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02x06 - Happy Birthday Sooty

Episode transcripts for the TV show, "The Sooty Show". Aired: July 30, 1968.*
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Children's slapstick show with the little bear glove puppet and his friends.

02x06 - Happy Birthday Sooty

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Matthew I'm so excited it's so nice and

so am i and so are you

well I think we all are little cousin

scampi's oh hi there listen today is a

very important day were all mega excited

because today is Suzie's birthday Shh

actually he thinks that we've forgotten

as you can imagine we've got one or two

very special surprises for us yes I'll

say meth yes what about the the lounge

and the banners no that's oh yes we've

just got to finish putting that banner

up okay well you can do that right now

go all three of you've gone as much fun

I've got a rhapsodies present don't let

on Shh oh good morning today's a

very exciting day is that right really

why is that because today somebody's

birthday well I imagine every day's

somebody's birthday isn't it if I got

something to say to you um I can't think

of minute don't of course I have got

something to say to you I've got

something very very important to say to

you are you ready yes in that case after

breakfast I went to clear out the shoe

cupboard

okay come on stand up

have you got anything to say to me

you're going to have a look for the

others I just may come back here if

you're talking about sweep and Sue and

little cousin scampi well have a look in

the loft or the bathroom or their

bedroom okay off you go

go on that was close no you see the

thing is I don't want him to see the

lounge that we'll finished off with all

the decorations I've sent him on a wild

goose chase so poor old city has been

sent on a wild goose chase he's looking

for sweeping sue and scampi but they're

not here

poor old he wants someone to sing

happy birthday to him but he won't find

anyone in here

ah he's looking in the bedroom but

there's no one here either it seems that

his worst dream has come true everyone

has forgotten his birthday ready please

order

yes Shh he's coming quite fickle off you

go hi-c hello City and you're looking a

little bit down in the dumps you know

you're feeling a bit down in the dumps

oh look perhaps I can help perhaps I can

help

would you like to just bang this thing

go just bang it give it to me yeah well

and mm happy birthday to you happy

birthday to you happy birthday dear

happy birthday to you happy

birthday to be congratulations you

thought we'd forgotten of course we

hadn't forgotten

we're only pulling your leg that's not

possible

what oh no of course not we were only

kidding you City giving the surprise

present Matthew girl yes of course give

him the present all right it's down here

look look at this city in fact you can

own it now can't just put b*llet that's

it

let's get it open this is for all of a

smarter way get all the wrapping paper

my great psychic yeah slowly sweet so

it's sweet do you know what it is it's a

video cassette well yes but it's

actually what's on this cassette that's

so exciting

let's go to the lounge and watch it

shall we come on all of you do join us

as well come on into the lounge sweet

can you put that trip put the video in

the machine what's what's campy what is

it we still haven't told you how old he

is

uh well I'm gonna do that when we're all

gathered together up here sweet now okay

did you put the video in right come here

that's me to explain you see being

a magical bear has got two separate

birthdays and two separate ages you

don't understand well you know

Peter Pan yeah well Peter Pan is five

years old and he never gets any older

even though he's been around for years

and years Matthew exactly suit well city

is exactly the same because although

he's five years old he's actually been

around for a very long time as a matter

of fact in addition to the videos I got

some old photographs here this is a

photograph of when city first started on

the BBC that's a British Broadcasting

Corporation this was the first

television show that he ever made

there's Harry core but that's my father

and there's sorta looking a little bit

slimmer and a character called

mr. turnip golly now that's a very very

old photograph and here's another one

which is almost as old here's a very

famous little set called such as

fisheries see that thing's there

and here's another month look back to me

we're City there yes exactly has the

city show been on television ah well the

first program on the BBC was in 1952

soon that's when these photographs were

from 1952 which means that this year

City is celebrating his 40th anniversary

as a matter of fact the show is in

the Guinness Book of Records as being

the longest-running television show of

all now on that video city I got some

clips of old shows so let's have a look

at the clip the first color program from

1969 here we are watch this camera there

there's Harry Uhl a new city and you

sweet mr. Bennett

this service is painted by you

we're excusable I'll show them look boys

before you take my photograph I'm going

to turn it round and take yours on guess

what happen and you can just go back

here and stub side by side no no stand

side by side you just as naughty naughty

magic warm you can old anything you like

do you think she's gonna get out of it

you know but he isn't did you stand by

sweet we're gonna take a dice for

together

wait for it I'd like to enjoy it well

they were now is 1969 would you like to

see another one okay let's look at the

clip from 1975 okay

that's six years after the first one

let's see what saucy look like then 1975

here we go my goodness well he's gotta

make everybody's not eat one that's

that's out of it protects it take this

option to get that one that's it oh

right not clever he's got both jet

Saudis magic one now that's good well

it's not my sweet that's marvelous now

all you gotta do city is just take it

and put it somewhere water can be

everything yeah let's eat coming out of

this finger to eat oh oh it big it

outsider put it on the long listen charm

to these old programs isn't that will

sweet what when did I take over yes dad

Matthew oh when did I take over the suti

show from My Father

well that was a year after that very

clip in fact in 1976 what you'd like to

see what we both look like this please

well I let's have a look at what should

you now look like in 1976

it's everything ready to get it is more

James my sweetie

up we go look at that hair that's going

to slow a stop sweetie

what should we do so fishy key boat got

an oil can

so she's going to give it an oil with

his oil can write in their City

well that was 1976 now let's have a look

at another clip wishes 10 years later

than that

this is 1986 and this is City and sweep

and Sue the day that they decided to go

skiing the environment rightly sweeper

soon you've got left at home and it is

just such at this occasion we heard

about

very brave little bear lair our city and

there are lots lots more clips on that

video that you watch later but right now

I've got another very important surprise

for you city I want you to get in the

car we're going on a car journey okay

are you gonna come soon no Matthew no

we're staying here because we've got

some more work to do have a lovely

lovely time you we will of course we

will me and the birthday boy are you

gonna join us I recommend you do come on

I'm gonna get a blindfold for you right

we can take the blindfold off now so see

hang on a minute

because we've finally arrived where are

we where where the play is called sue

t's wonderful world and it's museum and

shipley in Yorkshire and it's dedicated

to 40 years of painted konstandin

let's go inside and have a look shall we

you coming come on

here we are sir - it's exciting isn't it

come on let's go inside

looks that he look it's sooo swinging on

a swing he's ah we left it behind at

home but yes we did that's just a model

so actually she's pretty isn't it so you

better not wave back otherwise you may

fall off the swing come on there's

something want you to see come on

look at that city isn't that magnificent

what a beautiful boat that is what I

call what's called the Prince William

and you know that boat was built 25

years ago long time isn't it it was

first seen on the BBC and then on the

ITV what's sweep doing and it's hanging

out of the wheelhouse I think he's

trying to see what you caught you

probably caught a cold look a bit chilly

doesn't it look I suggest that we go and

catch another exhibit come on

uh-oh I think I recognize that camera

that's the one that squirts in gone to

the bat yes I remember we just seeing

that on the video well I'm not going to

get anywhere near that camera come on

what were those people surely recognize

though city that's hairy and that one is

me

I haven't got a beard well now I think I

might have been too young to grow a

beard in those days that was a day that

Harry got his OBE there it is look we

ordered the British Empire and you got

one as well they ordered the Bears

Empire Hey look at that come on

huh cities pottery and there you are

city look making a pot clever aren't you

hold it there sweep and he's mixing what

is known as the slip and their sue and

she's painting one of the finished pots

she's just about to pop them into the

furnace I suggest that we pop over here

and have a look at such as gymnasium

it's great as it city call the equipment

want to see that you're working hard

here with the old weights what sweep

doing normal easy about to jump over the

horse down there obviously is keeping

fit or and we ought to keep moving

now we were looking at the photograph of

this one earlier won't we city this is

gonna take a few people back a few years

because this was one of the very first

programs ever to be recorded by the BBC

city's fisheries frying tonight

Anna this is interesting for many years

at the end of the Thames television

programs there was a spot called the

Braden show band

and here you all are City Sue and sweep

standing in your theater with some of

the instruments that were actually used

on the television

here's another extremely old set this is

Sue T's school room this must be well

over 30 years old I won here are some of

your classmates so Taylor's sweep

sitting at the front there next to

Maggie Mouse and this takes the cat

kipper the cat

there's Fifi the poodle sat next to sue

and right at the very back champion the

blunder horse sat next to Robert the

rabbit ah now this is slightly more

up-to-date because this is the area

where the sort of cinema is and also the

place where children can come to

actually play with and sweet and

Sue poppets look there they are that

we've put them on elastic so that people

can't take them away there's something

nasty on the floor oh oh you well I

suppose it is a cinema so it's

quite appropriate that should be sorting

and sweep and Sue on the carpet listen I

want to show you something very

important just before we leave come on

oh and you can stay and watch your film

if you like

but look at this study this is the

actual set that we were looking at an

earlier on in the video when you are

being so naughty anyway I've managed to

persuade the curator of the museum to

open the door so we can actually stand

inside the set so come on let's duck

down here we go

and can you turn for it come on sit down

of the box climb up here look at this

stay that's it just get your feet that's

it

look at this this is a trip down memory

lane

there's me it's years since we weren't

in this set isn't it we are surrounded

by antiques left an antique piano and

I'll take chair here an antique table

it's an antique sue over here oh yes sir

there is and you know where there's

another ante you apparently he knows

when oh the water p*stol no no no no no

sir no don't don't don't square they're

in the tried and tested way we shall say

goodbye bye everybody

sue this is all fantastic

well the boys health didn't you believe

it well even little cousin scampi well

done little cousin scampi

the birthday boy Matthew well he was

having a wash actually sue oh no he's

coming come on city up you come come on

have a look at this what do you think

hmm somebody must be having a party but

the are is you having a party city it's

your birthday party he's fainted come on

stand up silly Billy there's too many

places laid yes I was wondering when you

were gonna notice that listen that is my

final surprise for you today because you

remember earlier we sang happy birthday

didn't wait what we didn't do it very

well did we Sue's we tried Matthew yes

but it wasn't very good because we're

not professional so I've got you some

professional singers to sing to you City

now this is not a kiss Oh Graham it's

not a gorilla Graham but it is a singer

Graham so come on in folks I'm rod I'm

Jay I'm Freddie we're well and truly

ready to sing a special song or you

Oh a little birthday sing-a-gram a

little birthday tune loading through the

air like a beautiful balloon

we just wanna tell you how much we care

and wish a happy birthday to our

favorite I wanted to make you a thing of

me father

sweep steady to lend me a hand there was

glue and string all kinds of things that

sweep doesn't understand but before too

long if at all

Donner oh I didn't know what to do then

it all came clear what a good idea

look what I made on you

Oh

I wanted to make you I didn't know what

to do

we walked a wonderful day

the one thing that everyone wants to say

to you

I wanted to make you a new jam the flip

mats addy lend me your hand there were

feathers and fly all kinds of stuff that

Matt doesn't understand but before too

long it

I didn't know what to do then it all

came clear what a good idea

look what I made for you

everyone wants to do we say I'll be gone

to you