The Hammer Prophecies

The writers of Sledge Hammer dished out some pretty prescient stuff. So here are the Hammer Prophecy Awards.

5. Mike Reiss and Al Jean for their anticipation of public opinion:

They asked for [...] an end to the Star Wars program. - Yeah, well, three movies were enough.

4. Jim Fisher and Jim Staahl for their analysis of the driving forces behind education:

Didn't you learn anything in school today? - No. - Good, keep it that way.

3. Mark Curtiss and Rod Ash for their outline of the master plan that would bring down America:

Here are the four stages of this disease. Stage 1: Hallucinations. Stage 2: Disorientation and lack of coordination. Stage 3: Lethargy, leading to coma. Stage 4: The big kahuna, death.

2. Ron Friedman for his spot on prediction of the use of AI:

I created androids to improve the quality of life at a flick of a switch. This one performs a humanitarian purpose. [...] It will allow no human being to watch Designing Women.

1. David Ketchum and Tony DiMarco for their double prophecy concerning agriculture and transgenderism:

• It could be secret project that I'm working on, called Operation Squash. [...] Operation Squash is a plan to remove all the nitrogen from your soil.
• My country spent a fortune on me: hormone injections, electrolysis and wardrobe. [...] They spent it so I could enter Miss Iron Curtain contest.