DYLAN'S BIRTHDAY PARTY CREATES TENSION BETWEEN MOTHER AND DAUGHTER WHILE JJ WANTS TO GO TO THE MALL - ALONE, ON ABC'S 'SPEECHLESS'

"S-U-R-- SURPRISE!" - Dylan asks Maya not to have their annual birthday party for her, but Maya holds an amazing surprise party anyway and soon learns the real reason why Dylan didn't want to have a party. Elsewhere, Ray is put in charge to watch JJ but panics when his brother has a day of independence at the mall to buy Dylan a birthday present while Jimmy and Kenneth struggle to find something they have in common, on "Speechless," WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 (8:30-9:00 p.m. EST), on the ABC Television Network.

"Speechless" stars Minnie Driver as Maya DiMeo, John Ross Bowie ("The Big Bang Theory") as Jimmy DiMeo, Mason Cook as Ray DiMeo, Micah Fowler as JJ DiMeo, Kyla Kenedy as Dylan DiMeo and Cedric Yarbrough as Kenneth.

Guest starring is Alex Stewart as Bus Driver, Ben Seaward as Clerk, Vinoj Zacaharia as Clerk #2, Taylor Ann Thompson as Elle, Jane Widdop as Girl, Dawson Fletcher as Jared, Lisa Yamada as Kid, Lucas Stadvec as Logan, Tonja Kahlens as Lucy, Christopher Cho as Security Guard and Christine Rodriguez as Worker.

"S-U-R-- SURPRISE!" was written by Dan Holden and directed by Michael Weaver.

Scott Silveri ("Friends") writes for and is executive producer of the show, along with "Fresh Off the Boat"'s Jake Kasdan and Melvin Mar. The series is from Twentieth Century Fox Television and ABC Studios. The Cerebral Palsy Foundation is a Foundation Partner and Technical Consultant on "Speechless." To learn more about CP, go to CerebralPalsyFoundation.org.