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Introduction On the Buses was televised from 1969 to 1973 - hard to believe that it's now as old as me! I can't say I can remember it when it was first shown, but remember seeing replays as a child and my mum's always telling me about cosy evenings in by the fire watching it. It is thoroughly ... Read review

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Without a doubt one of the most long-lasting and endearing of ITV sit-coms, ON THE BUSES ... more

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to 1973.Starring Reg Varney as jack-the-lad Stan
butler and Bob Grant as 'clippie' Jack Harper,
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On The Buses - Series 1 - Episodes 1 To 3 [DVD] [1969]

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Set around a London bus depot,On the Busesstarred Reg Varney as Stan, an ageing bachelor ... more

and driver of the No.11 bus who still lives with
his Mum (Cicely Courtneidge), his plain sister
Olive (Anna Karen) and disgruntled brother-in-law
Arthur (Michael Robbins). At work, he fraternises
with the laddish and lecherous Jack (Bob Grant),
with whom he pursues innumerable (and improbable)
giggly, mini-skirted "clippies" (conductors) and
cheeks the beady-eyed and punctilious bus
inspector, Blakey (Steven Lewis)This first series
was broadcast in black and white in 1969. Much of
the comedy derives from gender role reversal--Stan
and Arthur forced to do the household chores when
Olive and Mum fall ill ("Family Flu"); "The
Canteen", in which the busmen decide to run the
canteen themselves; or "The Darts Match", in which
Stan and Jack are bested at darts by--imagine--a
pair of dollybird clippies.Despite its immense
popularity,On the Buseshasn't dated well. Like the
buses themselves, the jokes don't arrive very
often and when they do, they're visible a long way
off. The studio audience whoops cathartically at
anything remotely alluding to sex, making you
wonder at the repressed nature of British society
in 1969. In later decades it would come to be
treasured as somewhat creaky kitsch by audiences
nostalgic for an age of politically incorrect
innocence.On the DVD:On the Buseshas no extra
features here. The original black and white
versions have scrubbed up reasonably well,
although defects such as fading sound and poor
dubbing have proven beyond amendment. --David
Stubbs


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On The Buses - Series 1 - Episodes 4 To 7 [DVD] [1969]

On The Buses - Series 1 - Episodes 4 To 7 [DVD] [1969]

Set around a London bus depot,On the Busesstarred Reg Varney as Stan, an ageing bachelor ... more

and driver of the No.11 bus who still lives with
his Mum (Cicely Courtneidge), his plain sister
Olive (Anna Karen) and disgruntled brother-in-law
Arthur (Michael Robbins). At work, he fraternises
with the laddish and lecherous Jack (Bob Grant),
with whom he pursues innumerable (and improbable)
giggly, mini-skirted "clippies" (conductors) and
cheeks the beady-eyed and punctilious bus
inspector, Blakey (Steven Lewis)This first series
was broadcast in black and white in 1969. Much of
the comedy derives from gender role reversal--Stan
and Arthur forced to dothe household chores when
Olive and Mum fall ill ("Family Flu"); "The
Canteen", in which the busmen decide to run the
canteen themselves; or "The Darts Match", in which
Stan and Jack are bested at darts by--imagine--a
pair of dollybird clippies.Despite its immense
popularity,On the Buseshasn't dated well. Like the
buses themselves, the jokes don't arrive very
often and when they do, they're visible a long way
off. The studio audience whoops cathartically at
anything remotely alluding to sex, making you
wonder at the repressed nature of British society
in 1969. In later decades it would come to be
treasured as somewhat creaky kitsch by audiences
nostalgic for an age of politically incorrect
innocence.On the DVD:On the Buseshas no extra
features here. The original black and white
versions have scrubbed up reasonably well,
although defects such as fading sound and poor
dubbing have proven beyond amendment.--David
Stubbs


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On The Buses - Series 1 and 2 (4 Disc Box Set) [DVD] [1969]

On The Buses - Series 1 and 2 (4 Disc Box Set) [DVD] [1969]

Set around a London bus depot,On the Busesstarred Reg Varney as Stan, an ageing bachelor ... more

and driver of the No 11 bus who still lives with
his mum (Cicely Courtneidge in the first series,
Doris Hare in the second), his plain sister Olive
(Anna Karen) and disgruntled brother-in-law Arthur
(Michael Robbins). At work, he fraternises with
the laddish and lecherous Jack (Bob Grant), with
whom he pursues innumerable (and improbable)
giggly, mini-skirted "clippies" (conductors) and
cheeks the beady-eyed and punctilious bus
inspector, Blakey (Steven Lewis)The first series
was broadcast in black and white in 1969, and the
show eventually ran until 1973. Eventually,On the
Buseswould be both celebrated and reviled for its
leery, pre-feminist sauciness, and for the
exasperated gurning of Lewis' little Hitler-esque
inspector. The first series in particular,
however, is more keen to develop the theme of Stan
as Mummy's boy, with Lewis only a secondary
character. Much of the comedy derives from gender
role reversal--Stan and Arthur forced to do the
household chores when Olive and Mum fall ill
("Family Flu"); "The Canteen", in which the busmen
decide to run the canteen themselves; or "The
Darts Match", in which Stan and Jack are bested at
darts by--imagine--a pair of dollybird
clippies.Despite its immense popularity,On the
Buseshasn't dated well. Like the buses themselves,
the jokes don't arrive very often and when they
do, they're visible a long way off. The studio
audience whoops cathartically at anything remotely
alluding to sex--even a bared male nipple--making
you wonder at the repressed nature of British
society in 1969. In later decades it would come to
be treasured as somewhat creaky kitsch by
audiences nostalgic for an age of politically
incorrect innocence.On the DVD:On the Buseshas no
extra features here. The original black and white
versions have scrubbed up reasonably well,
although defects such as fading sound and poor
dubbing have proven beyond amendment. --David
Stubbs


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On The Buses - Series 2 - Episodes 1 To 3 [DVD] [1969]

On The Buses - Series 2 - Episodes 1 To 3 [DVD] [1969]

Set around a London bus depot,On the Busesstarred Reg Varney as Stan, an ageing bachelor ... more

and driver of the No.11 bus who still lives with
his Mum (Doris Hare), his plain sister Olive (Anna
Karen) and disgruntled brother-in-law Arthur
(Michael Robbins). At work, he fraternises with
the laddish and lecherous Jack (Bob Grant), with
whom he pursues innumerable (and improbable)
giggly, mini-skirted "clippies" (conductors) and
cheeks the beady-eyed and punctilious bus
inspector, Blakey (Steven Lewis)Despite its
immense popularity,On the Buseshasn't dated well.
Like the buses themselves, the jokes don't arrive
very often and when they do, they're visible a
long way off. The studio audience whoops
cathartically at anything remotely alluding to
sex--even a bared male nipple--making you wonder
at the repressed nature of British society in
1969. In later decades it would come to be
treasured as somewhat creaky kitsch by audiences
nostalgic for an age of politically incorrect
innocence.On the DVD:On the Buseshas no extra
features here. The original black and white
versions have scrubbed up reasonably well,
although defects such as fading sound and poor
dubbing have proven beyond amendment. --David
Stubbs


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Advantages: Light, fun entertainment
Disadvantages: Sexist, racist, old-fashioned

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On the Buses was televised from 1969 to 1973 - hard to believe that it's now as old as me! I can't say I can remember it when it was first shown, but remember seeing replays as a child and my mum's always telling me about cosy evenings in by the fire watching it. It is thoroughly politically incorrect, but whatever this says about the period, On the Buses was one of the most successful comedy series ever made and 74 episodes were ...
...main actors as cartoon characters on the front.

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The sitcom revolves around Stan Butler, played by Reg Varney, and his family. Stan is a bus driver who struggles to make a living to support himself and his mother. In his late 30s/early 40s, he still lives at home and has never had a steady girlfriend. His life is thwarted at every turn by Inspector Blake, who keeps a close eye on Stan and his shenanigans. ... more

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I ate you Butler !!!

Advantages: Will raise a smile
Disadvantages: Definetly not PC

ON THE BUSES ============ Written by created by Ronald Wolfe and Ronald Chesney and originally broadcast from 1969 to 1973. On the buses ran for 74 episodes each being a half hour long and lasted for 7 series. They also made 3 movies, On the Buses, Mutiny on the Buses and Holiday on the Buses. INTRODUCTION: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The bus station that Stan, Jack and Blakey worked at was The Luxton & District Bus Company and most of the episodes where ...
...or if Arthur found out, on purpose. In the end Stan spend most of his time desperately failing to get anywhere. In the first series Stans mum was played by Cicely Courtneidge who was a house hold name and a star in her own right but she left and that’s when Doris Hare took over the role and made it her own. The series pretty much carried on in the same vein until Arthur decided to leave and eventually Stan left. The series hobbled on for one ...

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Welcome to the Butler household

Advantages: Brilliant comedy
Disadvantages: Cecily Courtneidge as mum

On the Buses is a classic TV comedy that ran for seven series between the years of 1969 and 1973. This situational comedy revolved around the life of bus driver Stan Butler and the rest of his family, which include his overly doting mother, his sister Olive and her husband Arthur. Other important characters include Stan's best friend Jack, the conductor on his bus and Inspector Blake. The On the Buses series 1 DVD contains the first 7 episodes of ...
...this however I can only give this series 4/5 stars due to the fact that Cicely Courneidge's performance as mum simply isn't the best it could be and seeing as she is such an integral character this does put a bit of a dampers on the series as a whole. ...

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