The "Disappearance of the Honeybee" (Episode: "The Good, The Bart, and The Loki", 2017)

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 "Disappearance of the Honeybee" (Episode: "The Good, The Bart, and The Loki", 2017)

• What happened: A joke is made about the extinction of bees, which affects agriculture, referencing real concerns about the decline of the honeybee population.
• Reality: Over the past two decades, there have been serious concerns and studies about the declining honeybee population due to factors like pesticide use and habitat loss, affecting agriculture and food production.