Let us go back in time. A simpler time of when there were kings, queens, and a peasant who wished to marry the beautiful princess. That is the plot of this hilarious campfire skit performed by two Boy Scouts of Troop 68 during their 2001 Laughs For Lunch Show. It is one of my favorie skits, and I bet you will enjoy it also.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 used to like to song songs, mix them up a bit, and write new lyrics to them. They would then perform these “new” versions at campfire programs or during their annual Laughs For Lunch Show. This episode of Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast features one of those songs.

If you have been watching this blog and podcast for awhile you have seen many skits and songs performed by the Boy Scouts of Troop 68, but you have seen very little performed by the troop’s adult leaders. Well, the time has come.

Mike R. began his adult Scouting career when his son John joined Cub Scout Pack 68 in Melrose, Minnesota. When John crossed over to the Boy Scout troop, Mike followed and became a committee member, and soon accepted the committee chairman position. During this time Mike also served as a unit commissioner.

The Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast proudly presents another video from the Boy Scout Troop 68 Laughs For Lunch Show archives. This post features a skit in which a director hires an extra to play a small part in a film.

Andy may have been shy were he joined the Boy Scout troop but he soon became one of the guys who loved to ham it up on stage. In this video from the 2001 Laughs For Lunch Show, he plays the artist Vincent Van Go-Go who plans to create a living sculpture on stage using people from the studio audience.

Our court of honor ceremonies usually consist of three parts: something patriotic, something Scouting, and an invocation. It is a nice solemn beginning to the meeting. Once in awhile though, the boys get into one of those moods. You know, the giggles begin, or something goes wrong. Unpredictability reigns.

The opening at our March court of honor started well, but the little things soon started. The snickering began. The Scouts had decided to do a Scout Law candle lighting ceremony. Boy Scouts. Matches. Candles. The Scout Law. You can probably guess what happened. If not, you can watch this post to the Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast to see it for yourself.

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The Boy Scouts of Melrose Troop 68 were a little nervous when they arrived at the Melrose City Council meeting. They really did not know what to expect, and neither did I as their scoutmaster. The troop was at the meeting because the city council was going to pass a proclamation recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America and the 30th anniversary of Boy Scout Troop 68.

Boy Scout Troop 68 recently honored another of its members who has earned the rank of Eagle Scout. Alex K. is the troop’s eighteenth Eagle Scout. That means it was time for me to create another slideshow for an Eagle court of honor.

Boots Hanson was the first caretaker of Many Point Scout Camp. In fact, he and the other council leaders created a new style summer camp in which Boy Scouts would camp together with members of their own troop. His hard work and great love of the outdoors and Scouting brought this new idea to reality.

It has been nearly a year since Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, has been featured in a new video. He has been pretty busy with school, Scouting, and his podcast, Around The Scouting Campfire.

Let’s face it. Earning the rank of Eagle Scout is a very big deal. So what do you do for an encore? Well, if you are from Minnesota, and your name is Ben Lindbom, you get on your snowmobile and set your sights on winning races.

This post to the Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast is the final of four videos featuring the open house held by the Central Minnesota Council on September 2, 2009, to celebrate the “A Century Of Values” tour.

This post to the Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast is the third of four videos featuring the open house held by the Central Minnesota Council on September 2, 2009, to celebrate the “A Century Of Values” tour.

This episode of the Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast (#76) is the second of four videos highlighting the events of the council’s open house.

The Central Minnesota Council, BSA had some very special guests pay a visit on Wednesday, September 2, 2009.

It is time to get back to humor with the Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast. After all, the last two postings were a bit more on the serious side.

Twenty years ago the volunteers at Mel-TV, our local cable access television station, filmed a program in which five men who were Boy Scout leaders were interviewed about their Scouting experiences.

The Boy Scouts of Melrose would like to provide this (comical) public service announcement video to help you prepare yourself and your family when you are out having fun this summer. The Scouts demonstrate the three levels of pickpockets that you may find when walking the streets or mingling in large crowds: the beginner, the amateur, and the professional. Be sure to watch the professionals closer as the Scouts perform it in slow motion.

This has been a favorite skit of Troop 68’s over the years and has been performed many times. They practice the skit before performing it to be sure they do it well and safely. After all, we don’t want to drop anyone on their head.

Have you ever been?traveling in your car listening to the radio when you suddenly reach an area in which stations begin overlapping each other’s signals? The is the premiss of this skit performed by the Boy Scouts of Troop 68 during their 2006 Laughs For Lunch Show.

Scoutmaster Steve tells the audience the story of the Forest of the Yellow Fingers during a troop Laughs For Lunch Show.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, introduces a video created by Eagle Scout Doug Gray for his council’s NYLT course.

The Scouting Life of Eagle Scout Chris K., Melrose Boy Troop 68.

Here is a slideshow of the Central Minnesota Council’s 2009 Ripley Rendezvous.

The 1996 membership of Boy Scout Troop 68 close their Laughs For Lunch Show with the song Scout Vespers.

The 2007 Buckskin Staff of Many Point Scout Camp lead the Boy Scouts in the skit known as The Bear Hunt.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 perform two campfire favorites, and tie them together in a unique way. Watch them perform the I Wish I Was A Boy Scout song and the Crazy Newscasters skit.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 perform two campfire favorites for your entertainment. The first is a skit called The Sleepwalker. The second is a song known as the Baby Bumblebee song.

This is the third of the series featuring interviews of men who serves as adult leaders of Boy Scout Troop 68 in the 1980’s. This video features Mike H., a committee chairman.

Planning to attend a BSA National Jamboree? Watch this video from the 2001 event to get a few ideas of what to expect during your trip.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, has more terrible jokes to tell his buddy, Randall, in the third show of this series.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 perform a slightly different version of that old favorite, Little Bunny Foo Foo.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 perform a song about a subject they know very well – Dirty Socks.

This video features Eagle Scout Mike Schwieters as he shares some words of wisdom about his years as a Boy Scout during his Eagle Scout court of honor.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, sits down and chats with Ali, a Girl Scout who has recently received the Gold Award.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 perform the song/skit Star Trekking: The Next Generation, during one of the troop’s Laughs For Lunch Shows.

The Hawk Patrol of Troop 68 perform the Submarine Skit during one of the troop’s Laughs For Lunch Shows.

Join the campers of Many Point Scout Camp during the closing campfire on Friday, July 18, 2008. This video features two skits done during the campfire program.

Joe, a former pack cubmaster, is interviewed during a show that was filmed twenty years ago, in 1988. He talks about being a cubmaster, his experiences with the Pack, and his experiences with Troop 68.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, reads the farewell message of Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement. He also has details of a contest celebrating the 50th podcast posting.

They are back! Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, and his friends Randall and Bones return in another video with more terrible jokes, more one liners, and more “Yo, dude”s. A fourth puppet joins the group and gives a quick little take on the thoughts of a wise man.

Here is a great song to sing at your next campfire program, the Hole In The Ground song. That is, if you can sing it as it speeds up and gets longer with each verse. It may take a little practice.

What happens when the summer camp staff recognizes you from a YouTube video? You end up performing a skit with them at the Friday night closing campfire. So here is “Star Trekking”, featuring the Many Point Camp Staff and the scoutmaster of Troop 68.

George, a former troop committee chairman, is interviewed during a show that was filmed twenty years ago, in 1988. He talks about the scoutmaster and committee positions, troop funds, rock climbing, poison ivy, and other topics.

This podcast posting features the Boy Scouts of Melrose Troop 68 performing the skit “Is It Time Yet?” The real question, of course, is “Have you watched this yet?”

This podcast posting includes five commercials produced by the Boy Scouts of America. Each commercial uses a point of the Scout Law as its theme: trustworthy, helpful, obedient, thrifty, and reverent. I hope you enjoy them as must as I did when I first saw them.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, interrupts Randall’s reading time to tell some really bad jokes.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, has an announcement about the Melrose Scouting Productions feed address.

Take a short trip back in time as this video shows you the Boy Scouts of Melrose Troop 68 during the years of 1980-1985.

The 2002 Laughs For Lunch Show was held four months after the tragedy of 9/11. Patriotism was high in this country as we pulled together to pay our respects to those who died, and to those who became heroes. The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 wanted to end this show by doing something special to honor those local men and women who have served, and are serving, in our armed forces.

This post includes three thirty second commercials. The first features Steve Young, the NFL quarterback, who was a Cub Scout. The second features Jim Lovell, and Eagle Scout who became an astronaut. The third features Scott Mitchell, another quarterback who also happens to be an Eagle Scout.

Melrose Boy Scout Troop 68 has held its seventeenth Eagle court of honor. This is the video shown during the ceremony highlighting some of the best times of Mike’s years in Scouting.

Bring out the piano. Plug in the guitar. It is time for the Boy Scouts of Troop 68 to perform a classic song for the Laughs For Lunch Show audience.

This time the adult leaders get into the act as they perform the song Vista! Some do it well, and some do not do very well. But they all have fun.

There is an old song that many Scouts seem to enjoy listening to, and singing along to if they can memorize the verses. That song is Gopher Guts. You know, greasy, grimy, gopher guts. Mutilated monkey’s feet. All purpose porpoise puss. Yeah, that song.

Who says you can’t have fun in Minnesota in the winter. Grab your sleds and join the Boy Scouts of Troop 68 as they have fun downhill sledding in the evening at Camp Stearns.

This video, filmed in 1992, has three Boy Scouts of Troop 68 sing the Bad Luck Song. Things just do not go well during the verse of this song. It is a bit darker tone then past videos of this podcast, so beware.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, plays broomball with the Boy Scouts of Troop 68, and discovers he is not very good at it, thus giving the Boy Scouts a chance to demonstrate how to make a stretcher with a jacket and broom sticks.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, discusses the four “C’s” of the Boy Scout Outdoor Code: clean in my outdoor manners, careful with fire, considerate in the outdoors, and conservation minded.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 perform the “Singing In The Rain” skit during their 1998 Laughs For Lunch Show. Thumbs up, elbows back, knees bent, toes in. Tee tee cha, Tee tee cha, Tee tee cha cha cha.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 sing the “Song That Never Ends” during their 2004 Laughs For Lunch Show. The Boy Scouts seem to want to go on and on signing this song until they are taken from the stage one by one.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 perform the Mad Scientist Skit during their 2002 Laughs For Lunch Show. The skit is about a mad scientist who has plans to take over the world, and has created a monster to help him in his conquest. Then the Scouts try to sign the Grand Ol’ Duke of York song, but something goes wrong.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, takes a tour of a scoutmaster’s recreation room, and makes a few comments along the way.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, continues his series of when you know you are a true Boy Scout by discussing internet chat rooms, packing for camp, setting up tents, and poison ivy.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 have a little free time on their hands and make a movie while at summer camp.

The 2007 Buckskin Staff of Many Point Scout Camp sings a song about Scouting toward the end of the week’s opening campfire program.

The Boy Scouts of Melrose Troop 68 perform “THe Candy Store” skit during the 2002 Laughs For Lunch Show.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, talks about his visit to the Cub Pack’s School Night and makes an announcement about Melrose Scouting Productions Podcasts joining the PTC Media Network.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, attempts to answer that age old question “You know you are a Boy Scout when…”

Ben, the Boy Scout, performs the Echo System Skit to the enjoyment of the audience at Troop 68’s first Laughs For Lunch Show in 1996.

The Buckskin Staff of Many Point Scout Camp lead the Boy Scout campers in the Many Point rouser during the opening campfire program on July 15, 2007.

The Boy Scouts of Troop 68 perform the Movie Skit during the 2006 annual Laughs for Lunch Show.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, is back with Michael, the giggling Cub Scout, as they once again discuss the Cub Scout Oath and the Cub Scout Law.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, interviews Eymard, the eighty year old assistant scoutmaster, during a weekend camping trip.

Three Boy Scouts from Melrose Troop 68 perform the skit known as “Ice Fishing” during the troop’s 2004 Laughs for Lunch Show.

Two Boy Scouts from Melrose Troop 68 perform the skit known as “The Furniture Store” during the troop’s 2006 Laughs for Lunch Show.

The MPSC Rouser Song is this week’s Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast (MSPP) video. The staff begins each week’s Sunday night opening campfire with this song which sets the tone for the rest of the evening. It is fast. It is loud. It is energetic. It is rowdy. It is everything a good opening campfire song should be.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, talks about and demonstrates how to stay Physically Strong, one of the Boy Scout duties to self.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, meets Michael, the radical Cub Scout, as Michael tries to teach Buttons the Cub Scout Promise.

The Boy Scouts of Melrose Troop 68 attend Philmont Scout Ranch a second time in 1989.

The Boy Scouts of Melrose Troop 68 attend Philmont Scout Ranch in 1986.

The staff of Many Point Scout Camp and the scoutmasters sing and act out the song “Go Bananas”.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, talks about the Scout Motto and being prepared.

Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, talks about the Scout Law.

Three Boy Scouts from Troop 68 attend the spring Order of the Arrow Conclave in May, 2006.

Meet the Scouts of Melrose Troop 68 when they attended Camp Watchamagumee in May of 1987.

In this video the staff of Many Point Scout Camp pay tribute to the largest American legend of all time, Paul Bunyan.

Welcome to the Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast. In this video the puppet known as Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, explains the Scout Oath. At least that is what he wanted to do. You are invited to visit our website at http://melrosetroop68.org

Welcome to the Melrose Scouting Productions Podcast. In this video we meet a puppet known as Buttons, the radical Boy Scout, as he explains the Scout Oath. You are invited to visit our website at http://melrosetroop68.org