The three gymnasts seen at the beginning of a broadcast of The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) are introduced as Frank, Dean and Sammy McWilliams--a thinly veiled reference to Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr.
John Daly:
This is John Daly reporting with the CBS mobile unit in front of the nation's Capitol bringing you special on the spot coverage of our current teenage crisis over the drafting of Conrad Birdie. Sociologists agree that Birdie is a phenomenon. And for...
When Rosie originally confronts the Shriners, she twirls her shawl and tangles her hands in the ends. Viewed from the side, her hands are untangled and the shawl hangs freely at her sides.
There is no "The End" credit or cast list at the end of the film. Ann-Margret simply sings an on-screen reprise of the song "Bye Bye Birdie" at the end, and then says " 'Bye, now!".
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