Tankety Tank Skit
This Skit is meant for Scouts BSA.
Decide for yourself if it is appropriate for your younger scouts or not.
Decide for yourself if it is appropriate for your younger scouts or not.
Required:
8 or more scouts
Script:
Soldier: General, we're going into battle and I'm scared. I don't have any weapons or know what to do.
General: No problem, son. We use psychological weapons here. When you engage the enemy, stick out your hand like this and say "Stabbity-Stab".
(makes stabbing forward motion)
Soldier: OK
General: If there are too many of them, fall back and shoot them like this, "Bangity-Bang".
(pretend to aim and shoot a rifle)
Soldier: OK
General: If they keep coming, fall back and blast them with a grenade like this, "Boomity-Boom".
(pretend to pull a pin and toss a grenade)
Soldier: OK
General: Alright! I see the enemy approaching. Go get 'em!
(the large group of enemy slowly walks in from the side. The soldier rushes right up to them)
Soldier: Stabbity-Stab. Stabbity-Stab.
(one or two enemy soldiers fall. The rest keep coming. The soldier retreats a few steps)
Soldier: Bangity-Bang. Bangity-Bang.
(one or two enemy soldiers fall. The rest keep coming. The soldier retreats a few steps)
Soldier: Boomity-Boom
(all but one enemy soldiers fall. He keeps coming. The soldier retreats a few steps)
Soldier: (in desperation) Boomity-Boom. Bangity-Bang. Stabbity-Stab.
(the last enemy walks right over him)
Enemy: Tankety-Tank
General: No problem, son. We use psychological weapons here. When you engage the enemy, stick out your hand like this and say "Stabbity-Stab".
(makes stabbing forward motion)
Soldier: OK
General: If there are too many of them, fall back and shoot them like this, "Bangity-Bang".
(pretend to aim and shoot a rifle)
Soldier: OK
General: If they keep coming, fall back and blast them with a grenade like this, "Boomity-Boom".
(pretend to pull a pin and toss a grenade)
Soldier: OK
General: Alright! I see the enemy approaching. Go get 'em!
(the large group of enemy slowly walks in from the side. The soldier rushes right up to them)
Soldier: Stabbity-Stab. Stabbity-Stab.
(one or two enemy soldiers fall. The rest keep coming. The soldier retreats a few steps)
Soldier: Bangity-Bang. Bangity-Bang.
(one or two enemy soldiers fall. The rest keep coming. The soldier retreats a few steps)
Soldier: Boomity-Boom
(all but one enemy soldiers fall. He keeps coming. The soldier retreats a few steps)
Soldier: (in desperation) Boomity-Boom. Bangity-Bang. Stabbity-Stab.
(the last enemy walks right over him)
Enemy: Tankety-Tank
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Jun 22, 2020 - Ron Fearnley
an old one
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