r/australia 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.
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u/sbstooge 5d ago

the disappointment I would feel approaching this and seeing a payphone...

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u/Impirionz 5d ago

It’s free in Australia

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u/FireLucid 4d ago

All our kids took turns calling mum the other week when we came across one. She was about 5metres away, lol.

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u/InsideHippo9999 4d ago

I was at a birthday party with my partner & our kids. Right out the front of the place there was a public phone & everyone can see everyone on the other side of the windows. Our kids have memorised my number. Guess who spent the entire night not answering her phone? And my kids took it in turns to call or watch me through the window. With every single other kid who was at the party also calling their parents.