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Fed up of the constant gurgling coming from the toilet cistern, Stan attempts to repair it but he ends up breaking the toilet bowl when he drops the spanner in it. Mum insists that if they are to get a new toilet she wants a low level suite so off they go to buy a new pan, however as they are unable to have it delivered, they have to take it home on the bus, much to Blakey's consternation.

Fitting of the pan duly gets underway but things go from bad to worse when they discover that they are unable to close the toilet door as the pan sticks out too far!

Great fun for anyone who loves a good old bit of toilet humour. If memory serves me correctly, this was actually the first episode I ever saw of the classic ITV sitcom at the age of six years old ( when it was repeated by Granada Plus in the mid '90's ). Anna Karen's husband Terry Duggan plays the assistant in the bathroom centre.

Funniest bit - Stan attempting to stop the noise from the toilet by giving the chain a firm tug only for it to come off in his hand!

Chosen to represent the series in 1982 in I.T.V.'s 'Best Of British' season.

Stan's attempts to fix the toilet ( its incessant gurgling is keeping everyone awake at night ) result in him breaking the chain and wrecking the porcelain bowl. The Butlers have to pop round to Jack's house each time they need to use the bog. They purchase a new low-level model ( the old one had been installed by Stan's grandfather ) but there's no delivery, so they have to take it home ( in the face of opposition from Jack ) on Stan's bus. All goes well until Blakey gets on board...

The late Terry Duggan, seen in the shop where the Butlers buy their new loo, was Anna Karen's husband. He played various roles in the series, the earliest being 'irate passenger' in Season 1's 'Olive Takes A Trip'.

Quite a lot of people had old toilets then ( some outdoors ), and often they went wrong, necessitating the need for a new one. Plastic was taking off in a big way too, explaining Arthur's concern about the loo catching fire.

Funniest moment - Stan and Jack, reprimanded for having a toilet on their bus, try to confound Blakey by smuggling it in through the rear exit. The bus drives off, with the loo visible, and Blakey stares in bewilderment.