During almost a century of existence, Scouting has entered into many elements of popular culture, including movies, TV and books.
As a facet of culture throughout most of the 20th century, Scouting has been portrayed in numerous films and artwork. It is especially prevalent in the United States, where Scouting is tied closely to the ideal of Americana . The works of painters Norman Rockwell and Joseph Csatari and the 1966 film '' Follow Me, Boys! '' are prime examples of this idealized American ethos.
Scouting is often dealt with in a humorous manner, as in the 1989 film '' Troop Beverly Hills '', and is often fictionalized so that the audience knows the topic is Scouting without there being any mention of Scouting by name.
- '' Addams Family '' (1991) (US); while running a lemonade stand of sorts, Wednesday and Pugsley have an encounter with a Girl Scout who is attempting to sell Girl Scout cookies. Wednesday asks: "are they made from real Girl Scouts?"
- '' Airplane! '' (1980) (US); Two Girl Scouts get into a brawl after one of the Girl Scouts catches the other attempting to cheat during a game of Poker .
- ''Boy Scouts Be Prepared'' (1917) US
- ''Charley Smiler Joins the Boy Scouts'' (1911) UK
- Down And Derby (2005) US; Cub Scouts and their dads compete in the Pinewood Derby
- Drum Taps (1933) US;Ken and his brother Earl's Boy Scout troup go after a gang of rustlers. With Los Angeles Boy Scout Troop 107.
- '' Follow Me, Boys! '' (1966) US; Lem Siddons ( Fred MacMurray ) decides to put down roots and ends up starting a Boy Scout troop
- ''Good Scouts'' (1938) US; Donald Duck becomes Scoutmaster of the Junior Woodchucks and goes camping
- '' Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade '' (1989) US; The young Indiana Jones is a Life Scout.
- ''Joy Scouts'' (1939 US); Boy Scouts go camping but the kids from Our Gang aren't old enough.
- '' The Last Boy Scout '' (1991) US; action movie starring Bruce Willis (no Scouting refernces other than the title that Willis often says "Be Prepared, that's my motto". Willis' character also has a strong sense of what is right.)
- ''The Little Boy Scout'' (1917)1; Justina disguises herself as a Boy Scout and joins the troop to escape her evil uncle.
- '' Lawn Dogs '' (1998) UK; a savage satire on middle-class American culture. The young girl heroine sets out in a Girl Scout-like uniform to sell cookies, but dumps them instead. Her parents are horrified that she might not win the cookie selling competition.
- ''Mind Your Own Business'' (1936) US; Charles Ruggles . With Los Angeles Boy Scout Troop 107.
- ''Mister Scoutmaster'' (1953) US;TV star Clifton Webb worries that he is out of touch with the younger generation and becomes a Boy Scout leader.
- ''Polly the Girl Scout's Timely Aid'' (1913) UK
- '' Red Dawn '' (1989) US; Daryl Bates is referred to by the enemy as "A member of an elite paramilitary organization: 'Eagle Scouts.'"
- ''Remise du drapeau aux boy-scouts au Cinquantenaire'' (1914) Belgium
- ''Room for One More'' (1952) US; Cary Grant adopts a handicapped boy who's life is changed by family and Scouting, becoming an Eagle Scout
- ''Scout's Honor'' (1980) US, TV; Gary Coleman as a Cub Scout
- ''Scoutmaster Magoo'' (1958) US; Mr. Magoo
- ''Scouts to the Rescue'' (1939) US; "Adventure! Thrill! Suspense! Action!..as Eagle Scout Jackie Cooper leads his hardy troop through breath-taking exploits!"
- ''Sea Scouts'' (1939) US; Donald Duck goes to sea with the Junior Woodchucks
- ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'' (1978) US; Steve Martin sings " Maxwell's Silver Hammer " while beating old people in the head with a mallet to turn them into younger-looking men and women in skimpy Boy Scout uniforms
- '''' (1982) US; "Remember that overgrown Boy Scout you used to hang around with? That's exactly the kind of guy... " "Listen, kiddo, Jim Kirk was ---many--- things, but he was ---never--- a Boy Scout!"
- ''Tex Rides with the Boy Scouts'' (1937) US; Tex Ritter
- ''Universal Boy Joins the Boy Scouts'' (1914) US
- ''The Wrong Guys'' (1988) US; Five former Cub Scouts have a reunion and go camping on the mountain they never conquered. Stars Louie Anderson , Richard Lewis , Richard Belzer , Tim Thomerson John Goodman
- '' Yours, Mine And Ours '' (2005) US; one of the children wears a BSA uniform at various points
- ''You, And Your Stupid Mate'', (2005) AUS'; One of the protagonists is a Scout
- '' The Andy Griffith Show '' (1960–1968) US;
- '' Family Guy '' episode " The Son Also Draws " (1999) US; Chris gets kicked out of Scouts
- '' Flintstones '' episode "Cave Scout Jamboree" (1964) US; while camping, Fred and Barney stumble upon a 'Cave Scout' Jamboree, and Fred helps out as a Scoutmaster.
- '' Full House '' (1987–1995) US; DJ, Stephanie, and Michelle are all members of the Honey Bees at various times. The Honey Bees wear bee costumes, complete with stinger. A girl does the honey bee salute by moving her body in such a manner as to make the stinger move back-and-forth. They sell jars of honey instead of cookies.
- '' Galactica 1980 '' episode "The Super Scouts (Parts 1 & 2)" (1980) US;
- '' Gilligan's Island '' pilot episode "Two on a Raft"2; the radio announces "...the final member of the missing group was Professor Roy Hinkley, research scientist and well known Scoutmaster." He was the youngest Eagle Scout in Cleveland .
- '' The Golden Girls '' (1985–1992) US; In several episodes, Rose Nylund is the Cadet Master of a group of sunshine Cadets. Some members of the Sunshine Cadets are portrayed as committing mild acts of Hooliganism . For instance, in the third season episode "Letter to Gorbachev ", it is insinuated that at least one of the Sunshine Cadets gives Rose The Finger , "You all know you use both fingers for the Sunshine salute," is Rose's reply.
- '' The Gong Show '' (1976) US; Mare Winningham sings the John Lennon – Paul McCartney composition "Here, There, and Everywhere" while wearing a Girl Scout uniform (she won)3
- '' The Jetsons '' episode "Good Little Scouts" (1962) US; George goes camping on the moon with Elroy and Space Cub Troop 54.
- '' King Of The Hill '' episode "The Order of the Straight Arrow", Hank and the guys take Bobby's Troop camping, and induct them into an Order Of The Arrow -like group called the 'Order of the Straight Arrow'. Creator of King of the Hill, Mike Judge is an Eagle Scout .
- '' King Of The Hill '' episodes "Flush With Power" and "Unfortunate Son" is is mentioned that Hank Hill is an Eagle Scout.
- '' The Man Show '' US 4; The Man Show Boy dresses like a Girl Scout and attempts to sell cookies.
- '' Mystery Science Theater 3000 '' (1988—1999) US; In his youth, Doctor Clayton Forrester was a member of Evilos (a mad scientist version of Webelos), where he grafted the rear end of a dog onto the rear end of a cat.
- '' Nickelodeon's 14th Annual Kid's Choice Awards'' (2001) US; Destiny's Child appeared wearing BSA uniforms5
- '' The Simpsons '' episode " Bart Of War " (2003) US; Bart joins the Pre-Teen Braves while Milhouse joins the Calvary Kids.
- '' The Simpsons '' episode " Boy-Scoutz N The Hood " (1993) US; Bart joins the Junior Campers organization and has a series of misadventures.
- '' South Park '' epsiode " Cripple Fight " (2001) US; Big Gay Al becomes the boys' scoutmaster and a fight pursues between two handicapped scouts, Jimmy and Timmy. Big Gay Al is kicked out for being gay, and his replacement is revealed to be a pedophile. Big Gay Al is encouraged to sue the 'Mountain Scouts' for kicking him out, but when he sees everyone attacking the 'Mountain Scouts', he stops the lawsuit.
- '' South Park '' episode " Jewbilee " (1999) US; Kyle, Kenny and Ike go to a Jewish scout camp where Moses appears.
- '''' episode " Rogue Planet " (2002) US; Captain Jonathan Archer and Malcolm Reed revealed to be Eagle Scouts.
- ''Scout's Honor'' (2001) US6; "In a town more familiar with agriculture than activism, an unexpected alliance could change the course of Scouting forever."
- ''Troop 1500'' (2005) US; A Girl Scout troop in Austin, Texas specializes in girls with incarcerated mothers
- Tom Lehrer sings a song called ''Be Prepared'', satirising the Boy Scouts.
- In The Lion King , Scar sings a song called ''Be Prepared'', although it is not otherwise related to Scouting.
- Elton John controversially performed with male strippers dressed as Cub Scouts at a gay rights concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London in 1999. He later apologised after The Scout Association in the UK objected. The UK Scout Association, which has a policy not to discriminate against homosexuals, said that the performers had done themselves and gay rights "no favours" by suggesting a link between homosexuality and paedophilia. 8
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