History Main / JennysNumber

* One phone company promoted how people who switch to their service could keep their number using this trope, airing commercials in which a young woman brags that she likes her current number, because it's famous. Cue young woman grooving to Tommy Tutone.

* One phone company promoted how people who switch to their service could keep their number with a young woman who claims she likes her current number, because it's famous. Cue young woman grooving to Tommy Tutone.

* One phone company promoted how people who switch to their service could keep their number with a young woman who claims she likes her current number, because it's famous. Cue young woman dancing to Tommy Tutone.
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* ''[[https://repository.library.georgetown.edu/handle/10822/1040551 8675309 x 1]]'' is a print by Rosemary Feit Covey of a crouching woman in her underwear, with a hand reaching toward her.

'''Max:''' Oh! Well that was nice and helpful of- ''Hey wait a minute!''

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--> '''Stewie:''' Oh, wait, that's not it. Damn you, Tommy Tutone!

* You can use this number with any area code at stores like Safeway or Fred Meyer’s if you don’t have your own store discount card. All of the “card holders” have names referring to songs, such as [[Music/TheBeatles Lucy Diamond]].

->''Jenny don't change your number''\\
''I need to make you mine''\\
''Jenny I've called your number''\\
''Eight six seven five three oh nine''

* UrExample is from the music video for Music/TommyTutone's "[[TropeNamer 867-5309/Jenny]]", since it isn't just Jenny's phone number, but also her stalker's prisoner ID number.

* This phone number is a RunningGag in [[MormonCinema Halestorm Entertainment]] films.

The phone number 867-5309 appears in the chorus of the 1981 TelephoneSong "867-5309/Jenny" by the band Music/TommyTutone. The song is about a guy who finds the phone number of a girl named Jenny on some BathroomStallGraffiti. The song quickly became a hit once it dropped, and Jenny's number [[EarWorm got stuck in pretty much everybody's head]]. People started dialing this number and asking for Jenny, and many of those unfortunate enough to have this number had it disconnected. Nowadays, this number is a popular bargaining item for businesses looking for a memorable phone number.

* ''Series/{{Cheers}}'': In "Coach Returns to Action", Carla, who hates Diane, writes "For a good time call Diane Chambers 867-5309" on the wall of the men's restroom.

** Will and Danny's boy band audition flier has the number 867-5309 in ''Sons of Provo''.

* The music video Music/TommyTutone's "[[TropeNamer 867-5309/Jenny]]" ends with the guy singing about Jenny's number going to prison for

* Used as [=AmericanX=]'s phone number on Wiki/{{Uncyclopedia}}'s entry [[https://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/Commercial Commercial]]. The site also includes [[https://uncyclopedia.wikia.com/wiki/HowTo:Get_Over_Jenny a guide to getting over Jenny]].

--> '''Jon:''' (''on phone'') Hello, is this Jenny? / I got it in the wall, why? / Jenny, don't change your number!\\

--> "[[{{Understatement}} We used to get the weirdest dang phone calls...]]"

* Businesses often try to buy this number because it's easy to remember and can drive new customers. Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} has a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/867-5309/Jenny#Use_by_businesses list of businesses]] which have done this. Some of these businesses use parodies original song as a PhoneNumberJingle.

''Eight six seven five three oh nine''

Compare to FiveFiveFive, another stock phone number, but one which doesn't work at all in real life.

The phone number 867-5309 appears in the chorus of the 1981 song "867-5309/Jenny" by the band Music/TommyTutone. The song is about a guy who finds the phone number of a girl named Jenny on some BathroomStallGraffiti. The song quickly became a hit once it dropped, and Jenny's number [[EarWorm got stuck in pretty much everybody's head]]. People started dialing this number and asking for Jenny, and many of those unfortunate enough to have this number had it disconnected. Nowadays, this number is a popular bargaining item for businesses looking for a memorable phone number.

Compare to FiveFiveFive, another stock phone number, but one which doesn't work at all in real life. In Russian, [[https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ru&u=https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/212-85-06&prev=search 2-12-85-06]] has a similar history

Compare to FiveFiveFive, another stock phone number, but one which doesn't work at all in real life. In Russian, [[https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/212-85-06 2-12-85-06]] has a similar history

Compare to FiveFiveFive, another stock phone number, but one which doesn't work at all in real life.

* Cal Chuchesta's "Friend From The Apple Store" samples the Tommy Tutone song, with 867-5309 being his friend's number.

** ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'': A restroom wall in Duke Nukem's Titty City has "JENNY 867-5309" written above a urinal
* ''VideoGame/EverQuest'' introduced [[http://everquest.allakhazam.com/db/item.html?item=8364 Jenniy's Two-Toned Cuirass]] as a raid drop during the Shadows of Luclin expansion. It grants the wearer the stats of +'''8''' Strength, +'''6''' Charisma, +'''7''' HP, +'''5''' Intelligence, +'''30''' Stamina, +'''9''' Wisdom.

* ''Series/FridayNightLights'': In "Wind Sprints", Jason Street's hospital room has a dry erase board with the number 867-5309
* ''Series/GameShakers'': In "Air [=TnP=]", The code to reverse the virus is 8675309.

-> '''Sam:''' Now tell us your manufacturing code.
-> '''Maimtron:''' 867-5309.
-> '''Max:''' Oh! Well that was nice and helpful of- ''Hey wait a minute!''

--> '''Jon:''' (''on phone'') Hello, is this Jenny? / I got it in the wall, why? / Jenny, don't change your number!
--> '''Garfield:''' 867-5309!

->''Jenny don't change your number''
->''I need to make you mine''
->''Jenny I've called your number''
->''Eight six seven five three oh nine''

The phone number 867-5309 appears in the chorus of the 1981 song "867-5309/Jenny" by the band Music/TommyTutone, about a guy who finds Jenny's phone number from some BathroomStallGraffiti. The song quickly became a hit once it dropped, and Jenny's number [[EarWorm got stuck in pretty much everybody's head]]. People started dialing this number and asking for Jenny, and many of those unfortunate enough to have this number had it disconnected. Nowadays, this number is a popular bargaining item for businesses looking for a memorable phone number.

->''Eight six seven five three oh nine''
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