The "Food Delivery Apps" (Uber Eats, Grubhub) (Episode: "Homer the Whopper", 2009)

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 "Food Delivery Apps" (Uber Eats, Grubhub) (Episode: "Homer the Whopper", 2009)

• What happened: Homer orders food via a futuristic device, similar to the way people would later order food through apps.
• Reality: The rise of food delivery services like Uber Eats, Grubhub, and DoorDash revolutionized how people order meals. Apps for food delivery have exploded in popularity, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic.