Busy Buses

YMA recommendation

Approved as non-violent media.

Most suitable age range:

2-4

Availability

At time of review, screening on ABC 2.

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About the program

Year of production	2003
Classification advice
Rating	G
Consumer advice lines	None
Duration	5 minutes

Other information
Country of origin	UK
Production Company	Unknown

Synopsis

Sammy, a school bus, and his friends - a double-decker bus, a country bus, and a number of city buses - each have their own routes for which they are responsible. They spend their days driving passengers around the streets of Chumley and in the evening they all come together to sleep in a depot, watched over by Mr. Spector the bus inspector.

Points to consider

Words of caution

In one episode Sammy shows a repeated lack of empathy for his fellow buses. They have been given the wrong type of fuel and spend the day backfiring all over town, some are confused, some are embarrassed and after a near crash one drives into a duck pond. Sammy takes obvious delight in the discomfort of his friends and laughs each time someone backfires.

Positive aspects

Demonstrates the importance of teamwork and everyone doing their part to get a job done and to help a town run smoothly
Demonstrates pride in a job well done.

Questions to ask

When Sammy saw that the overseer was putting the wrong fuel into the buses what could he have done?
How might Sammy have acted differently to help his friends?