Perfect Strangers
Happy Birthday, Baby
TV Flash files “Happy Birthday, Baby” as the last listed hour of season 1 — Perfect Strangers (1986–1993) on ABC, season 1, episode 6, aired 1986-04-29, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E06: listed hour 6 of 150 in the Perfect Strangers guide, last listed hour of season 1. It aired 1986-04-29 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Check This” (S01E05). Next is “Hello Baby” (S02E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Larry finally sold a photo to a newspaper on his birthday. Balki and his friends are preparing a surprise party for Larry, but things do not go as planned.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Happy Birthday, Baby sit in the Perfect Strangers guide?
S01E06 is listed hour 6 of 150 — last listed hour of season 1, season 1 episode 6.
When did Perfect Strangers S01E06 air?
Happy Birthday, Baby aired 1986-04-29 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Do I need Family Matters first?
Reverse that. Perfect Strangers is the TGIF engine that spun off Family Matters. Balki and Larry are the cousins; the Winslows are the later building.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Balki Bartokomous arrives from Mypos, does the Dance of Joy, and ABC's TGIF finds its fish-out-of-water engine. Bronson Pinchot's accent is the instrument; Mark Linn-Baker is the straight man who never quite recovers. Chicago cousin-comedy that spun off Family Matters and taught a generation not to be ridiculous.
The Dance of Joy is the silhouette. ABC, 1986–1993: Balki Bartokomous arrives from Mypos, Midwestern Larry shares the apartment, and TGIF finds its fish-out-of-water engine. Perfect Strangers is Dale McRaven's Chicago cousin-comedy — Bronson Pinchot's accent as the instrument, Mark Linn-Baker the straight man who never quite recovers. *Physical trademark as choreography, mimic fodder as a look, a greeting that photographs as religion.* Style is the plot. If you only listen to the cousin premise, you are watching…
Filed against
- Bronson Pinchot as Balki Bartokomous
Bronson Pinchot's Balki Bartokomous arrived from Mypos, did the Dance of Joy, and gave ABC's TGIF its fish-out-of-water engine on Perfect Strangers. The accent was the instrument; Mark Linn-Baker was the straight man who never quite…
- Mark Linn-Baker as Larry Appleton
Mark Linn-Baker never quite recovered as Larry Appleton on Perfect Strangers — Balki Bartokomous from Mypos, the Dance of Joy, ABC’s TGIF fish-out-of-water engine. Bronson Pinchot’s accent is the instrument; Linn-Baker is the Chicago…