On the Buses (TV series)
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On the Buses is a British sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of bus driver Stan Butler, his conductor friend Jack, and their clashes with inspector Blakey at a suburban bus depot.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On the Buses (TV series) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8964285 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Buses (TV series) Context triple: [Imogen Hassall, appearedIn, On the Buses (TV series)]
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Z-Cars
Z-Cars was a pioneering British television police drama series from the 1960s and 1970s, noted for its gritty realism and focus on the lives of uniformed officers in a fictional Northern town.
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B.
Viva Rapid Transit
Viva Rapid Transit is a bus rapid transit system serving communities across York Region in the Greater Toronto Area, designed to provide fast, frequent, and reliable public transportation.
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C.
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a classic British television sitcom following the misadventures of market trader Del Boy Trotter and his family in South London, renowned for its humor, catchphrases, and enduring cultural impact.
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D.
TheBus
TheBus is a local public transit bus service operating in Prince George’s County, Maryland, providing fixed-route transportation within the county and connections to regional transit systems.
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E.
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son is a British television sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son, widely known as the inspiration for the American series Sanford and Son.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On the Buses (TV series) Target entity description: On the Buses is a British sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of bus driver Stan Butler, his conductor friend Jack, and their clashes with inspector Blakey at a suburban bus depot.
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A.
Z-Cars
Z-Cars was a pioneering British television police drama series from the 1960s and 1970s, noted for its gritty realism and focus on the lives of uniformed officers in a fictional Northern town.
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B.
Viva Rapid Transit
Viva Rapid Transit is a bus rapid transit system serving communities across York Region in the Greater Toronto Area, designed to provide fast, frequent, and reliable public transportation.
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C.
Only Fools and Horses
Only Fools and Horses is a classic British television sitcom following the misadventures of market trader Del Boy Trotter and his family in South London, renowned for its humor, catchphrases, and enduring cultural impact.
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D.
TheBus
TheBus is a local public transit bus service operating in Prince George’s County, Maryland, providing fixed-route transportation within the county and connections to regional transit systems.
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E.
Steptoe and Son
Steptoe and Son is a British television sitcom about a cantankerous junk dealer and his frustrated son, widely known as the inspiration for the American series Sanford and Son.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British sitcom
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television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | On the Buses (television series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| character |
Arthur Rudge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inspector Cyril Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ Mabel "Mum" Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ Olive Rudge NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Ronald Chesney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ronald Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| firstAired | 1969 ⓘ |
| format | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| hasConductorCharacter | Jack Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDriverCharacter | Stan Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFilmAdaptation | On the Buses (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInspectorCharacter | Blakey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
Holiday on the Buses
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mutiny on the Buses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1973 ⓘ |
| locationOfFictionalSetting | suburban England ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Inspector Cyril "Blakey" Blake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jack Harper NERFINISHED ⓘ Stan Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of bus depot workers in Britain ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 74 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 7 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | ITV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
ITV
NERFINISHED
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London Weekend Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | London Weekend Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional Luxton bus depot ⓘ |
| starring |
Anna Karen
NERFINISHED
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Bob Grant NERFINISHED ⓘ Doris Hare NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Robbins NERFINISHED ⓘ Reg Varney NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
public transport
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working-class life ⓘ workplace comedy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: On the Buses (TV series) Description of subject: On the Buses is a British sitcom that follows the comedic misadventures of bus driver Stan Butler, his conductor friend Jack, and their clashes with inspector Blakey at a suburban bus depot.
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