The Wombles

2 Seasons 1973 - 1975 NR 5m 6.9

The misadventures of a fantasy folk community dedicated to cleaning up litter and putting it to their own use.

In Wimbledon Common live curious creatures called Wombles, small furry fellows who dedicate themselves to collecting all the litter humans leave behind and putting it to good use. In addition to this environmental crusade, we follow their various adventures as this collection of very different individuals get along with their eccentricities and habits often getting them into odd situations.

The Wombles background

Episodes:

Episode 1 Orinoco and the Big Black Umbrella

1. Orinoco and the Big Black Umbrella

Aired: Feb 5, 1973

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

Episode 2 The Rocking Chair

2. The Rocking Chair

Aired: Feb 6, 1973

After Orinoco gets stuck in a tire, the Wombles realise they can use it to fi...

Episode 3 A Sticky Ending

3. A Sticky Ending

Aired: Feb 7, 1973

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

Episode 4 Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit Lesson

4. Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit Lesson

Aired: Feb 9, 1973

After the Wombles find a football, Great Uncle Bulgaria becomes inspired to s...

Episode 5 A Safe Place

5. A Safe Place

Aired: Feb 12, 1973

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

Episode 6 Peep-Peep-Peep

6. Peep-Peep-Peep

Aired: Feb 13, 1973

Great Uncle Bulgaria wants the Wombles to keep in touch with each other while...

Episode 7 The Purple Paw Mystery

7. The Purple Paw Mystery

Aired: Feb 14, 1973

Great Uncle Bulgaria's fountain pen runs out of ink, so asks Tomsk to pay Tob...

Episode 8 Bungo's Birthday Party

8. Bungo's Birthday Party

Aired: Feb 16, 1973

Bungo thinks that everyone forgot about his birthday, but he didn´t expect th...

Episode 9 The Invisible Womble

9. The Invisible Womble

Aired: Feb 19, 1973

Orinoco thinks that if he turns invisible no one will interrupt his sleeping ...

Episode 10 Orinoco Sees the Light

10. Orinoco Sees the Light

Aired: Feb 20, 1973

Wellington has planted some daffodil seeds and he is "awfully disappinted" wh...

Episode 11 The Conkering Hero

11. The Conkering Hero

Aired: Feb 21, 1973

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

Episode 12 One Pair of Feet

12. One Pair of Feet

Aired: Feb 23, 1973

After a human being is spotted on the common, the Wombles rush back to their ...

Episode 13 Tobermory on Television

13. Tobermory on Television

Aired: Feb 26, 1973

Bungo and Orinoco find a broken TV set that has been dumped in the bushes and...

Episode 14 Crossed Lines

14. Crossed Lines

Aired: Feb 27, 1973

Great Uncle Bulgaria thinks that the telephone system has broken, so he tells...

Episode 15 Blow the Womble Down

15. Blow the Womble Down

Aired: Feb 28, 1973

Orinoco finds a vacuum cleaner while taking 40 winks upon a hill. He brings i...

Episode 16 Madame Cholet Returns

16. Madame Cholet Returns

Aired: Feb 3, 1973

The wombles purchase a mixing machine as a welcome home present for Madame Ch...

Episode 17 Weighing in Time

17. Weighing in Time

Aired: Jun 19, 1973

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

Episode 18 Musical Wombles

18. Musical Wombles

Aired: Jun 19, 1973

The Wombles make music with tins and cans.

Episode 19 Wombles and Ladders

19. Wombles and Ladders

Aired: Jun 20, 1973

A ladder is adapted to Womble size

Episode 20 Orinoco and the Ghost

20. Orinoco and the Ghost

Aired: Jun 21, 1973

Orinoco thinks that there is a ghost in his house

Episode 21 A Game of Golf

21. A Game of Golf

Aired: Jun 22, 1973

Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction

Episode 22 North, South, East, West

22. North, South, East, West

Aired: Jun 25, 1973

Tobermory makes a machine that can predict the weather.

Episode 23 The Picnic

Aired: Jun 26, 1973

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

Episode 24 Games in the Snow

24. Games in the Snow

Aired: Jun 27, 1973

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

Episode 25 The Snow Wombles

25. The Snow Wombles

Aired: Jun 28, 1973

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

Episode 26 What's Cooking?

26. What's Cooking?

Aired: Jun 29, 1973

A bird nests in the Wombles' ventilation shaft.

Episode 27 Spring Cleaning Time

27. Spring Cleaning Time

Aired: Jul 2, 1973

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

Episode 28 Marrow Pie

Aired: Jul 3, 1973

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

Episode 29 The Cement Mixer

29. The Cement Mixer

Aired: Jul 5, 1973

The Wombles get into trouble with some wet cement.

Episode 30 The Circus Comes to Wimbledon

30. The Circus Comes to Wimbledon

Aired: Jul 6, 1973

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

Main Cast

Bernard Cribbins

The Wombles Videos

The Wombles (Theme Song)

Info about The Wombles

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Genres: Family, Animation