Bonasera: I didn't want to get into trouble.
Don Corleone: I understand. You found paradise in America. You had a good trade, you made a good living. The police protected you and there were courts of law. So you didn't need a friend like me. Now you come and say "Don Corleone, give me justice." But you don't ask with respect. You don't offer friendship. You don't even think to call me "Godfather." You come into my house on the day my daughter is to be married and you ask me to do murder - for money.
Bonasera: I ask you for justice.
Don Corleone: That is not justice. Your daughter is alive.
Bonasera: Let them suffer then as she suffers.
Bonasera: How much shall I pay you?
Don Corleone: Bonasera, Bonasera, what have I ever done to make you treat me so disrespectfully? If you'd come to me in friendship, this scum who ruined your daughter would be suffering this very day. And if by some chance an honest man like yourself made enemies they would become my enemies. And then, they would fear you.
Bonasera: Be my friend... Godfather.
Don Corleone: Good.
Don Corleone: Someday, and that day may never come, I will call upon you to do a service for me. But until that day, consider this justice a gift on my daughter's wedding day.
Don Corleone: Give this job to Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. I mean, we're not murderers, in spite of what this undertaker thinks…
The Godfather (1972)
Three decades, 28 seasons, and over 600 episodes later, The Simpsons are still the most recognized television family. Matt Groening, the creator, managed to not only stay on top of cultural references but create events that eerily came true years later. Some may call it a coincidence, but we think these are some pretty unbelievable predictions.
Super Bowl Winners – Three Years Running
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Predicted: January 23, 1992
Came true: January 26, 1992 (and for the following three years)
Lisa and Homer enjoyed some father-daughter bonding by betting on sports together. During the episode, Lisa tells Homer that if Washington wins the Super Bowl against Buffalo, then she will still love him. The game ends with a win for Washington, and all is right in the family. Just 3 days later, during the Super Bowl, Jim Kelly throws four interceptions, and Washington goes on to win! For three years, FOX re-aired the episode, updating the teams for the specific Super Bowls, and somehow continuously managed to predict the winners correctly.
The Nobel Peace Prize Goes To…
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Predicted: 2010
Came true: 2016
During season 22, Martin bets on Bengt Holmstrom winning the Nobel Peace Prize in Economics…a full 6 years before it happened! You can see him holding up a scorecard of the Nobel Prize betting pool, and the MIT professor is clearly evident on one of squares.
Curling Isn’t Just For the Swedes
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Predicted: 2010
Came true: 2018
Curling requires the shuffling of a disk on ice and the Swedish are known for being the ultimate champions of the sport. In 2010, the show depicted Marge and Homer making it to the US mixed doubles curling team and beating the favored Swedish team. Eight years later, Team USA’s men curling team defeated Sweden at the 2018 Olympics, winning the US their first gold medal in the sport!
Fox and the Mouse
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Predicted: 1998
Came true: 2017
Back in 1998, The Simpsons jokingly hinted that 20th Century Fox would fall under the control of Walt Disney. Well, twenty years later, Disney acquired most of 20th Century Fox in a blockbuster deal worth $52 billion. The deal transferred ownership of multiple films, television series, and characters to the control of Disney – including The Simpsons!
The God Particle
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Predicted: 1998
Came true: 2012
There was a major breakthrough in 2012 called the Higgs Boson, better known as the “God Particle”, which explained how everything in the universe has a mass. But, Homer Simpson seemingly predicted this equation…14 years earlier! In season 10, Homer Simpson attempts to become an inventor and is seen standing in front of a blackboard with an equation that predicts the mass of a (yet to be discovered) particle. According to scientists, if you work out the equation in the show, “you get the mass of a Higgs Boson that’s only slightly larger than the nano-mass of an actual Higgs Boson”.
The London Shard
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Predicted: 1995
Came true: 2009
During the Simpsons trip to the future, viewers got a quick scan of what London will look like in just a few years. During the scene, many of London’s well-known skyscrapers could be seen, including the London Shard. Thing is, the Shard was only built 14 years after the episode premiered…