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Son Dresses As Waiter To Surprise Clueless Mom
She had NO idea.
Britanie Leclair
08.14.18

In this hilarious video, a family is celebrating matriarch Gloria’s birthday with a delicious, restaurant dinner.

The video, uploaded to YouTube in 2012, is an oldie but a goodie— not only for the surprise itself but for Gloria’s complete cluelessness throughout the entire thing. In the video, you see Gloria and her husband staring at their menus, while their son Mike, from Florida, stands behind them.

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Unbeknownst to Gloria, her son Mike had traveled from Florida to celebrate her birthday with her. The family hadn’t seen him in nearly five years.

For the big reveal, Mike pretended to be a waiter, meeting his family at the restaurant.

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Clad in all-black waiter attire, he approaches the table so that he is behind Gloria. From here, Mike speaks in a fake high-pitched voice, having a hilarious conversation with his parents— while they still have no idea who it really is. In a comment, Gloria’s granddaughter Rian explains:

“Guys, in this video my uncle pretended to be a waiter to surprise my grandma.”

“She never knew it was her son.”

At the beginning of the video, Mike is already stationed behind his parents, suggesting meals from the menu. “May I suggest the pollock tonight?” he asks them. “We have a special for $16.95.” As Mike discusses options with his parents, the two look up at him a few times— no idea they’re talking to their son.

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After his parents steal a few glimpses without connecting the dots, Mike starts throwing them a few blatant hints.

“If you want the Early Bird Special, you need to hurry up,” he tells them. “I’m catching a plane tonight!” Other family members egg him on. “Where are you going?” another relative asks. When he tells them he’s going to Florida, his sister exclaims: “Oh! My brother lives in Florida!”

Hint hint, Gloria. But nope, they’re still not catching on.

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As the family continues their discussion, the “coincidences” keep getting more bizarre. Not only does the “waiter” live in the same state as Michael, he also lives in the same area and shares the same first name. Eventually, the subject turns back to food, and relatives can barely contain their laughter; they can’t believe his parents haven’t caught on.

At one point, Mike’s father seems to realize something’s up but isn’t quite sure what it is. “Did you bring in a paid entertainer?” he asks his family, amused by the waiter he still doesn’t realize is his son.

At one point, a relative even asks the waiter to take a picture with the older couple for memory’s sake. Still, they do not know.

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The family asks the waiter his last name and, of course, it’s the same their son. Unfortunately, Dad just thinks the man is pulling their leg. “What an amazing coincidence,” he responds with joking sarcasm while Gloria simply giggles.

Finally, the relatives tell Gloria to take a good look at the waiter. And, as you can imagine, her reaction is amazing.

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Since being uploaded to YouTube, Michael’s surprise has been viewed more than 670,000 times. Comments on the video read:

“Michael, what a terrific surprise for your mother. The fact that she didn’t recognize you is hysterical!”

“CLASSIC…….you can’t write this stuff……”

“Comedy gold”

“Moms are awesome – treasure them while you can everyone”

“OMG that’s something my SON would pull off on me as well and he is a Michael as well. Too funny Michael. Your belly hurts from giggling so hard. You could have kept it still going soooo cute!!!!!!”

See Gloria’s reaction below!

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