The Simpsons Episode · 1990
Blinky, a three-eyed mutant fish, lives near Springfield's nuclear plant.
What Really Happened · 2011
A three-eyed fish was caught near a nuclear power plant in Argentina.
2011
The Full Story
In 'Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish', Bart catches Blinky — a three-eyed mutant fish living downstream from the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant — and the story becomes a political scandal for Mr. Burns. In 2011, fishermen near the Embalse nuclear power plant in Córdoba, Argentina, caught a real three-eyed wolf fish, sparking international headlines. Nuclear contamination producing mutant wildlife went from Simpsons punchline to documented biological event.
Three-Eyed Fish is one of
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foreshadowed real-world events. This prediction appeared in S02E04 ("Two Cars in Every Garage and Three Eyes on Every Fish"), which aired in 1990.
It was confirmed true in 2011.
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