S07E09 · Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming · (1995)

Big Ben Goes Digital

The Simpsons Episode · 1995
London's Big Ben clock tower is shown with a digital face retrofitted onto it.
What Really Happened · ?
Debunked — this prediction did not come true.

The Full Story

London's Big Ben clock tower is shown with a digital face retrofitted onto it. Big Ben retains its traditional analog face and no plans for digitisation exist. The episode was satirising futurism, not predicting it.

By the Numbers

DEBUNKED
S07E09
1995
Debunked
Season 7

Sources & Further Reading

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben
Big Ben Goes Digital is one of 70 verified Simpsons predictions tracked by Springfield Oracle — a public database of documented cases where The Simpsons foreshadowed real-world events. This prediction appeared in S07E09 ("Sideshow Bob's Last Gleaming"), which aired in 1995.

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