Lazy Scouts

Lazy Scouts

Now this is what lazy scouting is all about..hahaa.

Episode no. 10 Original airdate August 26, 2004 Story by: Mike Weiss Magnús Scheving Written by: Noah Zachary Rocky Garibaldi Magnús Scheving Directed by: Magnús Scheving Featured song(s) "Lazy Scouts" Robbie's Disguise(s) Scotty the Scoutmaster Guest character(s) -

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Premise

Robbie dresses up as a scout master to teach the kids how to be the laziest Lazy Scouts of all time. Stephanie feels left out because no one will listen to her objections to this form of camping. In the end, a giant windstorm hits LazyTown and it is up to Stephanie and Sportacus to save the most unprepared scouts in history.

Plot synopsis

Prologue

Sunset (almost 8:08) – Sportacus’ bed time. Sportacus is in his airship doing push-ups, when he realizes that it's almost 8:08. The bed comes out of the wall and Sportacus jumps in between the duvet and the bed. He then falls asleep as the sun sets. When Sportacus’ bed deploys there is no duvet cover on it, but when Sportacus jumps into bed the duvet cover and pillow have suddenly appeared. Sportacus wears no pyjamas, only his normal outfit.

Main episode

The children have dressed up in their Scouting outfits and have packed all their gear into their backpacks to go on a hike and to camp.

Mini Save

The Mayor calls Sportacus to come and camp with Stephanie after she gives up on the other kids who are following “Scottie” the fake Scout Master.

Rotten Plan

Stephanie wakes Robbie up when she blows her trumpet to sound the call for the Scouts to form up. He vows that she will not ruin another day for him. He gets his revenge by turning all the kids against her. Robbie plans to mislead the children into laziness by changing the Scouting rules from activity to Laziness. He changes the flag, the salute, the badges, the hike and the format of the camping. Eventually Stephanie gives up on them and goes home.

Big Save

Sportacus and Stephanie have to save the children and Robbie from a Major wind storm. They all meet back together in the Mayor’s office for Cocoa.

Moral Lesson

Sportacus tells Stephanie that even though you might disagree with someone it doesn’t mean they are not your friend. Friends forgive friends.

Epilogue

Sportacus tells Robbie he should not go camping without the right equipment. Robbie responds with a “Pish-Posh!” The kids sneak up behind him and make the noise of wind and Robbie runs off in fright.

Trivia

• Before the show was produced, Sportacus's bedtime was actually 8:06. Referring to the Sportacus origin story in [1] this post, that was the time that Mr. Kicker sent everyone to bed in the mines. The time was eventually switched to 8:08 because one of Mani Svavarsson's most beloved instruments is the TR-808.]
• Sportacus’ clock has a big “Z” at the 8:08 point on the dial on the door of his bed (not visible in some other episodes).
• When the bed deploys there is no duvet cover on it, but when Sportacus jumps into bed the duvet cover and pillow have suddenly appeared.
• This was the third episode produced chronologically (not counting the lost episode #101). In all three of the first produced episodes we see Sportacus brushing his teeth.
• 1 August 1907 is regarded as the beginning of the Scout Movement worldwide. It was founded by Robert Baden-Powell. It is now the world's largest youth organisation. It is now coordinated globally by the World Organisation of the Scout Movement (WOSM). From its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, the WOSM provides unity amongst the 155 national Scouting organisations (representing a Scout membership of over 28 million).
• We get to see Robbie in his pyjamas in this episode. It appears that he fell asleep eating those polystyrene packing peanuts.
• Stephanie calls the scouts “SportyScouts”.
• The Mayor uses the clear mail tube again in this episode (same as in “Defeeted”). These episodes were made before “Welcome to LazyTown” in which we first see the blue and red tube and it is introduced as a way to contact the SuperHero.
• This episode generated a fair amount of controversy online when parents saw that the grown man was going on a camping trip alone with the young girl, but it must be said that the Mayor completely trusts Sportacus and that they probably never intended to stay out overnight anyway. This is a little kids show and such matters most likely never enter the minds of little children.
• This episode is the only episode to feature bad weather in LazyTown