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The Wombles

The Wombles
★ 7.4/10•1973•10m•Animation•Family
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The misadventures of a small community dedicated to cleaning up litter and putting it to their own use.

StatusEnded
Runtime10m
LanguageEN
First Air DateFeb 5, 1973

Episodes

Episode 1 - Orinoco & The Big Black UmbrellaE1

Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella

On any day, the Womble Orinoco is swept by the wind.

Feb 5, 1973

Episode 2 - The Rocking ChairE2

The Rocking Chair

After Orinoco gets stuck in a tire, the Wombles realise they can use it to fix Great Uncle Bulgaria's chair.

Feb 6, 1973

Episode 3 - A Sticky Ending (or A Sticky End)E3

A Sticky Ending (or A Sticky End)

The Wombles have a leaking ceiling and come up with an inventive way of fixing it.

Feb 7, 1973

Episode 4 - Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit LessonE4

Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit Lesson

After the Wombles find a football, Great Uncle Bulgaria becomes inspired to start a new "keep fit" regime.

Feb 9, 1973

Episode 5 - A Safe PlaceE5

A Safe Place

A safe place must be found for a valuable Womble history book.

Feb 12, 1973

Episode 6 - Peep-Peep-PeepE6

Peep-Peep-Peep

Great Uncle Bulgaria wants the Wombles to keep in touch with each other while they're working, so Wellington invents, in the words of Orinoco, a "talking tin can"!

Feb 13, 1973

Episode 7 - The Purple Paw MysteryE7

The Purple Paw Mystery

Great Uncle Bulgaria's fountain pen runs out of ink, so asks Tomsk to pay Tobermary a visit to collect some more. While there, Tobermary enlists the help of Tomsk in manufacturing the ink, but when he cuts corners he creates a mess around the entire burrow.

Feb 14, 1973

Episode 8 - Bungo's Birthday PartyE8

Bungo's Birthday Party

Bungo thinks that everyone forgot about his birthday, but he didn´t expect that everyone has a secret that Bungo doesn´t known.

Feb 16, 1973

Episode 9 - The Invisible WombleE9

The Invisible Womble

Orinoco thinks that if he turns invisible no one will interrupt his sleeping while he pretends that he is in work.

Feb 19, 1973

Episode 10 - Orinoco Sees The LightE10

Orinoco Sees The Light

Wellington has planted some daffodil seeds and he is "awfully disappinted" when they don't grow. Orinoco suggests he plants light bulbs instead.

Feb 20, 1973

Episode 11 - The Conkering HeroE11

The Conkering Hero

The Wombles learn how to play conkers and how to count.

Feb 21, 1973

Episode 12 - One Pair Of FeetE12

One Pair Of Feet

After a human being is spotted on the common, the Wombles rush back to their burrow. However, in the panic Wellington is left behind...

Feb 23, 1973

Episode 13 - Tobermory On TelevisionE13

Tobermory On Television

Tobermory makes his own TV show for the Wombles.

Feb 26, 1973

Episode 14 - Crossed LinesE14

Crossed Lines

Tobermory invents a new telephone system for everyone but the telephone lines are having problems and many conversations are heard by Tobermory.

Feb 27, 1973

Episode 15 - Blow The Womble DownE15

Blow The Womble Down

The Wombles get blown about when they find a vacuum cleaner.

Feb 28, 1973

Episode 16 - Madame Cholet ReturnsE16

Madame Cholet Returns

Making cakes turns into a problematic situation.

Mar 2, 1973

Episode 17 - Weighing In TimeE17

Weighing In Time

Orinoco decides to put himself on a diet, because he thinks he's too fat.

Jun 18, 1973

Episode 18 - Musical WomblesE18

Musical Wombles

The Wombles make music with tins and cans.

Jun 19, 1973

Episode 19 - Wombles And LaddersE19

Wombles And Ladders

A ladder is adapted to Womble size

Jun 20, 1973

Episode 20 - Orinoco And The GhostE20

Orinoco And The Ghost

Orinoco thinks that there is a ghost in his house

Jun 21, 1973

Episode 21 - A Game Of GolfE21

A Game Of Golf

Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction

Jun 22, 1973

Episode 22 - North, South, East, WestE22

North, South, East, West

Tobermory makes a machine that can predict the weather.

Jun 25, 1973

Episode 23 - The PicnicE23

The Picnic

Orinoco shows us how to make a picnic basket that is not heavy to carry.

Jun 26, 1973

Episode 24 - Games In The SnowE24

Games In The Snow

The Wombles have fun in the snow and, in the process, create a minor avalanche

Jun 27, 1973

Episode 25 - The Snow WomblesE25

The Snow Wombles

The annual competition to see who can make the best snowman.

Jun 28, 1973

Episode 26 - What's Cooking?E26

What's Cooking?

A bird nests in the Wombles' ventilation shaft.

Jun 29, 1973

Episode 27 - Spring Cleaning TimeE27

Spring Cleaning Time

When the Wombles have to spring clean, an elastic washing line leads to trouble.

Jul 2, 1973

Episode 28 - Marrow PieE28

Marrow Pie

The Wombles use too much fertiliser on a marrow, causing it to grow and grow.

Jul 3, 1973

Episode 29 - The Cement MixerE29

The Cement Mixer

The Wombles get into trouble with some wet cement.

Jul 5, 1973

Episode 30 - The Circus Comes To WimbledonE30

The Circus Comes To Wimbledon

When the circus to Wimbeldon Common, the Wombles put on their own act.

Jul 6, 1973

Actors

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

Self - Narrator

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