Mortie #1

Mortie and his friends are heartbroken when the girls—Mazie, Laura, Jeanie, and Stevie—cancel their Saturday night dates to host a pajama party with no boys allowed. Determined to get even, Mortie volunteers to sneak into the party disguised as Stevie’s eccentric aunt Veranda, only to be captured and forced to serve as the girls’ makeshift butler.

Mortie takes on a part-time sales job to help his struggling family, quickly turning his door-to-door knife sales into a town-wide charity effort. When a mix-up leads to a hilarious misunderstanding involving a mistaken gun case and a sudden influx of donations, Mortie’s family finds themselves unexpectedly in the spotlight — all while trying to explain how a “broke” household ended up with a new car.

Stevie, Mortie, Mazie, and Jeanie all attend Flat-Top's masquerade party, each in a borrowed costume, unaware their outfits were mixed up at the rental shop. As the night unfolds, Mazie and Jeanie both try to claim Stevie as their dance partner, leading to a chaotic chase through the house—complete with a laundry chute mishap—while Mortie finally shows up, hidden under a veil. The story builds to a humorous reveal of mistaken identities, but the true twist remains hidden until the end.

Stevie is determined to win the basketball game against Jasper High to earn a date with Mazie, especially after learning that the high scorer gets the honor. When his rival, Flat-Top Jackson, mocks him, Stevie takes on a secret task—cleaning Mr. Dean’s kitchen in two hours—to earn money and prove himself, all while secretly training for the game. The story builds toward the game’s climax, where Stevie’s unexpected performance leaves everyone stunned.

Mortie is sent to retrieve a skeleton from a doctor’s office for his principal’s biology class, but when he accidentally drives off with the skeleton in the car, he’s mistaken for a escaped asylum patient and arrested. As the misunderstanding escalates, Mortie must find a way to clear his name before the school’s budget—and his reputation—suffer permanent damage.