The "Rise of TikTok and Short-Form Video Content" (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 "Rise of TikTok and Short-Form Video Content" (Episode: "The Fool Monty", 2010)

• What happened: In the episode, there’s a joke about people becoming famous for short, viral moments.
• Reality: In the late 2010s, TikTok revolutionized social media by focusing on short-form videos, with millions of users creating viral content. The popularity of TikTok has led to other platforms, like Instagram and YouTube, introducing their own short-video formats to compete.