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 look like an underwater scene.
PUPPET CAST: 2 or more OYSTERS
CHARLIE TUNA
The oysters are paper plates folded in half and then painted or covered
with construction paper. Charlie Tuna is a stick puppet.
SONG: (Done by all oysters.)
It’s tough to be an oyster
that’s why I’m in such a stew.
But I’d rather be an oyster
than a person like you.
(A cardboard tire comes down and hits one of the oysters in the head)
1ST OYSTER: (Looks up)
Hey, you people cut that out.
(Down comes a beer can right into his mouth. He looks at the audience and shakes it out.)
CHARLIE TUNA: (Moves quickly across the front of the stage.)
Hey Star-Kist, wait for me.
OYSTERS REPEAT SONG
(A cardboard boot falls.)
2ND OYSTER: Wow, that really shook up my pearl. I hope his foot freezes.
(More things fall down.)
1ST OYSTER: They say pollution is a people problem, but they should live down here.
CHARLIE TUNA: (Moves quickly across the front of the stage.)
Hey Star-Kist, you forgot me.
OYSTERS REPEAT SONG
(As the song is sung more litter can fall on the puppets.)
OYSTERS: (Together)
Please help us - don’t pollute.
You can use more than 2 oyster puppets if you want. The boy who is dropping the litter
should stand behind the stage and lower the litter over the top. Lower pieces of litter on a
string slowly to give the effect of moving through the water.