The "Robotic Delivery (Drones)" (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 "Robotic Delivery (Drones)" (Episode: "The Fool Monty", 2010)

• What happened: The show humorously imagines drones being used for everything from deliveries to surveillance.
• Reality: By the 2010s, drones were rapidly developed and started being used by companies like Amazon and Google to deliver packages. Drones have also been used for monitoring weather, delivering medical supplies, and even capturing aerial footage for film and media.