Guest Stars

Carl Reiner As Max Recurring	Cesili Williams As Waitress
D. W. Moffett As Chester	George Newbern As Bill
Robert Gant As Steve

Main Cast

Betty White As Elka Ostrovsky	Valerie Bertinelli As Melanie Moretti
Jane Leeves As Joy Scroggs	Wendie Malick As Victoria Chase

Recap

The episode begins with Tori hearing sirens of the police and Elka gets scared it seems. Joy asks if the police are after Elka. The sirens go away and Elka asks “What police?” Melanie informs that their birthdays are coming up and Elka asks how it is possible that they have a birthday on the same day. Tori tells that they moved their birthdays on the same day for fun because birthdays are always a dreaded sign that you are getting old. They start to think of what to give each other. Elka suggests that they get each other dates for birthday presents. Melanie says that they will draw names. Elka informs “No fatties” for her. Elka draws and gets Tori, Melanie gets Elka, Joy gets Melanie, and Tori gets Joy. ..

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• Creator	Suzanne Martin (1)
• Executive Producer	Sean Hayes (1)  |  Larry W. Jones  |  Keith Cox  |  Lynda Obst  |  Todd Milliner  |  Suzanne Martin (1)
• Co-Executive Producer	Chuck Ranberg  |  Sam Johnson (2)  |  Chris Marcil  |  Anne Flett-Giordano
• Producer	Bob Heath (1)  |  Liz Feldman
• Consulting Producer	Vanessa McCarthy
• Associate Producer	Matthew Conner (1)  |  Bradley Gardner  |  Jeff Melnick
• Production Designer	Michael Hynes (1)
• Editor	Ronald A. Volk
• Casting	Brett Greenstein  |  Collin Daniel
• Unit Production Manager	Bob Heath (1)
• First Assistant Director	Dennis Capps
• Second Assistant Director	Guy Distad
• Music	Ron Wasserman  |  Emerson Swinford
• Costume Designer	Lori Eskowitz
• Set Decorator	Melinda Ritz
• Property Master	Melody Miller
• Production Sound Mixer	Jeff Johnson (2)
• Script Supervisor	Kari Hendler
• Re-Recording Mixer	Jack Donato  |  Charlie McDaniel, III
• Director of Photography	Gary Howard Baum  |  Donald A. Morgan (1)
• Associate Director	Peter Filsinger
• Costume Supervisor	Brian Cotton
• Department Head Hair	Cydney Cornell
• Casting Associate	Sherie Hernandez
• Department Head Make-up	Lori Benson
• Production Staff	Jessica Wood