Dawson's Creek - Season 4 - Eps 12: The Te of Pacey
Joey decides to help throw a surprise birthday party for Pacey with his mother, not knowing about Pacey's 'birthday curse'. The party goes haywire as Pacey's family makes everyone feel uncomfortable, and Pacey a loser. Dawson becomes upset when he feels that Gretchen doesn't want anyone to know about their relationship and postpones their first real date to go to the party.
About Dawson's Creek

Title: Dawson's Creek
First Air Date: 1998-01-20
Last Air Date: 2003-05-14
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.343/10 (from 554 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 6
Total Episodes: 128
Network: The WB
Genres: Drama, Soap
Production Companies: Sony Pictures Television, Outerbanks Entertainment, Columbia TriStar Television, Granville Productions, Procter & Gamble Productions, Global Entertainment Productions
Synopsis
Dawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
Cast

James Van Der Beek
Dawson Leery

Katie Holmes
Joey Potter

Michelle Williams
Jen Lindley

Joshua Jackson
Pacey Witter

Kerr Smith
Jack McPhee

Busy Philipps
Audrey Liddell

Mary Beth Peil
Evelyn 'Grams' Ryan