The "Kardashian Empire" (Episode: "The Burns Cage", 2016)

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 "Kardashian Empire" (Episode: "The Burns Cage", 2016)

• What happened: The episode satirizes celebrity culture and includes a gag about a reality TV family becoming so famous that they dominate the media landscape.
• Reality: The Kardashian family, headed by Kim Kardashian, became a global media empire, with their reality show Keeping Up with the Kardashians making them one of the most famous families in the world.