'The Simpsons' predicted titan submarine mishap

While tweeting the stills and clips from this episode many people drew parallels between Homer and his dad Fairbanks with business magnate Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman, who were on the OceanGate submersible. Mike Reiss, a former producer and writer on The Simpsons, told the New York Post that the 2006 episode was inspired by the American action thriller film Crimson Tide which involves a U.S. nuclear submarine. However, a calamitous twist ensues as Homer's vessel becomes trapped within the confines of a treacherous cave, leading to a rapid depletion of oxygen levels. After a harrowing ordeal, Homer eventually awakens in a hospital three days later, safe but bewildered. As news of the video began to circulate, online communities became divided. Some users found the theory enthralling, embracing the notion that "The Simpsons" possessed an uncanny ability to foresee future events. What is even more fascinating is that Reiss himself was onboard the same vessel to see the wreckage of the Titanic last July. Towards the end of the episode, an oxygen-low light flashes up on the screen, and Homer begins to drift out of consciousness. As a result of this, Homer woke up in the hospital after being in a coma for three days, surrounded by his family.

“⁸Simpson Tide” is the nineteenth episode of the ninth season of the American animated television series “The Simpsons.”

The long-running animated series apparently predicted Disney would one day own the Springfield family, and even the idea of billionaires going into space (among other examples). Things took a darker turn when some fans started proclaiming online that the show predicted the recent OceanGate submersible tragedy, That episode’s loose ties to the Titan’s fate is also interesting for a surprisingly separate reason. Producer Mike Reiss, who worked on the episode, had actually made his own Titanic-viewing trip within OceanGate’s Titan before its tragedy:

Weird Fact: Former Simpsons showrunner @MikeReissWriter last year rode the same Titanic submersible that is now missing. The last episode he ever produced was "Simpson Tide", involving Homer and co. getting stuck on a damaged submarine. pic.twitter.com/y7UlMAXFhj

— Four Finger Discount (@fourfingerpod) June 21, 2023

While tweeting the stills and clips from this episode many people drew parallels between Homer and his dad Fairbanks with business magnate Shahzada Dawood and his 19-year-old son, Suleman, who were on the OceanGate submersible.

Mike Reiss, a former producer and writer on The Simpsons, told the New York Post that the 2006 episode was inspired by the American action thriller film Crimson Tide which involves a U.S. nuclear submarine.

However, a calamitous twist ensues as Homer’s vessel becomes trapped within the confines of a treacherous cave, leading to a rapid depletion of oxygen levels. After a harrowing ordeal, Homer eventually awakens in a hospital three days later, safe but bewildered.

As news of the video began to circulate, online communities became divided. Some users found the theory enthralling, embracing the notion that “The Simpsons” possessed an uncanny ability to foresee future events.

What is even more fascinating is that Reiss himself was onboard the same vessel to see the wreckage of the Titanic last July.

Towards the end of the episode, an oxygen-low light flashes up on the screen, and Homer begins to drift out of consciousness. As a result of this, Homer woke up in the hospital after being in a coma for three days, surrounded by his family.

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