Simpsons Predict Toys R Us

This isn t the first time the simpsons has predicted things before they happened.

Simpsons predict toys r us. But no the simpsons did not predict the toys r us bankruptcy. In the clip below you can watch the adults of springfield deface the sign of a toys r us store by turning the signature backward r in the proper direction watch the clip below. In the latest soothsaying credited to the show news outlets are pointing out that a 2004 episode foretold the liquidation of toys r us announced in real life last week. In a clip from the installment above some springfield citizens set out to obliterate child friendliness breaking a ball pit and tearing down a statue of the animated characters itchy and scratchy.

The simpsons may have predicted the closing of massive toy store toys r us. It s not an exact prediction but hey it s close enough to keep the running joke about how the simpsons writers have predicted many future events.