8.9/1093 votesLoading...#1 - Foggy Night
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 2/27/1970
Stan and Jack's bus is caught in thick fog which causes problems for them, especially as Blakey and the Butler family are also on board.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronald Chesney
8.3/1067 votesLoading...#2 - Nowhere to Go
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 11/27/1970
Stan tries to get the rest of the family out of the house so that he can spend some time alone with Suzy the clippie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1083 votesLoading...#3 - Christmas Duty
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 12/25/1970
Stan and Jack end up having to do a shift on Christmas day again.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronald Chesney
8.3/1071 votesLoading...#4 - Canteen Trouble
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1971
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1089 votesLoading...#5 - Brew It Yourself
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 1/23/1970
Stan plans on brewing his own beer to save money. Trouble is, once he's tested it, he also goes back to work, where Blakey spots him and notices he's drunk. So when Blakey pulls Stan in for a breath test, it's up to Jack to find a way for him to pass the test without being caught.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronald Chesney
8.2/1070 votesLoading...#6 - Going Steady
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 3/13/1970
Stan has been seeing Blakey's niece, Sally. When Stan announces that he wants to marry her, Blakey insists that he and Sally meet Stan's family. So when Stan invites them round for dinner, all the family act posh, until Sally starts criticizing everything that Stan does and says.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1067 votesLoading...#7 - The Squeeze
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 3/20/1970
Money is so tight in the Butler household, that they decide to sell various things to raise some cash, including Arthur's motorbike and side car.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronald Chesney
8.2/1068 votesLoading...#8 - The New Telly
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/5/1971
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronald Chesney
8.1/1077 votesLoading...#9 - The Cistern
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 1/9/1970
A noisy cistern in the Butler household is just the start of the troubles. Buying a new loo isn't the problem, it's how to get it home from the shop!
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronald Chesney
8.1/1065 votesLoading...#10 - The 'L' Bus
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 1/1/1971
After too many sleepless nights due to Arthur and Olive's squeaky bed, Stan tries his hand at mending it but unfortunately only suceeds in making it worse! Jack's aunt has a bed to sell but the problem is transporting it to the Butler's house. Fortunately, Stan and Jack is in charge of the 'learner' bus, training new staff, so they use the bus to transport the bed. However, the bus develops mechanical problems and they have to go back to the depot and move the bed onto another bus without Blakey seeing them!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1063 votesLoading...#11 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronald Chesney
8.0/1072 votesLoading...#12 - Busman's Perks
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 1/30/1970
Arthur and Olive's bedroom needs decorating, so the Butlers decide to paint the room the same colour as the Luxton Town and District Buses to save money.
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronald Chesney
8.0/1062 votesLoading...#13 - The Cover Up
Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 1/24/1971
The Butlers furniture needs new covers. But as money is short, Stan suggests using spare bus seat fabric from the Depot. When Blakey makes an unexpected visit, the Butlers try to hide their new cushions!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1066 votesLoading...#14 - The Injury
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/1971
Stan has an accident while decorating the bathroom. However because the injury was caused at home, he will not be paid sick pay. Jack has an idea, if they can mock up an accident at the depot, the management will have to pay up. A trap is set up on the depot stairs, but Blakey gets there first!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1067 votesLoading...#15 - The Epidemic
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1971
There's a flu epidemic at the depot and as Stan and Jack are getting extra overtime, they are determined to stay healthy.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1072 votesLoading...#16 - Goodbye Stan
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/1973
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
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1066 votesLoading...#17 - The Inspector's Pets
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1971
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1064 votesLoading...#18 - Union Trouble
Season 6 Episode 5 - Aired 3/19/1972
When the management sacks Elsie the canteen lady, Stan stages a one man hunger strike.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1066 votesLoading...#19 - The Used Combination
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/7/1969
Arthur's motorcycle and side car are in desperate need of repairs. Stan says that he can get the spare parts from the bus depot, if he can sneak them out past anyone in particular who might be watching.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1068 votesLoading...#20 - Self Defence
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/14/1969
After a number of assaults on bus staff, the management introduce judo lessons. Enter Blakey as the judo instructor!
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1074 votesLoading...#21 - First Aid
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 1/2/1970
Blakey decides that all the Bus Crews, including Stan and Jack, must pass a first aid course .
Director: N/A
Writer: Ronald Chesney
7.8/1067 votesLoading...#22 - The Kids' Outing
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 1/10/1971
It's the day of the annual kids outing, a job that none of the bus crews want to do.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1068 votesLoading...#23 - The New Nurse
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1971
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1071 votesLoading...#24 - A Thin Time
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/1971
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1072 votesLoading...#25 - Friends In High Places
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 5/13/1973
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of On the Buses
Every episode of On the Buses ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of On the Buses!
On the Buses is a British comedy series created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney, broadcast in the United Kingdom from 1969 to 1973. The...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Foggy Night" is the best rated episode of "On the Buses". It scored 8.9/10 based on 93 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Ronald Chesney, it aired on 2/27/1970. This episode scored 0.6 points higher than the second highest rated, "Nowhere to Go".