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The Wombles

Series 1

1973 · 30 episodes

Episodes

  1. 1. Orinoco & The Big Black Umbrella

    5 Feb 1973

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

  2. 2. The Rocking Chair

    6 Feb 1973

    After Orinoco gets stuck in a tire, the Wombles realise they can use it to fix Great Uncle Bulgaria's chair.

  3. 3. A Sticky Ending (or A Sticky End)

    7 Feb 1973

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

  4. 4. Great Uncle Bulgaria's Keep Fit Lesson

    9 Feb 1973

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

  5. 5. A Safe Place

    12 Feb 1973

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

  6. 6. Peep-Peep-Peep

    13 Feb 1973

    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"!

  7. 7. The Purple Paw Mystery

    14 Feb 1973

    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.

  8. 8. Bungo's Birthday Party

    16 Feb 1973

    Bungo thinks that everyone forgot about his birthday, but he didn´t expect that everyone has a secret that Bungo doesn´t known.

  9. 9. The Invisible Womble

    19 Feb 1973

    Orinoco thinks that if he turns invisible no one will interrupt his sleeping while he pretends that he is in work.

  10. 10. Orinoco Sees The Light

    20 Feb 1973

    Wellington has planted some daffodil seeds and he is "awfully disappinted" when they don't grow. Orinoco suggests he plants light bulbs instead.

  11. 11. The Conkering Hero

    21 Feb 1973

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

  12. 12. One Pair Of Feet

    23 Feb 1973

    After a human being is spotted on the common, the Wombles rush back to their burrow. However, in the panic Wellington is left behind...

  13. 13. Tobermory On Television

    26 Feb 1973

    Tobermory makes his own TV show for the Wombles.

  14. 14. Crossed Lines

    27 Feb 1973

    Tobermory invents a new telephone system for everyone but the telephone lines are having problems and many conversations are heard by Tobermory.

  15. 15. Blow The Womble Down

    28 Feb 1973

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

  16. 16. Madame Cholet Returns

    2 Mar 1973

    Making cakes turns into a problematic situation.

  17. 17. Weighing In Time

    18 Jun 1973

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

  18. 18. Musical Wombles

    19 Jun 1973

    The Wombles make music with tins and cans.

  19. 19. Wombles And Ladders

    20 Jun 1973

    A ladder is adapted to Womble size

  20. 20. Orinoco And The Ghost

    21 Jun 1973

    Orinoco thinks that there is a ghost in his house

  21. 21. A Game Of Golf

    22 Jun 1973

    Golf balls sometimes travel in the wrong direction

  22. 22. North, South, East, West

    25 Jun 1973

    Tobermory makes a machine that can predict the weather.

  23. 23. The Picnic

    26 Jun 1973

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

  24. 24. Games In The Snow

    27 Jun 1973

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

  25. 25. The Snow Wombles

    28 Jun 1973

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

  26. 26. What's Cooking?

    29 Jun 1973

    A bird nests in the Wombles' ventilation shaft.

  27. 27. Spring Cleaning Time

    2 Jul 1973

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

  28. 28. Marrow Pie

    3 Jul 1973

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

  29. 29. The Cement Mixer

    5 Jul 1973

    The Wombles get into trouble with some wet cement.

  30. 30. The Circus Comes To Wimbledon

    6 Jul 1973

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

The Wombles Series 1: quick answers

How many episodes are in The Wombles Series 1?

Series 1 of The Wombles has 30 episodes.

When did The Wombles Series 1 come out?

Series 1 premiered on 5 Feb 1973.

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