The Wombles (1973)
Synopsis
The misadventures of a small community dedicated to cleaning up litter and putting it to their own use.
Network
BBC One
Episodes
Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella
On any day, the Womble Orinoco is swept by the wind.
The Rocking Chair
After Orinoco gets stuck in a tire, the Wombles realise they can use it to fix Great Uncle Bulgaria's chair.
A Sticky Ending (or A Sticky End)
The Wombles have a leaking ceiling and come up with an inventive way of fixing it.
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.
A Safe Place
A safe place must be found for a valuable Womble history book.
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"!
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.
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.
The Invisible Womble
Orinoco thinks that if he turns invisible no one will interrupt his sleeping while he pretends that he is in work.
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.
The Conkering Hero
The Wombles learn how to play conkers and how to count.
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...
Tobermory On Television
Tobermory makes his own TV show for the Wombles.
Crossed Lines
Tobermory invents a new telephone system for everyone but the telephone lines are having problems and many conversations are heard by Tobermory.
Blow The Womble Down
The Wombles get blown about when they find a vacuum cleaner.
Madame Cholet Returns
Making cakes turns into a problematic situation.
Weighing In Time
Orinoco decides to put himself on a diet, because he thinks he's too fat.
Musical Wombles
The Wombles make music with tins and cans.
Wombles And Ladders
A ladder is adapted to Womble size
Orinoco And The Ghost
Orinoco thinks that there is a ghost in his house
A Game Of Golf
Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction
North, South, East, West
Tobermory makes a machine that can predict the weather.
The Picnic
Orinoco shows us how to make a picnic basket that is not heavy to carry.
Games In The Snow
The Wombles have fun in the snow and, in the process, create a minor avalanche
The Snow Wombles
The annual competition to see who can make the best snowman.
What's Cooking?
A bird nests in the Wombles' ventilation shaft.
Spring Cleaning Time
When the Wombles have to spring clean, an elastic washing line leads to trouble.
Marrow Pie
The Wombles use too much fertiliser on a marrow, causing it to grow and grow.
The Cement Mixer
The Wombles get into trouble with some wet cement.
The Circus Comes To Wimbledon
When the circus to Wimbeldon Common, the Wombles put on their own act.
Cast
Details
Original Title
The Wombles
Status
Ended
Seasons
2
Episodes
60
Production
FilmFair
