On the Buses Episode Rating Graph
Feb 1969 - May 1973
Feb 1969 - May 1973
6.7
Browse episode ratings trends for On the Buses. Simply click on the interactive rating graph to explore the best and worst of On the Buses's 74 episodes.
S3 Ep3
8.1
16th Jan 1970
Sally is the Inspector's niece and is put on Stan's bus as the new clippie. How will Stan cope with her Uncle Blakey watching?
S3 Ep9
8.1
27th Feb 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.
S3 Ep4
8.0
23rd Jan 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.
S1 Ep7
8.0
11th Apr 1969
Stan and Jack are challenged to a darts match by two clippies, Iris and Jenny. Stan feels he's a bit out of practice and so spends all his spare time practicing his darts playing. When he drops one of his darts in Olive's stew, he has to use a new set which he is not used to. His darts playing has the added problem of Iris' flirting during the match!
S5 Ep9
7.9
14th Nov 1971
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.
S5 Ep3
7.9
3rd Oct 1971
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!
S4 Ep8
7.9
17th Jan 1971
It's Arthur and Olive's tenth wedding anniversary and Aunt Maud has bought them a puppy as a present.
S7 Ep11
7.9
6th May 1973
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.
S3 Ep10
7.9
6th Mar 1970
Stan and Jack have been chosen as guinea pigs for the Company's tasteful new grey uniform. They are set against the idea until they realise it's just the job for pulling the ladies!
S2 Ep2
7.9
7th Jun 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.
S2 Ep1
7.8
31st May 1969
Mum and Olive are in bed with the flu and it is not long before Arthur joins then. Stan is rushed off his feet looking after them and doing his shifts at the depot. To recover, the family go to stay with Aunt Maud. Stan and Jack plan a party in their absence, if Stan can stay fit!
S3 Ep2
7.8
9th Jan 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!
S2 Ep3
7.8
14th Jun 1969
After a number of assaults on bus staff, the management introduce judo lessons. Enter Blakey as the judo instructor!
S7 Ep13
7.8
20th May 1973
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.
S7 Ep6
7.8
1st Apr 1973
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.
S6 Ep5
7.8
19th Mar 1972
When the management sacks Elsie the canteen lady, Stan stages a one man hunger strike.
S5 Ep11
7.8
28th Nov 1971
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?
S3 Ep7
7.8
13th Feb 1970
Mum gets a new boyfriend and starts to go out a lot, leaving the family to fend for themselves.
S6 Ep7
7.8
2nd Apr 1972
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.
S4 Ep12
7.8
14th Feb 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!
S7 Ep5
7.8
25th Mar 1973
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.
S7 Ep2
7.8
4th Mar 1973
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..
S1 Ep6
7.2
4th Apr 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.
S3 Ep12
7.2
20th Mar 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.
S3 Ep13
7.2
27th Mar 1970
Edna the clippie has been thrown out of her home by her landlady. Feeling sorry for her, Stan persudes his family to take her in as a lodger. But his intentions are not entirely honourable as he hopes that it means that they might get closer. However he does not bargain on Edna bringing Coco her great dane!
S5 Ep13
7.2
12th Dec 1971
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!
S5 Ep14
7.3
19th Dec 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.
S5 Ep1
7.3
19th Sep 1971
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!
S5 Ep5
7.4
17th Oct 1971
There's a flu epidemic at the depot and as Stan and Jack are getting extra overtime, they are determined to stay healthy.
S5 Ep8
7.4
7th Nov 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.
S2 Ep5
7.4
28th Jun 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.
S1 Ep1
7.4
28th Feb 1969
The bus crews go on strike because of disagreements with the management. It causes no end of trouble at work and at home. Stan is hailed hero of the day.
S3 Ep8
7.4
20th Feb 1970
Blakey comes up with the idea of installing a two way radio system on the buses to keep tabs on where they are at all times, so Stan and Jack have to come up with a plan to get rid of it.
S1 Ep4
7.4
21st Mar 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!
S2 Ep4
7.4
21st Jun 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
S1 Ep2
7.4
7th Mar 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?
S5 Ep12
7.5
5th Dec 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.
S7 Ep8
7.5
15th Apr 1973
Jack and the inspector attempt to fix a water heater.
S3 Ep5
7.5
30th Jan 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.
S4 Ep2
7.5
4th Dec 1970
Blakey has taken a shine to the canteen girl, Molly. So much so that he has asked her to marry him and live out in the country! However, Stan and Jack know that she has a reputation and will go with anyone after a few drinks. The problem is they have to make Blakey see sense before he leaves the depot.
S4 Ep10
7.5
31st Jan 1971
After several buses are nearly involved in accidents while leaving the depot, Blakey decides to introduce a new set of road and depot safety rules.
S7 Ep4
7.5
18th Mar 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.
S7 Ep9
7.5
22nd Apr 1973
Blakey invites his mum over to the Butler home now that he is living there. Mrs. Butler is none to happy.
S2 Ep6
7.5
5th Jul 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.
S1 Ep1
7.4
28th Feb 1969
The bus crews go on strike because of disagreements with the management. It causes no end of trouble at work and at home. Stan is hailed hero of the day.
S1 Ep2
7.4
7th Mar 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?
S1 Ep3
7.7
14th Mar 1969
To help with the family income, Olive gets a job as a clippie. She gets put on Stan's bus, against his wishes. The trouble is Olive does not travel well!
S1 Ep4
7.4
21st Mar 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!
S1 Ep5
7.7
28th Mar 1969
Stan is in need of some extra cash, so he applies for a position as an Inspector, but soon starts to worry about what the other lads will think of him.
S1 Ep6
7.2
4th Apr 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.
S1 Ep7
8.0
11th Apr 1969
Stan and Jack are challenged to a darts match by two clippies, Iris and Jenny. Stan feels he's a bit out of practice and so spends all his spare time practicing his darts playing. When he drops one of his darts in Olive's stew, he has to use a new set which he is not used to. His darts playing has the added problem of Iris' flirting during the match!
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The first episode of On the Buses aired on February 28, 1969.
The last episode of On the Buses aired on May 20, 1973.
There are 74 episodes of On the Buses.
There are 7 seasons of On the Buses.
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On the Buses has ended.