On the Buses

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  E1Olive's Divorce

  Feb 2, 1973· 30m

  It's six months since Arthur walked out on her so Olive,armed with a list of grievances prepared by Mum and Stan,goes to court and is granted her divorce.With Mum going to stay with Aunt Maud Olive is very much the gooseberry as she accompanies Stan and his girl-friend Sandra to the pictures - to see a sexy film about a recently divorced woman - where Olive sits next to a groper. Stan gets Blakey to see Olive home whilst he goes to Sandra's for some rumpy-pumpy but Olive turns up to interrupt him as she has forgotten her house key.

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  E2The Perfect Clippie

  Mar 4, 1973· 30m

  With money tight as ever in the Butler home Stan asks Blakey to employ Olive on the buses and eventually he relents. Olive's last excursion into being a conductress was a disaster but now she is completely in charge,super-efficient to the point of annoying, particularly as she has learnt the rule book off by heart and takes Stan to task for his rule-bending.It can't last..

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  E3The Ticket Machine

  Mar 11, 1973· 30m

  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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  E4The Poster

  Mar 18, 1973· 30m

  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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  E5The Football Match

  Mar 25, 1973· 30m

  The bus crews are encouraged to form their own staff football team,to take on the Basildon Bashers. Jack and Stan are not enthusiastic but there is a five pound bonus on offer. The depot only has one star player,young Bob,and Stan injures him in training,so he asks Blakey if he can field a substitute - Olive. Blakey feels that women and football do not mix - until he sees the Basildon Bashers. They are an all-female team and they contrive by fair means and foul to give Stan's team a good pasting.

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  E6On The Omnibuses

  Apr 1, 1973· 30m

  t's a hundred years since the Luxton Bus Company came into being and fifty years since they got their first motor bus. To celebrate the good old days Blakey organizes an exhibition and,after showing Mum and Olive around some of the museum pieces, Stan falls asleep at the wheel of a bus from the turn of the century,imagining his present-day family and colleagues in previous incarnations. Olive is a militant suffragette,Mum a washerwoman and Blakey is still Blakey,except his nickname is the Kaiser.

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  E7Goodbye Stan

  Apr 8, 1973· 30m

  Stan decides he can make more money if he heads North and gets work in a car factory but,rather than hand in his resignation, he gets Blakey to sack him so that he can get a week's wages. He celebrates his last night at home and is unable to eat the fry-up his Mum has cooked him so he sticks it in his uniform pocket,a fact that Blakey discovers when he comes around to collect the uniform. However,as he has been evicted from his own lodgings,he takes Stan's room and becomes the Butlers' new lodger

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  E8Hot Water

  Apr 15, 1973· 30m

  Jack and the inspector attempt to fix a water heater.

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  E9The Visit

  Apr 22, 1973· 30m

  Blakey invites his mum over to the Butler home now that he is living there. Mrs. Butler is none to happy.

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  E10What The Stars Foretell

  Apr 29, 1973· 30m

  The Stars make good reading for Mum and Olive. It says romance is in the air. Who will be the unlucky victims?

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  E11The Allowance

  May 6, 1973· 30m

  There's a new clippie at the depot, the militant Jessie. Outraged that the female clippies have to pay to use the public conveniences, while the male staff don't, she lobbies the management for an allowance to cover the cost.

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  E12Friends In High Places

  May 13, 1973· 30m

  When Mrs. Butler goes for a job at the depot's canteen, she is interviewed by an old boyfriend, Mr. Simpson who is one of the managers. After she gets the job, Jack and Olive try to use Mum's influence with Mr. Simpson to try and get one over on Blakey.

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  E13Gardening TimeFinale

  May 20, 1973· 30m

  Blakey and Jack have entered into the depot flower and vegtable competition. The rivalry is fierce as they both try to create the best garden.

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  E1No Smoke Without Fire

  Feb 20, 1972· 30m

  After a carelessly discarded cigarette end causes a fire at the depot, it is decided that all the staff must undergo fire fighting training.

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  E2Love Is What You Make It

  Feb 27, 1972· 30m

  Olive tries to make Arthur jealous by pretending to seduce another man.

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  E3Private Hire

  Mar 5, 1972· 30m

  After a bit of unlucky gambling, Stan borrows some money off Basher, but when Basher wants it back Stan hasn't got it so Jack suggests that they borrow a bus to take the old folks out on a trip, as paying customers.

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  E4Stan's Worst Day

  Mar 12, 1972· 30m

  It's been a pretty bad week for Stan, Arthur and Olive are constantly arguing and keeping him awake which also makes him late for work and so tired that he falls asleep and crashes the bus.

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  E5Union Trouble

  Mar 19, 1972· 30m

  When the management sacks Elsie the canteen lady, Stan stages a one man hunger strike.

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  E6Bye Bye Blakey

  Mar 26, 1972· 30m

  Stan and Jack mistakenly think that Blakey might be dying, after he has a medical at the depot.

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  E7The PrizeFinale

  Apr 2, 1972· 30m

  When the raffle ticket that Stan buys for Mum wins second prize of a holiday for two in Spain, the family are extra nice to her, in an effort to be the one picked to go on holiday with her.

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  E1The Nursery

  Sep 19, 1971· 30m

  The management at the depot has decided to open a staff nursery to enable the clippies to return to work. Stan and Arthur both agree that it would be a good idea if Olive took a job as a part time nurse's assistant. However an accident involving Olive's glasses leaves Stan and Jack holding the baby!

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  E2Stan's Room

  Sep 26, 1971· 30m

  Fed up with being unable to take his girlfriends home, Stan decides to rent a room at Blakey's. However Blakey makes it clear that he will not tolerate Stan's girlfriends either! Not to be put off, Stan devises a way to bring his girlfriend, Doreen, home.

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  E3The Best Man

  Oct 3, 1971· 30m

  Stan has been asked to be best man for Bill's wedding to Blakey's niece. However after a boozy stag night, the Butler's have the problem of getting Bill to the altar despite him being the worst for wear!

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  E4The Inspector's Pets

  Oct 10, 1971· 30m

  To prevent being found out after an accident, Stan offers to look after Blakey's pet goldfish and pedigree dog so that Blakey can take his mother for a weekend in Brighton and the bus can be fixed.

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  E5The Epidemic

  Oct 17, 1971· 30m

  There's a flu epidemic at the depot and as Stan and Jack are getting extra overtime, they are determined to stay healthy.

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  E6The Busmen's Ball

  Oct 24, 1971· 30m

  It's time for the annual Busman's Ball. Stan and Jack persuade the management to book a stripper instead of the usual magician for the caberet, while Olive is busy altering her posh frock for the night.

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  E7Canteen Trouble

  Oct 31, 1971· 30m

  Suzy the canteen girl is charging the busmen reduced rates for larger portions while still charging full price for Blakey. When Blakey discovers that Suzy is also giving Stan food from the canteen to take home, Blakey sacks her and installs Gladys, a former prison wardress, who he hopes won't be corrupted by Stan and Jack.

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  E8The New Nurse

  Nov 7, 1971· 30m

  The depot's snobby new nurse is looking for lodgings in town and the Butlers are too willing to oblige. However Arthur, impressed by her posh voice, good manners and taste in interlectual films is taking more than a shine to her.

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  E9Lost Property

  Nov 14, 1971· 30m

  Due to the amount of lost property going missing, Blakey insists on a form being filled out for piece of lost property. Stan and Jack decide to play a few tricks on Blakey and get their own back.

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  E10Stan's Uniform

  Nov 21, 1971· 30m

  When Stan accidentally damages his uniform, he puts in a request for a new one. When he shows the new uniform to his family, it comes into contact with Arthur's newly painted chair. Stan and Jack then have to get the uniform cleaned before anyone notices the paint.

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  E11The Strain

  Nov 28, 1971· 30m

  Stan strains his back while trying to impress Doreen the clippie. Forced to wear a corset he finds it difficult to do his job. And can he still go on a date with Doreen?

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  E12The New Telly

  Dec 5, 1971· 30m

  When the staff have their Christmas Club payout from Blakey, Stan and the family decide to buy a colour television. But they have a problem disposing of their old black and white tv.

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  E13Vacancy for Inspector

  Dec 12, 1971· 30m

  A vacancy for a new inspector crops up at the depot. Blakey recommends Jack for the post. Stan is horrified at the thought until Jack tells him that he can mark him down for overtime and put Christine the clippie on his bus if he was an inspector. However it is not long before Jack is on Blakey's side, informing him of Stan's tricks and dodges!

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  E14A Thin Time

  Dec 19, 1971· 30m

  After taking a shine to a clippie who likes men with 'a full head of hair', Arthur decides to splash out on a wig. The problem is that the family is skint and cannot afford such things. Arthur then has the dilemma of keeping the wig a secret from the family.

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  E15Boxing Day SocialFinale

  Dec 26, 1971· 30m

  At the Boxing Day Social there is growing tension between Arthur's mother and the Butlers, while Jack gets very chummy with Arthur's sister.

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