Don't Call Us... Trivia Quiz

Answer: Ghostbusters

"Who you gonna call?"

Of course, the answer is "Ghostbusters!" And 555-2368 is the number you will find them at. The original "Ghostbusters" movie came out in 1984. It starred Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis. They were parapsychologists who had a ghost-catching business in New York City.

555 was often used in movies and TV because when regular phone numbers were used, people would call and try to speak to the characters. This, of course, was inconvenient and annoying to those who owned the phone numbers.

Answer: Jenny

In 1981, Tommy Tutone had a hit with "867-5309/Jenny." The song was written by Alex Call and Jim Keller. Keller was a member of Tommy Tutone.

There are three origins of the song. According to Keller, Jenny was a girl whose name his friends wrote on a wall in a bar bathroom. They dared him to call the number, and he did. Jenny and Keller dated for a while. He said that he hadn't heard from her since the song, but she now thinks he "is a jerk for writing it." Tommy Heath says he suggested it based on when he wrote his friend Jenny's number on a wall. Alex Call claims he just came up with the name and number while sitting in his backyard.

This is an example of the problems of not using 555. After this song came out, people started calling 867-5309 and asking for Jenny.

Answer: Cheers

On a season 10 episode of "Cheers" called "One Hugs, the Other Doesn't," Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) learned that Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) was married before he married her. His first wife was the famous children's singer Nanny G (Emma Thompson). To make matters worse, Nanny G and Frasier share a kiss at her concert in front of Lilith, their son, and hundreds of other children.

Nanny G comes to the bar to apologize to Lilith, and gives a concert at the bar for some children, including Freddy, who is celebrating his 2nd birthday. However, after confessing her love to Frasier, Liltih and Nanny G get into a fight.

Nanny G leaves. She leaves a gift for Freddy, a Nanny G. The doll sings "Just remember the number of my home. My number is 555-6792. That's 555-6792. Lilith realizes Nanny G was giving Frasier her number and rips the head off the doll. Cliff and Norm start to singing the phone number and Liltih runs after them.

Answer: Full House

"Full House" ran from 1987-1995.

In the season four episode called "The Hole-in-the-Wall Gang" which first aired on March 1, 1991, DJ (Candace Cameron Bure) and Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) were fighting because Stephanie wanted to be just like her big sister. DJ had borrowed a shirt from her dad, and when Stephanie does the same thing, she makes Stephanie return it. While they are fighting they pull the rod down from his closet. DJ, decides they need to fix it, but still fighting, the rod goes into the wall putting a hole in it.

DJ decides they can fix it and enlists Michelle (Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen) to help keep Danny (Bob Saget) away. Michelle goes down to tell her dad she can say her phone number "555-2424." Then she explains she can even say it with her eyes closed and says the number again. Danny becomes suspicious and Michelle adds "They're not doing anything wrong." This makes it clear to Danny that they are indeed doing something wrong.

Answer: Squeeze

In 1987, the British new wave group Squeeze released their album "Babylon and On". One of the songs on the album that was released as a single in North America was 853-5937.

The song, written by Glenn Tilbrook and Chris Difford, started as a jingle for Tilbrook's answering machine because that was his phone number at the time. It was written as a full song and reached 91 on the UK charts and 32 on the US charts.

Answer: Spaceballs

In "Spaceballs" (1987), Princess Vespa (Daphne Zuniga) calls her father (played by Dick Van Patten). She dials the number and says, "1-800 DRUIDIA." This number, based on phone letters, is 1-800-378-4342.

Answer: I Love Lucy

The Ricardo family on "I Love Lucy" had more than one number during their 1951-1957 run. Some numbers in the United States at that time used a different system, such as this one. Murray Hill was the telephone exchange in the Manhattan neighborhood where they lived.

The first two letters, MU, stood for 68. Therefore, the number was still seven digits, 685-9975. However, they could just tell the operator, Murray Hill 5-9975.

Answer: Get Smart

"Get Smart" ran from 1965 to 1970. In the 1966 episode from season two called "Bronzefinger," the phone number for CONTROL is given as 555-3743. CONTROL is the agency that Maxwell Smart, agent 86 (played by Don Adams) and 99 (played by Barbara Feldon) worked for. 99's name was never revealed on the show. CONTROL fought against the evil agency known as KAOS.

Answer: Marvelettes

Marvin Gaye, William "Mickey" Stevensor, and George Gordy wrote the song "Beechwood 4-5789. It was performed by the Marvelettes in 1962. It was covered by the Carpenters in 1982.

The Be in Beechwood equates to number 23 on the telephone. Thusly, the phone number is 234-5789. The song is about a woman giving a shy man her phone number. She wants to "have a date, any ol' time." The song reached number 7 on the R&B charts.

Answer: The Italian Job

"The Italian Job" was released in 2003, directed by F. Gary Gray. Cast members included Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, and Charlize Theron. The phone number 1-800-555-0199 was seen on the NetCom Cable van.