By Anita Bennett editor UPDATED, 5 PM: Former The Simpsons writer Bill Oakley says “OK fine I guess we did” predict two of 2020’s nost disturbing events so far – coronavirus and murder hornets.
Oakley was a writer on a 1993 episode in which residents of Springfield experienced a virus called Osaka Flu. In the same episode, in their panic to find a cure, the residents knock over a truck hoping to find a treatment, but instead release a hive in a box marked “Danger: killer bees.” The clip first started circulating a month or two ago, but began trending again in the past week or so with news about murder hornets.
Oakley replied Wednesday to a tweet of a clip from the episode that appeared to comment on The Simpsons knack for predictions and
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