was still a joke.
The simpson s predicted 19 years ago that disney would buy 20th century fox. Donald john trump born june 14, 1946 is the 45th elected president of the united states. The simpsons predicted a donald trump presidency in 2000. An episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. Watch donald trump s grand escalator entrance to his presidential announcement. But, not even i remembered that the show had predicted the idea of president donald trump way back in 2000. Aug 10, 2015 bart to the future, aired in march 2000, shows a glimpse of 2030 just weeks after trump vacated the white house. Donald trump once saw a child on an escalator and said, im going to be dating her in 10 years a new video shows the horrifying moment. The simpsons knew a donald trump presidency was a joke. He is able to see the future after an encounter with the manager of a casino.
Bart to the future, simpsons episode predicts donald trump. The simpsons episode from 2000 really mentions president trump but only as a joke when lisa simpson tries to become president after president trump left the economy in ruin. Nov 09, 2016 an episode of the simpsons that aired on march 19, 2000, predicted that donald trump would be president of the united states. The simpsons predicted president trump 16 years ago. The first trump reference appeared in the bart to the future episode, which aired on march 16, 2000, and he was later referenced in another clip called trumptastic voyage. Trump comes down escalator 2016 presidential announcement. The simpsons predicted a trump presidency 16 years ago. The simpsons did not predict trumps election in 2000. Simpsons depicts trump escalator scene in 2000, 15. The video begins with homer simpson following trump down the escalator before cuts feature figures including george clooney, barack obama, stephen colbert, and elizabeth warren brushing off trump.
Today the simpsons saw the most absurd prediction in its 27year history come true correctly forecasting donald trump would be president. Rockin in the free world by neil young blasts after ivanka does her opening bit, then plays for two minutes. It was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. This sorry state of affairs is the exact opposite of trumps current campaign promise to make america great again, and stop losing to other nations. Yeardley smith, who voices lisa simpson, has explained how the show was able to predict donald trumps unlikely run to the white house.
Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode that. Which simpsons episode predicted president donald trump. Watch donald trumps grand escalator entrance to his presidential announcement. The episode was directed by michael marcantel and written by dan greaney, who wanted to explore what barts life would end up like. Jul 08, 2015 south park just announecd itll stay on the air until 2019, putting it in the 300 episode club with the simpsons.
Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode. A video showing how the popular cartoon did not just stop at hilariously predicting trumps victory in 2000 in the season 11 episode bart to the future, but also apparently predicted the impact of the ebola virus to the twin towers attack, went viral. The screenshots are from a simpsons miniepisode only 93 seconds long called trumptastic voyage, that was posted to the animation on fox youtube channel on july 15th, after trump really had rode the escalator in similar fashion after announcing his presidency. In february 2017, an image purportedly showing a still shot from an episode of the longrunning animated television series the simpsons, featuring a depiction of president donald trump lying in a. While that 2000 simpsons episode did predict trumps presidency, the escalator scene smith is referring to showing homer simpson behind trump on an escalator, in a.
The simpsons correctly predicted a donald trump would be. I always knew the simpsons was a show ahead of its time. Mar 17, 2016 it was somewhat of a throwaway line at the time, but make no mistake, it was included very much on purpose. Donald trump once saw a child on an escalator and said, i. If trump never got off that escalator, where would he be now. And now we have a new example, with a nod to presidential politics. Simpsons donald trump escalator ride vs 2016 actual trump. His future self visited his now successful younger sister at the white house, allowing the series to show how lisa was doing as potus. Dec 09, 2019 yeardley smith, who voices lisa simpson, has explained how the show was able to predict donald trumps unlikely run to the white house. Nov 11, 2016 donald trump and homer simpson in 2015 foxthe simpsons the simpsons short trumptastic voyage, with homer substituted for melania, was released a few weeks later in july. But the image with an elevator is from 2015 video where creators of the show were specifically mocking trumps announcement that he was running for president.
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