Although a lot of online sources claim thatThe Simpsonspredicted the recent Coldplay concert controversy, it turns out that this rumor is easily debunked. With more than 790 episodes to its name and a theatrical movie spinoff,The Simpsonsis now the longest-running scripted primetime American TV show in history.
The show is also a satirical cartoon that mocks real-life events, public figures, social movements, and cultural properties, so it’s inevitable that the show sometimes seems to predict the future while it makes light of the present. However, this accidental skill sometimes seems too uncanny to be real.
The Simpsons' Predicting Coldplay’s Viral Affair Incident Is False
The Long-Running Show Didn’t Really Predict The Viral Concert Moment
AfterThe Simpsons' season 36 finale’s apparent Marge deathalready earned the show worldwide media buzz, a recent headline-stealing event has drawn even more focus to the show. During a Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, a kiss cam highlighted a romantic interaction between Astronomer CEO Andy Byron and the company’s COO, Kristin Cabot.
Lead singer Chris Martin joked that the pair were having an affair, setting social media ablaze with speculation about this very topic.The Simpsonsseemingly predicted this exact event years earlier, according to a viralTikTokfrom creator “sarasweirdworld,“with the video’s creator claiming that season 26, episode 10, “The Man Who Came to Be Dinner,” featured an eerily identical scene.
The image featured in the TikTok is AI-generated and no such scene appears in the episode in question.
However, a quick check debunks this claim. The image featured in the TikTok is AI-generated, no such scene appears in the episode in question, and theFinancial Expressreports that former showrunner Al Jean debunked the claim thatThe Simpsonspredicts the future.
The Simpsons Didn’t Predict Coldplay’s Viral 2025 Moment, But It Has Foreshadowed Other Big Events
The Simpsons Famously Predicted Trump’s First Presidency
While the creators ofThe Simpsonshave answeredhow Homer became the show’s hero, and what their favorite episodes are, even they are often stumped by its apparent prescience. It is unsurprising that viewers assumed the image was real, as there are numerous shockingly prescient gags throughout the show’s history.
In season 11, episode 17, “Bart to the Future,” the show famously featured a gag about Donald Trump becoming President of the United States. In Season 3, episode 14, “Lisa the Greek,” The Simpsons correctly predicted numerous Super Bowl wins. Meanwhile, season 17, episode 10, “Homer’s Paternity Coot,” featured a near-death experience for Homer that was eerily familiar.
Season 11, episode 17
“Bart to the Future,”
A gag about Donald Trump becoming President of the United States
Season 3, episode 14
“Lisa the Greek”
Season 17, episode 10
“Homer’s Paternity Coot”
Homer’s near-death experience resembles 2023’s Titan submersible implosion.
Homer became trapped underwater and almost died in an accident involving a miniature individual submarine, an event that was gruesomely replicated with 2023’s Titan submersible implosion. This event involved the death of five tourists visiting the Titanic wreckage on OceanGate’s Titan submersible, provingThe Simpsonshas seemingly predicted future events with odd accuracy.
