The WORST episodes of On the Buses
Every episode of On the Buses ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of On the Buses!
Running from 1969 to 1973, with three spin-off movies, 'On the Buses' was made by London Weekend Television. Stan Butler lives at home with his overbearing mother, his frumpy sister Olive and his lazy brother in law Arthur. Stan works as a bus driver for the Luxton & District Bus Company, with his conductor Jack. The bane of their lives Inspector 'Blakey' Blake who often checks up on them and threatens them with the sack for lateness and untidiness.
#3 - The Canteen
Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/4/1969
After complaints are made about it, the bus crews decide to take over the running of the canteen and make Olive the new cook.
#4 - On the Make
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/27/1970
Stan's intentions are less than honourable when he offers Edna a place to stay when her landlady throws her out.
#5 - The Squeeze
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/20/1970
Stan investigates ways to increasing his income... and decides to sell some of his assets to Blakey.
#6 - The New Conductor
Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/7/1969
When Stan sees his new clippie Iris all his nervousness goes, and they end up on a date together. He tells mum he is working an extra shift so he can take Iris out. What will Arthur and Mum think when he takes her home after the pub?
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#12 - Late Again
Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/28/1969
Stan is burning the candle at both ends, what with his new girlfriend keeping him out late at night and then having to do the early shift at the depot.
#13 - Radio Control
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/20/1970
Blakey installs a two-way radio in Stan and Jack's cab, but should he believe all he hears?
#14 - Bus Driver's Stomach
Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/21/1969
Sitting on the bus engine all day has given Stan an over acidic stomach, known at the depot as 'bus drivers stomach'. When Blakey announces medical checks for the staff, Stan has to try and get himself fit to pass the medical, even if it means giving up greasy fried food!
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#15 - The New Telly
Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1971
When the Luxton and District Traction Co. have their Christmas Club payout, Stan and the family decide to buy a colour television. But they have a problem disposing of their old telly...
#16 - Busmen's Perks
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/1970
Olive wants to redecorate her bedroom but the only paint to hand is Bus Green...
#17 - The Poster
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/18/1973
A poster of a faceless driver appears at the depot. It is a plan to boost falling passenger figures and advertises a competition with a prize of a hundred pounds to be ... The perfect driver.Jack secretly enters Stan though the other finalists are hunky sportsmen and Stan's family take him to the chemist to buy him a rejuvenating face pack to give him a chance. Will he beat off the well-toned opposition to get his face - and - name on the poster? Of course he will.
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#18 - Aunt Maud
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 6/21/1969
Aunt Maud comes to stay and upsets the family home life. The little dog of Aunt Maud's has now grown into a huge animal and also upsets Stan's peaceful home
#22 - The Ticket Machine
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/1973
Mum and Olive run up debts of fifty pounds when they buy things to sell on from a catalogue firm only for Olive to break them. When Blakey refuses to give him his bonus Stan warms to Jack's idea of using a stolen ticket machine to charge for fares that will not be recorded so they can pocket the profits. After Blakey has come to the house and almost sat on the machine Stan decides to confess about the machine but Blakey gives him his bonus.However he has found out about the ticket machine and makes Stan donate the money to the bus crews' charity organization.
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#23 - No Smoke Without Fire
Season 6 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/20/1972
After a carelessly discarded cigarette end causes a fire at the depot, it is decided that all the staff must undergo fire fighting training.
#24 - Bon Voyage
Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/5/1969
Stan and Jack are going on holiday but first there is the small matter of getting a suntan before they go. What better place to sunbathe than at the Cemetery Gates terminus but, having their uniforms stolen whilst sunning themselves is going to prove difficult to explain away back at the depot.
#25 - The Visit
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/22/1973
Blakey invites his mum over to the Butler home now that he is living there. Mrs. Butler is none to happy.