History Main / SurpriseParty

* ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatiansTheSeries'': In the episode "You Say It's Your Birthday", Roger and Anita decide to throw one for all of the dalmatian pups to celebrate the 101st day since their adoption. Though a series of misunderstandings occur leading the pups into believing that they're being given away to Crueall, while Cruella believes that Anita is moonlighting for her rival.

->[[spoiler:'''Everyone:''' Happy Not-going-to-prison Day!!!]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ultimate Spider-Man}}'': Spidey's teammates seem to being organized a party in Peter's house behind his back, but {{Subverted|Trope}} when they really just want [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk to have some fun of their own]], as that house was the only available for the purpose.

* On ''Series/TheBigBangTheory'', Penny tries to throw Leonard a surprise birthday party when she finds out that he's never had a birthday party, but it doesn't work out. Leonard has to take Howard to the emergency room for a peanut allergy reaction and they don't get back home until well after the party is over.

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* In ''Jackal Wants Everything'', part of a series of books called "Sweet Pickles" from the late 1970s, Jackal is upset that he never seems to get anything that he wants and spoils a party because of it. So all of the kids in the series decide to throw him a surprise party the next day; but instead of being thankful for it, he instead proves himself to be a true {{Jerkass}}, upset that they spent all that time (the time while they were planning the party) doing fun stuff without him.

* The "Days of Future Presents" episode from ''WesternAnimation/HarveyGirlsForever'' has this when Richie is surprised about his idea for his first ever birthday party, but the Harvey Girls and their friends decided to surprise Richie. It is an all the birthdays celebration for him and [[Spoiler:the girls worked very hard on a cheese sculpture that looks like the SkyMansion that they have to give him as well]].

* At the beginning of the first episode of ''Kularb Neua Mek'', Airin and her friends decide take the party to Anawin. They enter his room, sing him "Happy Birthday To You"... [[YourCheatingHeart and discover Ornnich in his bed with him.]] [[PieInTheFace Cake in both their faces]] [[WomanScorned ensue.]]

* In ''Literature/TroubledBlood'' of the ''Literature/CormoranStrikeNovels, on Strike's birthday, Robin and Strike stop at a pub. Strike goes in but Robin doesn't and when he enters, the first thing he hears is a sudden chorus of "HappyBirthdayToYou" He is immediately horrified until his senses catch up with him and he looks around realizes he recognizes none of the guests and the balloons make a figure 80. The party is for an old woman. After realizing this, he muses that even his ex-fiancee, Charlotte Campbell, had never tried that with him.

* ''Theatre/{{Company}}'' starts (and [[BookEnds ends]]) with the surprise party Bobby's married friends have thrown for his 35th birthday.

* During a concert in Indianapolis in 2019, Creator/HughJackman is talking to the audience (and [[FriendlyRivalry insulting Ryan Reynolds]] when [[Creator/RyanReynolds Reynolds himself]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YhsVTnPmh4 appears on the screen behind him]] to sing "Happy Birthday", cuing the support staff at the concert to come out with a cake.