Cub Cookout
| Category: | Wordplay & Puns |
|---|---|
| Category: | Sound Effect / Visual Gag |
| Props: | Sticks for pretend roasting, optional toy bug wings or antennae for mosquitoes |
| Notes: | Mosquito actors should be playful and energetic. Cubs should swat occasionally and react to the bugs. The ending works best with dramatic over-the-top screaming. |
([Cubs] sit or squat around a fake campfire, pretending to roast hot dogs. [Mosquito #1] and [Mosquito #2] buzz around them during the scene. Cubs occasionally swat at the air.)
[Mosquito #1:] Hey, I got a good one! Which sport do we mosquitoes like best?
[Mosquito #2:] Easy! Skin diving.
[Mosquito #2:] Say, did you hear what the Cub Scout said to the mosquito?
[Mosquito #1:] No, what?
[Mosquito #2:] Don't bug me!
[Mosquito #1:] Are you related to any of the bugs around here?
[Mosquito #2:] Sure. My ant.
[Mosquito #1:] Did you hear what the mother grasshopper said to her children?
[Mosquito #2:] No-tell me.
[Mosquito #1:] Hop to it!
[Cub #1:] These mosquitoes are awful! Lucky I brought the insect repellent.
([Cub #1] pretends to spray the air. [Mosquitoes] cough and gag, then run offstage.)
[Cub #2:] (To [Cub #1]) Say, what has 18 feet, red eyes, and long claws?
[Cub #1:] I don't know.
[Cub #2:] Neither do I, but it's crawling up your neck!
(All Cubs scream and run offstage in panic.)