The Wombles is a stop motion animated British television series made in 1973–1975. After the first Wombles book, published in 1968, was featured on the BBC children's television programme Jackanory, the BBC commissioned producer FilmFair to create a television series of the books. The series was produced by Graham Clutterbuck and directed by Ivor Wood using stop-motion. The characters were all voiced by actor Bernard Cribbins. Sets and model making were by Barry Leith. Two series of 30 five minute episodes were produced, with the first series airing in 1973, animated by Ivor Wood, and the second in 1975, animated by Barry Leith. In all, sixty episodes were produced. The original television series was regularly screened for many years. After FilmFair was acquired by the Canadian company Cinar Films in 1996, a new series of episodes was created, with a number of new Womble characters. In the UK, the series was purchased by ITV.
Episode 1
On any day, the Womble Orinoco is swept by the wind.
Episode 2
After Orinoco gets stuck in a tire, the Wombles realise they can use it to fix Great Uncle Bulgaria's chair.
Episode 3
The Wombles have a leaking ceiling and come up with an inventive way of fixing it.
Episode 4
After the Wombles find a football, Great Uncle Bulgaria becomes inspired to start a new "keep fit" regime.
Episode 5
A safe place must be found for a valuable Womble history book.
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"!
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.
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.
Episode 9
Orinoco thinks that if he turns invisible no one will interrupt his sleeping while he pretends that he is in work.
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.
Episode 11
The Wombles learn how to play conkers and how to count.
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...
Episode 13
Tobermory makes his own TV show for the Wombles.
Episode 14
Tobermory invents a new telephone system for everyone but the telephone lines are having problems and many conversations are heard by Tobermory.
Episode 15
The Wombles get blown about when they find a vacuum cleaner.
Episode 16
Making cakes turns into a problematic situation.
Episode 17
Orinoco decides to put himself on a diet, because he thinks he's too fat.
Episode 18
The Wombles make music with tins and cans.
Episode 19
A ladder is adapted to Womble size
Episode 20
Orinoco thinks that there is a ghost in his house
Episode 21
Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction
Episode 22
Tobermory makes a machine that can predict the weather.
Episode 23
Orinoco shows us how to make a picnic basket that is not heavy to carry.
Episode 24
The Wombles have fun in the snow and, in the process, create a minor avalanche
Episode 25
The annual competition to see who can make the best snowman.
Episode 26
A bird nests in the Wombles' ventilation shaft.
Episode 27
When the Wombles have to spring clean, an elastic washing line leads to trouble.
Episode 28
The Wombles use too much fertiliser on a marrow, causing it to grow and grow.
Episode 29
The Wombles get into trouble with some wet cement.
Episode 30
When the circus to Wimbeldon Common, the Wombles put on their own act.
