Bye Bye Birdie

The plot revolves around rock and roll superstar Conrad Birdie and his agent, Albert Peterson. Albert has gone deep into debt promoting Birdie's career. Now that Birdie has become a superstar, however, all of Albert's work is about to pay off. At least it would have paid off if Birdie had not just been drafted. To make matters worse, Rosie, Albert's long-time secretary and love interest, decides to resign. She has waited eight years for Albert to give up the music business, become an English teacher, and settle down with her in a nice apartment somewhere. She will wait no more!

Desperate not to lose Rosie, Albert promises to quit the music business as soon as he can get enough cash to pay off the debts he has incurred promoting Birdie's career. Rosie then comes up with a plan. They will stage a publicity stunt on The Ed Sullivan Show in which one lucky girl, whose name will be chosen from the official Conrad Birdie Fan Club, will give Birdie his last kiss as a civilian on national television.

They will use the publicity from this stunt to promote Birdie's latest hit, "One Last Kiss". It will be such a success that Albert will easily make back the money he has lost, and he and Rosie can settle down comfortably in their new life together. Albert agrees and immediately sets out to write the song. The lucky girl chosen to give Birdie his last kiss is Kim MacAfee of Sweet Apple, Ohio .... age 15.

Finally, meeting Rosie at the train station, Albert informs her that they are not going back to New York, but rather to Pumpkin Falls, Iowa, where he has an interview for a post as an English teacher. He also tells her that they prefer married applicants. Rosie is, of course, delighted.