Random Simpsons Jokes That Actually Came True (32 items)

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  (#21) The Good Morning Burger

  The Joke: In the Simpsons, the Good Morning Burger was 18 ounces of sizzling ground beef soaked in rich creamery butter, topped off with bacon, ham, and a fried egg.

  This was before all fast food restaurants started carrying a regular menu of breakfast burgers every morning before 10:30 am, so it really worked as a satire of how horrible fast food is for you.

  Before the "Baconator," a Sourdough Jack, or even a triple cheeseburger were as bad as things got. The Good Morning Burger seemed so ridiculous and far off that it could never really happen.

  Until...

  What Actually Happened: The Good Morning Burger came to fruition. It is made of hash browns, topped with a hamburger, topped with a fried egg. There are hash browns under a burger that's under a fried egg. Another good example of how far things have gotten in fast food are, of course, the KFC Double Down and their "failure bowls" (as comedian Patton Oswalt calls them in this bit).
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  (#20) Stolen Sugar Truck

  The Joke: Lisa begins to feel threatened by Allison, a new student, because she is smarter, younger, and a better saxophone player than she is.

  Their rivalry reaches a climax at the school's diorama contest where Lisa plans to sabotage Allison's entry. The episode's subplot sees Homer steal a large pile of sugar from a crashed truck, and begin selling it door-to-door. He keeps it in the back yard and it eventually melts from the rain.

  What Actually Happened: Someone actually stole a sugar truck. In 2009, two kids were arrested by police in India for stealing a sugar truck from a person actually in charge of delivering the sugar. The kids were actually in charge of cleaning the truck and took it while it was parked at the cleaner/boss's house.

  No word on whether or not they planned to sell it door to door.
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  (#14) A Poll Machine Is Hacked

  The Joke: In the Season 20 episode "Treehouse of Horror XIX," which debuted in 2008, Homer attempts to vote for Obama, but the polling machine keeps recording it as the 2008 Republican candidate, John McCain. 

  What Actually Happened: In 2012, as Obama was running for reelection, a polling machine in Pennsylvania was rigged to change any vote for Obama to a vote for his Republican opposition, Mitt Romney. 
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  (#29) Catch Every Prediction On Disney+

  Disney+ has an entire collection dedicated to all the times The Simpsons accurately called the future. From Donald Trump’s presidency to Homer actually discovering the mass of a particle roughly 14 years before it happened IRL, you can stream all your favorite episodes and spot even more seemingly absurd jokes that came true when you sign up for Disney+. If you haven't already, start your free 7-day trial today.
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  (#6) Canada Legalizes Marijuana

  13 years before Canada actually legalized marijuana, Ned Flanders and Homer take a trip to Canada when prescription drugs get too expensive in Springfield in the "Midnight Rx" episode (2005). While on their trip, Ned is offered a puff of some "reeferino" by his Canadian doppelgänger—to which Ned responds, "They warned me Satan would be attractive. Let’s go!"
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  (#27) Viva Ned Flanders = The Hangover

  The Joke: Ned Flanders decides he hasn't really lived so he turns to Homer, who takes him to Vegas. As you can see in the image above, it pretty much plays out exactly like The Hangover.

  What Actually Happened: The movie The Hangover comes out, the film is about a couple of guys that go to Vegas for a bachelor party and it is quite similar to the Simpson's episode. 

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