The "Greece Financial Crisis" (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 "Greece Financial Crisis" (Episode: "The Fool Monty", 2010)

• What happened: In the episode, Mr. Burns has a flashback to a time when the U.S. economy was in shambles, and there’s a joke about Greece's national debt being a major problem.
• Reality: The Greek financial crisis began in 2009, as the country faced massive debt and austerity measures, leading to widespread protests and economic struggles.