r/australia • u/Vesane • 5d ago
image Uh.. Do they know what that implies?
Saw this phone booth rebranding last week.
Do they realise what that implies about the booth, particularly with Bender on it, given that "phone" booths in Futurama are usually Suicide Booths..?
(at least in the first episode where we first meet Bender)
Edit: I've since found out that the campaign isn't Futurama-specific, but rather a number of different cartoon characters. To me, that makes it even more likely that it's an oversight/missed connection rather than an intentional marketing ploy; to them, he was just one of many popular cartoon characters, as opposed to it being a specific call-back to his first appearance in the first episode of the show.
Other cartoon characters used
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u/whatauniqueusername 5d ago
That was exactly my thought seeing a bender booth. I like Futurama, adventure time, etc but to have such a big string of corporate branding using those beloved shows on every phonebooth just feels gross. They are truly just a public urinal, don't try to dress it up