Simpsons fans suspect show predicted Titanic sub misadventure 

It is truly an interesting coincidence that the famous animated television serial The Simpsons has managed to predict a variety of current events. Whether it was Trump running for president or Lady Gaga’s 2017 superbowl performance, the FOX comedy series has gained cult classic notoriety for its cutting satire seemingly accurately predicting world events. 

Fans of the show have jumped on the bandwagon again in light of the missing Titan submersible. The episode “Simpson Tide” aired in 1998, scenes of which bore a striking resemblance to the events of the missing OceanGate sub. 

In the episode, ‘Homer’s Paternity Coot’, Homer and his alleged dad Fairbanks stumble upon the wreckage of a massie sunken ship packed with treasure. However, Homer gets lost and trapped in a coral reef. He tries to free himself as an “oxygen low” light shines.

When asked for a comment, the Simpsons writer Mark Reiss told the New York Post, “That’s my show. Even I forgot about that.” He went on to explain, “We did that episode because the movie ‘Crimson Tide’ had just come out. We didn’t predict the future, we just did it off that movie and 20 years later, something like that happened.”

Reiss has himself descended 13,000 feet to view the Titanic wreckage. According to the Post, Reiss signed a waiver warning multiple times of possible death, knew the risks, and apparently even took extra paper with him to write his last jokes in case something went wrong. 

“Death is always lurking, it’s always in the back of your mind,” Reiss said, reflecting on the voyage.