In this skit, Ted is talking to himself. The narrator (s) is watching Ted and speaking to the 
kids. At various points in the skit, the kids yell out “Keep it up, Ted”. Ted hears what the 
kids yell out as a faint voice in his head. When we performed this (part of a series of Ted 
skits, each looking at passages in 1 Thessalonians), we used two people. I think it would 
work equally well with Ted as a puppet. This script is based on the idea of 1 Thessalonians 
4:10 – The thessalonians were doing well at loving each other, but Paul urges them to 
“Keep it up.” Look out for other Ted skits, by Simone Richardson or Michael Hutton. 
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Keep it up, Ted! 
Ted’s mum’s going out for the day. Ted really loves his mum. Ted’s mum’s left some 
jobs for Ted to do while she’s gone. Because Ted loves his mum it’s important that 
he does all the jobs properly and doesn’t give up. Let’s watch him and see how he 
[Large piece of paper saying “Ted’s Jobs – 1. Washing up. 2. Make the bed. 3. Do 
your homework.] 
Mum’s gone now. I have ot do those jobs she left for me. What were they? Ah. 
First job. Wash the dishes. Ok. Water in the sink… Taps on… 
Wash the dirty dishes, wash the dirty dishes, rub and scrub and rub and scrub and 
make them nice and clean… 
Ted’s doing well isn’t he. He’s washing the dishes like his mum wanted him to. But 
what’s this? He’s stopping. 
Yawn! Feeling a bit tired. Perhaps I’ll just.. 
Oh no! Ted’s thinking about giving up! We need to encourage him to Keep up his 
good work. After 3, let’s say “Keep it up, Ted!” Ready? 1-2-3. KEEP IT UP, TED! 
What was that? 
1-2-3 KEEP IT UP, TED! 
Keep it up? I was doing some good work, washing the dishes. I mustn’t give up 
now. I have to keep going till I’ve finished. Wash the dirty dishes… 
Oh good. And look. Now he’s done all the dishes. He should give himself a big tick 
on the chart. What’s next, now? 
Number 2. Make the bed. That’s easy. I’ll just pull up the blanket and ….[yawn] 
maybe 
No Ted, no! He has to keep going. Are you ready? 1-2-3 KEEP IT UP, TED! 
Keep it up? Oh.. I can have a rest when my work is done. But now I have to keep 
going. Make the messy bed, make the messy bed, tuck it in and tuck it in and make 
it nice and neat… 
Great work Ted. Only one thing to go now. 
Another tick. Number 3. Homework. Should I do my homework? I’ve been doing 
Ted has been doing well, but he needs to keep it up. Ready… 1-2-3 KEEP IT UP, TED! S: 
T: Keep it up? But it’s hard and I want to have a rest. 
S: Even though Ted’s feeling tired, he has to keep going. He loves his mum 
and she’ll be so pleased if she comes home and all the jobs are done. 
Should we say it again? 1-2-3 KEEP IT UP, TED! T: 
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Ted’s mum left him some jobs to do. Ted wanted to do the jobs because he loved his 
mum. We love God. God’s given us a job. Loving eachother. We have to keep it up, keep 
on loving eachother all the time. Do you ever do anything kind and loving to someone 
else? Maybe you share things with your brother or sister or friends. That’s good. God likes 
that. You need to keep it up. Keep on loving eachother. 
Keep it up? Okay then. Do my homework, do my homework… All done. And now 
I get a big tick! 
Well done Ted. He kept at it until he finished all his work. Do you think his mum 
will be pleased?