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''[[File:Jessicarabbitnumber.jpg|thumb|300px|Phone number when shown in the game.]]''
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|title=<center>Roger Rabbit (NES phone message)</center>
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''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' was a 1989 NES game released by LJN based on the 1988 movie of the same name.
''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' was a 1989 NES game released by LJN based on the 1988 movie of the same name.


One part of the game as Jessica Rabbit give you a phone number. The number is 1-800-232-3324. At the time, calling this number in "real life" on an actual phone would have given the player a message containing a hint for the game.
In one part of the game, Jessica Rabbit will give Eddie Valiant, the playing character, a phone number (1-800-232-3324). '''At the time, calling this number in real life would have given the player a recorded message containing hints for the game'''.


Recently, as late as of 2010, the number was turned over to a sex hotline.
However, the number was eventually disconnected by 1990.<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/Consumer_Guide_Hot_Tips_for_the_Coolest_Nintendo_Games#page/n57/mode/2up The Internet Archive's scan of ''Consumer Guide Hot Tips for the Coolest Nintendo Games'' (mentions the hotline message at page 57).] Retrieved 05 Jan '18</ref> By at least 2010 (though the actual date is unknown), this number was used by a sex hotline. This fact was popularly displayed in the ''Angry Video Game Nerd'''s second review of the game.  


The '''original message audio''' has not been found. It's voice was probably Jessica Rabbit's. According to witnesses, the message was:
The original message's audio has not been found. According to people who called the number back then, the message was:
<blockquote>
"It is shocking the way some neighborhoods are getting. You practically can't walk anywhere without running into stray dogs, cats, and other animals. It makes you wish you carried a piece of meat, a fish bone, or a piece of cheese around with you. The weasel that is guarding Judge Doom's warehouse is the one called Stupid. I've heard that the only thing that'll get him to leave is a quick game of softball. Know any place where you could get a baseball in a hurry?"
</blockquote>


''"It is shocking the way some neighborhoods are getting. You practically can't walk anywhere without running into stray dogs, cats, and other animals. It makes you wish you carried a piece of meat, a fish bone, or a piece of cheese around with you. The weasel that is guarding Judge Doom's warehouse is the one called Stupid. I've heard that the only thing that'll get him to leave is a quick game of softball. Know anyplace where you could get a baseball in a hurry?"''
It's unknown if the person who said it was Jessica's voice actress (Kathleen Turner) or not. And unless one of the developers or the person who said the lines has a copy of this call, it may be lost forever.
 
==Gallery==
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  |description2 =The ''Angry Video Game Nerd'' second review of the game (starting at 4:11).
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 23:40, 15 April 2022

Jessicarabbitnumber.jpg

The in-game phone number.

Status: Lost

Who Framed Roger Rabbit was a 1989 NES game released by LJN based on the 1988 movie of the same name.

In one part of the game, Jessica Rabbit will give Eddie Valiant, the playing character, a phone number (1-800-232-3324). At the time, calling this number in real life would have given the player a recorded message containing hints for the game.

However, the number was eventually disconnected by 1990.[1] By at least 2010 (though the actual date is unknown), this number was used by a sex hotline. This fact was popularly displayed in the Angry Video Game Nerd's second review of the game.

The original message's audio has not been found. According to people who called the number back then, the message was:

"It is shocking the way some neighborhoods are getting. You practically can't walk anywhere without running into stray dogs, cats, and other animals. It makes you wish you carried a piece of meat, a fish bone, or a piece of cheese around with you. The weasel that is guarding Judge Doom's warehouse is the one called Stupid. I've heard that the only thing that'll get him to leave is a quick game of softball. Know any place where you could get a baseball in a hurry?"

It's unknown if the person who said it was Jessica's voice actress (Kathleen Turner) or not. And unless one of the developers or the person who said the lines has a copy of this call, it may be lost forever.

Gallery

The Angry Video Game Nerd review of the game.

The Angry Video Game Nerd second review of the game (starting at 4:11).

References

  1. ↑ The Internet Archive's scan of Consumer Guide Hot Tips for the Coolest Nintendo Games (mentions the hotline message at page 57). Retrieved 05 Jan '18
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