Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Whose TV phone number was 555-MMMM?


Search: 555-mmmm

Why: I'm pretty sure it was for Screech's Secret Sauce on "Saved by the Bell."

Answer: Screech's Secret Sauce. Other notable fake phone numbers include 555-PIZA from "The Simpsons" and 1-800-DRUIDIA from "Spaceballs."

Source: 555 SPOT

The More You Know: One of the earliest uses of a 555 number was in "Panic in the Year Zero!" (1962). In older television shows from the 1950s or 1960s, "KLondike 5" or "KLamath 5" was used, because telephone exchanges then used letters and numbers in phone numbers. More recent works set in this period typically use this convention as well. For example, Doc Brown's 1955 phone number in "Back to the Future" is KLondike 5-4385.

No comments:

Post a Comment