History Series / OnTheBuses

* AccidentalAesop: An episode where the bus depo officially bans smoking, leading to a bet between Stan, Jack and Arthur. appears to convey the message that it is in fact wrong to give up smoking.

* DesignatedHero: Perhapse the most accurate description of Stan Butler and Jack Harper. Despite the show being structured to depict them as in the right, the plot of atleast three episodes centres around the two of them stealing depo supplies for personal use. Another episode closes with them openly discussing drugging clippies out of their right minds with unusually strong homebrewed beer. They even go so far as to SUNBATHE IN A CEMETARY.
* DesignatedVillain: Blake on the other hand is probalby the most upright, moral and respectable individual in the franchise. The show is structured to depict him as the villain. For the most part all he's trying to do is get Stan and Jack to actually do their jobs. He was the only member of the main trio who didn't go to the Middle eastern party just to stare at the half naked bellydancer. And he is depicted as the main antagonist of the film, because he wants to allow women the opportunity to drive buses.

* AccidentalAseop: An episode where the bus depo officially bans smoking, leading to a bet between Stan, Jack and Arthur. appears to convey the message that it is in fact wrong to give up smoking.

* DesignatedVillain: Blake on the other hand is probalby the most upright, moral and respectable individual in the franchise. The show is structured to depict him as the villain. The only member of the main trio who didn't go to the Middle eastern party just to stare at the half naked bellydancer, He is depicted as the main antagonist of the film, because he wants to allow women the opportunity to drive buses.

* ProtagonistCentredMorality: Stan and Jack are depicted as the protagonists and the show plays on the idea that they are in the right. Despite the fact that they preform several illegal, or unquestionably morally wrong actions.

* ForeignPeopleAreSexy: The infamous episode where the boys pull a couple of Swedish birds.

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* AllMenArePerverts - Jack and Stan are forever skirt-chasing, much to Blakey's disgust.
* BlindWithoutEm - Olive loses her glasses on a regular basis, and of course can see ''nothing'' without them.

* TheChewToy - Poor Olive, destined to be dumped on and have fat jokes told about her, despite being played by an ex-model, who also appeared in a nudie cutie and several ''Film/CarryOn'' films. (One fan site uses the phrase "the delectable Olive" to describe her.)
* DoubleEntendre - A mainstay of the humour.
* EverybodySmokes - Including on buses, and at the dinner table.
* ForeignPeopleAreSexy - The infamous episode where the boys pull a couple of Swedish birds.
* GodwinsLaw - Jack and Stan regularly cracking gags comparing Blakey to Hitler is a big case of ValuesDissonance for modern viewers, particularly since all he wants them to do is be on time and do some work.
* HaveAGayOldTime - "There's always gay life on the buses/make sure you leave your bird at home".
* {{Housewife}} - Stan's mum, a totally archetypal British 1950s housewife with a scarf perpetually over her hair
* LoveableRogue - Jack and Stan
* TheMovie - Actually three - ''On the Buses'' (1971), ''Mutiny on the Buses'' (1972), and ''Holiday on the Buses'' (1973). The first movie is notable for being the most successful film that Hammer Film Productions ever made. Yes, [[Film/HammerHorror that Hammer]].
* NaughtyByNight - Well, Olive would like to be, but Arthur has other ideas...
* NoAccountingForTaste - Olive and Arthur are a brilliantly ghastly combination.
* PopculturalOsmosis - "Blakey from ''On The Buses''" is sometimes referred to in conversation (as a comparison to people) by other people who've never seen the series.
* PutOnABus - [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Rather amusingly for Tropers,]] Stan leaves the series for OopNorth, on the grounds that bus drivers make more money there, thus he literally was put on a bus.
* SitcomCharacterArchetypes - Jack and Stan are Wisecrackers, Blakey is The Bully, Arthur is The Stick, and Olive is The Dork.
* SpinOff - ''Don't Drink the Water'' ran for thirteen episodes across two series in 1974 and 1975 and saw Blakey retire to Spain with his sister only to find himself beset by just as many problems as he was in Britain.
* WardrobeMalfunction - Leading to DisasterDominoes at the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBD2-HHQJhc beginning]] of the third movie.

* TheMovie - Actually three - ''On the Buses'' (1971), ''Mutiny on the Buses'' (1972), and ''Holiday on the Buses'' (1973). The first movie is notable for being the most successful film that Hammer Film Productions ever made. Yes, [[HammerHorror that Hammer]].

* TheChewToy - Poor Olive, destined to be dumped on and have fat jokes told about her, despite being played by an ex-model, who also appeared in a nudie cutie and several ''Film/CarryOn'' films. (One fan cite uses the phrase "the delectable Olive" to describe her.)

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* ForeignPeopleAreSexy - The infamous episode where the boys pull a couple of Swedish birds.

* TheMovie - Actually three - ''On the Buses'' (1971), ''Mutiny on the Buses'' (1972), and ''Holiday on the Buses'' (1973)
** The first movie is notable for being the most successful film that Hammer Film Productions ever made. Yes, [[HammerHorror that Hammer]].

* UnintentionalPeriodPiece

* PutOnABus - [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Rather amusingly for Tropers,]] Stan leaves the series for OopNorth, on the grounds that bus drivers make more money there, thus he literally was PutOnABus.

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* WardrobeMalfunction leading to DisasterDominoes at the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBD2-HHQJhc beginning]] of the third movie.

* BritishAccents

* ThreeIsCompany

* ActorSharedBackground - Bob Grant (Stan) worked as a bus conductor in real life, in order to pay his way through RADA.

* DawsonCasting - Stan was supposed to be in his mid-thirties, but Reg Varney was 52 when the series began.

* TheOtherDarrin: Cicely Courtneidge played Mum in Series One. Doris Hare took over the part in Series Two.

* TheChewToy - Poor Olive, destined to be dumped on and have fat jokes told about her, despite being played by an ex-model, who also appeared in a nudie cutie and several CarryOn films. (One fan cite uses the phrase "the delectable Olive" to describe her.)

* ActorSharedBackground - Bob Grant worked as a bus conductor in real life, in order to pay his way through RADA.

* PutOnABus - [[TVTropesWillRuinYourLife Rather amusinly for Tropers,]] Stan leaves the series for OopNorth, on the grounds that bus drivers make more money there, thus he literally was PutOnABus.

Do not confuse with a character being PutOnABus. Though come to think of it, Stan leaves the series for OopNorth, on the grounds that bus drivers make more money there, thus he literally was PutOnABus. Also, this series is not to be confused with RunOverByABus, or [[DroppedABridgeOnHim Having a Bus Dropped on Him]] or any other Bus Trope.

* TheChewToy - Poor Olive, destined to be dumped on and have fat jokes told about her, despite being played by an ex-model, who also made nudie pictures.
** A fan cite uses the phrase "the delectable Olive" to describe her. She did indeed appear in a nudie cutie and several Carry Ons with Barbara Windsor.
* DoubleEntendre - A mainstay of the humour

* GodwinsLaw - Jack and Stan regularly cracking gags comparing Blakie to Hitler is a big case of ValuesDissonance for modern viewers, particularly since all he wants them to do is be on time and do some work.

* GodwinsLaw - Jack and Stan regularly cracking gags comparing Blakie to Hitler is a big case of ValuesDissonance for modern viewers.

* DoubleEntendre - a mainstay of the humour

* ForeignPeopleAreSexy - the infamous episode where the boys pull a couple of Swedish birds.

* NaughtyByNight - well, Olive would like to be, but Arthur has other ideas...

* TheChewToy - poor Olive, destined to be dumped on and have fat jokes told about her, despite being played by an ex-model, who also made nudie pictures.
** A fan cite uses the phrase "the delectable Olive" to describe her. She did indeed appear in a nudie cutie and several Carry Ons with Barbara Windsor.