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Pages The Outlaw I was recently on staff at Camp Birch of the 95' staff, and this was the most popular of them all we did. This is set in the western era in the 1800's. Characters: An Out Law, Partner, swinging doors(that ...
49 49 49
Jumper, bystander Setting: City Street (A person is jumping on up and down, yelling 49! 49! 49! The second person comes by and notices this; he asks what he's doing.) Victim: What are you doing? Jumper: I'm jumping up and ...
7 Jerks on the Line
2 People on the phone, up to seven Victims, rope
Each person is holding the rope at either end, and talking on the telephone
Person 1: I went fishing the other day!
2: Can't hear you!
1: Said I went fishing the other day!
2: ...
A Christmas Sotry
Characters: HOUSE Hands over head in inverted “V” SHED Hands in front of chest in inverted “V” SLED Hands together as in praying, waving from left to right. REINDEER One hand, palm forward, at each side of head, thumb touching ...
A Christmas Story
CHARACTERS:HOUSE Hands over head in inverted “V” SHED Hands in front of chest in inverted “V” SLED Hands together as in praying, waving from left to right REINDEER One hand, palm forward, at each side of head, thumbs touching temples ...
A Compass Lesson
Need: 1 leader and 2 or more scouts. Props: A good compass and a map Announcer: In this scene, we see a Scoutmaster teaching a Patrol about maps and compass. Scoutmaster: Now fellows, if you take a bearing from the ...
A Drivers Dilemna
CHARACTERS:A Cub Scout and his friend PROPS: 2 chairs for the car (The Cub and his friend are sitting on the chairs. They go through the motions as the narrator reads.) NARRATOR:
Cub Scout John and his friend one day Went ...
A Genius Is This And That
Here’s an audience participation skit - ideal for large group meetings or banquets. There is only one character - the narrator or story teller - and there is no rehearsal or scenery necessary. Just pick your narrator with care! He ...
A Gift of Goodwill
Personnel: Den Chief & 8 Cubs Setting: A group of 8 Cub Scouts are gathered around. Each boy is wrapping a gift. Den Chief enters. Den Chief: Hey, guys, let me see what each of you is wrapping. Cub 1: ...
A Hot Meal
Version 1
3 Lost Campers
Setting: Woods
#1: Boy, am I hungry! We haven't eaten in days!
#2: Me too.
#3: And I would just love a hot meal.
#1: (Looking to ground) Wow! A rabbit! Jump it! (#1 & 2 jump it and catch it; ...
A Lesson for the Big bugs
BEES: “Buzz, Buzz” ANTS: “Hup, Two, Three, Four” MOSQUITOES: “Bite-e-Bite” FROG: “Croak, Croak” WOODS: All sounds together This is a story about Billy and his family and their adventure in the WOODS. One fine spring day, Billy’s family decided to ...
A Scouting Story
HISTORY “Way Back” (point in opposite direction) SCOUTS/SCOUTING “Be Prepared” (give Boy Scout sign) CUB SCOUT “Do Your Best” (give Cub Scout sign)This is a story you won’t find in any HISTORY book, but no doubt it will stir up ...
Acting Skits General
These skits are more like plays than the previous group. Each of the characters have lines and perhaps some action to perform. They will need a little more practice and it may be a good idea to give the boys ...
Airplane Short Runway
Cast: 2 scouts (If more are desired, they can be passengers, with suitable sound effects and actions. Seating for pilot and co-pilot, and for passengers if required and a compass. Announcer: This scene is on board a very low budget ...
Alexanders Rag Time Band
Props: Coloured strips of cloth for each participant, spears and shields if desired. Announcer: In this skit, ALEXANDER THE GREAT has called all his officers together to plan the next day's battle when they will make the big attack on ...
Alien
Alien comes in - traditional "take me to your leader" routine etc. When taken to leader the alien says, "Stop singing, Ging Gang Goolie -- it's our national anthem..." ...
All Face
An Indian and a white man are traveling together. It's cold and the white man is shivering. The white man is all bundled up and the Indian has very little on (i.e. pants, no shirt) and his blanket. The white ...
All In a Days Work
Props: A sign reading: "Undertaker, Justice of the Peace, Furniture, Fresh Eggs", some overalls, straw hats, bandannas. Announcer: Here we see old Clem Smithers sittin' in front of his country store and funeral parlour. Josh: [strolling in, thumbs in suspenders] ...
All Over Me
Two scouts needed, or one scout and the MC. "They're all over me, they're all over me!" "What's all over you?" "My clothes!" ...
America the Beautiful
PROPS: • Curtains on stage - behind which is U.S. Flag (Either a painting, or a print or a real flag opened out flat - blue in upper left corner). • Artist’s Smock for each Cub, large paint brush and ...
American Folk Tale Skit
Narrator: America's history is full of colorful characters. I'm sure you've heard of many that you couldn't even begin to count them. But we also know that much of our country's history wasn't written down until many years had passed. ...
Announcement The
A five second gag to put into a loose moment. Cast: Campfire chief and a volunteer in the audience Campfire Chief: And now it's time to make a spot announcement. (Dog barks from the audience.) Thank you Spot. ...
Another CPR Skit
This is a skit that I have done a couple of times in the past few years. Scouter Bill Palmer - 1st Port Elgin, 15th Juan de Fuca Scouts in Victoria, B.C. One person is laying on the floor. Two ...
Ants The
Characters: 6 to 8 Cub Scouts Props: Paper sacks Setting: Skit opens with boys standing together in a backyard. Cardboard cutout trees and bushes could be used. 1st Cub: Gee, there's nothing to do. 2nd Cub: Yeah, I know. 3rd ...
Artistic Genius
The scene is an art show where judges are inspecting several canvases are displayed. They comment on the brightness, color, technique, that is used on the different pictures. They select one for the prize and comment additionally on the genius, ...
Backpacking
Two scouts lay down on sleeping bags on the stage. Two other scouts, pretending to be bikers "ride" over to one of the scouts who is on top of the bag and proceed to beat him up. They do anything ...
Bad Breath
One blanket-covered player is the terrible dragon with the terrible breath. Plant three or four "volunteers" in the audience who come up, one by one, to say hello to the dragon. Each time the dragon replies, "Hello!", the "volunteer" falls ...
Bad Turn
Akela: "Now, (Cubs name), you know you should always do Good Turns." 1st Cub: I tried, honest! Akela: OK Each Cub enters and says similar things to Akela Last Cub: (carrying a small frying pan with a "pancake" in it) ...
Balloon Orchestra
The players in the orchestra each hold a balloon. They blow up their balloons in unison, then let out the air in a squeak at a time to the rhythm of some easily recognized rhythm such as "Blue Danube" or ...
Balloons
Action: Several boys repeatedly blowing up balloons until they break. Boy 2: What are they doing? Boy 1: Blowing up balloons. Boy 2: Why? Boy 1: It's a contest. Boy 2: Oh. What does the winner get? Boy 1: Nothing ...
Banana Skit The
This skit is ideally suited for four people, since it takes the form of a four-beat chant. However, any number can participate. The group forms a line, facing the audience. See banana, see banana, see banana, see banana! In turn, ...
Bareback Rider
Two clowns come out and get down on all fours, facing the audience. A third clown comes out and stands on their backs, facing the audience, then he gets down and comes forward and takes his bow. Ringmaster: “Is that ...
Be Prepared01
First scout walks to center of stage, stands to attention, salutes and says, "BE PREPARED." This is repeated by three other scouts. When they are all standing side by side, a loud motor horn or explosion is let off behind ...
Beam Me Up
Scout: Walks on stage, looks around slowly and says, "Scotty! The aliens are very unfriendly!! Quick!! Beam me aboard!!" Another scout in the audience: THUNK (the sound of a 2x4 landing on stage) ...
Bear Hunt
A variation on A Talking Martian! And Saloon. Cast: Bear, two hunters Setting: The woods #1: (Whispering) Ah! There's a bear! I can shoot it and I'll have my take for the day! (Bang! And the bear falls down.) Well, ...
Bee Sting
1st scout "OOOOOUCH , OOOOOH , OOOUCH." 2nd scout "What's the matter with you?" 1st scout "A bee's stung my thumb." 2nd scout "Try putting some cream on it then." 1st scout "But the bee will be miles away by ...
Bell Ringer 1
Props: Coat with football or wadded clothing under it for the Hunchback, hat or nightstick for Gendarme. Announcer: The Hunchback of Notre Dame has decided to retire, and has place an ad in the Paris Times for someone to come ...
Bell Ringer 2
(The trick with this skit is to do it the night after doing Bell Ringer #1, and to do everything exactly the same - perhaps with a little more 'hamming it up') (When the Applicant arrives the Hunchback says:) Hunchback: ...
Bell Ringer 3
(To be used ONLY when Bell Ringer #1 and #2 have been used.) Props: Rain slickers, blanket, and Gendarme gear from above. (Two players enter in rain slickers holding blanket between them like a jumping net. The jig and jog ...
Big Game Hunting
Two to four hunters talking together each says that he is packing a heavier and more powerful gun to shoot with. The first starts out with a small handgun and the last ending up with a very powerful rifle, shotgun, ...
Big Itch
Cast: Guy, 4 People on lunch break Setting: Park Bench Guy is sitting on park bench. Guy: I'm waiting for my girlfriend. I hope she comes soon. (Luncher #1 sits on bench and moves him over. #2 sits on end ...
Black Bart
There are several Black Bart skits, all revolving around the basic plot of the hero chasing Black Bart. The hero and BB come face to face. BB is cornered, building up the tension. Destroy it with the anticlimactic line of: ...
Blindfold
Recruit three or four volunteers and blindfold each one. Have the volunteers stand in front of the audience and instruct them to take off anything they have on. The smart ones will remove their blindfold, but those caught up in ...
Blue And Gold
CHARACTER:
BANQUET Let’s Eat (Rub Tummies) CUBMASTER Signs Up!!! (Cub Scout Sign) CUB SCOUT Yippee!!!! (Jump Up And Down) DEN LEADER Oh Dear! (Hand On Top Of Head) DEN DAD Not Again!!!! (Hands To Side Of ...
Bob Cats Big Catch
CAST: GRAY SQUIRREL, RUNNING DEER, SMALL BEAR, LITTLE WOLF, BOB CAT, CHIEF AKELA. COSTUMES: Assorted Indian Costumes: headbands, vests, breech cloths, etc. PROPS: Drum for Gray Squirrel. Small bow and arrow for Bob Cat ...
Bonfire
A leader begins to explain how to lay a campfire. The leader decides to use members of the audience to represent different pieces of wood. The bonfire builders bring up various volunteers. Some of the volunteers are bunched in the ...
Border Crossing
A variation on The Ghost of Midnight and The Ghost With One Black Eye. Cast: Border Guard, Supervisor, Several Crossers, 2 Brooms Guard: Hi, Boss! I'm new here! What do I do? Supervisor: Well, you have to make sure that ...
Border Crossing
A variation on The Ghost of Midnight and The Ghost With One Black Eye. Cast: Border Guard, Supervisor, Several Crossers, 2 Brooms Guard: Hi, Boss! I'm new here! What do I do? Supervisor: Well, you have to make sure that ...
Boss The Train
CAST: 2 BOYS tracking animals Rest of den acts as TRAIN. PROPS: 3 flashlights, Other props as desired. SETTING: 2 boys are walking across the stage shining their flashlights on ground as if they’re looking for something. ...
Bouquet The
Cast: six Cubs on an outing. 1st Cub (glumly): I don't think Akela is having such a great time. 2nd Cub (looking at 3rd Cub): Well, you didn't help much - giving her that garter snake! 3rd Cub: I was ...
Bouquet The
Cast: six Cubs on an outing. 1st Cub (glumly): I don't think Akela is having such a great time. 2nd Cub (looking at 3rd Cub): Well, you didn't help much - giving her that garter snake! 3rd Cub: I was ...
Bragging Fisherman Skit
CAST: 6 Cub Scouts PROPS: Stools (for fishermen to sit on) Fishing polesSETTING: 6 fishermen sitting on stools by a lake, hanging their poles in the water. Heads droop until it’s time for them to speak their line. 1st Fisherman: ...
Bragging Fishermen
CAST: 6 CUBS PROPS: Stools (for fishermen to sit on) fishing poles SETTING: 6 Fishermen sitting on stools by a lake, hanging their poles in the water. Heads droop until it’s time for them to speak their line. ...
Brain Shop
Customer, Shopkeeper
Setting: Brain Shop
Customer: Hi! I'm bored with myself. I'd like to buy a new brain and have an all new personality.
Shopkeeper: (In one of those evil, horror movie voices) Ahh, yes. Well, I can sell ...
Brain Shop
Cast: Customer, Shopkeeper Setting: Brain Shop Customer: Hi! I'm bored with myself. I'd like to buy a new brain and have an all new personality. Shopkeeper: (In one of those evil, horror movie voices) Ahh, yes. Well, I can sell ...
Brain Transplant
A group Scout goes to a new Scientific Laboratory where they have developed a new process for brain transplants. The Scouts asks to see the selection of brains. The doctor shows them a selection. (the brains may be in cans, ...
Brain Transplant
A group Scout goes to a new Scientific Laboratory where they have developed a new process for brain transplants. The Scouts asks to see the selection of brains. The doctor shows them a selection. (the brains may be in cans, ...
Brer Possum
Location? Where else but in the woods? A cast of 4 is needed for this one. Brer Possum, Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and Brer Bear. When the skit starts, Brer Fox and Brer Bear are out of sight. Brer Possum ...
Brer Possum
Location? Where else but in the woods? A cast of 4 is needed for this one. Brer Possum, Brer Rabbit, Brer Fox and Brer Bear. When the skit starts, Brer Fox and Brer Bear are out of sight. Brer Possum ...
Brotherhood of Scouting
This skit has a Brotherhood theme, and is well-suited to the older sections (Scouts and higher) and leaders, particularly in an all-sections campfire. It is best presented near the end of the campfire, when things are winding down (and the ...
Buc Tuocs Roundup Skit
CAST: ANNOUNCER DR. CURE-ALL CUB SCOUTS (number can vary) ANNOUNCER: Presenting Dr. Cure-All and his marvelous medical discovery, “BUC TUOCS” DR. CURE-ALL: Thank you, my friends. Boys, have you been feeling sluggish lately? Do you have that ...
Buffalo Stories
These are a variation of the popular elephant jokes. They can be set up with two boys for each "joke". Cub 1: How can you tell if a buffalo is under your bedroll? Cub 2: The ceiling of your tent ...
Bus Driver
Several Passengers, Bus Driver, "Stinky"
Setting: Bus
Bus driver drives the bus along the route, and at each stop, more and more people get off the bus, holding their noses, telling the driver to hurry up, pushing against ...
CPR
The first Scout comes out walking around, he suddenly grabs his chest and falls to the ground. Two other scouts come in talking about just completing their first aid merit badge and find the scout on the ground. They rush ...
Camel Patrol
A Scout dressed in a turban enters the campfire circle. He places a blanket on the ground, kneels and begins to pry. He prays by bowing down and with his arms out-stretched, he chant "Oh Allah, bring me a camel." ...
Camp Coffee
You need a large dixie or billy in the center of the stage and four scouts. In England we have nesting sets of aluminum cooking pots with a steel wire handle. They look like a small straight sided bucket or ...
Camp Coffee Sketch
Props: A large cooking pot and mugs for actors 1st Scout- (Walks to pot carrying his mug. He dips his mug in and brings it up to his lips for a drink) "This camp coffee is getting worse". 2nd Scout- ...
Campers and Bears
Two campers are walking through the forest when they suddenly encounter a grizzly bear! The bear rears up on his hind legs and lets out a terrifying roar. They're both frozen in their tracks. The first camper whispers, "I'm sure ...
Campfire Conference
Six or eight weary-looking campers enter the campfire circle, silently circle the campfire once, and sit in a ring around the fire. After a pause, the first camper sighs and says "What a day!" There's another pause for deliberation before ...
Campfire Ethics
"Scouting is a Game with a Purpose"Thoughts on bringing the values of Scouting through to youth By a Quiet CampfireIt is getting late. You are sitting by the fire. The Scouts are in their tents asleep. At least you think ...
Can You Do This
Cast: 2 People, campfire blanket Have one person lie down on his back and the other kneel directly over him. The top person wears the campfire blanket so as to hide his legs and expose the legs of the person ...
Candy Store
The leader gives instructions for playing candy store. He asks that one person take a long string and hold on and then adds others until there is a long line of people holding onto the string. Then the leader explains ...
Candy Store 2
Announcer: This skit takes place in a candy store. Owner: [Working behind counter, mumbling to himself] Yep, yep, just like always, costs are up and profits are down. Boy: [entering] Hi mister. Owner: Hi, son. What would you like? Boy: ...
Candy Store 3
A candy store owner enters carrying a long pole. He asks two members of the audience to hold the pole, draping a blanket or sheet over it, explaining that this is the candy store. One by one customers come in ...
Candy Store 4
Props: Need a Scout stave, or a stick about 1" diameter x 5' long. Pick out 2 unknowing people from the group to hold up either end of the stick about elbow high. Let them know the stick they're holding ...
Candy Store 5
This one can be really hammed up and included the kid walking up in a dance kind of way and the old storekeeper, being old, very laboriously climbing up a ladder, getting the candy jar, coming down, counting out the ...
Cant Pay the Rent
(In this skit, one person plays all three parts by changing the voice and by using a paper napkin as a mustache, hair bow, and bow tie, as the parts call for.) Villain: [sound effect] Knock, knock, knock. Girl: [very ...
Car Skit
Cub Scouts are bringing in their derby cars for their Pack meeting. Cub Scout #1: “Hey! That’s a nifty car! Did you make it?” Cub Scout #2: “Nah! My dad did! Did you make yours?” Cub Scout #1: “No Way! ...
Castor Oil
CHARACTERS:YOUNG MAN DRUGGIST PATRON SETTING: A 1950’s drug store YOUNG MAN: Is it possible to disguise the taste of castor oil? DRUGGIST: Certainly young man. YOUNG MAN: It’s such horrible stuff to take. Yuck!!! DRUGGIST: It certainly is. ...
Change Underwear
Have the boys march in, single file, with one boy leading them like a drill sergeant. The sergeant tells them to stop and addresses them. He tells them he has some good news and some bad news. The good news ...
Chewing Gum
You will need: 5 Cub Scouts, props should include a lamppost, park bench, tree. Scene: Park area, Cub Scouts walk on one at a time. This is a pantomime skit and is great to use with younger Cub Scouts and ...
Chicken
Action: Several boys watching another boy crack a whip at a frozen chicken. Boy 2: What's he doing? Boy 1: Practising. Boy 2: Practising what? Boy 1: He wants to be a lion tamer. Boy 2: But that's not a ...
Chief Shortcake
Pick a "volunteer" to be the dead Chief Shortcake (adult leader) and have him lie down covering with a towel/sheet except for his head. Have each boy repeat a line on what to do with Chief Shortcake such as: burying ...
Chief Woodpussy
(Each character in the skit has a distinctive sound to make when the Narrator says their name during the reading of the skit. The Narrator should pause, after reading the name of each character so they can make their sound, ...
Chin Faces
Performers arrange themselves with their heads hanging upside down over the edge of a table with a sheet or other drape covering their body with holes cut out exposing their mouth and chin. Place sunglasses just below the chin in ...
Chinese Story
The Gate Gods: A Chinese Fable Many Gods are worshiped in China, especially during the Chinese New Year. At this time of year many Gods are invited to be a part of their celebrations, tonight we would like to introduce ...
Christmas With The Right Family Skit
Required: small gifts for every scout Preparation: have all scouts stand in a circle, each with a wrapped gift Explain that you are going to read a story and every time the word Right is said, you pass your gift ...
Circus Closing Act
A den of Cubs in costumes, to represent acts in the circus, parade in and say their lines. The Ringmaster asks audience to guess what each boy is. We bring you now these circus characters from near and far, listen ...
City Slickers
CAST: 6 Cub Scouts as follows MA PA BOY SIS. All dressed as Hillbillies. 2 CITY SLICKERS PROPS: Large cardboard car with handles on back. Log cabin. SETTING: 2 City Slickers drive up in ...
Clarence Slept Here
CAST: 2 CUBS MOTHER OTHER CHILDREN (in the family) SETTING: 2 boys playing Nintendo 1ST CUB: Clarence, I hear something. Is it raining? 2ND CUB: Sure is, 1ST CUB: When you came over there wasn’t a cloud in ...
Climb That
Two Scouts meet, and the first scout begins to brag he can climb anything. Scout 1: "Can you climb that tree?" Scout 2 "Sure I've done it lots of times." Scout 1 "Can you climb the steep hill over there?" ...
Coloured Music
Each member of the Patrol has a clear glass pop bottle which has been partly filled with coloured water, each with a different colour. Each bottle is filled to a different level so that the 8 notes of an octave ...
Contagious Disease Ward
The scene takes place in the waiting room of a doctor of contagious and communicable diseases, Dr. Ringworm, M.D., l.s.d., v.i.p., l.c.b. Have four chairs and a stand for magazines or books. In walks a fellow (a) with an itch ...
Convict
Props: A cardboard cutout of a prison window, or a few sticks as bars, and 3 candles. Announcer: The scene is the outside of a prison. [Enter 2 Scouts. One holds out his arms at full stretch, one above the ...
Cotton A JC Penney Variation
Spokesman keeps meeting guys with new clothes - a loud shirt, new shoes, bright socks, new pants, a hat etc. Each time he remarks how snappy they look and ask where they got such neat clothes. “FROM COTTON” is always ...
Country Scouts in the Big City
Two scouts enter campfire circle #1 Hi, we are country scouts, and this is our first trip to the big city. #2 Hey, (looking around) did you ever see such big buildings? #1 & # 2 ham it up, describing ...
Court Case
Second person walks in with a suitcase. First person already on stage asks where he is going and the first person's reply is that he is going to court. A little while later he comes in with the case and ...
Court Scene
Guy brought in - "I'm Innocent! I was just picking up pebbles on the beach!" Two or more with similar stories. Last person comes on stage either dressed like a guy dressed like a girl or a girl, saying, "Hi, ...
CPR Rescuers
CAST: 3 CUB SCOUTS SETTING: Cubs are standing around reading newspapers or magazines as if waiting for the bus to come. 1ST CUB: (Suddenly grabs his chest and falls down on the ground.) (All others gather around him.) 2ND ...
Crazy Charlie
The scene is set up so that Crazy Charlie is portrayed as being in a mental institution. It's dinner time and before he can ask for anyone to pass the meat, someone calls out 37 and the room bursts into ...
Crazy Collecting
Actors pantomime the different types of collectors as the narrator introduces each one. The narrator may start with something like this: NARRATOR: Everyone collects things. You collect things, I collect things. Let’s take a look at some things other ...
Crazy News Flashes
Today, Lady Blenkinsop Smythe, laid a foundation stone. Both are said to be doing well. A lorry load of artificial hair has just overturned on the motorway. The police are combing the countryside. This afternoon, two girl scouts, went for ...
Cub Scou Ting
Props: Draw frogs on poster board; cut holes for faces Scene: Three frogs are sitting to the side of the stage facing the audience. As the Curtain Rises: The first frog softly says, “Cub.” The second frog says, “Scou.” The ...
Cub Cookout
Characters: Several Cubs around fake campfire pretending to cook hot dogs on sticks. Two Cubs dressed as mosquitoes--antenn', wings etc. Setting: Boys around fire keep slapping as if they are being attacked by mosquitoes throughout the skit. As the scene ...
Cub Olympics
Characters: TV reporter, 4 Cub athletes getting ready for the Cub Olympics. Props: Frisbee for discuss, pile for javelin, bag of cookies, toothbrush and basin of water on stand, fake mike for reporter (can be dressed in suit jacket and ...
Cub Scout Socks
Characters: Den leader, 3 Cub Scouts Props: A pile of socks on a table. Den leader sits behind table. Den leader: Boys, I'm pleased to announce that our new Cub Scout socks have arrived! Please step up for your supply ...
Cub Scout Stew
Setting:
On stage is a huge pot, made from a cardboard carton. The pot could be painted on the side of the carton.
Boys in the pot, pile on top of each other face down.
Boy with chef's hat is stirring in pot ...
Cub Scouting is Many Things
This can be used as an opening or a skit. Each of 12 Cubs (or adults) holds a candle, which is lighted as he gives his message. The room lights are turned off. Cub # 1: Cub Scouting Is A ...
Cub Shop
4 Shoppers, Storekeeper, Kid (in underwear, or nightgown), full uniform
Setting: Store
#1: I'd like to buy the Cub Shirt.
Storekeeper: Sure. One moment, please.
(You hear the kid struggling with the keeper in the background-"No, you can't have it!") ...
Damn or should I say Darn
Cast: Director, 2 Workers, Cameraman, Clapperman, Light Man, Soap Setting: On the Setting of a Movie Director: Okay, people! Remember what I said about the language! Action! Clapperman: Scene 5, Take 1! Worker 1: (Eating lunch with #2) You know, ...
Dancing Knee Dolls
Paint faces on the knees of the performers. Use dresses (or pants and shirt) to dress the legs as dolls with the arms bulging out. The clothes can be made out of crepe paper, cloth, or real clothing. Cover the ...
Daring Sailormen
CHARACTERS: 10 SAILORS (the play opens with the 1st settler on stage) (A NARRATOR reads the verses aloud while the SAILORS perform actions quickly and briefly.) NARRATOR: One daring sailorman sailed the ocean blue (a player marches on-stage, ...
Did You Have V8
Cast: Weakling, three or four Thugs, Old Lady, Director, Cameraman Setting: Street Corner Set in a Studio Weakling: Hi there. I'm advertising the great effects this wonderful vegetable cocktail, V-8, has on your stamina. You, Sir. (To a tough looking ...
Dinner Special
Characters: two customers, waiter. Let actors develop actions and dialogue from the situation Props: table with tablecloth, candles, menus, etc. Most important - a storybook Two customers enter a fancy seafood restaurant, study the menus, etc. Waiter arrives to take ...
Dinosaur Hunt
Have the audience repeat the words and motions Going on a dinosaur hunt. (Slap thighs) And I’m not afraid. (Point to self) There’s a tall mountain. (Look with hand over eyes) Can’t go under it. (Move hand down) Can’t go ...
Dippers
Viking Council A Cub runs on stage with a large ladle in his hand “What do you have there?” Asks Boy 1. “The big dipper” Another Cub runs on stage with a spoon in his hand, “And what do you ...
Dirty Socks
Need: 4 scouts, One large can (Billy can or gallon can) with water placed in the center of the stage. 1st scout (Walks to billy carrying his mug. He dips his mug in and brings it up to his lips ...
Discover America
CAST: LOUWEEGEE
CHRISTO
ANTONIO
GENO
NAVIGATOR
MARIO
LOUIE (all in sailor costumes)
INDIAN (In appropriate costume.)
PROPS: Table,Boats, if desired
NARRATOR: Scene 1. Christopher Columbus and his sailors are standing by their ship talking.
LOUWEEGEE: Hey Christopher, I hear you are going on ...
Discover America Skit
CAST: LOUWEEGEE NAVIGATOR CHRISTO MARIO ANTONIO LOUIE the LOOKOUT GENO INDIAN (in appropriate costume) PROPS: Table, Map, and Telescope. Cast are dressed in sailor costumes. Boats, if desired NARRATOR: Scene 1. Christopher Columbus and his sailors are standing by their ...
Do a Good Turn
Cub 1: Comes on stage turning around. Cub 2: Comes on stage doing frontward rolls. Cub 3: Comes on stage rolling over and over. Cub 4: Comes on stage doing cartwheels. Cub 5: “What are you doing?” All Cubs: ‘Don’t ...
Do You Have A Cub Scout Garden
This can be used as a skit or a ceremony. Have the boys make pictures of peas, lettuce, squash, and turnips with the key words printed on them. (Ex. Peas - preparedness, etc.) As the Narrator reads, have each boy ...
Doctor Doctor
The secret to success with this series of quickies is to keep them moving along. You can have one doctor and different patients, but it may add greater rush and flurry if a different doctor and patient fly in and ...
Doctors Office
First patient comes in hiccuping and asks to see the doctor. The second patient comes in cross-eyed, with a silly look on his face. The third person can't control his muscles and is all jittery. They are all asked to ...
Doggie Doctor
A person comes to a psychologist and says that he needs help, he thinks that he is a dog, holding up his hands like a dog begging. Through out the skit the person acting like a dog, does doglike things, ...
Doggie Doo
Cast: Two friends, doggie doo Setting: Street Two friends are walking along the street, perhaps having a conversation about something, talking about a movie or the latest hockey scores, when all of a sudden -- John: Hey Frank! Watch out! ...
Don Diego And The Super Jumping Beans
This skit has three main characters: Amigo, Pancho, and Dan Diego. In addition, you will need other characters for JUMPING BEANS. YOU can have as many jumping beans as you wish. Amigo, Pancho, and Don Diego are dressed in Mexican ...
Dr Frank N Stein and Igor
Here’s a cool skit I learned at Webelos Camp. One Person is the announcer, one person is Igor, one person is Dr. Frank N. Stein, and all the other people are salesmen. Step 1. Announcer walks up and says, "We ...
Driving Video Game
Equipment: Set up two chairs side by side with Scouts sitting on them. Scout 1 acts like he is driving. He starts acting like he is racing through a city and doing crazy stunts. The crazier the better. Scouts ...
Dude Ranch
Props: A couple of western hats and bandana would help set the scene. Announcer: This skit takes place at a dude ranch. Old Hand: [slouched against fence, with slow western accent] So, you want to go ridin' eh? Dude: [city ...
Earwash
Patrol of scouts line up facing audience. One announces that this is the Earwash Skit. Scout at end of the line drinks a glass of water. He puts his hands on his ears and shakes his head. Then he pretends ...
Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny is out delivering his eggs and the police arrest him for breaking and entering a house. The police don't believe that he is the Easter Bunny, but finally decide to believe him and let him go. He ...
Echo 1 Baloney
(Before the skit begins, one player hides a few feet into the woods behind the campfire circle, and plays the part of the ECHO.) [PETER AND TIM enter] Peter: Here we are, Tim, at the famous Echo Mountain. Why don't ...
Echo 2 Jerk
(Before the skit begins, one player hides a few feet into the woods behind the campfire circle, and plays the part of the ECHO.) Scout: Boy, it's been a tough day at camp. But now I've hiked up to the ...
Echo Point
Once modified this to suit a space theme -- it was a tour around the galaxy to different planets, people traveled in a spaceship to get from planet to planet (a drawing of the USS Enterprise, no less,) and they ...
Echo again
A Scout enters the campfire area, walks around and collapses to the ground. He lays there seriously ill and dying. Soon another scout enters and finds the ill scout. He screams out: "There is someone lying here!" then the echo ...
Elephant Walk
The clown trainer comes on with a group of elephants, wearing over—sized tennis shoes. The elephants parade in a line, bent over as though walking on all fours. At a signal from the trainer, they stand up straight as though ...
Elevated Gum
A boy enters chewing gum, acting like a business man, with a briefcase etc. Walks up and enters a elevator, sticks gum on the wall. A kid listening to rock & roll on his portable stereo, dances into the elevator, ...
Emergency Room Doctor
The scene is an emergency room at a hospital. The Doctor is totally self absorbed, combing hair, looking in mirror etc. A guy runs in, a hiker with a branch stuck in his stomach. He is screaming in agony. the ...
Emergency Skit
This Skit should be learned by all Cubs and Scouts in the event that they find themselves called on unexpectedly for a skit (Be Prepared), or in case some other Six or Patrol used their planned skit earlier in the ...
Emergency Test
A group of scouts come out and stand in a line across the stage. One, the announcer, stands in front of them. Announcer: "This is a test." All: Hmmmmmmmmmmm. (Or Beeeeeeeeep) Announcer: This has been a test of the emergency ...
Energy Savers
Characters: Six Cub Scouts in uniform; one den leader in uniform. Setting: Den meeting place, decorated as desired. Den leader sits at a table. As skit opens, all “Cub Scouts arrive together and sit down. Den Leader: Today, let’s take ...
Enlarging Machine
(This skit is best set up in the opening of the campfire circle so that no one can see what is happening "backstage".) Props: A blanket (or on stage a large piece of cardboard on which is drawn a machine, ...
Eskimo Pie
Scene: Group of Cub Scouts around a table. Props: Ping pong ball, sponge, white golf tees, pan with ice cream bars in the bottom. Cub 1: Isn't it great our leader is letting us make a pie for our den ...
Fall Quickie
Player walks across the area scattering handfuls of leaves he takes from a big bag. Another player approaches and asks, "What are you doing?" 1st Player: I'm leaving! ...
Family Lost In Space
Props: 5 chairs set up like a "space car" - 2 front, 3 in back row Participants: Father, Mother, 3 kids, 1 sign carrier Arrangements: Father is driving with mother beside him in front seat, three kids are in the ...
Famous Talking Dog
Two scouts run in front of the campfire. One Scout introduces himself as the owner of the World Famous Talking Dog. Second Scout puts up his hands in paw like fashion and makes small barking noises and scuffles his feet ...
Finale
"They're all around me!" "What?" "Cheesy run-ons!" ...
Fire Drill
Through the meeting or campfire, different people run through with some container (cups, buckets, cans, etc). Eventually the MC stops one of them and asks what's going on to which the reply is "your tent (car, house whatever) is on ...
Fire The
You need two players and a behind-scenes person to move the fire (an artificial campfire with invisible strings attached). The players sit by the fire, reading, doing a puzzle, etc. The fire moves slightly. They don't notice. It moves again; ...
Firebuilding
When we entered the campfire theater the first four scouts walked in with large cans filled only with torn up news paper. The Staff immediately noticed and gave us their attention. One or two came over to see what was ...
Fish Market
Two people, one a fisherman and the other a fish market managar come on stage and hold a long cord between them. The fish market man attempts to call the fisherman on the telephone to see if he has any ...
Fishing
(The scene opens with the two players rowing an imaginary boat.) Andrew: Whew! It sure is a long way out here. Robert: Yep. (puts hand to eyes) I can't see the shore anymore. Ready to start fishing ? Andrew: I ...
Fishing on a Park Bench
Three guys are sitting on a park bench. Goober is quietly reading, Gomer is pretending to swim in a lake (jumps off bench and swims around). Gopher is pretending to be fishing, reeling fish after fish. Policeman comes in and ...
Fishing Success
Five or six fishermen sit on the end of the dock (chairs), casting and winding in their lines. One fisherman is catching all the fish: the others have no luck. In turn, the unlucky ones ask the successful fisherman why ...
Fishin
Center stage is a lad fishing from a billy can or bucket, he keeps pulling the rod as though he has something on the line. A passer by looks at him as he walks by and then walks on, after ...
Five Thousand Chicks
Props: Farm clothes for both players. Special Effects: [Knock, knock, knock] Farmer: Is this the farmer's information office? Manager: Yep, what can I do for you? Farmer: Well, I'm havin' an awful time on that chicken farm I bought. Manager: ...
Flasher
One member seems to be wearing nothing but an overcoat in front of the campfire. As each scout approached him, he would (with his back turned to the audience) flash the "innocent" bystander. Each time that he flashed, the person ...
Flea
Boys standing in a line, first boy scratches, then second on down the line, last boy feels it and says "Oh there you are Marvin, I've been looking all over for you. You've got to stop hopping around, Marvin (boy ...
Flora the Flea
Performer
(The performer is putting his trained flea Flora through all her tricks, explaining all her tricks as she does them. His eyes follow every flip, jump, etc. as she performs and lands back in his hand. ...
Fly in the Soup
Customer: Waiter, waiter, there's a fly in my soup ! Waiter : (Enters, very snooty, peering into the soup) Oh, yes, you are right sir. That will be an extra 25 cents for the meat. Customer: But waiter, he's swimming ...
Flying High
Boys on a flight to Germany or other destination. They act up and really give the stewardess or steward (den leader, 11 year old patrol leader etc.) a hard time. Finally, one of them bumps into her/him and knocks a ...
Food Water Mirror on the Sahara
2 or 3 People, cup of water, combs, Narrator
Setting: Sahara Desert
Narrator: Here are some poor, thirsty men on the desert who've been stranded on the desert for days. Let's watch.
(Two or three people are crawling, calling ...
Four Leaf Clover
A person finds a four leaf clover. He feels sure that it will bring him good luck. Another person runs into him. They accuse each other of running into each other. They start hitting each other. A policeman comes along, ...
Franky 2 The Monster
Announcer: We are in Dr. Frankenstein's laboratory, and as the scene opens, the he is just bringing his monster to life. Doctor: [connecting wires to monster] There, Igor, everything is all set. Pull the switch. Igor: [pulls switch - makes ...
Franky 3 Youre it
Announcer: The scene is a school yard where the children are playing tag. [children run around, playing tag, but do not use the words ["You're It."] Boy: [entering, excitedly] The Frankenstein monster is coming, the Frankenstein monster is coming! [children ...
Fred the Trained Flea
"Here in my hand is Fred the Trained Flea. Fred will perform for you some amazing feats. Watch closely." "Fred, do jumping jacks! Very good! Cheer, everyone!" "Fred, do a somersault!" "Fred, do a high jump!" Watch him go way ...
French Restaurant
This skit is best done with older scouts because its rather complicated, and even better if the volunteer is an unknowing new adult leader. It always gets big laughs from everyone involved. Props needed: two chairs, two glasses of water ...
Fresh Fish
Merchant (hangs up sign FRESH FISH SOLD HERE): Sure did spend a lot of time and money having this sign made up, but it's worth it, it's worth it! Boy 1: You don't need the word FRESH, surely? You wouldn't ...
Friends of Years
Three guys are sitting on a park bench. Goober is quietly reading, Gomer is pretending to swim in a lake (jumps off bench and swims around). Gopher is pretending to be fishing, reeling fish after fish. Policeman comes in and ...
Frontier Life
A narrator tells a story of the harsh frontier life out on the prairie. Scouts perform various actions cued by the narrator, including a large group to act as a thundering herd of buffalo, and three act as “volunteers.” The ...
Fun Bearing Torut
Now it happened that there was a mining camp in Colorado where more than an average number of the miners were bald. An enterprising hair tonic salesman from Kentucky decided to take advantage of this golden opportunity, so he made ...
Fun Stuff
Cub # 1: I know a person who thinks he’s an owl Cub # 2: Who? Cub # 1: Now I know two. Cub # 1: How many birds can carry a big basket? Cub # 2: I don’t know. ...
Future Careers
Props: A large box that Cubs can step into and out of; decorate front with knobs and dials. Cub #1:Ladies and gentlemen, this is the fantastic, terrific magic future machine. By entering this machine you will know your future career. ...
Future Careers
Props A large box that Cubs can step into and out of; decorate front with knobs and dials. Costume pieces representing the future career for Cubs to have on when they announce their future career. (e.g Chef’s Hat for chef) ...
Game Show
The skit starts out with a couple of campers (or scouts in your case) asking for some volunteers from the audience (parents will do JUST fine…evil grin). The volunteers are then removed from the room by one of the scouts ...
Gathering of the Nuts Version 2
Vincent: I am the famous artist, Vincent Van Go Go. I have come here this evening at great expense to create one of my living nature paintings which will express the atmosphere of this camp ! First I am going ...
Getting the Bird
It is explained to the audience that they are to try and guess the name of well known local birds that will be acted out. Then, members of the patrol enter singly or in pairs, in quick succession and mime ...
Ghost Story
Boys lined up in file tiptoe onto the stage and suddenly stop. The message is passed in a mock whisper from the head of the line to the foot and vice versa. Head: (points) That's where I saw the ghost! ...
Ghost With One Black Eye
Ghost, 3 Pedestrians
Setting: City Street
#1: (Bends over; picks up coin.) Wow! A loony!
Ghost: (Comes out; scary voice.) I am the Ghost with one black eye!
(#1 scared; drops loony; runs away)
#2: (Bends over; picks up coin.) Wow! ...
Ghostcatchers
Two guys start a ghost catching business. They go to this house and can't get rid of the ghost. The ghost finally leaves because one of the guys sings very badly and off key. The ghost can't stand it and ...
Giant Worm
On stage you have a boy concealed in a sleeping bag that is open on both ends, he is the Giant worm. Several "hikers" happen upon the worm. The hikers are eating and carrying with them a supply of candy ...
Glass of Water
There is a glass of water in the middle of the stage. First scout crawls across the floor crying for water. He dies dramatically shortly after beginning his crawl. The second person dies just short of the glass of water. ...
Going Places
This is a question and answer skit for up to 9 Cubs. Two sets of answers are given and should be used according to whether you wish the skit to be serious or silly. A cub can read each riddle ...
Going The Distance
Personnel: Any number of boys Opening: All start out walking: 1st Boy: (stops) I’m thirsty. (All get a drink.) (Continue Walking.) 2nd Boy: (stops) I’m hot (All wipe off face.) (Continue Walking.) 3rd Boy: (stops) I’m hungry (All get something ...
Going to Court
This one is a run on that requires the above-mentioned partner whose been around for years and will be for years more, and good timing. One of the nice things about this one is that you can use as little ...
Gold is Where Ya Find It
Props- Pie tins, old flannel shirts, old hats, maybe a shovel, a large gold cardboard heart with double-stick tape on one side! All boys put on old shirts and hats except for one that stays in full uniform. One boy ...
Gone Fishin
Three boys sitting on a bench or chairs in the front of the room. The two boys on outside have fishing poles, the one in the middle is reading a newspaper. Boys with lines act like they are fishing. Cub ...
Good Soup
Props: a large pot, several spoons, and a floor mop. A chef's hat would also be useful. Announcer: This scene takes place in the camp Dining Hall. (Several boys are seated around a large pot, sampling the imaginary contents with ...
Gotta Go Wee
(The boys are seated in two rows, as in a school bus, with one at the front as the driver.) Tommy: [running to front] Stop the bus, I gotta go wee! Driver: [making driving motions] I can't stop here. You ...
Granny Wake Up
Cast: Grandson, Granny (2 people), Volunteer, Victim, campfire blanket(s) Setting: In Granny's Room Granny is in bed (say on the floor,) and of course is covered with blankets. Your two grannies lie down on their backs, as close together as ...
Grannys Candy Store
Paint a verbal picture of the various scouts acting as a cash register (person says ching, ching), popcorn machine (goes pop, pop), door (person holds arms horizontal,swinging saying creak, creak), tree, chair, etc. Have three guys standing there with no ...
Grease
Boy 1: Tonight we are going to be talking about ancient Greece. (Boy 2 walks on stage carrying a can of Crisco.) Boy 1: No, no; not that kind of grease. You know Greece, the place. Boy 2: Oh yeah, ...
Green Side Up Green Side Up
Characters: A Building Contractor, A Couple (if lady isn't available, changes can be made for one person) Contractor (inside house): Okay, we need a color for the wall in the living room. (walks to space that is living room). Wife: ...
Greetings 2
This is a classic that appears almost every year for your Holiday Pack Show. Commissioner Dave Set Up: The Den Chief explains that the audience is to respond by doing as the boys say and then introduces the ceremony. The ...
Hairy Hamburger
A man sits down in a restaurant and orders a hamburger. The waiter bring out his hamburger. The man starts eating his hamburger and finds a hair in it; complains to waiter and another one is brought out. The second ...
Happiness is Misery is skit
CAST: 2 to 8 Cub Scouts, or more. (Cubs alternate, first boy says, “HAPPINESS is…,” second boy says, “MISERY is…”) PROPS: Hold up cards or cardboard cutouts (painted) of smiling and sad faces that boys can make themselves. 1ST CUB: ...
Happyness Is Misery Is
CAST: 2 to 8 Cub Scouts, or more (Cubs alternate; first boy says: “HAPPINESS IS…,” second boy says : “MISERY IS…” PROPS: Hold up cards or cardboard cutouts (painted) of smiling and sad faces that boys can make ...
Harlem Globetrotters
Three scouts are doing laundry, each is sitting behind a bucket which holds his "laundry". Two of the buckets really have water and a rag or two. All three work at scrubbing and wringing water from their laundry for a ...
Hat Skit
(This skit is done by one person. A hat type or position and voice indicates the character. The Mother talks in a high voice with the lower lip out and up, and wears a fancy shower hat. The Father wears ...
Have You Seen my Belly Button
Cast: Dog owner, Passengers on bus, stuffed animal Setting: City Bus Owner goes around on the bus asking people if they've seen his Belly Button. Some ignore him, women gasp, people are horrified, some respond, "The nerve of him!" "How ...
Heavens Gate
You can get your favorite leader or friend with this one. Need: 5 or more scouts (1 is an announcer, 1 is an Angel). Announcer: Here we are at the Gates of Heaven. Scout 1: (Walks up to angel at ...
Herman The Trained Flea
The trainer has a flea various tricks, when suddenly he loses Herman, his trained flea. He searches around for Herman, calling for him, eventually a person is brought forward with a flea in his hair. The punch line is, "This ...
Hiccup for Me
A boy comes out and says something like, "Hic - I can't - Hic - get rid of these Hic-ups". Another person comes out and asks what wrong. He is told and yells "BOO!" to help the boy get rid ...
High Wire Act
The clowns come on and single file walks along an imaginary wire on the floor. They use the standard umbrella to help balance themselves and make the walking look difficult. After they all finish, the clowns come forward and take ...
How Far
Personnel: Any number of boys Equipment: Pedometer (can be an oversized prop for effect) Setting or Opening: Boys are heaped in a pile - looking worn out after a long hike. Cub 1 Wow, that was a long hike. Cub ...
How Not To Build A Rocket
Think of this as the 3 Stooges building a rocket ship. It is pantomime only. With all the slapstick bumping, shoving, and horseplay possible. Cast: 3 boys as astronauts in white suits and helmets 1 Cub in uniform Props: 3 ...
How The Sun Moon Stars Got Into The Sky
Dress up all the boys as Indian Braves and assign four of them the following parts. Have the rest of the boys sit around a “campfire” and listen to the story. CHARACTERS:CHIEF Stand with arms folded across chest and say ...
How to Build a Thingamajig
Doodads: Clickety-clack, clickety clack Dingford: Whiz, bang, boom Freedistant: Whoosh, whoosh Higoricky: Snap, crackle, pop Scatereekus: All sounds together Very few families these days can get by without a thingamajig. Sure you can buy one at the local hardware and ...
HOW TO BUILD A THINGAMAJIG
Doodads: Clickety-clack, clickety clack Dingford: Whiz, bang, boom Freedistant: Whoosh, whoosh Higoricky: Snap, crackle, pop Scatereekus: All sounds together Very few families these days can get by without a thingamajig. Sure you can buy one at the local hardware and ...
How to Make the Team
Two boys, one eats vegetables, exercises, ballerate (ballet & karate), runs (gets a kid to chase him home-school bully). The other kid eats candy bars, plays baseball with guys. First guy (vegetable eater) makes the team and the other kid ...
How to Wash An Elephant
Before introducing this stunt, choose three people to leave the room. They should not overhear the narrator. Narrator explains to audience that the stunt is called "How to Wash an Elephant", a classic example in communications. He tells the following ...
I Gotta Go Wee
Five guys sleeping in a tent, all in a row. The scoutmaster on one end, the little scout on the other. The little scout climbs over all the other sleeping scouts, who try to remain asleep, and shakes the scoutmaster. ...
Im a Rabbit
Cub 1: Ask me if I'm a rabbit. Cub 2: Okay Are you a rabbit? Cub 1: Yes. Now ask me if I'm a beaver. Cub 2: Are you a beaver? Cub 1: No, stupid. I already told you I ...
Im Gonna Get You
Cast: Murderer, BUTTER knife, Jar of peanut butter, Sleeping Family Members Setting: In House at Night When All Are Asleep Thief is looking around the house, with a flashlight perhaps and holding the BUTTER knife (anything else would be overkill, ...
Im Russian
One of those skits that may be inappropriate. Cast: 4 Russians, 1 Person late for work All actors come out one at a time, using Russian accents except the last person. #1: (Comes out) I'm Russian! #2: I'm Russian! Thank ...
If
A short, silly skit about scampish elves and their concern for Santa. CAST: SANTA 9 ELVES EXTRA ELVES (Non-speaking parts) PROPS: 1 large sign on wall or drapes saying “DO NOT DlSTURB - SANTA’S SLEEPING” paper and ...
Igor
No props are needed, although the actors can make up bits of costumes that emphasize their roles. The evil professor can wear a long white lab coat. Some rehearsal is wise, to get the most out of each performance. A ...
Important Papers
Props: Chair, roll of toilet paper, blanket for cape, tinfoil crown, sheets of notepaper. King: [seated] Sir Roger, bring me my important papers! Roger: [enters with notepaper] Here you are, your Majesty. King: Those are not my important papers. Go ...
Improv Skit
Equipment: assortment of odd items Split into small groups. Each group is given an item or a bag of items and is given 2-3 minutes to come up with a skit using the item(s) given to them ...
In the Furniture Store
You need a furniture store salesman and a customer who knows what is happening. Before the salesman can sell anything, he needs stock. Call for volunteers from the audience: four to lie down to make the rug; three to crouch ...
Indian Scout
Props: Feathers and headband for the Indian, hiking gear for Scouts (As the scene opens, we find an Indian laying with his ear to the ground) [Enter Patrol on a hike] Patrol Leader: Well, fellows, we've seen a lot of ...
Infantry The
A variation of the Viper. A scout runs in to a camp of soldiers yelling "The infantry is coming! The infantry is five miles away!" The soldiers look up, mumble, and act nervous. A scout runs into the camp of ...
Intelligence
Two ditch diggers are digging a ditch when their boss walks by and then just stands around. One digger turns to the other and ask why they have to do all the work, while the boss gets paid more. The ...
Is a Train Comin Today
Grandma, Grandpa
Setting: Train Station
Grandma: (In old voice) Grandpa, is a train Comin' from the south today?
Grandpa: (Hobbles over to station, checks the schedule, looks to the south, returns, and in an old voice,) No, Grandma.
Grandma: Grandpa, ...
Is a Train Passing Today
One of those skits rarely done yet quite funny if done right. Cast: Grandma, Grandpa Setting: Train Station Grandma: (In old voice) Grandpa, is a train passing from the south today? Grandpa: (Hobbles over to station, checks the schedule, looks ...
Is Captain Kidd Afraid of Himself
Cast: Captain Kidd, Other people walking by, Mirror Setting: Street C.K.: I'm the roughest, toughest, meanest, ugliest pirate to roam the seas. Watch this. (Tries to scare first man walking by.) Man: I'm not scared of you! C.K. keeps on ...
Is Captain Kidd Afraid of Himself
Cast: Captain Kidd, Other people walking by, Mirror Setting: Street C.K.: I'm the roughest, toughest, meanest, ugliest pirate to roam the seas. Watch this. (Tries to scare first man walking by.) Man: I'm not scared of you! C.K. keeps on ...
Is It Time Yet
Need: 5-8 Scouts standing (or laying) with left foot crossed over right and right arm crossed over lef First Scout in line asks: "IS IT TIME YET?" - Second Scout asks third, etc down the line. Last Scout says: "NO" ...
Is It Time Yet
CAST: As many Cubs as you have.
SETTING: The Cubs are lying on the ground, on their left side, using their left arm as a pillow, the right stretched over the next person’s shoulder.
(Both questions and answers are repeated singly by ...
Is It Time Yet 2
Group lines up, sits down, crosses right leg over left leg, crosses arms in front of chest and bow head as if to be asleep. First person wakes up, nudges next person and says, "Is it time yet?". Each person ...
Is It Time Yet 3
Have several boys standing in a line (facing the audience) with one arm on the next boys shoulder. The first boy in line looks at the second and asks the second boy, "IS it time yet?" The second boy asks ...
Is the Train Comin
Members of a six or patrol stand in a straight line facing the audience. Pa stands at one end, next to Ma and an assortment of sons, daughters, cousins, etc. All speak in slow, southern drawls. Pa turns head toward ...
Its All Around Me
You need two characters, one on stage and the other to rush on in a panic, swatting the air, looking desperate and yelling, "It's all around me, it's all around me!" "What? What's all around you?" the first player asks. ...
JC Penney
Version 1: One Scout is standing on stage. A Second Scout walks up. The First Scout says, "Those are nice shoes. Where did you get them?" The Second Scout says, "J. C. Penny [J.C. Penny is a department store in ...
JC Penney 1
CAST: As many CUBS as you’d like (at least 6 recommended) One person designated as J.C. PENNEY. PROPS: Towel and one article of clothing for each character, SETTING: One boy on stage, another boy enters 1ST BOY: Where did ...
JC Penney 2 A More Obvious JC Penney Variation
CAST: STORE CLERK J.C. PENNEY CUSTOMERS (as many as desired) PROPS: Table for checkout counter Cash register(optional) Towel Various articles of clothing (Suggest Cub Scout uniform parts) SETTING: Clerk in store. 1ST BOY: Hi. Do ...
Jeb And Ebb
No campfire is complete without the two Hillbillies, Jeb and Ebb. Barefoot, jeans and plaid shirt, droopy hats and a bit of wheat or straw sticking out here and there. EBB: Where ye been, Jeb? I ain’t seen you in ...
Joe and the Button Factory
There are umpteen zillion versions of this skit. The one that I know goes like this. Hi, my name is Joe, And I work in a Button Factory. I've got a wife, three kids, And that's a lot. One day ...
Join the Army
Cast: Army Recruiter, Trainees Setting: Gymnasium Recruiter: (To audience) Join the army and learn some great skills! You can become rough and tough like me! For instance, you can learn wrestling! (Two trainees wrestle on the floor) And how about ...
Joke Teller
A patrol of scouts are sitting around the campfire, eating their dinner. Every once in a while an older scout will yell out a number and all of the scout will laugh hysterically. All except one new scout who just ...
Joses Dilemma
Assign the parts to 5 groups; everyone will respond to FIESTA with “Olé. JOSE: I want to go MAMA: Take your sombrero SOMBRERO: It’s too hot SISTER: Take me, Jose BURRO: Hee-haw FIESTA (Everyone): Olé Scene is a small town ...
Jumbo Burgers
Cast: 2 People, Radio Voice Setting: Park #1: Boy, what a lunch! Those Jumbo Burgers were really strange -- but good. I wonder why they wouldn't tell us what kind of meat was in it? #2: Oh, you know, they ...
Jungle Drums
Cast: Mowgli, who drums out messages on a tom-tom; several Cubs in full uniform; Akela. As Mowgli beats out messages, Cubs take turns translating for Akela. (Mowgli drums) Akela: What's he saying? Cub 1: Mowgli says there will be a ...
Jungle Interview
Cub 1: We're here to interview the jungle animals. Cub 2: Tell me, Bagheera, how do you keep your fur so shiny and bright? Bagheera: I rub it with baby oil, day and night. Cub 3: Hey Kaa, you're skinny ...
Karate Orientale
Once done with a Pirate theme whereby instead of having a karate expert, had a pirate who was good with a sword. No change in progression or punchline, though. Cast: Karate Expert, 3 Muggers, 1 Mugger with a gun Expert: ...
Keep America Beautiful Contest
6 Cubs or Scouts Setting: Five Cubs Sitting in Their Clubhouse (indicated by appropriate signs) playing a game. Cub 1: (Runs in, very excited) Hey, you guys! Did you hear about the big contest? Cub 2: What contest? What's it ...
Keep America Beautifull
Scene: Flower and grass wave gently in the breeze. Trash can is sleeping. Litterbug is laughing and throwing pop cans and bottles on flowers, and candy wrappers and newspaper on grass. Flower: Oh, what hit me? My petals are crushed. ...
Keep Canada Beautiful Contest
Otherwise known as "The Contest" in the Leader Magazine. Text from The Best of the Leader Cut Out Pages. You could just as easily do this as Keep America Beautiful or any other country for that matter. Cast: 6 Cubs ...
Knot Demonstration
A person comes out with a length of rope. He proceeds to give a knot demonstration some of which do not turn the way he expects. He has creative and imaginative names for his knots such as the double hitch ...
Lawn Mower
One person bends over pantomiming a lawn mower. This "mower" rumbles and shakes, sputtering, as the gardener tries to start it. It doesn't start. Other members of the skit try to start it with no luck. The gardener chooses a ...
Lawnmower Salesman
CHARACTERS:2 CUSTOMERS LAWNMOWERS, played by 2-6 Cub Scouts SALESMAN SCENE: In front of a store (Cub Scouts are down on their hands and knees representing lawnmowers. The salesman is waiting for a customer.) CUSTOMER: (Enters) Hi! I need ...
Lawnmower The
(One participant is on his hands and knees as the mower.) Owner : (Yanking imaginary rope, while mower sputters) This darned old mower, I can't get it going. I need some help. (Gets help from another participant.) Helper #1: So ...
Learning English
Yet another which may be considered inappropriate. Cast: Narrator, French Person, Storekeeper, Border Guard Narrator: This man (indicate French person) wanted to learn English so that he could go to the US to do some shopping. So he went to ...
Learning the Alphabet
Cast: Teacher, Kid Setting: Classroom Kid: (To teacher) May I go to the washroom? Teacher: First you have to recite the alphabet. Kid recites the alphabet BUT leaves out the letter P. Teacher: You forgot the letter P. What happened ...
Leaving
Player walks across the area scattering handfuls of leaves he takes from a big bag. Another player approaches and asks, "What are you doing?" 1st Player: I'm leaving! ...
Let Me Have It
This is an old, old vaudeville stunt. It depends on the interaction between the players and the crowd. Overacting and showing off should be encouraged. The only prop needed is a length of rubber tubing, such as a piece of ...
Letters from Home
Props: Two sheets of paper. Scott: (Enters) Gee, it's always nice to get a letter from home when you're at camp. Robin: (Enters) Hey, look, I got a letter from my Mom. Scott: Me too. Listen, my Mom says she's ...
Lie Detector
A transparent container (i.e. an old vase) and a coin with a string attached. The container sits on a table with a cloth over it. Have two guys start up a conversation where one tries to convince the other that ...
Life On Other Planets
Boys come out representing each planet Mercury: (Jumping around) You'd really get a hot foot if you lived on me. The temperature is 950 on Mercury. Venus: (Moving hands as if parting fog) You might think that Venus is lovely ...
Lighthouse 2
Director: The community has decided to build a lighthouse so that its fishermen can find their way safely home. [A tall person is chosen to be the lighthouse] Now, we all know that a lighthouse is surrounded by a reinforcing ...
Lighthouse 3 Cornflakes
PROPS: A fake microphone, suitable attire for WIFE. DAN LATHER: [knocking at lighthouse door] Well, here I am at the famous Mariposa Lighthouse to find a top news story for the day. LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER'S WIFE: [coming 'round and 'round the ...
Lightning Strike
A group of scouts are out hunting along with the troop chaplain. The Troop Chaplain says "Look there goes a duck." A Scout using imaginary rifle takes a shot, and missing says something beginning with Dang. (Dang, I missed. Dang, ...
Lights Camera Action
This skit is performed on a Hollywood sound stage, you have a director, cameraman and actors: Doctor, leading man and maiden. The man is on his death bed, maiden runs to call for the doctor, doctor comes and says he ...
Listen at the Wall
One person goes along a wall listening and listening. Others come along and ask him what he is doing. He says dramatically, "Listen," and the others do. One of them says, "I don't hear anything", in a disgusted voice. "LISTEN", ...
Litter Hurts
A scout comes out and begins talking about low impact camping and the importance of preserving nature. As he walks around, he sees a piece of litter and picks it up. He complains about the thoughtlessness of campers who litter. ...
Little Brother
Scout 1: Whatcha doing ? Scout 2: Writing a letter to my little brother. Scout 1: Why are you writing so slowly? Scout 1: Because my little brother can't read very fast! ...
Little Green Ball
First scout comes on and says 'Oh no I've lost it' He then starts to search around on the floor. Second scout comes in and asks what he is looking for. First scout replies that he has lost his little ...
Living Xylophone
The instrument consists of several kneeling performers. The player strikes each on the head with a fake mallet or his fist as if playing a xylophone. Each player utters a single note when struck. Simple songs such as "Twinkle, Twinkle, ...
Lobster Tail
Two Scouts enter a fancy seafood restaurant, seated by Host, given menus, they study and discuss the menus, etc. Waiter arrives to take orders. One customer orders shrimp. The second says, " I'd like a lobster tail, Please." Waiter says ...
Lost Dog
CAST: DAVE BOB SETTING: Dave is crying DAVE: Boo hoo hoo! BOB: Hey Dave, why are you crying? DAVE: (still sniffling) I lost my dog BOB: Maybe he’ll come home. DAVE: No, he won’t come home. He’s lost. BOB: ...
Lost Instrument Skit
Cast: Billy and five other Cub Scouts Props: Comb wrapped in wax paper, Kazoos for the rest of the boys, small musical instrument case. Billy: I can't find my comb! Cub 2: Why do you need a comb? Cub 3: ...
Lost Item around Campfire
First boy searches the ground around the campfire. Second boy: "What are you looking for, maybe I can help you find it. First boy: "I dropped my neckerchief slide." Second boy: "Where were you standing when you dropped it." First ...
Lost Money
CAST: Several CUB SCOUTS SETTING: 1st Cub is circling around and looking down at the ground. 2ND CUB: What are you doing? 1ST CUB: I dropped my money and I’m looking for it. 2ND CUB: Well, I’ll help you look ...
Lunch Break
Props: Lunch bags or pails. Announcer: We see here a construction site. It is now lunch time, and two friends are about to eat. Worker 1: (Opens lunch bag and looks very disgusted) Yechhhh !! Egg salad sandwiches again ! ...
Mad Reporter
The scene is a bridge where a very depressed reporter is about to jump off (the end of the stage or a platform could be the end of the bridge). The reporter says that he has had it, can't get ...
Magic Campfire
MAGIC CAMPFIRE STARTSCompiled by Scouter Stewart Bowman 8th Whitby Scout Troop Whitby District Lakeridge Region Ontario, Canada November 1992INTRODUCTIONThe following compilation of "Magic Campfire Starts" has been collected over a period of years and from a variety of resources. Although ...
Making A Cub Scout
CHARACTERS:Child Two Leaders Two Parents PROPS: You will need a large table for the child to lie on during the “operation.” The “doctor” can carry a large cardboard knife. Props to be “removed” are tacked to back of table, out ...
Making a Cub Scout
Characters: Child, Two Leaders, Two Parents Props: You will need a large table for the child to lie on during the “operation.” The “doctor” can carry a large cardboard knife. Props to be “removed” are tacked to the back of ...
Martian Mamma
Mamma is washing dishes, back to baby. Baby says that he wants a drink. "Right in front of you dear", says mamma. Baby picks up green drink. Baby says that he wants Martian Cream Pie, getting real pushy, aggressive, and ...
Measurement Problem
Need: 3 scouts (2 older scouts and 1 cubscout). (Two Scouts come on stage carrying a long pole. They prop it up, then stand back and look at it.) Scout 1: Now, there are several ways we can figure out ...
Medical Genius
Setting is the office of a famous psychiatrist. He is seated behind a table. Nurse brings in a patient with a flowerpot on his head. Another patient enters and runs around, waving his arms as if flying. Next patient keeps ...
Military Genius
Sergeant is drilling a group of uniformed men, who are a pretty sloppy lot - shoestrings untied, shirt tails out, collars unbuttoned, hats at odd angles etc. Sergeant drills in a march, but they go in the wrong directions, trip ...
Missed
Scene 1: Guy juggling balls. Drops one. Snaps fingers and says, "Missed!" Exits. Scene 2: Same guy juggling balls. Drops one. Snaps fingers and says, "Missed!" Exits. Scene 3: Same guy Says. "If I don't get it this time, I'll ...
Mister Bones
CAST: MR. JONES MR. BONES CHOIR, behind Mr. Jones and Mr. Bones with banjos and tambourines COSTUMES: Boys are dressed like minstrels.) MR. BONES: Mr. Jones, why does the chicken cross the road? MR. JONES: To get to ...
Mixed Body Acting
Fasten a shirt backwards around the first person's neck, leaving the sleeves empty. Have a second person stand behind the first and put his arms through the shirt sleeves. A sheet is held by two others behind the head of ...
Mixed Up Magic
Child is told to clean room. The child hates to clean his room so he gets out his book of magic spells and use one to clean the room. Unfortunately, the room gets worse with clothes etc. thrown in >from ...
More Thoughts About Campfires
Reg Roberts The Leader, December 1985As promised in the August/September Issue, here is the second in a series of articles about campfires. Again I have used as my resource some material provided by Dave Stephenson of North Vancouver, B.C.The last ...
Mowgli Goes To The Pack Meeting
Have the audience give the correct response or sound to the following words as they are read in the story. Mowgli: Laugh Baloo: Growl Wolf Cubs: Howl Pack: Say ‘Do Your Best’ Jungle: Scratch under arm pit make a sound ...
Mr Kerplunk
Announce him as Mr. Kerpluk the world renown spitter. He could be French, German, etc. with the appropriate accent. He says he will demonstrate several of his famous spits for the group. An assistant holds a bucket across the stage ...
Muscle Building Champs
CAST: 6 boys in uniform holding props as described below. Setting: All boys come on stage and one at a time step forward and speak their lines. ALL TOGETHER: We all excel in building muscles We’re champs at that, ...
Musical Genius
The announcer makes a flowery introduction about how fortunate the audience is to have the opportunity to hear the splendid vocal group about to perform. After the introduction, the group marches onto stage and lines up across the front. The ...
Musical Toilet Seat Salesman
A scout is a door to door salesman, selling Musical Toilet Seats: If you have some cardboard make props like toilet seats. Salesman approaches each home knocks on the door and sells the seat: Salesman: "Good morning sir, I like ...
My Belt
You need two characters, one on stage and the other to rush on in a panic, swatting the air, looking desperate and yelling, "It's all around me, it's all around me!" "What? What's all around you?" the first player asks. ...
Napoleons Last Farewell
The narrator walks to the center of the stage and says that he would now like to present for his audience, that historical event, Napoleon's last farewell to his troops, after his defeat at the battle of waterloo. He builds ...
New Car The
Cast: Salesman, Buyer, 5 People to be Tires, Victim Setting: Car Showroom 4 of the tires are crouched in "tire" formation as on a car. The fifth is the spare tire at the back. Salesman: Here, Sir, is our latest ...
New Family Induction Campfire
Props: Appropriate Cub Scout book, a stick of wood for everyone, campfire (may be a prop). Asst. CM: We have some boys and their parents requesting to join our pack. Cubmaster: Bring them to our pack fire. (Boys and parents ...
New Saw
Need: 3 scouts (1 as announcer). Announcer: This scene takes place in a hardware store in a small north woods lumber town. Lumberjack: (Enters) My old crosscut saw is worn out, and I need something that will let me cut ...
News Flash
Cast: Reporter, Editor, toy gun Setting: Newsroom Editor: Okay, you're new on the job, so I'll give you a tip. You have to go and get a current story. Something new. Reporter: Right, boss. Great news. Goes out, comes running ...
No Rocket Scientist
Setting: Rocket pilot in cockpit on one side of stage. Ground control with computer on other side. ...
No Skit
CAST: As many as you wish SETTING: 1ST Cub walks on stage in tears. He carries on, crying incessantly and blowing his nose. 2ND CUB: (Enters) What’s wrong? 1ST CUB: (Whispers in his ear) (They both cry and carry on.) ...
No Skit 2
Scout #1 Oh, no! Scout #2 What's the matter? Scout #1 whispers to Scout #2. No one hears them. Scout #2 Oh, no! Scout #3 What's the matter? Scout #2 whispers to Scout #3. No one hears them. This continues ...
Noise Pollution
THE FIRE SIREN (Moan) THE POLICEMAN (Loud Whistle) THE LIBRARIAN (SSSSh!) THE DUCKS (Quack-quack) THE DOG (Arf, Arf) THE CHICKENS (Bok-Bok-Bok) THE PIGS (Snort, Oink) TWO BOYS (sing, Row, Row, Row your Boat) (If there is room, appropriate motions can ...
Norbert
Norbert is an unusual young Scout who is very proud of being self-sufficient, and likes to tell us about his ability. He is a little uncoordinated, much to the delight of the audience. This skit is best presented indoors with ...
Nosebleed
Person with nosebleed, 3 Pedestrians, 4th Pedestrian
Setting: City Street
(Nosebleed person is looking down at the ground. #1 comes in and looks around, then down, and mumbles,)
#1: Hmm, what's going down, man? (No answer.)
#2 walks in, does ...
Nurses The
The scene is an emergency room at a hospital. The nurse is totally self absorbed, combing hair, looking in mirror etc. Whether you have a male nurse or a boy dressed up like a girl is up to you. A ...
Offensive Bus Passenger
Players are pretending that they are riding a bus. There is a bus driver and several passengers. Every time the bus stops, the passengers holds their nose, coughs, etc. looking at a specific passenger as they get off the bus. ...
OhWaTaGooSiam
A guru with a turban on his head comes out and sits down in the middle of the stage. Members of the audience are solicited to take part in the session. They are told to repeat the magic phrase after ...
Old Movie Scene
Run through a short movie scene. Use jerky motions, flashlight flicker, etc. Just as the scene is about to end, the narrator says, "Oh no! Something's wrong; it's going backwards!" Then run through the whole scene backwards. Keep the scene ...
Old Socks
A group of scouts approach a scout and smell a foul odor. After some carrying on, the scouts determine it smells like old socks. One scouts says: "Good Grief, when is that last time you washed your socks? The Scout ...
Olympic Drama
Have den line up on stage. One scout steps forward and announces that this is the first international exhibition of a new Olympic event. This is the cue for the rest of the scouts to grin as wide as possible. ...
One Step at A Time
Characters: Senior Scout (like a Den chief, Denner, etc.) Junior “Cub” Scouts. Setting: All Scouts are on stage as the skit starts. Cub 1: When I grow up I’m going to be the world’s greatest broad jumper and jump like ...
One Step at a Time
Characters: Senior Scout (like a Den chief, Denner, etc.) Junior “Cub” Scouts. Setting: All Scouts are on stage as the skit starts. Cub 1: When I grow up I’m going to be the world’s greatest broad jumper and jump like ...
OOOOOO A Bug
Have a huge wag of chewing gum (or homemade modeling clay), green and black, lying on a plate in the middle of a table on the stage. First boy walks in, looks at the table and comments on how gross ...
Out Where Men Are Men
Assign the following characters to different groups, then read or tell the story. As each character is mentioned, the proper group rises, makes the appropriate sounds and sits down. CHARACTERS:COWBOY raises right fist and shouts “Yippee” HORSE clap hands ...
Over the Cliff
The Senior patrol leader arrives with his troop and begins to admire the view from the top of the cliff, upon which they are standing. He begins to organize things and asked for various items such as food, saw, matches, ...
Pain Is Where You Find It
CAST: DOCTOR PATIENT (Add extras according to the number of boys in den) SETTING: Doctor’s office DOCTOR: Good morning Mr. Smith MR. SMITH: (Bending over in pain.) Oh...Oh...this pain!!! DOCTOR: Where does it seem to be? MR. ...
Painting the Walls
In the middle of the singing a person wearing two coats, holding a paint bucket, paint brush, and a step ladder pushes through the crowd. He excuses himself saying he is a painter and needs to do the next room. ...
Panther Tracks
Two Scouts are walking along when they spot some interesting tracks. Scout One - "Hey!! Look animal tracks! I wonder what kind of tracks are those?" Scout Two - " They look like cat tracks, big cat tracks. Let's take ...
Pass the Pepper
Setting: Family Sitting at the Dinner Table, talking in a very thick Southern Drawl.
Ma: Pass the peppa, Pa.
(Goes down the line to Pa, who responds)
Pa: Here's the Black Peppa, Ma.
(Goes down the line to Ma, who ...
Patience Jackass Patience
You can ham this up a bit, but here's the gist of it. Two scouts enter (one on all fours if conditions allow) and move across stage as the skit proceeds. One is the mule and the other is the ...
Peanuts
Judge, Bailiff, 3 (or more) Scruffy Guys, Peanuts (person) Setting: Courthouse Judge: Order in the court! Order in the court! Bring in the first case! (Bailiff brings in a scruffy guy.) Judge: What's your problem? #1: Duh, I like to ...
Peanuts 2
Cast: policeman; three boys; police chief. (Policeman hustles scuffed looking boy up to boy sitting at the table marked CHIEF.) Policeman: Here's a bunch of trouble- makers for you, sir. Chief: O.K. Constable. I'll deal with this. (dismisses officer, turns ...
Peanuts in the Lake
Each person has a handful of peanuts hidden away (except girl's peanuts which are visible), perhaps in campfire blanket pocket. All family members are present on the stage. Cast: Girl, Mother, Father, Brother, Sister, Cousin, Aunt, Uncle, Grandmother, Friend etc. ...
Pencil Salesman
A sales manager is trying to teach a dumb salesman how to sell. The manager tells the trainee to listen to him carefully and he will teach him how to sell. He gives him the following instructions: 1) Hold pencils ...
Pencils
Man Wearing Cap Sideways (looking Goofy) holding pencils says, quietly: Pencils, Pencils, Pencils People Walk by in disgust Good Scout: Let me help you sell your Pencils Vendor: Okay! Good Scout: First you need to get their Attention first you ...
Pet Shop
Customer, Shopkeeper
Setting: Pet Shop
Customer: I'd like to buy a turtle.
Shopkeeper: Well, here's one of the only three turtles I have left-they sell real well out here but turtle shipments are few and far between.
Customer: Gee, thanks! ...
Pickin Cotton
A guy is standing in the middle of the ring. Someone wanders in, stage left, carrying a boombox. "Hey, nice radio! Where'd you get it?" "Pickin' Cotton" and he continues wandering off stage right. Another guy wanders in wearing a ...
Pickpocket
"Freddy Fingers and Hands Harry" meet and embrace each other. They Tell where they've been in the last few years, and as they say good-bye, one says to the other, "on you may want this." He gives back his watch. ...
Pickpockets
Two friends meet and ask each how they are doing. Each reveals that he has become a pickpocket and claims to be the best pickpocket ever. They agree to find out. They back up ten steps and walk toward each ...
Pie in the Face
This skit requires pie plates, shaving cream, towels, 3 plastic raincoats, or something similar (i.e. plastic bags). At least five people need to be involved. There is the narrator, the three members of the pie in the face team, and ...
Pink Champagne Punch
1 12-ounce bottle white grape juice 1 6-ounce can frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed 1 16-ounce pkg. frozen whole strawberries, thawed 1 12-ounce can lemon-lime soda, chilled 8 cherries (optional)Combine 1/2 of the grape juice, lemonade, and ...
Plane Landing
Pilot and control tower voice are located on opposite sides of the stage area. A out of sight on the pilot's side makes engine noises. Another person starts the skit by saying, "I think that there is a plane overhead." ...
Play Ball
The scene is set with an umpire, a catcher, a pitcher, first baseman, second baseman and third baseman. The players run out to their positions, start talking and acting like they're ready to play ball. The Umpire tells the players ...
PLC Meeting
Scene: Six to eight players sit around a table scattered with papers, a couple of water glasses, etc. They mime a discussion, some jotting down notes, etc. Enter the narrator, outfitted as a news reporter. In confidential tones, the reporter ...
Poison Spring
One by one the boys drag on stage crying for water. Each reaches a bucket with a ladle and takes a drink, splashing some water to show there is really water in it and dies. Ham up the dying as ...
Pop Commercial
Have one fellow standing, holding an unopened pop bottle, the next holding a bottle opener (or stands ready to open the container, one hand as if holding the container and the other hand raised over it), the other two doing ...
Pop Quiz
Teacher: What has five fingers and can be made of leather? Johnny : Eh… I don't know. Teacher: One glove! Now, what has 10 fingers and can he made of leather? Johnny : Eh…. I don't know. Teacher: Two gloves! ...
Post Office Kings Royal Paper
Version 1
Post Office Clerk, People in line, Person, a few letters and small boxes, and one wrapped box with a roll of toilet paper in it. Setting: Post Office (Person is last in line, clerk is behind a desk, serving ...
Potted Plant
A scout pretending to be a delivery boy comes wandering through the meeting with a potted plant which he says is for Mrs. Mergertroid. He comes back through the meeting several times each time saying, "Potted plant for Mrs. Mergetroid." ...
Presents for the Teacher
Kids bring in presents for their teacher on the first day of school. The teacher can tell what the child's parents does by the present he brings such as apples from parent's fruitstand, baker's child brings rolls, candymaker candy. The ...
Prisoner
A prisoner is brought before a judge. The policeman says that he caught him red-handed. Judge asks if it is true and the prisoner says, "Well, maybe so and maybe not". The prisoner is asked if he has stolen before ...
Pulling String
Two scouts needed, or one scout and the MC. One: (walks onto stage area pulling a string big enough to see) Two:(asks) What are you doing One: I'm pulling a string Two: what are you doing that for? One: Well, ...
Puppy in the Box
Need: 5 scouts (1 as announcer) Props: A cardboard box, and a stuffed dog (or rabbit, etc.) Announcer: This scene takes place on the street outside a grocery store. (Several participants are gathered around outside the store, chatting.) Scout 1: ...
Puppy in the Box 2
Props: A cardboard box, and a stuffed dog (or rabbit, etc.) Announcer: This scene takes place on the street outside a grocery store. (Several participants are gathered around outside the store, chatting.) Roger : (Enters holding the box) Hi guys, ...
Pussy Willow
PROPS: Various twigs, stuffed cat. One boy is identified to the audience as the "World's Greatest Woodsman" along with the fact that he can identify any kind of wood by smell alone. The "World's Greatest Woodsman" is seated and blindfolded. ...
Raisin
1st Scout comes out: Gets down on all fours, pretending to be a table. 2nd Scout comes out, looks at the table and declares; 2nd SCOUT: "Ah, a fly, I think I'll pull it's wings off" Proceeds to pick it ...
Real Thing
7-up salesmen is sent to Africa to establish a market there. He is reported missing with along with a large supply of 7-up. A search party is sent out after him. After a long search, they finally come to a ...
Reggie and the Colonel
Characters: Reggie, big, dumb, Bermudas, high socks, safari hat, glasses, down on nose, moustache, carries gun in front of him. Colonel:short, limp, monocle, no gun, just small knapsack, has cane. Scene: Walking in place through darkest Africa, speaking pronounced English ...
Restaurant Minutes
The scene is two guys enter a greasy spoon type of restaurant that has a customer and a grill type cook with a stained apron. The cook says that all they have is soup and a hot dog. The first ...
Rip Van Cub Scout
CAST: Rip Van (see below) Boy Reporter President Astronaut Scientist (Additional characters can be easily worked in if needed) PROPS: Tree Long white beard “Press” badge Paper and pencil Stack ...
Rise Walk and Kill Igor
Cast: Dr. Mad, Igor, Bank Manager, Cable Company, Electrician Setting: Dr. Mad's Laboratory Dr. Mad: (Talking to crowd, with one of those sinister, horror movies voices.) I just love my new invention, Igor. He is a robot and is such ...
River Run
The narrator tells the audience they are going to explore the wilderness. He sets the scene with members of his patrol. Two members are the river, (they are always moving around. The Trees, bushes remain still. The uniformed volunteers play ...
Robin Wood
Gather a few logs and sticks and stack them like they are in a fire pit. Find, a robin hood type hat, and possibly a bow for effect. You need someone to be an MC, and someone to be the ...
Rollicking Robots
CAST: DEN CHIEF ANNOUNCER, ROBOT NARRATOR, 6 ROBOTS (Cub Scouts) DEN CHIEF: Den presents “The Rollicking Robots From The World Tomorrow.” (Robots enter slowly in a line, then turn to face audience) ROBOT NARRATOR: We ‘re the ...
Rollicking Robots Skit
Cast: Announcer (Den Chief) Robot Narrator Six Robots (Cub Scouts) Den Chief: Den presents "The Rollicking Robots From The World Tomorrow." (Robots enter slowly in a line, then turn to face audience.) Robot Narrator: We're the very latest triumph of ...
Rope Skit
Equipment: long piece of rope, at least two Scouts All of the Scouts (except the one with the rope) line up in a straight line facing the audience. Then from off stage, the Scout with the rope walks right in ...
Rowing
Four or more people sneak up behind the speaker and set chairs down so that "the speaker can't see them." They then begin to go through the motions of casting a line and reeling it in. After a while the ...
RunOn Skits
BOY: (Comes on stage with a stick in his hand. He puts the point of the stick down on the floor, picks it up, puts it down in another place.) CUBMASTER: What are you doing? BOY: Oh, I’m just ...
Russian Pianist
The world renown Moresofi Vodka is introduced to perform his original composition Chopinsky Stickovich. He plays Chopsticks. ...
Salesman
A scout begins to sell white water balloons to scouts at summer camp.: He is yelling water balloons for sale. Various customer come up to he to buy one. However they want colored balloons and the salesman only has white ...
Saloon
Cast: 2 Cowboys, Sheriff, Goofball Setting: Saloon #1 & 2 and the sheriff are in talking to each other while goofball is polishing his gun. #1: I'm so brave that I once faced a pit full of hissing, poisonous snakes ...
Santas HelpIn
CAST: SANTA with list and empty sack. HELPERS, 6 (or more, if desire) with red caps, working tools and toys. HELPER ‘X’ (last helper) with green cap. SETTING: Santa’s Workshop, with all 7 helpers busy working on toys ...
Sarge and the Private
Sarge and private walking. Private: "I want to rest!" Sarge: "No! we have to finish this hike keep going!" Private: "But my feet hurt" etc. (Whining.) Here you can be creative, add a few more excuses... Sarge: "Absolutely NOT!!!" Private: ...
Schools on Fire
Scout wanders through area several times holding a glass of water: When asked what he is doing, he replies that the school is on fire. Leader: How do you expect to put the fire out with a tiny glass of ...
Science Class
Setting: Teacher and students enter classroom. Bell rings. Teacher: Class, today we will begin our study of astronomy. Student 1: (Loud whisper to Student 2) What's that? Student 2: It's way over your head. Teacher: Attention please, students. As t ...
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 ...
Scouting Jokes
A Scout Master was teaching his Boy Scouts about survival in the desert. "What are the three most important things you should bring with you in case you get lost in the desert?" he asked. Several hands went up, and ...
Scoutmasters Brains
A Scout goes to the trading post and asks to buy some tenderfoot brains, that'll be 25 cents. OK, (money and brains exchanged). Narrator: six months later. Same Scout back at trading post. "I'd like to buy some second class ...
Scoutmasters Gift
Six or seven scouts each bring in a wrapped present. The "presents" can be anything (paper clips, envelopes, a pencil, a block of wood); The Scoutmaster (camp director) being honored stands in front of the group. Scout 1 comes up ...
Scoutmasters Saw
Announcer: This scene takes place in a hardware store near Camp _______ home of the oldest surviving Scoutmaster. Scoutmaster (very old man): "My old crosscut saw is worn out, and I need something that will let me cut more wood ...
Sea What You Can See And Hear
Make up signs with the following phrases on them in Large letters. (The audience MUST be able to read them.) Bye now. It’s time to go. Glad you came. See you later. Sweet dreams. Happy Cubbing. This is the end. ...
Sergeant and the Private
Need: 2 scouts (Private and a Sergeant). Sarge and private walking. Private: "I want to rest!" Sarge: "No! we have to finish this hike. Keep going!" Private: "But my feet hurt" etc. (Whining.) Here you can be creative, add a ...
Seven Jerks on the Line
A 2-person skit that only requires a length of rope. Cast: 2 People on the phone, up to seven Victims, rope Each person is holding the rope at either end, and talking on the telephone Person 1: I went fishing ...
Seven Steps to Successful Skits
Tom Gray The Leader, November 1987.A group of boys on stage or around the campfire are putting on a skit. Most of them are inaudible. Those you can hear forget their lines. The punch line is smothered in the actors' ...
Shape Up
Cub 1: I can lift an elephant with one hand. Cub 2: I don't believe you. Cub 1: Give me an elephant with one hand and I'll show you. Cub 3: I can bend bars with my bare hands. Cub ...
Shut Up
Shut Up, Trouble, Police Officer, Narrator
Setting: Woods, Then a Police Station (as per narration)
Narrator: There once were a brother and sister called Shut Up and Trouble. They liked to go on walks together. (SU & T ...
Sidewalk Climbing
Cast: 1 Sidewalk Climber. 2 - 3 Passers-by and 2 offstage personnel Also needed: "Tools" - Climbing tools or even two tent stakes will work. Long rope The skit begins with the "sidewalk climber" lying on his stomach on the ...
Silly Filly Inny for Home Alone
The leader passes around slips of paper with various brief phrases on them. Each member of the group draws a paper from the proverbial hat. The leader reads the story below. When there is a pause in the story… signified ...
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 ...
Skit on Nature
The Den Leader (labeled Mother Nature) says “Everything living, and properly cared for, grows. There are things that a tree needs to grow. It needs warmth, water, care, and protection. Cub Scouts grow. What does a Cub Scout need to ...
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, ...
Smart Dog
CAST: TOM JOHN John’s DOG TOM: That’s a nice dog you have. JOHN: Thank you. He’s nice and he’s smart. DOG: Arf! TOM: A smart dog, huh? What’s his name? JOHN: Snoop. DOG: Arf! TOM: What- kind of ...
Smart Scout The
A young Eagle candidate is brought in for his Eagle Board of Review. He is asked if he has completed all of his required Merit Badges? The scout says, "Well, maybe so and maybe not". The Scoutmaster asks the Scout ...
Smelly Bus
(As the skit opens, we see several people seated, as if on a bus, with a driver at the front.) Effects: [bus sounds, strong coughing, ding, ding.] Martin: Driver, driver, let me off here! [exits] Effects: [bus continues, then wheezing, ...
Smoke Signals
1st Scout: "Hey George, look over there, smoke signals". 2nd Scout: "Oh yes Mike, what do they say?" 1st Scout: "Help............My..........Blanket's............On ..........Fire." ...
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 ...
Some Are Some Arent
Props: A broom Announcer: The scene of this skit is a store, where a rather dense boy is visiting his uncle, the store owner. [enter uncle, with broom, begins to sweep store, then nephew enters] Uncle: Well, John, you came ...
Someone Chanted Evening
Props: Blankets and rope to make Monk's Cassock. Friar: Good morning, everyone. Monks: Good morning. Friar: For our Matin, we are going to practice chanting. All together now, repeat after me: (Chanting) Morning, morning, mor-or-ning. Monks: (Rather raggedly) Morning, morning, ...
Sounds of the Lost Scoutmaster
Storyteller, Bird, Frog, Tree, Breeze, Lost Scoutmaster
(Storyteller is telling the story to the campfire crowd, while the other actors, with the exception of the Lost Scoutmaster, have the option to hide in the woods, sit in ...
Sounds of the Woods
For this, a cast of at least 4 is needed. However, the entire patrol should be involved. Use only as many woods critters as you need to give a role to each patrol member. The only person to be seen ...
Soup Skit
Customer: Waiter! Waiter! There's a fly in my soup! Waiter: (Enters, very snooty, and peers in the soup.) Oh, yes. You are right sir. That will be an extra 25 cents for the meat. Customer: But waiter, he's swimming all ...
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 ...
Space Derby Skit
While Cub Master is doing the pack meeting Two adults enter. They are wearing coveralls and motorcycle helmets. They carry their jet (made from an eight foot piece of Styrofoam and set it by the derby track They pay no ...
Spaced Out
Mission Control: The astronauts are now boarding the space ship. Let's listen to their discussion as they prepare to blast off. Astronaut 1: I get to sit by the window this time Astronaut 2: No. I get to this time! ...
Spaceship on the Moon
(Narrator instructs others to follow the motions demonstrated as he tells the story.) One hot summer day my spaceship had just landed on the moon and needed some repair. I took a pair of pliers and I worked, and I ...
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 ...
Spooks From Fire Island
Try this skit during Fire Prevention week. It was developed by Den Leaders at a Cub Scout leaders’ conference at Philmont Scout Ranch. CAST: 7 GHOSTS, Cub Scouts dressed as ghosts (Or use decorated ghost paper puppets.) SETTING: Dim lights ...
Spooks from Fireland
This is an excellent skit that can be used during Fire Prevention Week (in October). Cast: Seven boys dressed as ghosts or use decorated ghost paper puppets. Equipment: Dim lights and sheet draped over table for graveyard effect. First Ghost: ...
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 ...
Spring is Sprung
A one person skit that is one of my perennial favorites, and another one of those repetitive skits. Cast: Poet, Grass, Flowers, Birds, Frogs, 3 Trees, Victim Setting: A Poetry Reading Session DO NOT READ THIS POEM IN ITS ENTIRETY; ...
Squirrels
A quickie goes like this: Persons runs "onstage" screaming "they're after me! They're after me!" MC asks "Who's after you" Person replies "The squirrels, they think I'm nuts" ...
St Peter
Announcer: Here we see St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. Ian : (Walks up to St. Peter) Hello, St. Peter. I see I've come to Heaven. St. Peter: Well, you're not in yet ! First you've got to tell me ...
Star Gazing
A scout walks to the center of the campfire looking up at the sky, keeping his head and neck very still. Soon he is joined by another scout and then another and so on. Each scout looks around and then ...
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 ...
Stiff Neck
CAST: SEVERAL CUB SCOUTS 1ST CUB: (Enters, looking up at the sky.) 2ND CUB: (Enters, looks at the first person who is still looking at the sky, and then also looks up at the sky.) NEXT CUBS: (Enter, one ...
Strangers in a Strange Land
Scout 1: Are you sure that there’s nature around here? Scout 2: Oh yah . . . there’s nature all around. You’ve just got to watch for it. Narrator: Unknown to these Cubs, they have just stepped into a world ...
Stretcher
Try this as an icebreaker or a seat relaxer. Everyone imitates the actions of the leader as he tells the story. One day while he was at sea, Christopher Columbus stood up. He looked to the north, Then looked to ...
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 ...
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, ...
Submarine Patrol
All the Scouts are standing in a line one behind the next. Each time the first boy says his line to the second boy. The second boy repeats it to the third. This continues until it reaches the last boy ...
Submarine Training
Story teller, Victim, appropriate sound effects & Helpers, raincoat, cup of water Storyteller: I need a volunteer to take submarine training.(Put victim under the coat and hold up an arm of the coat to use ...
Submarine Training
Another 2-person skit you can use on the spur of the moment, if you just so happen to have the props, the main ones being the raincoat and drawings. Cast: Story teller, Victim, appropriate sound effects & Helpers, raincoat, cup ...
Super Clutz
Once done at a campfire and it went smoothly. Then when it was finished, the author was exiting the stage and accidentally kicked over a lantern. Eerily appropriate, wouldn't you say? Cast: Super Clutz, Little Kid, 3 People Setting: City ...
Super Scouts to the Rescue
Props: Uncle Sam costume; bush, bench, etc. for park setting Narrator reads his piece and others act their parts. Narrator may be more than one boys. Narrator: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight we recognize one of our most famous ...
Talking Dog
The scene opens in a restaurant where a waiter is taking a customer's order. A man walks in with a dog. Upon seeing the dog a conversation begins between the agitated waiter and the man. Waiter: "Hey! You can't bring ...
Talking Martian
Requires a lot of imagination or some props to show that these guys are horses and a Martian. Cast: 2 Horses, Martian, perhaps some costumes Setting: Race Track If necessary, explain that these are two horses and a Martian. #1: ...
Tankety Tank
This skit requires little preparation and no props, and has only two speaking parts. It can use a cast of hundreds, and it is full of blood, gore, and dead bodies. That makes it perfect for Cub Scouts and campfires. ...
Telephone Answering Skit 1
Pete: "Hello, this is Pete." Pat: "Hello Pete. What's up?" Pete: "I'm in Winnipeg and I'm broke and I need $100 right away." Pat: "What's that, Pete? I can't hear you. Must be a bad line." Pete: "I said I ...
Ten Little Settlers
CAST:
10 SETTLERS (the play opens with the 1st settler on stage) INDIANS (on stage, in the background.) TURKEY (keeps wandering back and forth on stage.) (Settlers read their own parts or a NARRATOR can read their parts as the settlers ...
Thars a Bear
The object is to set up a bear warning system. One at a time set up five to eight fellows standing shoulder to shoulder. The warning system is set up by having each of them repeating the following message: Leader: ...
The Airplane
7-Scouts acts as the pilot, co-pilot and radioman on an airliner. 4 other scouts are on the wings as the engines, on the wings of the plane. The pilot announces to co-pilot that engine one has failed. Engine one (ham ...
The Announcement
Campfire chief and a volunteer in the audience Campfire Chief: And now it's time to make a spot announcement.(Dog barks from the audience.) Thank you Spot. ...
The Ants
Characters: 6 to 8 Cub Scouts Props: Paper sacks Setting: Skit opens with boys standing together in a backyard. Cardboard cutout trees and bushes could be used. 1st Cub: Gee, there's nothing to do. 2nd Cub: Yeah, I know. 3rd ...
The Babies Dads
Doctor, three Dads
Setting: Hospital
Doctor: Mr. Thompson, congratulations. You're the proud father of twins!
Thompson: What a coincidence-I come from Two Mountains!
(Later,)
Doctor: Mr. Smith, you now have triplets!
Smith: That's quite astonishing! I come from Three Rivers!
Third father faints; ...
The Baseball Game
This is great fun in warm weather at a campfire, and it takes a little practice for the perpetrators. There is plenty of room for variation, depending on what the Scouts can imagine and how the volunteers react at the ...
The Beer Commercial
Actor(s), Director, Cameraman, Others in a studio Setting: Studio Director: Okay, People! Let's get going! Cameraman: But Sir! Director: No interruptions! Action! (Actor, speaking in a dull voice, does a commercial for Scout Beer, talking about its great taste, made ...
The Beer Commercial 2
Actor(s), Director, Cameraman, Others in a studio Setting: Studio Director: Okay, People! Let's get going!Cameraman: But Sir!Director: No interruptions! Action!(Actor, speaking in a dull voice, does a commercial for Scout Beer, talking about its ...
The Best Spitter In The World
The key performer is the Catcher, who must wave around a can of water without spilling. He simulates the spit hitting the can by tapping on the can with his finger. He will need to practice so that he does ...
The Better Thief
Cast: 2 Scouts There are two scouts, they each say, "I'm the better thief." "No I'm the better thief." Then one says, "Wait, lets have a contest, we will walk past each other three times and who ever steals the ...
The Bicycle Shop
(The scene begins with three players on their hands and knees, in a row, as bicycles.) Shop Owner: Well, there we are, three brand new bicycles all set up for sale. Customer : (Entering) Hi. I'd like to buy a ...
The Bigger Jerk
A simple, one person skit that is great for those loose moments in a campfire. Cast: 1 Person, log (or imaginary mower), "Volunteer," Victim Person: (Groans and grunts as he's bent over carrying "heavy" mower.) Uhh. (Lets it down.) These ...
The Biggest Turkey
An alternate ending follows the regular skit. Cast: Box or suitable covering, Person in Box, Announcer, Victim, regular and serving spoons, stick and log, paper and book, rubber chicken, small cue card Setting: Circus, Boardwalk, Technology Show Announcer: Ladies and ...
The Blanket Tossing Team
This takes about six guys, who form a circle around an invisible blanket, with a small invisible guy (Bruce) who sits in the middle of the invisible blanket and gets tossed. "We're an Olympic blanket tossing team, and Bruce in ...
The Bombing Run
In this one, the Scouts are seated one behind the other in close formation. The first Scout becomes the pilot, the second becomes the wings, the next one becomes the side gunner, the next one is the fuselage, the next ...
The Bone
SETTING: 8 boys are needed. SCENE: Have all but Cub #8 on stage talking. Cub #8 will walk in at the end. CUB #l: Hey, did you hear? CUB #2: No, what? CUB #1: (Cub #8's ...
The Briefcase
Scene: A person standing on a stage reciting a long story (or some other activity). A second person will enter at various stages and interrupt him, after which the story teller starts again. The second person will need the following ...
The Brutal Miner
(Each character in the skit has a distinctive sound to make when the Narrator says their name during the reading of the skit. The Narrator should pause, after reading the name of each character so they can make their sound ...
The Bubble Gum in the Studios
A quick, 2-person skit you can use to fill a moment when a six or patrol isn't ready (but should be.) Cast: Announcer, Boy Setting: Stage Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen! Welcome to the world famous WHEEL OF FISH! (Boy comes ...
The Bubble Gum on the Street
One of those skits Cubs just love and laugh at. Cast: Kid, Dog, Basketball Player, Car, Jogger and Old Man Setting: City Street Kid: Blowing bubbles is just great. Watch. (Blows imaginary bubble; it pops and lands somewhere on the ...
The Burning Schoolhouse
CAST: Old man and several boys. SCENE: Boys are standing around talking when an old man comes by OLD MAN: The school house is burning! BOYS: (The boys become very excited and shout.) The school is burning! The school ...
The Bus Ride
Scouts on bus going wild over girls they are passing. Then the driver tells them that they have to get into uniform. When another girl is spotted, all duck out of sight. ...
The Candy Shop
Old storekeeper, very young kid (4 years old) Setting: Candy Shop Kid: (Kid walks up to storekeeper and asks) I want five of those penny candies way up at the top. Storekeeper: You mean those penny candies, way, way, waaaaaayy ...
The Candy Shop 2
Ask for two volunteers, who just stand there in the candy shop. A customer comes in and asks for chocolate covered cherries. Sorry, no chocolate covered cherries. Peanut brittle? Sorry, just sold our last peanut brittle. Toffee. You must have ...
The Chanter
Props: Blankets and rope to make Monk's Cassock. Friar: Good morning, everyone. Monks: Good morning. Friar: We are going to practice chanting, this morning. All together now, repeat after me: (Chanting) “This morning, morning, mor-or-or-or-ning.” Monks: (Rather raggedly) This morning, ...
The Checkup
Props: Chair, paper, pencil, white smock. [Patient is on the chair while the Doctor looks down his throat, listens to heart, tests reflexes, and does doctor type things] Doctor: Ahh, My goodness, Hmmmm, Well, well. etc. as he does each ...
The Comedians Retirement Home
The scene is set up so that Charlie is portrayed as being in a retirement home. It's dinner time and before he can ask for anyone to pass the meat, someone calls out 37 and the room bursts into laughter. ...
The Compass
Props: A good compass and a map Announcer: In this scene, we see a Scoutmaster teaching a Patrol about maps and compass. Scoutmaster: Now fellows, if you take a bearing from the map this way you can now stand up ...
The Complaining Monk
Cast: Monk, Abbot, narrator Scene: Abbot's office Narrator: This skit is about the monks in a monastery who are only allowed to speak two words every ten years. Our friendly monk is about to come in and say his two ...
The Constellations
Since time began, it seems that people have been fascinated by and interested in studying the stars. So much so that the groupings of stars, what we call constellations, have been given special names with special meanings. The Cub Scouts ...
The Dangerous Tent
Cast: 2 guys, 2 bikers Setting: Campground #1: Well, time to go to bed. AND I GET THE TENT! (Beats up little guy.) #2: But… Oh well, it's no use. (He sets up his sleeping bag under the stars.) Bikers: ...
The Dead Body
Number of Participants: 2 Scene: One person lying on the ground, dead. Another sees him and runs for the telephone and, panicking, gasps: "Police, there's a dead person here... Where ? .... Un, (looking for a sign), "I'm at Montgomery ...
The Den Mothers Bouquet
Characters: Six Cub Scouts in summer uniform or Cub Scout T-shirts. Scene: A nature walk. Props: Cub - fashioned bouquet, with strands of ivy. Cub 1: Gee, Fellas. I don't think Mrs. Brown's having a very good time. Cub 2: ...
The Dog Skit
Cautions: …. There is always the temptation for the doggie to do “doggie type, off-color things. Make sure that this type of stuff doesn’t get into your campfire skit! …. On the third and fifth lines, you must be careful ...
The Dumb Actors
Director, Others in a Studio (Clapper Board, Lighting Men), Mother, Son, Doctor,
Undertaker, brooms for the actors
("Set the scene" with the "actors" standing around on break, and the Director calling them in, saying that they'd had enough ...
The Echo
CAST: CUB SCOUTS DEN LEADER ECHO (offstage) SETTING: The Den approaches Echo Point. DEN LEADER: This is Echo Point. Anything you shout will echo throughout the whole valley. (He demonstrates with a loud yell.) Hello ECHO: ...
The Echo 2
The club leader announces during the singing that he has noticed an echo in the room and he is going to try it out (also could be on a hike overlooking a canyon). The following is a dialogue between the ...
The Elevator
The scene opens with an elevator operator intoning "Ground Floor". A passenger gets on and begins to jiggle slightly. The elevator operator intones each floor with a description of what's on that floor. A passenger gets on at each floor ...
The Empty Boxes
You need a manager, guard, three workmen, and a few large cardboard boxes. Setting: a factory gate. Manager (to new guard): I'm giving you the very responsible position of gate guard at this factory. Because of the lack of vigilance ...
The Failed Reporter
"I'm a reporter. I have been for 12 years. And in all that time, I've never had a real scoop. Never. I'm a failure. I've done this long enough, so now I'm going to jump off this bridge and kill ...
The Failing Engine
Props: Seating for the pilot, and two rows for passengers. Announcer: This skit takes place on an airplane. [Participants enter and form up in two rows, seated. The Announcer becomes the pilot at the front. Various sound effects of flying ...
The Farmer The Ox
Cast: farmer, three merchants, hired hand Farmer (enters and falls on knees): Oh, woe is me! It's time to plough and I have no oxen (raises arms to sky). Oh, whatever fates there are, please, please send me an ox ...
The Fearless Toreador
Characters: Fearless Toreador, Brave Bull, and any number of Spectators Costuming: Toreador wears knee socks over jeans, white shirt and short jacket or vest. Pin fringed paper patches to shoulders. He should have a red cape or jacket and a ...
The Firing Squad
A firing squad lines up with a prisoner. The leader of the firing squad calls out "Ready … Aim …" The prisoner shouts, "Tornado!" The soldiers all run for cover and the prisoner escapes. A Second prisoner is brought out, ...
The Fishing Trip
Cast: 4 to 8 Cub Scouts. Props: Fishing gear, a small row boat or cardboard silhouette of a boat, and a sign that says "boat dock". Setting: The scene starts with the boat about 10 feet away from the boat ...
The Flea Circus
Characters: Ringmaster, Cub Scouts in Uniform (any number). RINGMASTER: Ladies and Gentlemen, we are proud to introduce the Den _____ Flea Circus. We will now present Hugo, who will walk the tightrope. When he reaches the center, he will turn ...
The Fortune Teller
This is a campfire skit. You can plan it carefully if you want. If you have a good spontaneous actor, he might be able to ad-lib responses to each object presented to him, without advance planning. The Announcer should always ...
The Four Seasons
The narrator narrates, everyone else is volunteers. "I need eleven volunteers for this skit." "This skit is called the Four Seasons. You three are trees. You three are leaves in trees, get up in the trees. You're poison ivy, cling ...
The Frightened Hunter
Cast: Story teller, hunter, game warden The story teller tells the story, while the hunter pantomimes the story and his actions. The game warden comes in on cue. Story Teller: There once was this hunter who was hunting for several ...
The General Store
The scene is a general store, with the Storekeeper behind the counter. The counter is easily represented by a long table with a few items piled on it. Behind the Storekeeper is a curtain, which conceals another Scout, the Storekeeper's ...
The Ghost of Midnight
Ghost, Family asleep in house
Setting: House at Night
Ghost: (Going up to Mom, wakes her up-uses scary ghost voice.) I am the Ghost of Midnight!
Mom: Ahhh!
Ghost: (To Dad-same thing.) I am the Ghost of Midnight!
Dad: I'm getting ...
The Ghost of Midnight
Scene: Four or five Cub Scouts “camping out” (laying on the floor next to each other). The ghost approaches the first Scout. GHOST: (in an eerie voice) I am the Ghost of Midnight! (Scared, the Scout jumps up, screams, and ...
The Gift Of Trees
The Indians believe that the secret of happiness comes from giving to others. Many, many moons ago when the Great Spirit first put man on the earth, man was frightened. “Where will I find food and water?” he asked. The ...
The Good Samaritan02
A Scout walks out from backstage, stumbles, and falls on his face. He struggles noisily to get up, but keeps his forehead on the floor. He sometimes succeeds in getting into a position with his feet and his forehead on ...
The Grand Fiesta
Fiesta: “Ole, Ole” Mexican: “Si si, Si si” Rocket: “Zoooooo-oom” Castillo: “Ahhhhhhh” Today is the Grand CASTILLO, a special FIESTA day in the village. It is the day that the village honors it’s patron saint, as does every MEXICAN village ...
The Great Aug
Important Guy: "OK, Aug, I want you to sell these pencils." Aug: "Pen-solls" Important Guy: "That's right, Aug. Now, when you see someone coming down the street, I want you to tell them what you're selling." Aug: "Pen-solls" Important Guy: ...
The Greatest Spitter in the World
GSITW, Partner with metal pot (with a bit of water in it) and a pebble
Setting: Boardwalk, Circus, Amusement Park
(Separate GSITW and partner by about 15 feet.)
Partner: Ladies and Gentlemen! May I present to you the Greatest ...
The Greyhound Bus
Cast: Shopper with a BIG package higher than his head, Pedestrian, People who are Cars and One Bus Setting: Busy Intersection Cars and trucks whiz by and don't stop for pedestrians. Shopper: Excuse me, Sir, could you tell me when ...
The Growing Machine
The cardboard box needs to be large enough to hold one of the players and various props. "Load" it and push it on stage, where a narrator explains that this marvelous machine has been invented by tonight's guest, Professor…, who ...
The Hair Cut Machine
The cardboard box needs to be large enough for a player to poke in his head. Face the opening away from the audience. Set up a striped pole and use a few other barbershop props. The "customer" wears a tight ...
The Happy Hiker
NARRATOR: We’re going on a hike. Just do what I do and listen carefully. (Begin walking in place) Here we go on a hike through the woods and over the mountains. Come along with me. (smile, wave to group, ...
The Heart Attack
Cast: Heart Attack Victim, 2 "Rescuers" Setting: City Street HAV is walking down the street and all of a sudden, he falls to the ground, holding his chest. Two men come up and seeing this, they begin CPR. #1: Mister! ...
The Highest Tree climber in the World
Again, this can be a 2-person skit. Cast: 2 Friends, HTCITW Setting: Campfire Tree climber is hidden in the woods and is able to ruffle a bush or tree. 1: You know, they say there's this really good tree climber ...
The Highest Tree Climber In The World
Again, this can be a 2-person skit. Cast: 2 Friends Setting: Campfire; (Tree climber is hidden in the woods and is able to ruffle a bush or tree.) 1: You know, they say there's this really good tree climber trying ...
The Hoot N Holler Tribute
Here is a simple, humorous skit which you can adapt to pertain to your home town newspaper. It is easy to produce, requiring very little in the way of costumes and props. The action is mostly pantomime and the dialogue ...
The Important Meeting
Scene: Six to eight players sit around a table scattered with papers, a couple of water glasses, etc. They mime a discussion, some jotting down notes, etc. Enter the narrator, outfitted as a news reporter. In confidential tones, the reporter ...
The Infantry is Coming
3-4 People, Person carrying a sapling
#1: (Runs in) The Infantry is coming! Go to the bomb shelters!
#2: (A moment later, runs in) The Infantry is coming! Save yourselves!
#3: (A moment later, runs in) The Infantry is ...
The Infantry Version 2
Cast: 3-4 People, Person carrying a sapling #1: (Runs in) The Infantry is coming! Go to the bomb shelters! #2: (A moment later, runs in) The Infantry is coming! Save yourselves! #3: (A moment later, runs in) The Infantry is ...
The Injury
One person is laying on the floor. Two other people walk up. First person: "Hey this guy is hurt." he goes and checks his heart beat. First person: "No heart beat, help me do CPR" Second person goes down and ...
The Inspection
Cast: Leader, 3-4 Kids in messy uniforms, missing hats, inside out, not tucked in, and so on, and One Kid in perfect, full uniform Setting: Meeting Hall Leader: Troop! (Does the sign.) Line up for inspection. Kid in perfect uniform ...
The Invisible Bench
Need: 4 (or more) scouts . First boy is squatting as though sitting on an invisible bench. The second boy comes in and asks what the first is doing. "I'm sitting on the invisible bench." "Can I join you?" "Sure, ...
The Jump
One of those exceptionally good skits that is known out there but strangely is rarely ever done; always a hit. (Probably any good joke makes an exceptional skit; the key is not repeating it too often.) Cast: Reporter, Doctor, Bus ...
The King With The Terrible Temper
This may be used as a den skit or as an audience participation skit. Select a capable narrator and five people (or split the audience into five groups), each to impersonate one character as he is mentioned in the story. ...
The Kings Raisins
"I am the King. Bring me my raisins!" First squire, "Here are raisins, sire, from the hills of California!" "Those raisins are not fit for peasants! Bring me my raisins!" Second squire, "Here are raisins, sire, from the vineyards of ...
The Land Shark
The scene is a living room with a radio playing. A Scout is changing stations. There is an announcement, read from off stage: "We interrupt this station to bring you an important news bulletin. A criminal known as the Land ...
The Lawnmower Sale
Here is a good one "to get" your favorite Scout Leader with. Need: 3 or 4 boys as lawnmowers, 1 Salesman, and 5 or 6 customers Lawnmowers on hands and knees in a row. Salesman standing around talking about lawnmower ...
The Letter Fly
PROPS: Magnifying glass, fly swatter, bucket containing some bits of paper. ANNOUNCER: Ladies and gentlemen, we are pleased to announce that we have the world famous specialist on camp flies with us this evening, Professor N. T. Mologist. HOST: Professor ...
The Lighthouse
cast: 1 narrator 3-6 Scouts for the lighthouse walls 3-6 leaders, counselors, kitchen staff, etc., number to equal the Scouts and will be 'recruited' during the skit 1 flashlight, or 2 if using 5-6 Scouts Scouts stand in a circle, ...
The Lighthouse
Cast: 1 narrator 3-6 Scouts for the lighthouse walls 3-6 leaders, counselors, kitchen staff, etc., number to equal the Scouts and will be 'recruited' during the skit 1 flashlight, or 2 if using 5-6 Scouts (Scouts stand in a circle, ...
The Lighthouse Sketch
First of two guys: "This is the lighthouse sketch. We need a volunteer from the audience to be the lighthouse. Any volunteers?" (Pick a girl, but don't say you need a girl.) "OK, you are going to be the lighthouse. ...
The Lighthouse Story
A lighthouse keeper runs in circles, pretending to run up the spiral staircase at the lighthouse, to check on the light on top. The phone rings, and he runs down the spiral staircase. He misses the phone call, and goes ...
The Lion Tamer 1
A clown comes in with five “lions”. The tamer cracks his whip as the lions circle single file around him. Suddenly, one lion comes up behind the tamer and bites his leg. The tamer stops, glares, then proceeds to get ...
The Lion Tamer 2
Cast: Ringmaster, Lion Tamer, 5 Lions Props: Hula hoop (wrapped with crepe paper flame), whip, cap pistol, water pistol, applause sign, 5 boxes of stools for lions, costumes or signs with Lion names. Ringmaster: Ladies & Gentlemen! I am proud ...
The Litterbug
CHARACTERS:PAPER Crackle-Crackle TRASH Dump-Dump CANS Clatter-Clatter LITTERBUG Toss and Throw NARRATOR: God put bugs in this world for many reasons. He made them to live in every kind of season. But the pesky LITTERBUG with his PAPER and CAN, was ...
The Litterbug
CHARACTERS: PAPER Crackle-Crackle TRASH Dump-Dump CANS Clatter-Clatter LITTERBUG Toss and Throw NARRATOR: God put bugs in this world for many reasons. He made them able to survive in every kind of season. But the pesky LITTERBUG with his PAPER and ...
The Litterbug
CHARACTERS: PAPER (Crackle-Crackle) CANS (Clatter-Clatter) TRASH (Dump-Dump) LITTERBUG (Toss and Throw) NARRATOR: God put bugs in this world for many reasons. He made them to live in every kind of season. But the pesky LITTERBUG with his PAPER and CAN, ...
The Loon Hunt
Narrator, two hunters, Medicrin, Loon, wise man Setting: Out in the woods Narrator: This is the story of the little-known Medicrin and two hunters' efforts to capture it. For instance, watch. (The Medicrin, which has been dancing around during the ...
The Loon Hunt 2
This is a cute one obtained from the Mt. Norris Scout Reserve, Vermont, Staff Campfire. Cast: Narrator, two hunters, Melican, Loon, wise man Setting: Out in the woods Narrator: This is the story of the little-known Melican and two hunters' ...
The Lost Aliens
Cast: Two space aliens, Ma, Pa, Sonny, and Sis Setting: The two aliens arrive in front of the hillbilly family seated around a cook pot or a campfire. Ma: Howdy strange lookin' green fellers. What ya'll want? Alien #1: Tell ...
The Lost Lollipop
Need: 2 scouts. Small boy is sitting, crying Passer-by #1: (Enters) What's wrong little boy, why are you crying? Boy: (Sobbing) I lost my lollipop ! Passer-by #1: Have you looked for it ? Boy: (Continues to sob) Oh, yes, ...
The Lost Lollipop 2
(Small boy is sitting, crying) Passer-by #1: (Enters) What's wrong little boy, why are you crying? Boy : (Sobbing) I lost my lollipop ! Passer-by #1: Have you looked for it ? Boy : (Continues to sob) Oh, yes, I've ...
The Lost Quarter
Number of Participants: 5 or more Props: None. Scene: One person acts as a lamp post, shining a flashlight on the ground. Another is groping around in the pool of light. (He's # 1). A third person enters, sees # ...
The Magic Bandana
Two guys come out, one is the magician, one his not so smart assistant. The magician introduces his act and sends his assistant to a table behind him. The magician facing the audience tells Herkimer to do exactly as he ...
The Magic Doctors Chair
Characters required, 1 doctor and four patients. Props required, two chairs. Scene begins with doctor sitting on one of the chairs. First patient enters twitching their left arm. DOCTOR: 'And what's wrong with you sir?' Patient 1: 'As you can ...
The Motorcycle Driver
CHARACTERS:CUB SCOUT 2 Ambulance Attendants PROPS: HELMET, MOTORCYCLE (toy, battery operated or peddle), AMBULANCE (made from wagon), STRETCHER. CUB SCOUT on MOTORCYCLE rides across the stage, as he gets half way he falls over. AMBULANCE enters ...
The Motorcycle Gang
Sometimes the loser loses, no matter what he tries. A small tent is set up on stage. It should be easy to collapse, and probably should not be your best tent; it gets collapsed by the weight of several Scouts. ...
The Motorcycle Shop
The Motorcycle Dealer introduces himself and his shop. He stocks many types of motorcycles, and they are all in excellent condition. In fact, he will demonstrate how good they are by making a sale to the next customer who walks ...
The New Badge
Cast: Leader, 3 or 4 Kids Setting: Meeting Hall Leader: Boys, they're having a contest to redesign the World Conservation Badge. So you guys should try to come up with some ideas. Kids: Sure thing, Akela. After a pause, #1 ...
The New Bike
Salesman, Buyer, 4 people to be bicycles, Victim
The five "bicycles" are in doggy position.
Salesman: Here, Sir, is our most popular model. It also has an unbelievably low price. Try it.
Buyer: OK -- (tries it) -- no, ...
The Nutty Fisherman
Center stage is a lad fishing from a billy can or bucket, he keeps pulling the rod as though he has something on the line. A passer by looks at him as he walks by and then walks on, after ...
The Old Gum
This skit is entirely silent. The first person comes in, chewing gum. He blows a big bubble, it pops, he scrapes it off his face. He wads up his gum, throws it over his shoulder, and walks offstage. Second person ...
The Operation
A shadow show is where you have the bright light behind you and the sheet between you and the audience so that they see the shadows. Your heads can be seen over the top and on the sides, but the ...
The Operation 2
By setting up a white sheet and using a light behind it, a hospital operation can be silhouetted onto the sheet, which is set up like a screen. Ham it up with humorous dialogue, occasionally throwing a peeled tomato or ...
The Outhouse in the Yangtze River
You need: A boy to be the Chinese father, and three or four more boys to be his children. The father starts out alone and calls his children to come to him. He is very angry. They all line up ...
The Outhouse Sketch
Back in the “Old West” a father lines up his three sons. "One of you pushed our outhouse over the cliff two nights ago. Which one of you did it?" "Not me" "Not me!" "Not me!!!" "Come on, I promise ...
The Page The Skit
Cast: The Scout Master, Assistant Scout Master, The Eagle Scout, The Life Scout, The Tenderfoot, and the Monster. Setting: A plague has taken over the Camp. A monster is lurking a nearby forest known as "Dark Forest" home of the ...
The Parachute
Two scouts "on stage" First Scout showing the other a backpack. First Scout: This is our top of the line parachute, guaranteed to work. Second Scout: What is this cord for? First Scout: That's the rip cord, you pull that ...
The Party Warehouse
Warehouse Person, Store Manager, 5 Customers, Two Victims, Broomstick
Setting: Party Supplies Store
(Get two victims to hold, at each end, the broomstick-this will be your manager's store counter.)
Customer #1: Hi! I'd like to buy some balloons for ...
The Pilfered Warehouse
Manager, Guard, 3 Workmen, large cardboard boxes.
Setting: Factory Gate.
Manager: (To new guard) I'm giving you the very responsible position of gate guard at this factory. Because of the lack of vigilance by your predecessors, the workers ...
The Pirate Family
A good joke on Scouting. Of course it can be easily modified, but keep the punch line. Cast: Pirate Parents, three or four Pirates, one or two Beavers, Cubs or Scouts in full uniform Mom: You know, we came from ...
The Pirate Voyage
PIRATES – “Brave and daring” BLUEBEARD – Stroke beard and say “Walk the plank” PORT ROYAL – Stand up and say “Land Ho” SHIP – “Jolly Roger” SPANISH GALLEON – “Watch out!” SAILING OR SAILS – “Oh my aching back” ...
The Poor Excuses
Boy, do skits ever present variations of themselves over time, this one over but a period of a month. Cast: Army sergeant, 3 privates Setting: Boot Camp The three privates are in line, side by side, listening to the sergeant's ...
The Professors Address
A silly fill-in for a number of dull moments. Cast: Announcer, Professor Glitzenshiner Announcer: Yes, ladies and gentlemen. Today I have the great honor of presenting to you Professor Gliztenshiner. Professor Gliztenshiner is a little known quack whose main field ...
The Raisin
Need: 5 Scouts (1 to be a table). 1st Scout comes out: Gets down on all fours, pretending to be a table. 2nd Scout comes out, looks at the table and declares; 2nd SCOUT: "Ahh, a fly, I think I'll ...
The Recycle Machine
Personnel: 4 Cubs. In addition, another is hidden inside the machine. Equipment: Large box made to look like, a recycle machine: other items mentioned. Jack: Hey look, guys, a recycle machine! Jim: Let’s try it out! (Turns switch on) Bob: ...
The Reluctant Knight And The Magic Herb
CHARACTERS: KNIGHTS at least two in appropriate costume SIR QUAKE-A-LOT a seedy-looking knight with bent sword MESSENGER pageboy type MAGICIAN Merlin-type with white hair, beard and flowing robe LADY GWENDOLYN long robe, conical headdress with ...
The Restaurant
Use plastic glasses, and have the Waiter wear an apron and carry a towel over his arm. The Waiter will need a tray for glasses of water. Two volunteers are recruited from the audience. The get down on their hands ...
The Root Beer Commercial
Cast: Actor(s), Director, Cameraman, Others in a studio Setting: Studio Director: Okay, People! Let's get going! Cameraman: But Sir! Director: No interruptions! Action! Actor, speaking in a dull voice, does a commercial for Scout Root Beer, talking about its great ...
The Rough Riders
Who: 4 Rough Riders (North, South, East, West) [probably older scouts], two campers Works well at a campfire and when it's dark outside. Produces great surround sound ("From the North!", "From the South!"...) Camper 1: Well, we only have room ...
The Ruler
Mike: Why do you keep the ruler on the newspaper when you're reading? Spike: I want to get the story straight! ...
The Sap Keeps Runnin
8 people --1 narrator, 2 birds, 4 trees, and the Cubmaster or Pack Committee Chair Have the 4 “trees” form a line and hold their arms up with sticks to be branches. Have the 2 “birds” off stage to the ...
The Scout Uniform
This skit needs two Scouts, both dressed in full Scout uniform, complete with shoes, socks, neckerchief, and hat. Only a little rehearsal is needed, and it is best to ad lib as the Scouts go along. Scout #2 should demonstrate ...
The Screwy Navel
Story Teller, Boy, several characters such as Mom, Dad, Bro, Sis, Drunk, Repairman, Priest, Clerk, Bus Driver, and so on.
Teller: There once was a little boy who had a screw instead of a belly button, and was always curious about ...
The Short Runway
Number of Participants: 2 (If more are desired, they can be passengers, with suitable sound effects and actions.) Props: Seating for pilot and co-pilot, and for passengers if required. A compass. Announcer: This scene is on board a very low ...
The Shrimpy Boxer
Version 1: Cast: Announcer, big boxer, 72 pound weakling, fry pan Announcer: Ladies and Gents! May I bring your attention to the center ring where we will have our main attraction! Little John will be fighting against a new contender, ...
The Siberian Chicken Farmer
Farmer: "Here, chick chick chick ... Here, chick chick ... chick ..." Two military types come up behind the farmer. Police: "Comrade! Vat are you Doink!" Farmer: "I'm feedink my chickens" Police: "Vat are you Feedink dem, Comrade??" Farmer: "Corn." ...
The Sick Rabbit
Props: Stuffed toy rabbit. Announcer: The scene is at a veterinarian's office, where a Scout has taken his pet rabbit. Scout: [handing rabbit to vet] I'm really concerned about my rabbit Doc. Vet: What seems to be the matter? Scout: ...
The Skit
The Announcer comes on stage and tells the audience that there will be a baseball pitching demonstration. He introduces the Pitcher as the greatest pitcher of all time, who will show us his famous specialty pitches. After a buildup about ...
The Sleep Walker
You will need three scouts or male scout leaders and one girl scout or lady leader. You can do this with adults or youngsters, but do not mix adults and youngsters. The scene is that three boys are chatting in ...
The Sneeze
A line of Scouts comes on stage marching. The scout in the back sneezes. The leader turns to the second in line and asks, "did you sneeze?" The second in line says "no". The leader says, "liar" and hits the ...
The Sound
Props: Noisemakers such as drum, bell, whistle, kazoo, guitar, etc., carried by each Cub Scout; a triangle or dinner bell. (C.S.#1 comes on stage.) C.S.#1: I’ve just got to find THE SOUND. I’ve got to! (C.S.#2 comes on stage, carrying ...
The Sounds of the Wilderness
Four or five Scouts enter the stage (more can be accommodated) and stand facing the audience. The announcer explains to the audience, "If you listen quietly you can hear the sounds of the wilderness: the birds" (one Scout whistles a ...
The Special Papers
"I am King, squire, and I need you to bring me my special papers." Bringing in some diplomatic looking things "Here are your papers, sire." "Fool! These are not my special papers. Off with his head! Squire two, bring me ...
The Split Ball
Characters: Bud the pitcher, Bill, the reporters, Shorty the catcher, Gentleman from Australia, Other visiting gentlemen, Two flashlight operators. Scene: Practice field. The front stage is very dimly lit. Across the back is a sheet or lightweight curtain through which ...
The Statue Warehouse
Tour Guide, Group of Tourists (optional), 1 Victim, Statues, Aquaman Statue with mouthful of waterSetting: Statue Museum (or Warehouse of Old, Unused Statues)Guide: Welcome to the museum of Superheroes. We have an unique collection of statues in that you can ...
The Statue Warehouse Version 2
A good alternative is to have a Museum of Working History, the last person being a window washer, and uses a pump spray. No mess. Cast: Tour Guide, Group of Tourists (optional), 1 Victim, Statues, Aquaman Statue with mouthful of ...
The Story of the Moor Monster
The entire audiences at your pack meeting will enjoy this group participation stunt. When you hear the names HARRY or HARPER in this story, you CLAP once. CLAP TWICE when you hear the word MONSTER or the word MOOR Stamp ...
The Strange Trees
A cute play on French accents & associated puns -- a real groaner. Some sort of French accent greatly adds to the credibility of the skit. By the way, what does the C H on the Canadians' shirts mean? Center ...
The Submarine
Need: 4 to 8 Scouts. Have them stand in a line. A line of submarine officers on a Japanese sub during WWII . Captain sights a ship in the periscope CAPTAIN; "Tanker bearing 259, Range 1 mile" He yells this ...
The Submarine Captain
A line of submarine officers on a sub. Captain sights a ship in the periscope CAPTAIN; 'Tanker bearing 259, Range 1 mile' He yells this to the first mate, who in turn tells second mate, down the line until finally ...
The Successful Fisherman
Five or six fishermen sit on the end of the dock (chairs), casting and winding in their lines. One fisherman is catching all the fish: the others have no luck. In turn, the unlucky ones ask the successful fisherman why ...
The Thinker
A Scout is sitting in his tent which is a mess, everything scattered around. Several other scouts come over and ask what he is doing. The Scout replies he is thinking. The other Scouts continue asking questions and are finally ...
The Thirsty Donkey
The man leads his donkey around the campfire. "Water! Water!" cries the donkey with a raspy voice. "Patience, jackass, patience" says the man. The man leads his donkey around the campfire. "Water! Water!" cries the donkey with a raspy voice. ...
The Thirsty Fisherman
Cast: 5 fisherman, and props to show a boat, water level (about two feet off floor), and a bench Setting: Fishing on a lake #1: I'm thirsty, but the cooler's on the beach. I guess I'll have to go get ...
The Three Bears
Narrator: Once upon a time, early in the morning, there were three bears: Papa Bear, Mama Bear, and Baby Bear. (Bears enter, sit down at table). Papa Bear: Somebody's been eating my porridge! Baby Bear: Somebody's been eating my porridge, ...
The Twist Mouth Family
retold by S. E. Schlosser A while back there was a family I know of that had a mother, a father, and several children. Four of them had mouths that were twisted into strange shapes. The mother’s mouth twisted up ...
The Weather Man
This is performed on a stage. Hang a large map, or a sheet with some outlines drawn on it, across the back of the stage. Since the skit involves water, it is a good idea to use a waterproof ground ...
The WideMouthed Frog
Setup: Narrator, 4 boys to be Wide-mouthed frog, Elephant, Hippo, Lion When you do this, you have to do the frog’s lines while stretching your mouth really wide. Narrator: A wide-mouthed frog went to the zoo to see what the ...
The Wonderful Cellar Band
(DUSTY OLD) CELLAR: “Cree-eek, Ah-choo!” EMPTY GLASS JUG: “Boop, boop!” RUSTY SAW: “Whaaag, whaaang” BEAT UP TRASH CANS: “Crash Bang” FADED OLD HAT BOX: “Rat-a-tat” Once upon a time, as many stories begin, in a DUSTY OLD CELLAR there lived ...
The Yellow Cadillac
CAST: 2 HUNTERS GUIDE SETTING: The Guide is laying on his side with his ear to the ground. Hunters enter. 1ST HUNTER: What’s with this lazy good for nothing guide? We’re paying him good money to help us ...
Theres a Bear
Nature Guide, 3-4 Victims (line them up as you get them)
Guide: I'm going to bring you through an imaginary trip to follow a bear's daily activities. First, I need a volunteer (He will be a victim). ...
Theres a Hole In My Bucket
Props: Bandana, apron, broom for Liza; a bucket for Henry. This skit is done to the words of "There's a Hole in My Bucket", which you will find in several song books. Liza enters and begins sweeping, then Henry enters ...
Three Against 1000
Three guys all bandaged up and smeared with dirt and blood come dragging into the meeting with the disbelieving tail the fantastic battle that they had just gone through. "what a battle, what fantastic odds, we never should have attempted ...
Three Rivers
Scene: Two prospectors meet. First prospector has camp set up and good cooking. Dog is sitting beside him. (Boy on all fours is dog.) Second prospector comes in pulling mule named Sunshine. (Two boys covered with blanket are mule.) Props: ...
Three Rivers 2
Players: a prospector, two tired hikers, and a "dog" Scene: An old prospector seated around his campfire eating dinner. First tired hiker walks up to the campfire. 1st Hiker: "Hey, old timer. That grub smells mighty good; would you happen ...
Three Scoops
Basically, you get the Den or Patrol together, and they sing, "We're three scoops of raisins, three scoops of raisins, We're three scoops of raisins-- In Kellogg's Raisin Bran!" At this point, another scout comes runing out with a big ...
Three Scout Leaders
The scene is that three scout leaders are sitting around the campfire swapping yarns, after having had a little too much of the amber nectar to drink. 1st leader: These scouts today don't know they're born. I can remember the ...
Throwing Up
And one more from me… Walk across the front of the room tossing a ball several inches to a foot up in the air. Set up a plant in the audience or Cubmaster asks "What are you doing?" Replies, " ...
Ticket Line
Fans are standing in line waiting to buy tickets for the big game, movie, or concert. Four fans are standing in line, saying how much they want to attend the event and wondering when the ticket window is going to ...
Time on the Park Bench
A Scout is sitting in a bench in the park reading the newspaper, getting tired he lies down for a nap. A few minutes latter a Scout comes by, wakes him and asks for the time. The Sleeping scouts says ...
Timothy Eaton
Number of participants: 4 or more Props: Articles of clothing # 2 enters and passes # 1, wearing a hat. # 1: "Where did you get the hat ?" # 2: "Timothy Eaton." #3 enters and passes # 1 carrying ...
Tonto Applause
LEADER: Where does Tonto take his garbage? BOYS: (in rhythm with the Lone Ranger tune while slapping thighs). To de-dump, to de-dump, to de-dump dump dump ...
Toothache
A boy with a toothache complains to another boy. The other boy says he will help and pulls out tooth with a pair of pliers. The boy with the toothache says wrong tooth. Another person comes along and gives him ...
Toothpaste
In this you need two cups of water and four or more people. The people in the skit all line up in a row in front of the audience. The first person in line has water in his cup and ...
Top Secret Mission
Scout 1 ( to audience) Me and my partner are just taking off in our airplane on a top secret mission. Scout 2 ( Checking Everything ) Brakes? Scout 1: Check Scout 2: Speed? Scout 1: Check Scout 2: Oxygen? ...
Tracking
Boys enter with magnifying glasses as if following a trail. Cub # 1. Look at those tracks! Cub # 2. Wow! They look like wolf tracks! Cub # 3. No, they look like bobcat tracks! Cub # 4. I think ...
Tracks
Two boys enter as if following a trail. They begin to argue over what kind of tracks they are: "I say they are raccoon tracks" "No they're wolf tracks" "No they're badger tracks ...". The argument continues until they are ...
Train Skit The
Two boys are standing on a track arguing over what the animal that has been run over on the track is.... #1: It's a deer #2: Nope, it's bear #1: I'm sure it's a deer #2: Uh-uh... look there. It's ...
Trained Giant Caterpillar
Group of girls lined up under a sleeping bag and did tricks, much like you would have a dog do, led by it's trainer. For the last trick, have some leaders come up and lie down for the caterpillar to ...
Travel Horizons
In this narrated skit, five boys pantomime and carry props representing different kinds of travel. Props may be made from cardboard. As each paragraph is read, the appropriate prop is displayed and moved across stage. At closing, all props are ...
Treasures Beneath The Sea Puppet Skit
SONG: The song is sung to the tune of ‘The Grand Old Duke of York’ in the Cub Scout Song Book. STAGE: For this puppet skit, use a large box for your stage. Paint the back of the box to ...
Treat
Pass out a few small treats to the audience. Each time they hear the word that indicates some direction they move the treat to the person closest to them in that direction. A few could be bigger or wrapped to ...
Trees The
All the boys except one lined up in a row facing the audience, spaced at least Three feet apart. The remaining boy was the narrator. An adult "volunteer" Was selected; usually this was the scoutmaster. He is instructed to stand ...
Trick or Treat
A child comes home with a bag full of treats. The parent says that he needs to inspect the candy. Gives excuses for not giving most of it back. After the child leaves, the parent says that he must do ...
Trimming the Christmas Tree
Cast: Mother, Father, Child, scout staff with sprig of evergreen lashed to the top; materials to make snipping and sawing sounds (you can pre-record these on cassette tape.) Setting: Kitchen Mother is on stage, father and child out of sight. ...
Trip To The Moon
Cast: Controlman, 2 Spacemen, President, Man-In-The-Moon, 2 Space Mice Props: Spaceship, Telescope, Moon with door big enough for head to stick out, Chair Setting: (As curtain opens, Controlman is looking at the moon through a telescope, at left. Spaceship stands ...
Turkey Contest
Four guys dressed up like turkeys waiting for the Best Turkey Contest with one turkey really strutting his stuff. Feathers can be made from construction paper and brown type clothes worn. The one turkey who is strutting his stuff, really ...
Twist Mouth Family
A mother and a father had several children, now all the children had their mouths twisted out of shape except their son John, who they had sent to college and had just returned. They all got ready for bed and ...
Two Cannibals
I'll bet you can turn this pun into a skit! Two cannibals meet one day. The first cannibal says, "You know, I just can't seem to get a tender Missionary. I've baked them, I've roasted them, I've stewed them, I've ...
Ugliest Man in the World or Bad Breath
Cast: UMITW under blanket, Circus Announcer, as many people as you want (say up to 4 or 5), victim Setting: Circus, Boardwalk Announcer: Ladies and Gentlemen! Boys and Girls! Come and see the Ugliest Man in the World! (or Smell ...
Ugly Baby
A lady is riding on a train with her baby wrapped in a blanket. A stranger comes and sits down next to her. He asked if he can see the baby. Upon opening the blanket the stranger says: "Ma'am, that's ...
Umbrella Skit A nodialogue skit
Two Scouts cross the campfire area, entering from each side. One has a raised umbrella, the other is carrying an umbrella that is down. When they are about 10-15 past each other, each glances back toward the direction of the ...
Up Harold
Mad Scientist and a monster named Harold. The mad scientist talks about his greatest creation Harold. The scientist asks for a volunteer out of the audience. The mad scientist tells Harold to rise up, walk forward, and then the monster ...
Upside Down Singers
The singers are on stage. An announcer explains that they are going to sing upside down! They duck out of sight behind a curtain (a sheet held by two accomplices will do). Placing their hands in their shoes, they wobble ...
Vampire Snack
Scene: One vampire, standing onstage, takes a can marked "blood", pours tomato juice from it into a glass and drinks it. The second vampire enters. Vampire #1: Mmm. Delicious. Vould you like some? Vampire #2: no, thanks. I couldn't drink ...
Viper is Coming The
An office setting with a boss and an assistant who runs in and tells the boss that his just received a message that the Viper is coming. The boss get's very agitated and upset repeating the assistant's message. Several others ...
Wait Wait
Shopper: Have you any four-volt two-watt bulbs? Clerk : For what? Shopper: No, four-volt, two-watt. Clerk : Two what? Shopper: yes! Clerk : No. ...
Waiter
Cast: Waiter, Customers Setting: Restaurant Customer 1: Waiter! There's a fly in my soup! Waiter: Shh! Everyone else will want one! Same line continues on with other customers about a fly being in alphabet soup (He's learning to read!) What's ...
Waiter The
Three Scouts are seated in a restaurant. A waiter approaches them. Waiter : What'll you have? Scout 1: I'll have a tuna on rye. Waiter : Why tuna? Salmon's much better. And have it on whole wheat, it's healthier. Scout ...
Waiting Room The
Seen at a Vacation Bible School Summer Camp. You need six chairs together, and one for the secretary. The scene is a doctor's office. The first person comes in. His shoulder twitches once every 3 seconds. Secretary: "Please take a ...
Wall The
Ideal for a six or patrol, this skit calls for three or four members standing close together, backs to audience, as the wall; one to play an employee leaning against the wall; and one to play the boss. The scene ...
Washingtons Farewell
It is announced that a member of the troop has memorized Washington's Farewell Address and is about to do a dramatic portrayal of it. A boy emerges dressed as Washington and delivers his farewell address, "Bye Mom!" ...
Washingtons Farewell Address
It is announced that a member of the pack has memorized Washington’s Farewell Address and is about to do a dramatic portrayal of it. A boy emerges dressed as Washington and delivers his farewell address: Washington: Bye, Mom!” (He exits ...
Watch Out For Critters
Setting: An old mountain guide is leading two pioneers up into the mountains. The three walk in place, pretending to climb uphill and down. Pioneer 1: Are there wild animals here? Guide: Yep, bobcats. They’re bad. Pioneer 2: Is there ...
Watching TV All Day
(As the skit begins, Tim is seated on the "floor" staring forward.) Kyle: [enters] Hey, Tim, whatcha doin'? Tim: Watchin' the TV. Come and join me. [Kyle joins him, stares forward] Brad: [enters] Hey, what are you guys doin'? Kyle: ...
Water Skit
Over to one side of the "stage" area, there is a glass of water. One by one a scout approaches and crawls across from the opposite side of the "stage" area, toward the glass, exclaiming "Water, water!" Each scout stops ...
Water Water 2
CAST: Several CUB SCOUTS PROPS: Sahara Desert scenery (Have Cubs draw cactus for background.) A glass of water. 1ST CUB: (Crawls across stage gasping and saying:) WATER! WATER! (Collapses about one fourth of the way across) 2ND ...
Water Water 1
A man, crawling across the stage: "Water, water!!" Someone walks by, and the crawling man tugs on his pant leg. "Water, Water!" Man walking by: "Sorry." He continues walking. Another man walks by, the crawling man tugs on his pant ...
Watt What
Shopper: Have you any four-volt two-watt bulbs? Clerk: For what? Shopper: No, four-volt, two-watt. Clerk: Two what? Shopper: Yes! Clerk: No. ...
We Aint Got the Money for the Mortgage on the Farm
One of those repetitive jokes. Difference is, you do the skit to a beat, and everyone bends their knees in sync (or tries to.) Successful or not, the knee bending (and attempts to keep in sync) alone makes it hilarious. ...
We Hit
A silly repetition skit that gets the victim wet. Cast: 4-5 Crew members, Victim, cup of water Setting: Submarine Sit in a line just like in Veech Boton. Place your victim anywhere in the line but make sure in advance ...
WellTrained Elephant The
Cast: Trainer, Two People to be the Elephant, blanket to cover, 4 Victims (or 3 Volunteers and one Victim; make sure elephant knows who the Victim is), cup of water Setting: Circus Trainer: Ladies and gentlemen! I would like to ...
What a Day
(Three tired looking hikers enter, drop packs and flop in a circle.) Hiker 1: (groans) What a day. Hiker 2: (after a pause, groans) What a day. Hiker 3: (happily) Yeah, it sure was! Hiker 2: (angrily) If you can't ...
What Are Cub Scouts Made Of
This may be used as a reading or a skit. To use as a skit have a narrator who pauses to let the Cubs pantomime their parts. NARRATOR: Cub Scouts are made of 8, 9, and 10 year old boys. ...
What Makes A Leader
CAST: Master of Ceremonies (EMCEE) COMPUTER OPERATORS Attendees at the Banquet PROPS: Computer made from cardboard box with large slot so a large cardboard figure can fit. A piece of paper on each table at the banquet ...
What the Heck Was That
Cast: Actors, directors, Gus Scene: Theater Director: Okay! Who's next for the auditions? You? Okay! Let's hear you! Actor #1: I'm trying out for the part of the Unknown Soldier. (He lies down, dead.) Director: Don't call us, we'll call ...
What Time is it
Three Scouts walk onto the stage, two of them carrying logs. The two carrying logs sit down and begin pounding the stage with them, making an incredible racket. They pause, and the third Scout announces, "How cave men tell time". ...
Whats 22
Captain, three or four Pirates
Setting: On the Bridge (Or Deck of a Ship)
Captain: First Mate! What's 2+2?
1st Mate: Duh! One, Sir!
Captain: Good! Bosun! What's 2+2?
Bosun: Uhh ... let's see ... (Counts on fingers) Uhh ... Five, ...
Whats My Hobby
SETTING: Scene opens on a bunch of boys talking about their hobbies. Each, in turn, gets the others to guess what his hobby is by using the “ten-dollar word” to describe it. (Here are some suggested hobbies and what ...
Whats the Problem
Leader, three or four Kids, Campfire Chief (in campfire blanket) Setting: Tent Area Swasin: (Crying on stage) Kid 1: (Sees leader; goes to him.) Swasin! What's the problem? Swasin: (Whispers in kid's ear.) #1 begins to cry too. #2: Hey! ...
Whats the Problem 2
As cute as it is, it really only is a skeleton. Maybe you could use it as a gag to either place in the order as with any other skit, or get the campfire chief involved, so that when he ...
When Knighthood Was In Flower or Good Guys Always Wear White Hats
CHARACTERS:LORELEI THE LOVELY, a beautiful princess KIT THE KING, a pip of a king GODFREY THE GOOD, almost too good to be true EDGAR THE EVIL, Almost too bad to be true EDGAR’S HENCHKNIGHTS, as many ...
Whistler Precision Drill Team
Acquire an album such as Mitch Miller's choir whistling the theme song to "Bridge Over the River Kwai", the "Colonel Bogey March", or one of Sousa's marches. Use as many guys as you would like to involve. Each boy provides ...
Who Sneezed
One boy plays sergeant and the rest line up in a row facing the audience. The sergeant tells them to come to attention for inspection. The last boy in line sneezes. The sergeant asks who sneezed and doesn't get an ...
Why Are You Late
Boss, 4 Workers
Setting: Office
Boss: Why are you late?
#1: (Rushing into work, breathless.) Sorry I'm late, Boss. My car broke down, so I took the bus. But the driver hit a tree, so I had to take ...
Wide Mouthed Frog The
One morning the wide mouthed frog decided to take a walk to see the world and enhance his education. As he hopped through the meadow by the pond he came upon a cow. He hopped over to the cow and ...
WomanMan Disrobing
A woman throws a whole extra set of clothes over a screen that she is standing behind. She throws them over a piece at a time until the screen starts to fall over. She screams and as the screen falls ...
Worlds Greatest Spitter The
The world's greatest spitter is bragging and demonstrating on how well he can spit. He has an assistant, who has an empty pail. When the assistant catches the spit, he thwacks the bottom of the pail with his fingers to ...
Worlds Ugliest Man The
A scout gets up and says, "Tonight, Den ___ is going to present to you a rare public showing of The World's Ugliest Man." "This man is so ugly, that no one can bear to look upon his face without ...
Worlds Greatest Pitcher
You need a screen (white sheet), Flashlight (bright) and a sick (size of a baseball bat). The announcer introduces the worlds greatest pitcher, elaborate on how great he is. No one has hit him in the last 100 games, (at ...
Wrong Skit The
For this skit, you need a character from a known skit -- one that was done previous to this one during the campfire, for instance. It doesn't matter who it is or what he's doing, as long as he's immediately ...
Yellow Bandana The
Actors: 1 magician, 1 volunteer Props: 1 yellow neckerchief, 1 banana, 1 jacket, 1 shirt with front pocket (like a Scout shirt) The magician is on stage, with the yellow bandana and banana placed behind him (preferrably on a table, ...
You Dont Say
Person on the phone, Friend
Setting: Living Room
Person: (Phone rings, picks it up.) Hello? Yes? You don't say ... You don't say ... You don't say ... You don't say? ... You don't say! ... You don't ...
You Need a Tie Sir
Person, 3 Tie Salesmen, Maitre d'
Setting: Desert
Person: (Gasping) Water! I need water!
#1: Sir! Would you like to buy a tie? This one would look so good on you!
Person: I want water, not a tie!
#2: (After a ...
Youve Broken the Rules
Mean Pirate Captain, 6 Pirates, Lifeguard
Setting: Pirate Ship at Sea
Captain: Okay let's see the first o' you. Which rule did you break?
#1: I... I... I ran around in the dining hall when I should have been ...
Yukon Winter
One day Scouter Kent ( camp chief ) and Scouter Jason ( assistant camp director ) decide to get away from it all and move to the Yukon. The story goes , they sell everything and pack up for a ...
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