In the 1960s, rock & roll star Conrad Birdie is drafted, leaving aspiring chemist and songwriter Albert to devise a plan to make his fortune and marry his girlfriend Rosie by getting Conrad to kiss a high school girl goodbye on the Ed Sullivan show.

Bye Bye Birdie
As a rock singer embarks on an emotional farewell tour, he finds himself in a quaint Ohio town, where he rediscovers his devoted fan base and shares a poignant goodbye with his most ardent supporter before departing for military duty.