‘Simpsons’ showrunner Al Jean reacts to Russia-Ukraine crisis prediction | Trending News – India TV

As tensions between Ukraine and Russia heightened following Russian military’s operation, many claimed that ‘The Simpsons’ once again predict a major event back in 1998.

“I hate to say it, but I was born in 1961, so 30 years of my life were lived with the specter of the Soviet Union.

Cut to Russia revealing that the Soviet Union never truly dissolved; troops and tanks descend upon the streets as the Berlin Wall is instantly resurrected.

But ever since Putin got in, almost everybody has made it clear that he’s a bad guy and bad things are going to happen,” Jean said.

The affable story of the titular family, which consists of middle class couple Homer and Marge as well as their three children, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, continues to touch lives of many people across the globe that brought it a dedicated following over the course of the last 30 years.

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