Anthony's Friend (episode)

"Anthony's Friend" is the 1st episode of TV Series 1.

Synopsis
Anthony says his friend Morty is at Wigglehouse, but Greg, Murray and Jeff are puzzled... because they can't see him!

Plot
Anthony wakes everyone up by making noise while playing with his "friend" Morty. When Greg, Jeff, & Murray ask him about Morty, they find a mess in the kitchen. Anthony says that Morty was just making breakfast. The three start to wonder if Anthony's playing a trick on them. Dorothy comes and says hi to Morty, when The Wiggles ask Dorothy if she sees him. Dorothy says no but that he's Anthony's friend. Anthony asks if Morty can play at the next concert, but Greg says no-one can see him. Anthony becomes sad that he can't play, but Greg says he didn't say he can't but Anthony gets the wrong message and tells Morty to rehearse. Morty opens the door, puzzling Greg, Murray and Jeff.

Wiggly Trivia

 * Who made the mess in the kitchen?
 * Was it Anthony or was it Morty?
 * Or was Anthony playing a trick on all of us?

Songs

 * 1) Dorothy's Birthday Party (from Wiggle Time!)
 * 2) Ponies (from Wiggle Time!)
 * 3) Henry's Dance (from Yummy Yummy)

Appearances

 * Greg Wiggle
 * Anthony Wiggle
 * Murray Wiggle
 * Jeff Wiggle
 * Morty
 * Kaz the Cat
 * Dorothy the Dinosaur
 * Henry the Octopus
 * Captain Feathersword
 * Wags the Dog

Trivia

 * Even though this is the first episode of The Wiggles aired on TV, it wasn't the first one filmed. This was filmed after "Funny Greg" and "Muscleman Murray", making this likely the third production episode.
 * For the Disney Channel Australia, this episode aired in 1999 after the broadcast special: The Wiggles: Live at Disneyland Park.
 * The theme song shows deleted scenes from this episode:
 * Jeff yawns before he says "Morty, who's Morty?".
 * Murray smiles in relief after Anthony says that he and Morty won't make any more noises, or maybe it could be a blooper.
 * An alternate shot of Anthony saying "You can't miss him, he's this big!".
 * During the Kindergarten segment, there is a Bear in the Big Blue House poster.
 * This episode was featured on the Bob The Builder: Snowed Under: The Bobblesberg Winter Games, Bob The Builder: Getting the Job Done, Kipper: Tiger Tales, Toddworld: Hi I'm Todd & Angelina Ballerina: The Silver Locket DVD.
 * This episode was given its own VideoNow Jr. PVD release.