History Main / FiveFiveFive

* ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'': The number to call Don & Dawn Realtors is 555-0192.

* In the ''Manga/DeathNote'' fanfic [[http://archiveofourown.org/works/561984?view_adult=true ''Autophobia'']], after getting burned in the explosion, Mello calls one of these numbers, deluding himself into thinking that the automated response is his [[spoiler:imaginary]] boyfriend, Matt.
* In ''[[http://archiveofourown.org/works/5529512/chapters/14801836 Harry Potter and the Golden Ring]]'' Batman has Harry call a 555 number to get in touch with him.

* 555-5925 is the number to call Daffy Duck's supernatural detective agency in ''WesternAnimation./DaffyDucksQuackbusters''. Remember, that's the same as dialling 555-KWAK!
* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'' gave a real number on the business card that Bob is given. While inactive at the time of original release, calling it as of the DVD release resulted in Mirage's voice telling you to enter the number on the website to access a DeletedScene not included on the DVD.

* The ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}'' use it as the start of their business number.

* The producers of ''Series/SexAndTheCity'' signed up for real phone numbers to use onscreen so they could avert this trope.
** Carrie's address, however, would be right where Second Avenue crosses her street and thus doesn't exist in real life.

* ''WebVideo/SuperMarioLogan'' averts this in "Bowser Loses His Voice!", where a real phone number is used for a service where one can talk to Charleyyy from ''Charleyyy And Friends''. According to a Discord user, the phone number is that of an adult hotline.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' Averted quite cleverly in the Mars University episode. Gunther holds up Chrissy's telephone number and the first 3 digits are real. The 6th is a Greek lambda.

* The old ''Literature/{{Fahrenheit 451}}'' text adventure (yes, it exists. Yes, Bradbury wrote a good chunk of it) had this as a plot point, complete with {{Zeerust}} flavor. Calling NYC-XXX was how Montag got in contact with certain members of the Underground. The game also included numbers which, when dialed, gave useful information, utter garbage, or fake "hints" that would get you killed if you tried them.
* The phone number seen on the newspaper clipping in the beginning of ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' and ''VideoGame/FiveNightsAtFreddys2'' originally didn't start with 1-555, but 1-888 instead. This was changed so that the phone number wouldn't accidentally be a legitimate number.

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* ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' did a BBC album of some of their TV sketches in 1970, with the "Mouse Problem" sketch among them. What was added that wasn't on TV was the telephone number of Mr. A. ("Although his ''real'' name is George Jackson, 32A Milton Avenue, Hounslow, Middlesex. Telephone 01-246-2847.")
** A quick ad for Arthur Sotkins Funeral Service touts "Ring 049-2187 if you're about snuff it and our funeral service will be at your door within twenty minutes."
** A spot for Shrill petrol promotes the miracle additive GLC 942-4075 (after 6 PM, GLC 942-4047).

** The Taylor family's address in Royal Oak is 510 Glenview Road. There is a street named Glenview in Royal Oak, but it is an ''Avenue'', and its addresses only go as low as the 2200 range (the 500 range is at Park Avenue heading north from the baseline at 11 Mile Road and at 5th Street heading south, and Glenview Avenue intersects neither).

* At the end of the DarthWiki/SoBadItsHorrible ''Film/NightOfHorror'' they say the film was processed at "Pete's Quality Film Labs" and provide a phone number for it (it's no longer in service, in case anyone was curious).

* If you call the number given to Wrestling/DwayneJohnson's character at the beginning of ''Film/SouthlandTales'' (which goes to Creator/JohnLarroquette's character), you'll end up getting Larroquette's "actual" voicemail.

* {{Subverted}} in an episode of ''Series/NewsRadio'': An elementary-school class is touring the station, and corporate boss and chronic wife-hunter Jimmy James spends the episode flirting with the teacher. Finally, as they're leaving, she gives him a piece of paper with a math problem on it, saying that solving it will give him her phone number. After she's out of earshot, Jimmy pulls the class' resident wunderkind aside and has him solve it; by the time he realizes it's "one of those phony TV numbers", everyone's gone and he throws it away in disgust.

* Glenn Miller's song "[=PEnnsylvania=] 6-5000" was the number of a hotel the band had performed at - the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, which continued to use the number until its closure in 2021.

** In "[[Recap/TheSimpsonsS8E4BurnsBabyBurns Burns, Baby Burns]]", after Homer and Larry Burns (Mr. Burns’ long-lost son) fake a kidnapping, Mr. Burns has the police trace a call from Homer. Because their number starts with "555", Chief Wiggum assumes it’s a fake number and throws it into the fire.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' episode "Three Kings", when Creator/RichardDreyfuss gives Creator/RoyScheider his phone number, he starts off with 555. At which point Roy just tells him that if Richard doesn't want to give him his real phone number, don't lie.

* ''Series/TheTwilightZone1959'': "[[Recap/TheTwilightZoneS5E139NightCall Night Call]]" used the KL-5 variant. Miss Elva Keene's phone number is [=KL5-2368=].

** In "[[Recap/TheTwilightZone1985S1E1ShatterdayALittlePeaceAndQuiet Shatterday]]", Peter Jay Novins' phone number is Klondike 5-6189.
** In "Her Pilgrim Soul", the Draytons' phone number is 555-1689.
** In "Gramma", Dr. Arlinder's number is 555-3502.
** In "Aqua Vita", the titular bottled drink company's number is [=555-AQUA=].
** In "The Call", Norman Blane sees a commercial for a classical music CD that he can order by phoning 555-4421. However, he dials 555-4412 by mistake and is connected with Mary Ann Lindeby.

* ''Literature/{{Siren}}'': After [[spoiler:Carla Marciano]] is killed in ''Dark Water'', the local newspaper tells anyone with information to call the Winter Harbor PD at 207-555-3900.

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* [[ComicStrip/CalvinAndHobbes Calvin's]] parents' phone number, as shown in ''Fanfic/CalvinAndHobbesTheSeries'', is apparently 555-7186.
** Later, [[SeriesContinuityError it's shown to be 555-6846.]]

* The Literature/BabySittersClub could be reached at [=KL5=]-3231.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'':

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfJimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' had the number for turning in convicts be 555-555-5555.