The "Rise of 3D Movies" (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

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 "Rise of 3D Movies" (Episode: "The Simpsons Movie", 2007)

• What happened: In the movie, the town of Springfield is shown to have a 3D cinema, poking fun at the growing trend of 3D movies.
• Reality: The 2010s saw a huge resurgence of 3D movies, with blockbusters like Avatar (2009), The Hobbit trilogy, and The Lion King remake (2019) leveraging 3D technology.