The "Amazon Drones" for Delivery (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

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.

The "Amazon Drones" for Delivery (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

• What happened: In this film, there’s a reference to drones being used for delivery, a playful take on futuristic tech.
• Reality: By 2013, Amazon began testing drone deliveries, and while it hasn’t fully launched the program globally yet, the company continues to push for drone technology to become an everyday solution for last-mile deliveries in urban areas.