As if foreseeing a Trump presidency, FIFA corruption scandal, Siegfried and Roys tiger attack, and Greeces financial default werent enough,The Simpsonshas come through again with a peek into the future, sort of predictingDisneys $52.4 billion purchase of 21st Century Fox assetssome two decades ago.
The animated comedys 1998 episode, When You Dish Upon a Star, featured Homer becoming the personal assistant to Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger, who were trying to escape the spotlight by moving to Springfield.
He annoys Ron Howard, who visits the couple, by trying to pitch a screenplay involving a time-traveling killer robot driving-instructor and a pie that can talk.
Homers lack of discretion about the whereabouts of Baldwin and Basinger prompts the pair to sever their relationship with him, which prompts Homer to create a mobile museum showcasing their personal effects.
After a high-speed chase, in which Howard is injured, Homer is ordered to keep away from all celebrities, and, one month later, we see Howard pitching Homers script at 20th Century Fox, which, according to the giant sign out front, is now a division of Walt Disney Co.
