12 Events Correctly Predicted by The Simpsons
'The Simpsons' has had an impressive track record for predicting future events. A 1998 episode showed the 20th Century Fox logo with "A Division of Walt Disney Co" beneath it.
'The Simpsons' has had an impressive track record for predicting future events. A 1998 episode showed the 20th Century Fox logo with "A Division of Walt Disney Co" beneath it.
After being banned from competitive skating, the beleaguered athlete turned to a new vocation: Getting her nose broken for money.
Mike Judge's beloved—and controversial—animated series is getting ready to make a comeback. For the second time.
The late Bob Einstein's alter ego, faux-stuntman “Super Dave” Osborne, was famous for his cartoonish sketches—but a tank nearly crushed him for real.
The hottest toy of 1996—which led to concussions, mass hysteria, and one designer becoming a Unabomber suspect—is making a comeback.
The quintessential annoying neighbor went from pitching milk and pizza in regional commercials to starring in 10 feature films. Let's see the Pillsbury Doughboy do that.
Bernard Rose's now-classic horror movie is about to get a big-screen update, courtesy of Jordan Peele.
Attention ladies: The Iceman is willing to spring for a fancy dinner, but not at one of those places "where the menu is so fancy I don't know what I'm ordering."
The series that was originally called 'Insomnia Cafe' (and a bunch of other things) also helped to get Mental Floss off the ground.
When U.S. Army Corps bombardier Max Spencer Adler was shot down over Europe and imprisoned by the Nazis during World War II, it’s not likely he dreamed of one day becoming the czar of penis-shaped lollipops and lava lamps.
From 'Full House' to 'Perfect Strangers,' if you turned on a TV set in the 1990s, it was impossible to escape ABC's Friday night "TGIF" lineup.
It takes just 14 words—“Welcome to Good Burger, home of the Good Burger, can I take your order?”—to make a ‘90s kid swoon with nostalgia.
You may need to consider a second mortgage for some of these prized Pokémon cards—unless you already have one in a drawer somewhere.
It's been more than two decades since 1998's "Are You Jimmy Ray?"—the one and only hit by gloriously coiffed British pop rocker Jimmy Ray—became one of the more perplexing hits of the '90s.
Actor and pop culture icon David Hasselhoff is beloved in Germany—and everywhere else in the world.
Before ‘The Sopranos’ or ‘The Wire,’ television’s golden age arguably began on HBO on July 12, 1997, when the premium network premiered Fontana’s prison drama ‘Oz.’
To those who grew up in the 1990s and early 2000s, 'All That' was must-see television. A kid-centered, 'Saturday Night Live'-style variety show, it ran for 10 seasons, begat a spinoff movie, and helped launch the careers of a number of rising musicians, f
More than a quarter-century ago, ABC introduced us to 'Twin Peaks.' The rainy Washington town was home to log ladies, red rooms, and at least one murderer—but if you were only watching to find out “who killed Laura Palmer,” you were missing out.
Here are 13 things you might not know about the high-flying comedy, on the 20th anniversary of its season finale.
In what might be the teen sitcom’s most memorable moment, perpetual overachiever Jessie Spano had a caffeine pill meltdown.
An anonymous note left on Richard Simmons's car window changed the soon-to-be-superstar's life forever.
A movie lover's guide to Riquewihr and Ribeauvillé, the towns that Disney's animators used as inspiration for Belle's "quiet village."
As the new 'Beauty and the Beast'—starring Emma Watson and Dan Stevens—readies for its big-screen premiere, the tale as old as time is ready to enchant a new generation of audiences.
The late Chuck Low, who most famously played wig salon owner Morrie in 'Goodfellas,' wasn't an actor. He was a landlord. Robert De Niro's landlord, as it happened.