Scouting: Skits p15
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This article is from the Scouting FAQ, by Bill Nelson nelsonb@nospam.aztec.asu.edu, Soaring Golden Eagle eagle@rangernet.org and Alan Houser troop24@emf.net with numerous contributions by others.
Scouting: Skits p15
Scientific Genius: The scene is the launching pad of a large rocket
which can be cut from a large piece of cardboard. There is an elaborate
countdown, but the rocket fails to go off at zero. All those present
inspect it and check on a number of highly-scientific-sounding devices -
the supersonic sector wire; the exhaust fin fanstand; the sub-stabilizer
exidizer, etc. All seem perfect. Finally the smallest boy says: "I've
found the trouble. Somebody forgot to put in the fuel.
Singer: A guy comes on stage singing in a terrible voice. He acts
pompous to a friend saying how is such a great singer. Friend says that
he had better quit because of poor health, not the singers, but everyone
elses.
Six Wise Travelers: The six wise travelers came to a river and discuss
ways to get across. One of them sees a boy with a boat and asks him to
take them across. the boy says they can use the boat, but he will not
take them across. The travelers all get in the boat and it sinks. They
scramble out of the river and count themselves, but do it wrong and come
up short a person. This can be done more than once. They tell the boy if
he can find the missing traveler they will give him a bag of gold. The
boy counts them. gets it right, they give him the gold telling the boy
how good he is and that maybe he will grow up to be as smart as they
are. The travelers then jump in and swim across the river.
Sour Notes: The director tunes up the orchestra or chorus and they begin
to make music. One by one each player hits a sour note. Each time the
director gets upset and throws the player offstage. Repeat until only
the accompanist and the director is left. The director then turns to the
accompanist and begins a solo. The director hits a sour note and the
accompanist jumps up and throws the director off stage coming back on
stage with a smug look on his face, bows to the audience and exits.
Slug Trainers: Several slug trainers bring on their trained slug and
deposit it in the stage center. The slug is a person encased in a
sleeping bag. On command the slug performs various trick such rolling
over, leaping in the air slightly, etc. A volunteer is brought from the
audience and is told that the slug is trained to crawl over the human
body. The volunteer lays down and the slug crawls across him leaving a
dribble of water or brown cotton balls. The trainers apologize and
exclaim, "Sorry, but our slug isn't potty trained."
Soldier In the Battlefield: This skit can be played by just one person,
or you can use two. A person in battle dress falls on the ground moaning
that he is about to die. The orderly kneels over him frantically trying to
record his name for the records. He keeps on asking his name, but he is
in too much pain to bother with his name and keeps on asking for help.
In desperation the orderly tells the soldier that he is dying and that
he needs his name to tell his mother. The soldier reply that his mother
already knows his name.
Spelling Contest: Contestants have numbers on their shirts and the
judges have badges to distinguished them from the contestants. Need a
list of spelling words, toy guns (or hand if necessary) and a trophy.
There are two judges and four contestants. Judge #1 asks are you ready
for the annual spelling contest. The contestants say yes and Judge #2
tells them good luck and let's begin. The first contestant steps forward
misses the word and is shot by the judge. Second contestant steps
forward, spells the word, the judges confer, answering right. The third
contestant spells the word wrong and is shot. Contestant #4 comes
forward spells his word, the judges confer, say he is wrong and one
raises the gun to shoot him. Contestant #4 tells the judge wait, he is
sure the word is spelled right. The judges confer again, say the
contestant is right and they are wrong and shoot themselves. Contestants
#2 and #4 say that they guess that means they both win and walk off
together with the trophy.
SPRING: Gather to the front of the group some people to be trees, birds,
and babbling brooks. Then ask for a volunteer to be the most important
part, the hero. When he comes to the front, have him run among the
trees. Have a little narrative and then say; "Maybe the rest of you
wonder when we know it's spring; that's easy, because the sap is running
through the tress."
Statues in the Park: The scene opens with a statue (boy, standing still)
posed as a famous statue such as The Thinker or The Discus Thrower.
Another person introduces himself as Dr. Arthritic Kneecap of the
University of Amputation and Mutilation. He talks about having
discovered a formula to revitalize calcium deposits; even would work on
this statue he says. The doctor pours the bottle on the statue and it
slowly comes to life. The statue and the professor talk about being
alive. The doctor then asks the statue what is the first thing you want
to do. The statue says that he wants to kill 5,000 pigeons with his bare
hands.
Submarine (Version 1): Get one volunteer from the audience and the
den/patrol lines up sitting in a straight line with the volunteer at the
end. The scout in front (Captain) looks through his periscope and yells,
"Enemy Ship!" which is repeated down the line. The Captain then issues
the following commands which are repeated down the line: "Fire Torpedo
One!...."We Missed!"...."Fire Two!"..."We Missed!"...."Fire
Three!"...."We Missed Again, You Blockhead"...."Enemy Torpedo Coming our
Way!"...."We've Sprung a Leak"....as the last command is repeated the
next to the last person throws hidden confetti on the last person in
line; the volunteer.
Submarine (Version 2): This version uses a similar format to format one
with the same commands being given, but the following changes occur: The
scouts are standing in a row instead of sitting. When the command comes
to fire the torpedo one comes, the last person in line says, "I don't
know how" which is repeated upline. The captain says, "Pull the red
chain, push the blue knob" and pulls on the person's nose for pulling
the chain and pushes his chest for pushing the knob. This is repeated
down line. This procedure is repeated for each torpedo firing. When the
captain exclaims "We missed again you blockhead" the crew jumps up and
down and cheers. The captain says, "No, that is bad", to which the crew
hang their head and groan. On the last command, when the captain finds
out they have failed and have been hit, he takes out a gun (hand like a
fist with thumb up and first finger out) and shoots himself, falling
down dead. This is repeated down the line to the last person who looks
at the gun with a confused expression and says, "I don't know how !"
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