Well, back in the day when all home phones were corded and u wanted some privacy (and u had a long enough cord) u might bring the phone into the bathroom. But the cartoon is inaccurate because it is showing an old “candlestick” type phone which did not have a wooden base or stand, and therefore u would bring only the phone into the bathroom, not drag in the stand it was sitting on.
Well, back in the day when all home phones were corded and u wanted some privacy (and u had a long enough cord) u might bring the phone into the bathroom. But the cartoon is inaccurate because it is showing an old “candlestick” type phone which did not have a wooden base or stand, and therefore u would bring only the phone into the bathroom, not drag in the stand it was sitting on.