The "Streaming Music" Services (Episode: "Barting Over", 2004)

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 "Streaming Music" Services (Episode: "Barting Over", 2004)

• What happened: Homer is shown trying to get music using an internet-based service, long before it became the norm.
• Reality: By the late 2000s and early 2010s, services like Spotify, Apple Music, and Pandora revolutionized how people access music. The trend of "music streaming" took over, replacing traditional music formats like CDs and digital downloads.