SHOCKING: The simpsons didn t predict the modern world it shaped it - You Need To See This

Tonight, the longest-running sitcom in American history returns. But does anybody care? After 36 seasons (soon to be 37), 36 years, and nearly 800 episodes, The Simpsons has transformed from a global phenomenon to a (yellow) part of the cultural wallpaper. Today, the seminal animated sitcom is mostly discussed by nostalgic obsessives rerunning the show’s “golden era”, or else in TikTok videos and lighthearted news articles discussing some uncanny cultural “prediction” from a bygone episode – be that the election of US President Donald Trump, the Ebola virus outbreak or Germany winning the World Cup.

Many believe the show has declined in quality, and it’s true that recent episodes don’t live up to the seven-odd years of the “golden era”. But then again, what does? As Homer Simpson himself quips: “Everyone knows rock attained perfection in 1974. It's a scientific fact.”