["867-5309/Jenny"] may also be the only song which inspired federal legislation. After endless complaints from folks with that number, the government reserved the prefix “555” for entertainment use only. That is why, all phone numbers in TV, movies, etc. start with “555.”
Replyeth the Load:
Me: I didn't know that was the reason we have 555 numbers.
I shan't be surprised. Duh.
The phone companies started encouraging the producers of television shows and movies to use the 555 prefix for fictional telephone numbers, roughly during the 1970s. One of the earliest uses of a 555 number can be seen in Panic in Year Zero! (1962), with 555-2106.
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