The "Drone Deliveries" (Episode: "The Fool Monty", 2010)

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 "Drone Deliveries" (Episode: "The Fool Monty", 2010)

• What happened: In this episode, there’s a joke about using drones for deliveries, long before they became a reality.
• Reality: In the 2010s, companies like Amazon and UPS began testing drone delivery systems to quickly and efficiently ship packages, and the idea continues to be refined as a futuristic solution to last-mile delivery problems.