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Project: JennyScan

The 1982 song “Jenny (867-5309)” by Tommy Tutone may now only be a memory, but at the time Tommy’s use of a real number wreaked havoc on phone systems and angered people that actually had that number.

A yearly project has been setup up to check on the status of all the “Jenny numbers” in the US every November or December.

It kinda funny flipping through the list how many numbers are active, inactive and how many people can’t take a joke.

Area code: 415 (Someone answered, hung up after I asked for Jennny)

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  • mark

    “310 (Mailbox is Full) “Jenny is not here, Jackass. Everyone cares
    about Jenny, no one cares about Jack”"

    “425 ring, ring, ring, (Answering maching – The Tommy Tutone song
    plays – with commentary)”

    “514 ring, ring, ring (She’s getting fucked now, can you call back
    later)” (This is Montreal, where I live)

    “562 (Answering Maching – Girls singing the song)”

    “909 What’s up this is jenny leave me a message (T-Mobile)”

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