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The TTC gave us one last head-scratcher for the year Wednesday night when a bus got stuck in the passenger pickup tunnel at Scarborough’s Warden station — luckily no one was hurt when the too-tall bus sheared its roof on the concrete.

But videos of the aftermath got us thinking: 2018 has been a weird year for the TTC. Let’s recap some of the more bizarre incidents that happened.

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Team Accordion or Team Shut Up, which are you?

Back in spring, two men seemingly tried to invigorate the spirit of commuters, but may have incited annoyance and apathy instead. The duo made their musical debut by busking on subway trains, but their set list featured only one song: the record-breaking hit “Despacito” played on accordion.

Subway riders could catch this free concert from spring until summer but the musicians were living life on the edge. By May, they had been warned three times by the TTC and were summoned to court, according to TTC spokesperson Stuart Green.

Riding (on top of) the rocket

Toronto, what’s with the bus surfing? This year saw videos of at least two different people riding the outside of a TTC bus, and a third video went viral of someone riding on top of a GO Train.

The first incident happened in early April. In the video posted by a Twitter user, who said he captured the stunt on his phone, a man clings to what looks like the advertisement poster at the back of bus as it drives down the road.

“Only in Toronto,” the man filming says.

Another man was filmed copping a free ride on the 23 Dawes route in East York in November. Videos circulating on social media showed a stealth rider hanging off the top of a moving bus and then climbing onto the roof as the bus is moving.

Both police and former TTC spokesperson Brad Ross condemned the act, as the Star previously reported, saying it was dangerous and stupid.

Streetcars, sewage and floods — oh my!

When Poseidon unleashed his wrath upon Toronto in the form of torrential August rains that flooded parts of the city, some streetcar users were in deep, um, sewage.

A King St. streetcar found itself stranded underneath a bridge just past Sudbury St., hours after the rain began on Aug. 7. Soon, water started entering the streetcar, Merissa Tse, a passenger, told the Star in August. The water level kept rising with passengers still inside.

It was definitely not a pretty sight, as overflowing sewage mixed in with the floodwater and entered the streetcar. At one point, it had risen to Tse’s chest before the driver and another passenger were able to pry open the door so passengers could swim out.

The floods that month damaged nine brand new streetcars and left four out of commission indefinitely.

That sinking feeling

If you didn’t already feel like doomsday is nigh, let me remind you about when a sinkhole swallowed up a whole TTC vehicle in the middle of the road.

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A nearly 100-year-old pipe had burst under Commissioners St. near Logan Ave. in the Port Lands and created a void underneath the road on Oct. 30.

The driver was able to escape safely, but as the crater grew bigger, the car sank further into the pit until it was fully submerged.

Green joked that the TTC was able to source a large bag of rice to help remedy the water damage caused to the car.

Nyeahhhh, eh

The TTC has become so integrated within Toronto culture, local Scarborough rappers 6ixreacts and AMANLIKEJOSEPH put out a music video shot almost exclusively at various subway locations. It’s called “Nyeah Eh” — capitalizing on the popular east-end slang.

In the video, viewed more than 230,000 times on YouTube, you can see him and his crew making it rain Metropasses and bus transfers.

However, when the video came out in May, Toronto police opened an investigation because someone complained that the content in the video took aim at TTC employees, according to Toronto police Const. David Hopkinson.

TTC spokesperson Stuart Green denounced the video, saying it was “unacceptable” and that the artists “did not seek permission nor would they have been granted permission based on the violence promoted in the video.” He did note that filming “freestyle” or “hand-held” does not require a permit since the TTC is public property.

Seth on the subway

Whether you’re a fan of Seth Rogen or not, you probably heard him telling you not to clip your nails on the TTC if you rode the rocket in August. The partnership between the transit authority and actor formed after a Twitter exchange between then councillor Norm Kelly and Rogen, in which Kelly said Rogen should voice TTC announcements.

Rogen, who also did announcements for Vancouver’s TransLink service, recorded 12 different messages for the TTC, politely reminding riders to remove their backpacks, give up their seats for those in need and keep their feet off seats.

The announcements received mixed responses from Torontonians, with some loving it and some thinking it was annoying. One woman tweeted how no one laughed when an announcement came on during morning rush hour. She said to “end the public shaming,” because commuters are rushing to get to places and sometimes they have to eat on the train.

Another Twitter user on the opposite side tweeted that the announcement added a little charm to her day.

Reunited and it feels so good!

But, in an update that will likely unite all transit riders in a good heartstrings pull, the transit authority was able to help reunite a lost dog with his owners.

A husky-mix suffered minor injuries to his leg after being hit by a car on Oct. 14 near Eglinton and Warden Aves. When the driver tried to go out and help it, the dog sought refuge underneath a stopped TTC bus.

The bus driver noticed the pup had crawled underneath so he called his supervisor and Toronto Animal Services. Police showed up and they were able to coax the dog out.

TTC spokesperson Stuart Green said after a few days, animal services reunited the dog with his family.

With files from the Star