Disney Acquiring 21st Century Fox (Episode: "When You Dish Upon a Star", 1998)

The Simpsons has earned quite the reputation for seemingly predicting the future. It’s actually a bit of a meme at this point, with fans pointing out how many things in the real world appear to have been "predicted" by the show, sometimes years in advance. While some of these predictions are purely coincidental or the result of broad satire, others do seem oddly prescient.

Disney Acquiring 21st Century Fox (Episode: "When You Dish Upon a Star", 1998)

• What happened: In the episode, there’s a joke about 20th Century Fox being bought out by a larger corporation—something that seems like a parody of corporate consolidation.
• Reality: In 2017, Disney acquired 21st Century Fox for $71 billion.