Roger Meets His Chums

**Roger Meets His Chums** is the eighteenth episode of the first season.

## Plot

Roger meets his old bus friends from the war days for a reunion at Chumley Airport.

## Characters

* Sammy
* Roger
* Susan
* Colin
* Arnold
* Stephanie
* Ginger (Debut)
* Chalky (Debut)
* Bingo (Debut)
* Smudger (Mentioned)
* Bobbo (Mentioned)
* Nobby (Mentioned)
* Harry (Cameo)

## Quotes

* (Roger is in the coach wash with medals while he is preparing for a reunion)
* **Roger:** Oh, I hope this new wax will keep my jolly old mustouche in place, what?
* (Roger has finished washing)
* **Sammy:** Going somewhere special, Roger?
* **Roger:** Bit of a reunion with-uh some of the chaps from the squadron actually.
* (Roger talks about how he'll meet them again)
* **Roger:** Yes, bit of a reunion, ha-ha! What?
* **Sammy:** Roger, are you sure they'd be up to driving all that way? They must be really old by now.
* **Roger:** You cheeky young bus! Reckon we could teach you a thing or three about driving, what? Ha-ha! Chocks away!
* (Roger heads for the airport)
* **Colin:** Morning, Roger!
* **Roger:** Hello, Colin!
* (Roger drives onto the runway to meet up with his old pals, but he cannot see them anywhere)
* **Roger:** Can't see those blighters anywhere!
* (They eventually meet up at a crosspath)
* **Roger:** Hey, hey, Ginger!
* **Ginger:** Roger!
* **Roger:** Chalky!
* **Chalky:** Roger!
* **Roger:** Bingo!
* **Bingo:** Ho-ho, ha-ha, Roger!
* **Roger:** Jolly good show, chaps!
* (Roger and his old pals head for the airshow)
* **Ginger:** Remember when Smudger held that plane on runway 9?
* **Chalky:** Ha-ha! D'you remember when Bobbo lost all his hubcaps?
* **Bingo:** Do you remember when Nobby blew his radiator cap clean off? Ha-ha!
* (Ginger remembers when they were young buses, they would always put on a display of daredevil driving)
* **Ginger:** Chaps, do you remember the display we used to do?
* **Roger, Chalky and Bingo:** Yes!
* (They decide to retry after many years later, but are unable to remember the pattern, Sammy and the other buses also turn up to see the airshow)
* **Sammy:** Hey, hey! Roger! What happened to - we could teach YOU a thing or three about driving? Looks like you lot could do with some lessons yourself! He-he!
* **Chalky:** Us?! Driving lessons?!
* **Ginger:** Really, what a cheat!
* **Roger:** Right-o, chaps, let's show this young blighter what the air force is really made of, what? Okay, chaps, everybody ready?
* **Ginger:** Roger!
* **Chalky:** Will go!
* **Bingo:** And out!
* **Roger:** Chocks away!
* (They drive to the daredevil track)
* **Arnold:** Where they off to?
* **Colin:** I don't know.
* **Tannoy:** And on the runway, you'll see a very impressive driving display.
* (They try to remember the pattern again)
* **Roger:** Right! That's it, chaps! Keep it level!
* **Stephanie:** I must admit, that's quite clever!
* **Arnold:** Yes!
* (Coloured smoke starts to pour from them)
* **Roger:** Okay, bank to the right and left. That's it, chaps!
* **Susan:** Ohhhhhh! Look at all the smoke!
* (The show finishes as Sammy is amazed)
* **Sammy:** Roger, that was fantastic!
* **Roger:** Not bad for a few old fogies, what?
* **Sammy:** Can you teach me some of those moves? Especially that smoke thing.
* **Roger:** Ha-ha! Maybe when you're a bit, Sammy.
* (Roger says goodbye to his old friends)
* **Roger:** Bye, Ginger!
* **Ginger:** Roger!
* **Roger:** Bye, Chalky!
* **Chalky:** Will go!
* **Roger:** Bye, Bingo!
* **Bingo:** Over and out!
* **Roger:** Ha-ha-ha! Chocks away!
* **Sammy:** They're very good at driving, Roger.
* **Roger:** Oh yes!
* **Sammy:** But don't they all talk funny?
* (Sammy and Roger laugh)
* **Roger:** I don't think they talk funny.

## Trivia

* This marks the first appearances of Ginger, Chalky and Bingo.
* Smudger, Bobbo and Nobby never made on-screen appearances.
* It is revealed that Roger has friends.