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01x36 - School Holidays With 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.

01x36 - School Holidays With Sooty

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[Music] what's the phone it's mr slater

hello mr slater oh don't worry sir the party will be a success if i don't keep the children laughing

i'll get the sack but oh he's gone oh well i'm not too worried sue's out now delivering the invitations

come to our party there we are would you like to come to our party here we are a

party invitation [Music] wow these balloons look lovely the

children are going to love these should we blow some more up we've got to stretch them first oh i see well i'll tell you what then i'll hold the balloon

and you give it a little stretch apparently

all right don't let it go on my fingers just give it a little stretch

stretching it far too much don't do that he was stretching it far

too much i can see you doing it do you think i'm an idiot

just give it a little stretch stretching it faster

right you're giving me back should we give it back no no you're not doing it sorry you're not so you're not doing it

just let go of it [Music] all right smartypants i'll tell you what

we'll do we'll just take some of the balloons that are already blown up and put them up somewhere nicely now maybe

don't let go of them have to blow it up again now hold on to it nicely and we'll find somewhere really nice we can put it

up in the room maybe [Music]

have i been eating beans no i have not been eating beans keeps letting go of all the balloons i

tell you what look we'll let sweep hold on to this one and don't let it go sweet

look at you it's got a picture frame over your head look why don't you go make yourself

useful and go and pour out the orange juice the children will be here soon go on hop it i wonder how soo's getting on with the

invitations there's a party invitation lovely to see you here's a party invitation

oh thank you [Music]

[Music] [Applause]

[Music] hmm

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[Music] me

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oh hello boys now listen the children will be here very soon so we need to get all the games ready this is one of my favorites

it's called stick the tail on the donkey that's it stick the tail on the donkey

what happens is you have to wear a blindfold and then whoever can get the tail on the donkey wins uh why don't we

have a little practice who wants to go first um we'll let sweep go first all right

there's a blindfold for you here's one for you sweet let's just pop it on there we are now no peeping okay okay no

peeping here's the tail right do your best do your best

i don't hold out much hope for old sausage brain but we'll give him a go eh [Music]

well you're not supposed to stick it there you nitwit

you great big wally you're not supposed to stick it there

it's all right let's let have a go you can do it it's easy peasy lemon

squeezy oh is it now go on then let's see it clever clogs

[Music] wow city you're certainly very close

[Music] i've never seen anything like it that's fantastic

take a bow

you're not supposed to have a hole in the blindfold

hey it's the children the children

hey hello kitty winks and welcome to your very

own looks like we've got a party full of gate crashers

oh dear this isn't going too well so boys and girls are you having a good

time how about some magic you're gonna need some magic

[Music] the vanishing cr*cker trick i take the cr*cker place it in my hand

sprinkle on the magic dust and it's gone

what do you think rubbish the wiggly rope trick

you'll like this prepare to be amazed

[Music] what do you think

it's like a party on the moon there's no atmosphere

look if richard doesn't make this party a success mr slater will suck him

what city oh good idea how about a game of musical statues yeah

i'm just about to do my disappearing banana trick richard if you do that you'll make the boys and girls disappear

oh all right who knows how to play musical statues

[Music] you're an expert well we'll soon see okay everybody you know the rules as soon as the music

stops you will stand as still as a statue got it yes right let's go

[Music]

stop dancing you're supposed to stop when the music stops

yes when the music stops right let's start again everybody [Music]

you're supposed to stop when the music stops when the music stops you freeze all

right here we go again

[Music]

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never mind richard look at the children's faces

i bet it's the best party they've ever been to

so you stop when the music stops yes sweep you stop when the music stops

it's the phone it's mr slater hello mr slater what's that my children's party must be

a success because you can hear all the children laughing just keep the children laughing i certainly will sir oh he's gone

did you hear that my part is a success maybe i should do some more magic no no i mean let's play another game richard

let's play pin the tail on the donkey okay then

[Music]

any sign of the boys yet no richard there being a right pair of lazy bones

are you awake well i can't hear anyone walking about

i said i can't hear anyone walking about

well i can only hear one of you [Music] come on get a move on

are you out of bed yet is awake

well go and wake him up

[Music]

hmm

[Music]

and anyway you two are late for breakfast and if i don't get a move on i'm going to be late for work as well mr slater's give me a very important job

today huh what job ah today i'm the beach warden which means i'm in charge of

everything that happens on the beach oh we could help you with that couldn't we boys

well i'm not sure you won't be any trouble well no i'm sorry but this is a very

responsible grown-ups job which is why mr slater's picked me to do it right i must go have a lovely day

bye-bye oh i'd have loved a day on the beach

what's that city why don't we go and have fun on the beach anyway yes come on boys let's get packing

foreign

[Music]

here we are open for business perfect you know sometimes i amaze

myself

don't bite me boy [Music]

hey what a beautiful day good sunbathe yes

we should read some sun lounges from that hut over there oh good idea come on then

hello service hello good morning what can i morning richard what a glorious day

what are you lot doing here you thought you'd come and have some fun on the beach oh did you well as long as

you don't get up to any tricks or i'll be in trouble with mr slater oh go on richard you won't even know we're here

you'll be as good as gold oh all right then what do you want city

can you hire a sun lounger go on then

[Music]

[Music] oh boys don't take the bottom lounger

take the top lounger

hey boys looks like richard's been lounging about [Music]

can you have your ball back please oh it's your ball is it well just be careful

[Music]

can you have your ball back please well i'm afraid boys on this occasion the answer is no

yes no i am running this beach for mr slater and this ball is confiscated

yes confiscated you'll have to do something else go and play on the bouncy castle

go on [Music]

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you fancy an ice cream that should call a sound

then we can do some more bouncing [Music]

[Applause] [Music]

so

[Music]

wow [Music]

can we have our ice creams back please oh so they're your ice creams are they

yes surprise surprise well i'm sorry but i am running this beach and these ice

creams are confiscated yes confiscated

[Music]

sorry about our friend richard he's in there covered in ice cream i think he's

just cooling off what did you say

sorry how's my sculpture coming on very well thank you

why don't you come and have a look

this is a great sand sculpture isn't it boys yes if i get a chance to finish it

it's richard to stop chucking ice cream at me you'd like to build a sand sculpture oh

that's a fantastic idea i think richard's got some buckets and spades at the beach hut let's go and ask him

[Music] oh it's you lot is it hmm hey i hope

that man's not too angry with me what do you want anyway buckets and spades

you're going to build a sand sculpture you've got no chance and anyway we all know that i am the sand sculpture expert

around here rubbish what you want city prove it uh well uh

i'd love to but i'm running the beach and i'll get in trouble with mr slater don't be silly

mr slater would be very pleased i mean if you built an amazing sand sculpture

for everyone to see come on mr expert let's see what you can

do all right you're on let's see who can build the best sand

sculpture hooray hey come on boys let's do it

[Music]

did

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oh

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perfect you know what i mean do you think that's funny do you

well if it's a water fight you want then game on get some of this

who's running this beach it's me [Music]

now that's what i call running [Music]

hello there oh i'm just off to deliver all these leaflets to all the other caravans it's mr slater's new

money-making scheme it's a pizza delivery service so it's another busy day for me

hello everyone and welcome to the finest fashion show in the world and now we're

about to see my new autumn collection

sotty what have you done to her boots indeed get it off

and now our next lady who i'm told will be out of this world

[Music]

she's out of this world yes but painting her green to make her look like an alien is not what i wanted

[Music] and now the grand finale of the sioux collection

please welcome one of the most beautiful women in the world modeling stunning

swimwear oh a gorilla in a bikini

youtube boys you just don't take fashion seriously

unlike my hero look look valentino du prado world famous fashion

designer oh if only i could be like him

well we're open for business that will be an order now hello slater's pizza deliveries oh mr slater yes the

telephone lines are now open they better be quality pizzas or i'll get the sack but oh he's gone

actually i'm not worried because i have hired two fantastic italian chefs to cook the pizzas oh yes only senor

sautini and his assistant sweet paccino they should be here any minute now [Music]

oh no it's you is it you're experts

experts well i hope you too know what you're doing now where's my pizza delivery girl so

so oh you look really nice in your uniform

no i don't i'm a disaster darling i mean look at this hat it's so last year i can

design a much better outfit if you just like to look at my fashion magazine then i can show

sue maybe later right now you've got a very important job you've got pizzas to deliver what can be more important than

fashion now boys let's get this straight do you actually know how to work this pizza

making machine would i like a demonstration go on then impress me

[Music]

[Music]

oh our first customer hello slater's pizza deliveries one ham and pineapple certainly sir you better

get making the pizzas hello stasis pizza deliveries six pepperonis so do you better get making

those pizzas as quick as you can hello slater's pizza deliveries

through hawaiians oh city you better get busy

[Music]

what are you doing down there getting up you're supposed to be putting

the pizzas in the boxes sausage brain we can't use those now sweet we'll just

have to make some more we've just had an order for another 12 pizzas hello

hello slater's pieces deliberately forehand

[Music] delivery six chicken specials in the

[Music]

[Music] has to put up with anything like

this hello valentino speaking i know you want to know where i am but i

i not tell you i cannot take depression no more i come on holiday to come away from the

fashion world

they will never find me here

[Music]

right let's get these pizzas delivered really quickly so they don't get cold oh what's this then

it's a super fast pizza delivery machine how does it work

[Music] this is very interesting

[Music]

thank you hey sushi that's brilliant right the next order is for six pizzas

at caravan 34. [Music]

[Applause]

six pizza sweep

this is very clever city six pizzas we need sweet

[Music] it's important not to overload the machine is it well we should be all

right with six pizzas [Music]

turn it on

[Music]

oh where are they we've got pizzas to make there's only one thing for it i'll have to do it myself right uh what do we

need uh sausages that'll be good cheese very important for a pizza tomato there

we are oh let's just put it all in right here we go let's get busy

[Applause] [Music]

[Music] [Applause] oh thank goodness that thing stopped

mamma mia these are incredible i must find out who make of this um why

is that they are fantastic look i think going to be a real hit this

season i think a real must a must more like a thin crust

wait a minute i don't believe it you're valentino do prodo

this is not important i must find out who is the designer of this beautiful hat

there is no doubt about the young lady you have a bigger future in the world of fashion oh

i don't know what's wrong with this pizza machine maybe i've not put enough ingredients in that could be it because

you can never have too much of a good thing right now let's really crank it up

[Music] magnifico these are fantastic i think

this had to be a real sensation i said i'd be an international fashion

designer one day oh i i love it he had such a great design but uh i think this

suit is too much suit what suit i didn't make a suit

looks like dinner's on rich it'll look like he could use a little pizza and a choir

bye bye everybody bye bye [Music] g*ng mr slate has given me a day off

today so i thought i'd have a tidy up and look what i found in the tool shed

yes i know it's a box but inside it are some wonderful memories oh

just look at this picture of you and your uncle harry and how about this one oh look sotty

it's matthew oh that does bring back memories and this one oh yes that's a photo of

when we went to the zoo you remember that richard i certainly do sue somebody locked me in the monkey cage

don't do that have a go with this what is it sooty's

magic surprise jar i wonder why it's called that just open it

very funny very funny well now you've stopped laughing that'll do thank you uh oh now do you remember this city

that's your petrol pump from your toy garage and i know where that is it's in the tool shed ah there's so much

wonderful stuff in the tool shed a veritable treasure trove of memories are in

the tool shed memories that can be relived again and again are in the tool

shed memories of happy times and happy places are [Music] yes in the tool shed hey where are you

going to the tool shed look what i found richard oh

sue you look lovely in that photograph thank you richard i used to love playing

in that wendy house and that was one of my very favorite necklaces i don't think i've worn it since that photo i wonder

where it is [Music]

hey hey look what i found it's sue's wendy house the one that's in the photograph

well it's a bit dusty it should clean up all right i know what why don't we redecorate the house as a surprise for

sue not now he needs some petrol oh no come on let's redecorate the house

you need some petrol well i'm sorry but that isn't even a real petrol pump

oh that's very good but i know that that hose is full of water and you're just gonna squirt me i know what

let's scrub sweets

very funny come on you two let's go and decorate this house come on outside

[Music] where can it be maybe i lost my necklace when i was in

here no

oh you boys look ready hey listen if you build sue's wendy house i'll make sure she doesn't come outside and ruin the

surprise don't worry you're experts

or go on then convince me [Music] i must find that necklace i lost so

so where are you what are you doing sorry richard i'm trying to find my

necklace well don't panic sue i'm sure it will turn up somewhere but there really is no need to make all this mess

[Music]

uh

[Music]

[Music]

sue i'm sure it will turn up i've got it oh thank goodness no i mean i think i

remember where i left it in the rabbit hutch the rabbit hutch

oh well done suddenly i see giving your paint a good stir very good well let's get busy then i'll take the stick

thanks a lot right mix the paint up and let's start by painting something really nice how about the door sew will have a nicely

freshly painted door won't she that's oh you're going to need more paint than that so to go on plenty on the brush

that'll do go on off you go

i think sweeps feeling a bit blue that's not funny

oh he was funny wasn't it no okay maybe not

sweet sweep i say sweep oh

sweet it's dangerous to shove people's faces into paint and it's very messy [Music]

i wouldn't laugh oh no

[Music] i know what we'll do we'll divide the job fairly okay so you can decorate the

outside of the house and sweep why don't you take the wallpaper and decorate the inside of the house go and get pasting go on get busy pop it

[Music] sweep if you're going to put wallpaper

up you're going to need your wallpaper paste yes wallpaper paste come and get it

[Music]

well i'm glad you think it's funny come on get back to work get that wallpaper go on get busy go on hop it

you'll have to go that dog you'll have to go

swede sweet what are you doing now your water's hanging out the window come down here and get it

now take it inside go on [Music]

sweep bone brain now you've torn it

well never mind about the wallpapering ah that's more like you set up your trestle city let's get some serious

painting done let's get this house decorated there we are see that looks well set up do you know sue's going to be so surprised when she sees this wendy

house good just pop it on the end now one thing's for sure

[Music] [Laughter]

get up there out of the way you have to go that dog let's get rid of this it's causing too much trouble

what are you doing oh you're for it now now don't do

anything you might regret [Music]

no no no no no no no [Music]

oh [Music]

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[Music] um

[Music]

boys boys come on look we've got to decorate this house [Music]

but twinkle have you seen my necklace oh

oh wow we finally did it oh sue's going to be so excited when she sees this it's

beautiful maybe she'll forget about that necklace i'll call her so have you found my necklace

oh boys my marvelous wendy house oh this is excellent it looks so

wonderful oh i wonder if the window's still open

look everyone it's my necklace it's my necklace it was in my wendy house all

the time oh there you go so i said it would turn up you found it in the wendy house wendy

window was open wendy window all right say goodbye richard okay

bye bye everybody bye-bye ladies and gentlemen boys and girls welcome to slater's state circus live

from the big top you're going to see amazing tightrope walking and amazing tricks like this

[Music] yes hi thank you thank you very much come on but without further ado

please welcome the performers from slater state circus [Music]

where are they oh hello hello what time does the show start this afternoon so if the circus

performers turn up that is oh mr slater

hello mr slater how's the circus well the performers aren't actually here yet but i'm sure they will be

if they don't arrive i'll get the sack [Music]

it's got to be around here somewhere why don't you knock on this door somebody could give us directions hey

great idea

oh hello um i wonder if he can help us we're lost we're trying to find the big top

no not the big shop the big top no

not the big shop the big top top [Music]

all right i think i've got that come on guys

[Music] no you can't be in the show i need

everything to go smoothly today oh richard look why don't you two go out and enjoy yourselves i'll worry about

everything here then you can come back later and hopefully see the circuit oh yes great oh hello sweep now you haven't seen any

circus performers have you [Music] just some shoppers come on sweet we're

showing out

[Music]

oh what a good idea the bird garden i've always wanted to come here

[Music]

that was incredible thank you very much i'm norman hello

norman what's the matter city what do you mean where do the batteries

go they don't run on batteries no they're live birds

that's percy cyril harold john pierre [Music]

of course are very clever yes they certainly are look at this is it's still

there okay look at that it's you you look really good

smashing what's that bird brain oh it's nearly time for the circus well i like the

circus we like circus he's not me boys would you like to come i'll ask again

shall we go to the circus yes great we'll see you later then fine

that's good see you there bye thank you bye

[Music]

hello oh hello you three hey you haven't seen the circus performers on your travels have you the audience are coming in

no oh this is a disaster mr slater said he was gonna give me the sack if anything

went wrong what am i gonna do

oh no go on richard we know lots of tricks

hey and you don't need batteries batteries oh i'm not sure about this

hey hey come back okay everything's going to be fine

what's that sweetie right everything will be fine we won't

let you down i don't want to let him down

[Music] welcome to city's sucker

we promised you a circus full of performers and here they are it's mr

norman barrett and his amazing budgie

[Applause] how it's heights [Music]

[Applause] [Music]

one more time jump that's better good boy that's fine thank you

that's right you've got it going now

watch very carefully here we go this is it ready right up one come on up two can up three

all right now what's gonna happen he's gonna run along

[Music] you don't know what you're doing do you

let me try to show him what to do all you've got to do is run along the table and sit on the planet

what should we do with them sort them out good idea you better get down get out of the way

at least i miss fire there you go okay now look

all you've got to do when i think quickly

then they're all wrong on the car hurry [Music]

you're doing very [Applause]

and good for the stars of the show those crazy clowns

[Applause]

[Applause] we'll walk the tightrope

[Music]

[Music]

let's get busy

[Music]

yes [Music]

me

[Applause] [Music] [Applause]

[Music]

um [Music]

eh

[Music]

over here

[Applause]

[Music] [Applause]

sorry what's that mr slater i'm sorry i can't quite hear you is the show a success well you could say

it's a flying success listen [Applause]

bye bye everybody [Applause] now richard try

that okay sue one two one two where is she where is she

oh sorry i'm a little bit distracted it's just we've got my favorite pop star superstar coming to the park today to do

a pop concert oh yes it's only the great maybe google

oh hello boys has maybe googar arrived here yet

well no she hasn't actually but don't worry she'll be here soon i'm sure the great google would never let her fans

down now did you finish pasting up the posters well i hope you use strong glue

i can see you did use strong glue thank you very much smarty pants but where is the poster

take a look but where over there [Music]

hang on a minute that poster is upside down well who's going to read an upside down

poster the people on the roller coaster hey

go and stick it up the right way sausage brain go on

oh hello city i wonder what i could do maybe i could sing a song a city don't

do that please just leave the microphone alone maybe if i sang don't do that maybe if i

don't bang the microphone you're testing it why you can do something to entertain

everybody and what are you gonna do then sing a song sing a song

you you're a very good singer the little bear that hasn't spoken for you is going to do a song

you'll sing it now all right stop doing that to the microphone go on then singing a song

lester the bowing just get on with it

is that it what was that then silent night silent night give me the

give me the give me the microphone give me the

just put it down hop it [Music]

ladies and gentlemen boys and girls welcome to slater's fun city and today don't forget we've got our fabulous pop

concert with the one the only the spectacular maybe google over to you soon yes maybe google will

be performing live for you any minute now

so maybe google hasn't actually arrived yet so i think we ought to wait for to get here before we announce the show

well i'm sorry richard but it's in the script oh yes

it is truly an honor to have baby google with us at slater's fun city so why not

try your hand at one of our games for a chance to win a spectacular exclusive

once in a lifetime maybe google souvenir at the can stand store

how was that richard hi richard

an exclusive google souvenir eh oh it sounds good to me

i wonder who's running this stall hello

hello oh no it's you two is it

what is the game then you'll show me all right go on

[Music] is that it i'm just gonna knock the cans over

so what i'll win a dirty old mug who'd want a dirty old

mug [Music]

it's the actual mug used by maybe googar on last year's talk oh i've got to win

that come on then come on then this is going to be easy peasy lemon squeezy prepare to be impressed watch this

[Music]

[Music] [Applause]

[Music] this baby gugar is on her way to perform her new hit single right here at

slater's fun city don't worry she will be here

which mr slater hello mr slater yes it's true maybe google hasn't

arrived but don't worry sir i've arranged everything she will be here if she doesn't turn up i'll get the sack

oh he's gone oh no where is she and now a chance to win another

exclusive google prize so if you're feeling quackers try your look

at hookah dunk

excuse me girls oh there you are you haven't seen maybe googar anywhere have you oh dear is this another game

ah what's the prize this time a tea bag who'd want to win a dirty old tea bag

it's not just any old tea bag [Music]

it's the actual tea bag used by maybe google on last year's tour oh i've got

to win this tea bag i should try it again now yes i certainly will

watch out for the fast duck fast duck city these are plastic ducks on water all it takes to win this tea

bag is lots of concentration and a steady hand watch this

[Music]

[Music]

oh this is a disaster maybe google still isn't here mr slater's going to give me

the sack for sure why do i have a cup of tea to cheer myself up oh that's very kind of you and

it certainly makes up for all those tricks you played on me earlier oh oh look oh boys thank you look it's the

actual mug maybe google used on last year's tour and look it's the actual tea

bag used on last year's maybe google tour

don't tell me it's the actual tea used on last year's

maybe google tour [Music] ladies and gentlemen you thought she

wasn't coming but she's finally here so go crazy for the one and only maybe yoga

i don't believe it [Applause]

oh [Music]

stop the music ladies and gentlemen boys and girls i have an apology to make all

true maybe google fans will know that that was not maybe google it appears the

great google could not be with us today as we could all see that was nothing more

than a dog in a wig

it really is baby [Applause]

[Music] [Applause]

[Music] flashing

[Music] oh

[Music]

me

[Applause] bye bye everybody bye bye

[Applause] [Music]

bye