It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on december 11, 2011. Albeit a thin playing field, but when it comes to simpsons episodes set in the future, this holds true. Being a bookworm who loved school and rarely kept her opinions to herself, the lisa episodes were naturally my favorites. The simpsons, dressed in period garb, watch as a dragon burns down their village similar to the fiery destruction of kings landing in one of the final game of thrones episode.
In fact, throughout its more than 600 episodes, creator matt groening and his team have been so on top of the countrys cultural pulse, theyve even managed to predict several major historical events along with a few less momentous happenings. It is the longestrunning primetime animated series and longestrunning sitcom in the united states. Thats an assessment that is honestly a bit harsh, but it is. Nov 20, 2016 these are the episodes of the simpsons set in the future. And for the second time one of those future years has become the present. The first season of the american animated television series the simpsons originally aired on the fox network between december 17, 1989, and may, 1990, beginning with the christmas special simpsons roasting on an open fire. Now, lets see which futures worked, and which futures we have no desire to go back to. The simpsons which episode set in the future is the official timeline. With the exception of the most recent instalment, the simpsons looks ahead to a possible future showing where the family has. The series is a satirical depiction of workingclass life, epitomized by the simpson family, which consists of homer, marge, bart, lisa, and maggie. The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. Most of the episode is set thirty years into the future, when bart and lisa take. Future drama centers around bart and lisa when theyre in high school and on the verge of graduating.
The obvious reason why these episodes are noncanon is because none of the futures are possible to happen because the characters never age, and the future episodes have. These are the episodes of the simpsons set in the future. The simpsons is one of the longestrunning television shows of all time. This was far from the first case of a joke from the simpsons coming true. Homer, marge, bart, lisa and maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. A glimpse into the future, simpsons style, comes every five years. Way back in 2000, the simpsons showed fans what the future could look like with lisa as president finding. Why the simpsons can read the future chicago tribune. The writers originally intended many of these characters as onetime jokes or for fulfilling needed functions in the town. She hopes that a bear was the culprit, but instead, homers groans lead marge to the kitchen. Unlike the previous future episode, lisas wedding, this episode comes off as weak and forced, and as ive mentioned previously about other episodes on this list, has very little in the humor department.
Lisas wedding, however, introduces a new type of theoretical to the series vocabulary. A sequel to futuredrama and a continuation of holidays of future passed, set 30 years from now. Twentyfive years ago, simpsons writers jay kogen and wallace wolodarsky begged their bosses not to cut the core joke in last exit to springfield, the best episode in the history of. And the series is still going with every character the same age as from day one. A suburban tract house, the building is at least 50 feet 15 m wide.
Jefimus top 10 worst simpsons episodes by jefimusprime on. The simpsons future timeline explained properly screen rant. The episode jumps thirty years into the future via a series of simpsons. Mar 20, 2020 the simpsons season 3 episode 1 the simpsons full episodes new set duration. Heres our rundown of eleven episodes the simpsons could have ended on if it wanted to go out on top. The simpsons wicked predictions about future events. The simpsons knew companies would target millennials and their fascination with kitschy gimmicks. Why the simpsons predicts the future so often, according to a college professor. The executive producers for the first production season were matt groening, james l. Set in springfield, the average american town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the simpson family. Renowned for its grotesque humor and tongue in cheek allusions to current affairs, past the simpsons episodes have dealt with issues like the rapid changes taking place in the broadcasting landscape, lady gagas super bowl halftime show, and the outbreak of wwiii.
Bart to the future 2000 tvpg 30 min animation, comedy. The simpsons top 10 education episodes education and. In the season ten episode the wizard of evergreen terrace, homer is trying to invent stuff to rival that of thomas edison. Reiss and jean left to produce their own series, the critic, but later returned to produce several more the simpsons episodes, and jean again became the showrunner starting with season thirteen. Dec 27, 2019 set 15 years into the future, in the year 2010, the now 23yearold lisa meets a fellow university student named hugh parkfield from london. Heres every time the show is credited with seeing into the future, in chronological order. So, i bought this to catch up with the rest of the world, and find seeing them as a set as delightful as seeing occasional episodes.
Because the simpsons is a cartoon, writers can put any reallife celebrities in the episodes they want. In the march 2000 episode bart to the future, for example, newly. Jan 25, 2019 time will tell how many new episodes of the simpsons fans have left and where audiences will be able to watch them after they sign off. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. Holidays of future passed is the ninth episode of the twentythird season of the american animated sitcom the simpsons. Rich moore, one of the shows original directors, also left to work on the critic, 3 but returned years later to assist with animation on the.
The simpsons has been around since 1989 and it definitely feels like this animated series has always been on the air. Originally airing in 1995, the episode focuses on lisa visiting a carnival fortune teller and learning about her future love. Thirty years in the future the simpsons get together for christmas. Watch the simpsons full episodes watch the simpsons treehouse of horror. The show holds several american television longevity records. One would hope that after the consistent product theyve. Jul 18, 2010 there have been 4 episodes of the simpsons that have been set in the future. Only a few episodes are set almost fully in the future, but were treated to various flashforwards that help us pad out what might one day happen to the yellow family and their associates. Coincidentally, there has been a futureplot episode every. No season two for stephen dorff fox series hawaii five0.
Apr, 2014 days of future future is a brilliant simpsons episode with a very well written storyline and loads of very funny scenes. Experts pick the 10 best simpsons episodes of all time time. The simpsons includes a large array of supportingminor characters. The simpsons season 29 episode 1 the simpsons full episode. But the most recent seasons have still featured some fantastic episodes that are just as good as anything from the shows. The season eleven episode bart to the future is considered by critics to be one of the single worst episodes of the simspons long run.
Like any show thats gone on for decades, though, its understandable if someone fell off the show after a point. Bart to the future f the four episodes set in the future, this is the one that stands out as being the worst. Originally airing in march of 2000, this episode finds the simpson clan at a native american casino where bart is shown a vision of his future, with his. Episodes of the simpsons that qualify as alltime classics are rare in the new millennium, but the regina monologues has a connection to the shows golden age. The simpsons which episode set in the future is the. This template is within the scope of wikiproject the simpsons, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of articles relating to the simpsons on wikipedia. Its made 600 episodes of tv, where the vast majority were at least mildly entertaining and many were all. The simpsons is a famous loss leader, meaning the network loses money on a per episode basis, but makes up for it plenty on the studio backend. The simpsons top 10 education episodes by mark walsh on september 2, 2014 11. Eight years in the future 20, bart and lisa are getting ready.
Best the simpsons episodes youve not seen british gq. Here are the most uncanny the simpsons predictions for 2020. Simpsorama is the sixth episode of the twentysixth season of the animated television series the simpsons, and the 558th episode of the series overall. Is it once again another great simpsons episode set in the future,recurring episodes that havent disappointed me yet,i loved that it continued shortly after the events of holdays of future passed. Sep 28, 2018 the simpsons struggles when it tries to clutter episodes with characters and subplots, which makes an episode about a snowstorm that traps the kids in school with skinner so sublime. Heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode. The simpsons house is a light pink later in the series, the house becomes light brown twostory detached house with an attached garage, basement, and loft. Frink uses an astrologybased machine to show the kids their future as teenagers. The simpsons fans are convinced the show predicted the outbreak of coronavirus in an episode first broadcast in 1993. Episodes set in the future wikisimpsons, the simpsons wiki.
Watch all seasons of the simpsons, the episodes are update at the last. Days of future future is a brilliant simpsons episode with a very well written storyline and loads of very funny scenes. The show is set in the fictional town of springfield and parodies american culture and society, television, and the. The simpsons has a couple of episodes set in the future, and the timeline of these can be confusing. They might not be the 10 best episodes, but theyre the 10 episodes thatll help you understand what the shows all aboutwithout having to watch the whole thing. Is it once again another great simpsons episode set in the future,recurring episodes that havent disappointed me yet,i loved that it continued shortly after the events of holdays of future passed from season 23,as we see bart still getting over his exwife and lisa still. Lisa simpson apandrew harnikfox salon heres the scariest thing about the simpsons episode that predicted president trump in bart to the future, president lisa simpson faces. Lisas wedding season 6 sometimes the original is still the best. Some fans might feel that the show isnt quite what it used to be and that the quality has been dipping for a while now, but thats a fair piece of criticism when there have been hundreds of episodes over 30 years. The simpsons has been on the air for over thirty years, churning out some of the most iconic pieces of american television comedy ever. Pages in category episodes set in the future the following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. Thirty years into the future, bart is having trouble dealing with his divorce, lisa is struggling with her marriage to milhouse, and marge is finally. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks. The simpsons holidays of future passed part 01 youtube.
Bart to the future simultaneously the most impressive and most dispiriting prediction on our list, at the turn of the century, the simpsons. Lisa is set to start college, while bart ends up being dumped by his girlfriend jenda first appearing here before showing up in two other future episodes. Oct 30, 2015 these installments set in the future allowed tv writers and creative teams to get a bit more inventive and loose with thingssome of the strongest episodes of a series were produced as a result. The simpsons episode marge in chains first aired in 1993. The 25 best simpsons episodes you should choochoochoose to. Simpsons mysteries the simpsons timeline the future. In the episode, lisa converses with her family via. The second time the simpsons took a peek into the future, lisa has become president of the united states. Futuredrama is the fifteenth episode of the simpsons sixteenth season. Days of future future is the eighteenth episode of season 25 and the sequel to holidays of future passed. Fish will have three eyes 1990, season 2, episode 4. It originally aired on the fox network in the united states on november 9, 2014. Bart to the future lets start with the most widely circulated prediction.
In an episode primarily set in 1990, marge attempted to cheer up a. With tv club 10, we point you toward the 10 episodes that best represent a tv series or genre, classic or modern. The simpsons oral history of last exit to springfield. Across 30 years and more than 600 episodes, foxs the simpsons, while. The simpsons set out to make a joke about donald trump because it seemed so ridiculous, and it just so happened. Marge wakes up one morning and finds remnants of pizza boxes scattered around the living. Finally, in easy bake coven, marge and patty and selma are. A guide to the predictions of the simpsons predicts the. The simpsons has predicted the future many times here. Marge wakes up one morning and finds remnants of pizza boxes scattered around the living room.
The simpsons is an american animated television sitcom created by matt groening. A list of episodes that have peeks into alternate futures. Since its debut on december 17, 1989, the simpsons has broadcast 679 episodes. Home collections entertainment the simpsons didnt predict that the simpsons didnt predict that the popular animated tv series does not have clairvoyant powers.
Set in the same future as holidays of futures passed, bart simpson has been trying to adjust to his divorce. Donald trump, kobe bryants death and now coronavirus. The simpsons is an american animated sitcom created by matt groening for the fox broadcasting company. Logic is not something that can be expected from a cartoon, let alone one that has been active for 30 years, and its specially tricky with noncanon stories, though they can still be placed in a timeline, somehow.
To stream some of the best episodes of the simpsons included here, fxx kicks off a 15day long marathon of 661 episodes of the simpsons from the first 30 seasons starting tuesday. The simpsons days of future future tv episode 2014 imdb. With the recent final episode of the landmark 30th season, the show has produced 662 episodes and shows no signs of slowing down. The 15 best episodes of the simpsons ever, ranked screenrant. Bart and lisa are struggling as parents to connect with their children. Every time the simpsons guessed the future in 30year run. Simpsons futureset episodesstateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a. While largely set in presentday america, the simpsons has had several episodes set in the future, such as the previously mentioned lisas wedding, as well as the fantastical treehouse of horror anthologies which break the continuity of the main show to present science fiction or horror stories. Witch hunt in marge and her sisters invent trickortreating. Coincidentally, there has been a futureplot episode every five years since 1995, with the exception of holidays of future passed, which would air six years later. Jan 28, 2020 future drama centers around bart and lisa when theyre in high school and on the verge of graduating. List of recurring the simpsons characters wikipedia. Like many simpsons standbys, the device has cheapened with timebut in lisas wedding it generates easy laughs while simultaneously fortifying one of the shows most important relationships. Although, based on the tv shows knack for prediction, creators have likely always known it.
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