The Wombles
The Wombles
1973
2 Seasons
7.5
AnimationFamily

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

Episodes

Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella
E1Feb 5, 1973

Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella

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

The Rocking Chair
E2Feb 6, 1973

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)
E3Feb 7, 1973

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
E4Feb 9, 1973

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
E5Feb 12, 1973

A Safe Place

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

Peep-Peep-Peep
E6Feb 13, 1973

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
E7Feb 14, 1973

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
E8Feb 16, 1973

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
E9Feb 19, 1973

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
E10Feb 20, 1973

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
E11Feb 21, 1973

The Conkering Hero

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

One Pair Of Feet
E12Feb 23, 1973

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
E13Feb 26, 1973

Tobermory On Television

Tobermory makes his own TV show for the Wombles.

Crossed Lines
E14Feb 27, 1973

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
E15Feb 28, 1973

Blow The Womble Down

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

Madame Cholet Returns
E16Mar 2, 1973

Madame Cholet Returns

Making cakes turns into a problematic situation.

Weighing In Time
E17Jun 18, 1973

Weighing In Time

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

Musical Wombles
E18Jun 19, 1973

Musical Wombles

The Wombles make music with tins and cans.

Wombles And Ladders
E19Jun 20, 1973

Wombles And Ladders

A ladder is adapted to Womble size

Orinoco And The Ghost
E20Jun 21, 1973

Orinoco And The Ghost

Orinoco thinks that there is a ghost in his house

A Game Of Golf
E21Jun 22, 1973

A Game Of Golf

Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction

North, South, East, West
E22Jun 25, 1973

North, South, East, West

Tobermory makes a machine that can predict the weather.

The Picnic
E23Jun 26, 1973

The Picnic

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

Games In The Snow
E24Jun 27, 1973

Games In The Snow

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

The Snow Wombles
E25Jun 28, 1973

The Snow Wombles

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

What's Cooking?
E26Jun 29, 1973

What's Cooking?

A bird nests in the Wombles' ventilation shaft.

Spring Cleaning Time
E27Jul 2, 1973

Spring Cleaning Time

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

Marrow Pie
E28Jul 3, 1973

Marrow Pie

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

The Cement Mixer
E29Jul 5, 1973

The Cement Mixer

The Wombles get into trouble with some wet cement.

The Circus Comes To Wimbledon
E30Jul 6, 1973

The Circus Comes To Wimbledon

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

Top Cast

Bernard Cribbins

Bernard Cribbins

Narrator