10 Times Futurama Eerily Predicted The Future

10. Star Wars: Episode IX

Futurama took heavy inspiration from the world of sci-fi in many of its aspects, but it's no secret that it was Star Trek that inspired the show more than anything else. There was even an entire episode dedicated to Fry's love for the show, with guest appearances by the likes of Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner.

However, it was the future of the Star Wars franchise that the show predicted in the year 2000. When walking through Past-O-Rama in 'The Lesser of Two Evils', a cinema sign can be seen in the background, advertising the showing of Star Wars 9: Yoda's Bar Mitzvah.

At the time of this episode's release, the latest Star Wars movie was The Phantom Menace, still 19 years away from Episode IX actually being released. Lucasfilm was barely one third of the way into the Prequel Trilogy - there was no way of knowing another trilogy would come years later.

Though the show didn't quite get the title of the ninth instalment right, Yoda's Bar Mitzvah does hint at a look into the youth of the small, green creature, something we were treated to in some regard during The Mandalorian.