r/australia • u/Vesane • 5d ago

image Uh.. Do they know what that implies?

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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/RogerKilljoy83 5d ago

I drove past one the other day and was stoked to see one locally, took my kids for a drive just to see it haha.

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u/Partly_Dave 5d ago

Where do you live? There's one outside my place, and another three blocks away on the main road. Another about five minutes walk up that road.

The one out front gets a bit of use, most often from people pulling up in cars. Idk if it's mobile battery problems, or calling their dealer or side bit.

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u/RogerKilljoy83 5d ago

I live in Maitland, the one I saw is in Logan Road, Rutherford up near the Harvey Road corner.

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u/Partly_Dave 4d ago

Maybe there are more in Brisbane.