The Camping Show

The Camping Show is the first video in the Woody And The Camping Gang series as well as the beginning of the Woody Woodpecker franchise. It was originally released on August 29, 1988.

Plot
Mindy and Scott want to surprise their dad for his birthday. With the Camping Gang in doubt, there's no way the show can be produced quickly (or, so they think). Fortunately, Woody Woodpecker comes to life, and encourages the kids to use their imaginations to help make the show a reality. Along the way, they sing songs and recite rhymes that are later sung in the birthday show. The show ends up to be a success with Dad doing the "Hokey Pokey".

Educational Theme: Working Together and Doing Things for Others

Stories: None

Cast

 * Woody Woodpecker (Voice: Grace Stafford, Costume: David Voss) (debut)
 * Scott (Brian Eppes) (debut)
 * Lisa (Leah Gloria) (debut)
 * Mindy (Becky Swonke) (debut)
 * Curtis (Alexander Jhin) (debut)
 * Billy "Pop" (Salim Grant) (debut)
 * Nita (Jessica Zucha) (debut)
 * Scott & Mindy's Mom (Sandy Duncan) (debut)
 * Scott & Mindy's Dad (Bob Reed) (debut)

Songs/Rhymes

 * 1) Woody And The Camping Gang Theme Song
 * 2) Cartoon Showtime
 * 3) Hey, Hey, The Gang's All Here
 * 4) Cartoon Showtime (Reprise)
 * 5) Bumpin' Up and Down
 * 6) Six Little Ducks
 * 7) Baby Bumblebee
 * 8) Humpty Dumpty
 * 9) Hickory Dickory Dock
 * 10) This Little Piggy
 * 11) If You're Happy and You Know It
 * 12) Hello, Hello, Hello
 * 13) I've Been Working on the Railroad
 * 14) Little Bunny Foo Foo
 * 15) For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
 * 16) Hokey Pokey

Trivia

 * In the original script, Scott was originally named Billy, Mindy was originally named Annie, and the opening scene was the entire Camping Gang watching and marching to a televised parade. A screenshot of a page from the original script can be found here.
 * The song "Friends Are Forever" (which was sung in the following video) is heard as an underscore when Scott and Mindy find Woody after he turns back into a toy woodpecker.
 * This is the only video to feature a different version of The Lyons Group logo music.
 * This is the first video to have the Sandy Duncan intro and outro speeches.
 * This is the first video to have the Kids Edutainment Video logo.