An author demonstrate that their character is too poor for proper transportation such as planes, trains, or automobiles. They take the bus.

It Happened One Night is a 1934 film directed by Frank Capra. Peter Warne (Clark Gable) is a hard-bitten reporter. He loses his job, but finds a ticket back ...

And bus trips had their own little rituals, like stopping for meals, people walking down the aisles hawking items for sale, or singalongs. And also, it's an era ...

The Missed the Bus trope as used in popular culture. The Hero, often an Unlucky Every Dude, is relying on the bus/train/space shuttle to take him to his …

In trope-speak, a "bus" is a metaphorical device that effortlessly transports characters away from the plot for a long time. Often permanently.

Night Delivery is a Horror Game by Chilla's Art. A delivery person is doing the rounds, and has one more delivery to make before they can turn in for the night.

A Long Bus Trip is when a character is Put on a Bus in such a way that arranging a return would be simple, but then the character never actually comes back.

11 мая 2015 г. · Channel 4's new documentary series is familiar viewing for Londoners. Get ready for your memories of ridiculous night bus conversations to come flooding back.

A character can be written out of a series in such a way that they can easily be returned later, if the creators so choose. They are Put on a Bus. Bus Crash · The Bus Came Back · PutOnABus / Western Animation · To Hell

Enter the Bus Full of Innocents. Despite the name, it doesn't have to be a bus. Any vehicle or enclosure full of Innocent Bystanders will do.