The Wombles

1973 - 1975

Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella

5th February 1973

Episode 1

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

The Rocking Chair

6th February 1973

Episode 2

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)

7th February 1973

Episode 3

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

Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit Lesson

9th February 1973

Episode 4

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

A Safe Place

12th February 1973

Episode 5

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

Peep-Peep-Peep

13th February 1973

Episode 6

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

14th February 1973

Episode 7

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

16th February 1973

Episode 8

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

19th February 1973

Episode 9

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

20th February 1973

Episode 10

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

21st February 1973

Episode 11

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

One Pair Of Feet

23rd February 1973

Episode 12

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

26th February 1973

Episode 13

Tobermory makes his own TV show for the Wombles.

Crossed Lines

27th February 1973

Episode 14

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

28th February 1973

Episode 15

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

Madame Cholet Returns

2nd March 1973

Episode 16

Making cakes turns into a problematic situation.

Weighing In Time

18th June 1973

Episode 17

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

Musical Wombles

19th June 1973

Episode 18

The Wombles make music with tins and cans.

Wombles And Ladders

20th June 1973

Episode 19

A ladder is adapted to Womble size

Orinoco And The Ghost

21st June 1973

Episode 20

Orinoco thinks that there is a ghost in his house

A Game Of Golf

22nd June 1973

Episode 21

Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction

North, South, East, West

25th June 1973

Episode 22

Tobermory makes a machine that can predict the weather.

The Picnic

26th June 1973

Episode 23

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

Games In The Snow

27th June 1973

Episode 24

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

The Snow Wombles

28th June 1973

Episode 25

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

What's Cooking?

29th June 1973

Episode 26

A bird nests in the Wombles' ventilation shaft.

Spring Cleaning Time

2nd July 1973

Episode 27

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

Marrow Pie

3rd July 1973

Episode 28

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

The Cement Mixer

5th July 1973

Episode 29

The Wombles get into trouble with some wet cement.

The Circus Comes To Wimbledon

6th July 1973

Episode 30

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

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Bernard Cribbins

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

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