History Theatre / ByeByeBirdie

The story concerns Albert Peterson, a neurotic wannabe academic who is working as an agent for rock-and-roll sensation (and troublemaker) Conrad Birdie in order to pay off his debts and return to college, and the scheme he cooks up along with his secretary, Rosie Alvarez, to make a killing when Conrad is drafted into the Army. Since this means he'll likely be "out of action" for at least two years, which--as we all know--might as well be forever in the entertainment business, Albert needs to cash in big and cash in now.

Albert's plan is really quite simple: all he has to do is write a hit song called "One Last Kiss" for Conrad to record, and announce that Conrad is going to perform that song for just one of his millions of hysterical [[{{Fangirl}} fangirls]], giving her that "one last kiss" in the process. Then all he has to do is keep Conrad out of trouble long enough to get him into the Army and out of his hair and the money is bound to start rolling in. [[WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong What could possibly go wrong?]] The lucky girl turns out to be Kim [=MacAfee=], the president of the Conrad Birdie Fan Club in Sweet Apple, Ohio, who just happens to be going out with a nerdy boy named Hugo. HilarityEnsues.

* AdaptationNameChange: In the film, Rosie’s surname is changed from Alvarez to [=DeLeon=].

* MyBelovedSmother: Albert's mother. Hoo, boy. She strongly disapproves of Rosie and tries setting Albert up with another woman. She throws a fit anytime she suspects her son is becoming independent and she talks about wanting to die. In her musical number “A Mother Doesn't Matter Anymore”, she lists all the things she did for her son in an attempt to make him feel guilty for telling her that he doesn’t need her anymore.

-->''Then Hallelujah! You are sixteen and the braces disappear,''

* {{Squee}}: This happens a lot of times with the fangirls.

* SheIsAllGrownUp: Kim, according to the lyrics to "How Lovely to Be A Woman" went from being a skinny girl with PubescentBraces and ACupAngst and acne to the teenage hottie she is now.

* LargeHam: Creator/PaulLynde takes the cake as always in the film.

* PubescentBraces: The song "How Lovely to Be A Woman:''

The original Broadway production of ''Bye Bye Birdie'' starred Creator/DickVanDyke as Albert, Chita Rivera as Rosie, and Susan Watson as Kim. It won four Tony Awards including Best Musical, with Van Dyke and director/choreographer Gower Champion also winning. It was adapted into a 1963 film directed by George Sidney, starring Van Dyke, Creator/JanetLeigh as Rosie, and Creator/AnnMargret as Kim. A TV movie version was made in 1995 with Creator/JasonAlexander as Albert, Music/VanessaWilliams as Rosie, and Chynna Phillips as Kim. In 1981 the creators wrote a sequel, ''Bring Back Birdie'', about Albert and Rosie trying to find Birdie for a comeback TV special, with Chita Rivera re-creating her role and Creator/DonaldOConnor taking over as Albert; it was a critical and commercial disaster, lasting only four performances.

The original 1960 Broadway production of ''Bye Bye Birdie'' starred Creator/DickVanDyke as Albert, Chita Rivera as Rosie, and Susan Watson as Kim. It won four Tony Awards including Best Musical, with Van Dyke and director/choreographer Gower Champion also winning. It was adapted into a 1963 film directed by George Sidney, starring Van Dyke, Creator/JanetLeigh as Rosie, and Creator/AnnMargret as Kim. A TV movie version was made in 1995 with Creator/JasonAlexander as Albert, Music/VanessaWilliams as Rosie, and Chynna Phillips as Kim. In 1981 the creators wrote a sequel, ''Bring Back Birdie'', about Albert and Rosie trying to find Birdie for a comeback TV special, with Chita Rivera re-creating her role and Creator/DonaldOConnor taking over as Albert; it was a critical and commercial disaster, lasting only four performances.

The original 1960 production of ''Bye Bye Birdie'' starred Creator/DickVanDyke as Albert, Chita Rivera as Rosie, and Susan Watson as Kim. It won four Tony Awards including Best Musical, with Van Dyke and director/choreographer Gower Champion also winning. It was adapted into a 1963 film directed by George Sidney, starring Van Dyke, Creator/JanetLeigh as Rosie, and Creator/AnnMargret as Kim. A TV movie version was made in 1995 with Creator/JasonAlexander as Albert, Music/VanessaWilliams as Rosie, and Chynna Phillips as Kim. In 1981 the creators wrote a sequel, ''Bring Back Birdie'', about Albert and Rosie trying to find Birdie for a comeback TV special, with Chita Rivera re-creating her role and Creator/DonaldOConnor taking over as Albert; it was a critical and commercial disaster, lasting only four performances.

The original 1960 production of ''Bye Bye Birdie'' starred Chita Rivera as Rosie and Creator/DickVanDyke as Albert. It won four Tony Awards including Best Musical, with Van Dyke and director/choreographer Gower Champion also winning. It was adapted into a 1963 film directed by George Sidney, starring Van Dyke, Creator/JanetLeigh as Rosie, and Creator/AnnMargret as Kim. A TV movie version was made in 1995 with Creator/JasonAlexander as Albert, Music/VanessaWilliams as Rosie, and Chynna Phillips as Kim. In 1981 the creators wrote a sequel, ''Bring Back Birdie'', about Albert and Rosie trying to find Birdie for a comeback TV special, with Chita Rivera re-creating her role and Creator/DonaldOConnor taking over as Albert; it was a critical and commercial disaster, lasting only four performances.

* BareYourMidriff: Kim dons a spectacular ruffled crop top in the movie.