History Main / FiveFiveFive

* ''KamenRiderFaiz'' possibly lampshades; the TransformationTrinket in the series is cell phones, activated by inputting a three-digit code then docking it onto a special belt. The title character's code is 5-5-5 (and is, in fact, a pun; cf. "Phi" (the Greek letter), "Fives", and "Faiz").

[[IThoughtItMeant Not to be confused with]] [[KamenRider555 A Kamen Rider of similar naming.]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_timer_IC Or a popular timer IC of the same name]].

* The IP blocks 192.0.2.*, 198.51.100.*, and 203.0.113.* (2001:db8::* in IPv6) are reserved for examples in documentation.

* The old {{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 ManicMiner cheat code "6031769" is said to have been author MatthewSmith's (Liverpool) telephone number at the time.

* ''BreakingBad'' averts this trope almost entirely - not only do the characters reference actual Albuquerque area codes, a real ABQ street became the basis for one of the [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome best moments]] of Season 3.

* Parodied in ''TheHebrewHammer'': The titular Jewxploitation hero enters the first six digits of a number ("555-555..."), then struggles to remember the seventh ("Oh, yeah! 5!").

* Shell Oil did this back in the [[TheEighties 1980s]], having someone tell how much better its oil was in their car, and if people didn't believe him, were instructed to call the person's number. One of these ads had a number that turned out to be a local number to me, so I called it, and it was a recording where the same guy tells that it really is better.

* Glenn Miller's song "Pennsylvania 6-5000" was the number of a hotel the band had performed at.

* "[[http://lyricsplayground.com/alpha/songs/b/beechwood45789.shtml BEECHWOOD 4-5789]], you can call me up for a date, any old time." Whether any trouble came from this is currently unclear.

* A ''SquareOneTV'' episode of ''{{Mathnet}}'' centered around the disappearance of [[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Steve Stringbean]] before he gave a concert. When the kidnappers call, Steve sings, "Please do what these people say" to prove he's with them. After expressing some concern as to why he's singing, what pitches he's singing ("FFF-E-G-FE?") it dawns on the Mathnetters that the tones he's singing correspond to the tones of the numbers on a touch-tone phone, giving them the kidnappers' phone number. (And the three F's translate to 555, of course.)

* Averted with "6060-842" by TheB52s - though they must have foreseen listeners trying to dial the number, as the liner notes for their self-titled album include a disclaimer advising against exactly that.

* An {{In-Universe}} [[http://www.businessinsider.com/mad-men-sent-out-logo-change-press-release-2013-6 press release]] from ''MadMen'' reveals Sterling Cooper & Partners' office phone number is (212) KL5-0112.

** Email example. HomestarRunner has used a number of real e-mail addresses for the characters (generally ending in @homestarrunner.com) but at least one of Bubs's buisness cards lists his e-mail address as bubs@bubs.bubs

* Creator/DouglasAdams used a seven-digit number for a measurement of probability in ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy''. Due to the Infinite Improbability Drive, the number turned out to also be the phone number of the Islington flat where Arthur met Trillian at a party. Unfortunately, Adams averted the trope and used the number of his own flat, also in Islington. The official script book contains a footnote that the tenant who lives there now has nothing to do with ''Hitchhiker'', and doesn't appreciate prank calls.
** In some editions of [[TrilogyCreep the six-book]] [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy trilogy]], Adams writes about how the whole story came to be. The anecdote concludes with a section called "How To Leave Earth." Adams suggests calling (in order) NASA, The White House, The Kremlin, and The Vatican, giving working phone numbers for each, averting the trope.

** In some editions of [[TriologyCreep the six-book]] [[Literature/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy trilogy]], Adams writes about how the whole story came to be. The anecdote concludes with a section called "How To Leave Earth." Adams suggests calling (in order) NASA, The White House, The Kremlin, and The Vatican, giving working phone numbers for each, averting the trope.

es/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.")

** Though being an Australian band, that's how Australia's phone numbers are.

* The original ''GodOfWar'' had two secret phone numbers - one for finishing the game on God Mode, and another for [[spoiler:destroying the statues near Kratos's Olympus throne at the very end of the game, which requires about five minutes of solid smashing.]] The first phone number is given as a phone number, but the second only appears as what appears to be a bunch of randomly-placed numbers. (Follow them left to right and from top to bottom to get the number.) As of March 2013, eight years after the game's release, both numbers still work.
* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil3'' takes place in the fictional "Mid-West town" Raccoon City. However, in the prologue, there's a billboard for "Grady's Inn", which gives an obscured phone number with a 212 area code. This would put Raccoon City inside New York City.
* ''WarioWare Twisted'' has an unlockable telephone that you can dial. Once you get it, you may be awarded phone numbers every now and then to call - but all of them have only four digits.