Colin Needs a Bath

**Colin Needs a Bath** is the fourth episode of the first season.

## Plot

Colin arrives back at the bus shed one day and unfortunately for the other buses' noses – stinks! Sammy however comes up with a clever idea to make Colin clean again – without him even noticing it! This is splendid because as everyone knows, Colin doesn't like to have a bath very often!

## Characters

* Sammy
* Roger
* Susan
* Harry
* Colin
* Penny
* Arnold
* Stephanie
* Mr. Spector (*mentioned*)

## Quotes

* (Colin is driving through the country)
* **Colin:** Ho ho! I love market day! Ho ho! I loves the mud! All aboard! Hey, hey! Off to market. (Picks up more farmers) Oh, you have to be prepared for anything when you is a country bus. (Colin arrives at the market) Oh, I do like market day! Ho, ho, ho!
* (Night came, and the other buses are wondering where Colin is)
* **Penny:** Where's Colin? He's very late.
* **Arnold:** Yes, I'm very worried, I haven't seen him all day.
* **Harry:** That's because you haven't been out all day.
* **Arnold:** Haven't I?
* **Harry:** No, Arnold. You haven't.
* **Arnold:** That explains why I haven't seen him, then. (Harry chuckles)
* **Sammy:** Hey! Maybe he's stuck in a ditch.
* **Roger:** Right, chaps. Start your engines! We better go and rescue him right away!
* (Stephanie notices a very strange smell)
* **Stephanie:** Ughhh! I say! What's that awful smell?!
* **Harry:** Ugh! Where's it coming from?!
* **Stephanie:** It's coming from the road!
* **Roger:** Oh, yes.
* **Sammy:** Pwoh! It stinks!
* **Stephanie:** What day is it?
* **Susan:** It's Wednesday.
* **Stephanie:** Yes, but which Wednesday?
* **Susan:** The-the last Wednesday... of the month!
* **Everyone:** Oh, no!
* (A very smelly Colin arrives at the garage)
* **Colin:** Hey, hey! Evening all! I'm back! What's the matter? Hey! What are you all staring at?
* **Harry:** I'm not sure. I can't see you from all that mud.
* **Susan:** But I can smell you, and you're really smelly!
* **Colin:** Do you mind? That is good honest mud that is, and good honest mud never 'armed no one.
* **Stephanie:** Well, it's harming my nose. Now, into the bus wash at once with you!
* **Colin:** I only wash once a month, and I did that three weeks ago. Now, I just wanna go to sleep.
* (Morning came)
* **Roger:** Smells like a pair of old socks in here.
* **Susan:** Oh, he's so smelly!
* **Colin:** (Wakes up) Lovely! Good morning, everybody!
* **Stephanie:** I don't see what's good about it, I didn't get a wink of sleep with that awful smell!
* **Susan:** I don't think I can stand it for another month!
* (Sammy pretends to talk to Mr. Spector)
* **Sammy:** What's that, Mr. Spector? Do you want Colin to do the Chumley Park run today? Right-o, I'll tell him. Colin, Mr. Spector wants you to do the Chumley Park run today.
* **Colin:** He does? Right then, I best be on my way. Bye! Hey, hey, hey! (Leaves)
* (Colin drives through the ford multiple times as he picked up passengers)
* **Colin:** All aboard!
* (Night came, and he is sparkling clean as he returns to the garage)
* **Colin:** Hey, hey! Hello, everybody!
* (Everyone is very pleased that Colin is clean)
* **Susan:** Colin, you're so clean!
* **Sammy:** And tired too! Hey, why don't you take the day off tomorrow?
* **Colin:** But what about the country run?
* **Sammy:** I'll do it. It'll be great fun!
* **Stephanie:** Just as long as you have a wash when you get home, Sammy.